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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Barbara Connell, CMP Fellow

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Assuming more responsibility over time allowed me to understand organizational development, budgeting, human resources, facility management and volunteer leadership, which led to my becoming the CEO of several organizations, including the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy,” Connell says.

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Smart marketers avoid web form spam

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Don’t waste your time, or mine, submitting such meetings; they will not be listed. every now and again a marketer types in a listing for a conference (usually a medical meeting) that is clearly a traditional event. ” Regardless.

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The Authenticity Effect: How Being You Sparks Collaboration & Success

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in Human Resource Management from Loyola University Chicago, and by that time, my dreams had shifted at least a dozen times. I grew into an executive leader in the hospitality, meeting and event industries, with nearly 20 years of experience, and founded my own company, Sister, We Hear You. I had big dreams. I earned a B.B.A.