Entries by Tracy Fuller-White

Body Language & Success

In this TED video ‘Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are’, social scientist Amy Cuddy examines not only how your body language affects how others perceive you, but how you see yourself. Simply by changing your posture or stance, chemical levels of cortisol and testosterone in the brain can change. These changes may have an […]

May 13, 2016 by

Throwing an Outdoor Event Inside

Problem: How to throw an outdoor event indoors Solution: Use video screens to display the environment you want Planning a festive outdoor event in Iowa (or any Midwest state) can be tricky because the weather is so unpredictable especially during the months of November through February, it is almost impossible. You can throw your event […]

May 11, 2016 by

5 Crazy Theme Foods For Events

Theming your event can help pull everything together from the décor to the music and the overall feel for the room. One item that gets overlooked when theming an event is the food. Whether you decide to theme the food or not, make sure you have something everyone will enjoy. Before you take it too […]

May 4, 2016 by

10 Networking Tips For The Self-Employed

Learning to network doesn’t come naturally, which I found out the hard way. When I started my business I was a young entrepreneur that needed to figure out how to make a business work. Very soon, I started to understand the importance of networking to help build my business and connections. This often meant going […]

May 2, 2016 by

5 Fresh Ideas For Your Next Charity Event

When it comes to charity events are you doing the same old thing as everyone else?In this day and age, we find that the charities are hitting up the same people over and over to donate to causes. In our midsized community we need to look for something new and refreshing to keep the donors […]

April 27, 2016 by

5 Lighting Techniques To Set the Mood For Your Event

Lighting is one of the best elements to set the mood for your event. By changing the lighting in the room and taking out the florescent lights, you create the color, mood, and direct the audience’s attention to where you want.Here are 5 techniques to set the mood with lighting:1) Use uplighting around the roomRemoving […]

April 25, 2016 by

10 Business Practices To Save Time

We get it, you’re busy, your time is important and you have a lot of things to check off your to-do list. Being in the event industry is non-stop, you can’t remember the last time you had a free weekend, and time = money! Luckily we have put together a list of ten business practices […]

April 22, 2016 by

Event Technology: Periscope

Don’t have any local news programs interested in covering your next event? No need for them now, because with the newest event technology, Periscope, you have your own personal TV channel. This is a live streaming app that broadcasts your video directly to your viewers. This app is fast and easy, there is no time […]

April 18, 2016 by

What Makes Us Feel Good About Our Work?

Have you ever wondered what trulymotivates you to work? What are the underlying psychological principles that keep us going to work every day? In the TED video “What makes us feel good about our work?” Dan Ariely discusses what key factors must be present in order to keep workers happy and enthused about their jobs. […]

April 15, 2016 by

How To Choose an Event Theme

Does your event have a theme? Well, it most likely does, even though you might say you don’t want or need one. Okay, it may not an obvious theme like a 70’s disco or a Hawaiian luau, but all events have a theme or some underlying message that runs throughout the event. It might be something much more […]

April 13, 2016 by