On a sea day aboard an enrichment-focused ship, the theater fills at ten in the morning. Not for a show. For a lecture. On the right ships, with the right speaker, that morning lecture becomes the thing guests talk about at dinner. Getting to that stage is a selection process most speakers never see, and…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been someone who collects ideas. They show up at random moments. Sometimes it’s a website concept. Sometimes it’s a tool that would make something easier. Sometimes it’s just a small improvement to something that already exists. I’ve never had a shortage of them. What I’ve had, like…
I’ve been on stage at thousands of events. And after every one, I watch the planners. I watch the conference chair who managed setup, fielded a hundred questions, and is already running through the breakdown checklist before I finish my last line. I watch the association executive who fought for months to get the speaker…
I get calls from event planners who made the wrong choice. Not often, but enough to notice the pattern. They booked someone who looked great on paper — impressive bio, polished reel, reasonable fee — and the audience sat there for an hour feeling talked at. Too technical. Too abstract. Too much about what AI…
