The First 10 Minutes Determine Christmas Party Planning When it comes to Christmas party planning, most organizers pour their energy into the big-ticket items. The venue. The menu. The decorations. The entertainment lineup. The guest list. These are the decisions that get discussed in meetings, debated over budgets, and finalized weeks in advance. Yet one […]
The Last Video Store Prediction Starts With Something Most People Overlook It’s a Friday night in 1985, and the parking lot outside the video store is already full. Inside, every aisle is crowded with people working through a ritual that feels as normal as grocery shopping. Kids dash down the New Releases wall, pulling cases […]
Corporate Holiday Party Entertainment: 7 Things That Matter Not every corporate holiday party is a Christmas party. I have performed at Halloween events where half the audience arrived in costume and the other half did not get the memo. I have worked New Year’s dinners where the room was formal enough to require a tuxedo […]
The Conversation Before The Contract Learning how to choose an entertainer involves more than comparing websites and promotional materials. Every performer has a website. Most have photos, testimonials, demo reels, and promotional materials that present their work in the best possible light. Those things matter. They should. A professional entertainer who takes their work seriously […]
Why Guests Remember Experiences More Than Performances Ask someone about an event they attended five years ago and they will rarely describe the schedule. They will not mention what time dinner was served or how the centerpieces were arranged. What they remember is a moment. The strongest memorable event experiences are built around those moments. […]