Friday, July 11, 2025

PEOPLE

Justin Gifford Plays Two Roles With One Goal

Nicole E. Lakatos: On the Ground Floor

Nicole E. Lakatos has had an exhilarating couple of years. She manages all the gathering spaces and group bookings for Anthology Events, the in-house...

The Meeting Broker

Yvette Campbell is known as a “meeting broker.” She says the title couldn’t be more apropos. An independently contracted planner working under the umbrella...

On the Ground With Kim Corcoran

As president of Destination Michigan, Kim Corcoran plans and attends a lot of meetings, and also manages trade shows and events. As executive director...

Sales Pro Taryn Miracle Gets to ‘Yes’

Who knows what Taryn Miracle would be doing right now if she had not needed on-site day care for her first child many years...

Living the Dream

When Linda Hoath was talking with a Sault Ste. Marie Convention & Visitors Bureau board member 22 years ago about the organization’s job opening...

Nourishing Demand

Doug Small is a self-described foodie. As president and CEO of Experience Grand Rapids for nearly 16 years, he feels strongly that the local...

Hospitality Is His Superpower

Paul Beachnau took his last college exam on a Friday, graduated on Saturday, moved back to Gaylord on Sunday, and began his job as...
Miller

The Big Picture

If Jennifer Miller learned one thing during an internship she completed while attending Michigan State University in the late 1980s, it was about hospitality...

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