Never a dull moment...

While I do expect to return to podcasting via this site.  It's been challenging as a small operation to deal with the simultaneous issues over the past couple years.  Getting back on my feet and still keeping up with the normal business flow of work for the company left little time for fun stuff like doing interviews, writing and taking care of the technical parts of editing and posting a regular podcast.

Honestly, doing that work solo on top of helping my clients just isn't realistic.  So, expect some podcasts in the future, but maybe not at the same crazy pace as before.

I'm now just over a year out from my third back surgery and I'm finally starting to feel a bit closer to normal!  It's been a slow process, but I've been blessed by family, friends and even customers who have supported and encouraged me at each step of the way.

The meetings industry continues to shift and evolve around us on a daily basis.  The pace of change is frantic and it's difficult to keep it all in perspective.  But, I've been trying to maintain my knowledge in the technical side of things.  I just attended NAMM a couple weeks ago to marvel at the amazing advances in audio technology available to us now.  I was also interviewed recently by an industry publication about safety and security for events in a world where some horrible acts have been committed against innocent groups attending events.  I'll have some thoughts to share here on that topic soon.

I've also committed to serving again on my MPI chapter board for the next year.  So, I expect to have a few things to share about navigating the waters of a volunteer organization and supplying measurable value to the members.

To anyone reading this, I thank you for sticking with me and staying connected during my long hiatus to recover.  I hope to justify your wait with some solid information and conversations once again and going forward.

No specifics, no grand promises...just a desire to continue the conversation of how we can improve ourselves and our work in an industry that we all spend much of our days obsessing over.  

​More to come very soon!  Jon