A Special Event
Last weekend I attended a really special event for Kelley Kalafatich is a world class white water rafter who doubled for Meryl Streep on class 5 rapids in “The River WIld”. Two years ago she developed...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to my Best Friend and Dad Bobby
Today is Robert John McAllens birthday. He would have been 74. He was a great guy, one of the funniest and most creative people I have ever met. He would have run rampant on the internet with his...
View Article10 Predictions
So as the nerd geeky world of social media enters mainstream how do you think twitter and social media will effect the events and meetings space. Though Loic talks funny in this video he says some...
View ArticleHow was your day?
I had dinner with a friend who went on, and on, about how they were wronged at work. It is something we all go though and I listened to them. Life is unfair sometimes. But how you react to life,...
View ArticleAmnesty Program For Waldorf Astoria Theives
We just returned from an event at the beautiful Waldorf Astoria in Boca Ratan Florida. After spending several days there I could see why people might want to take a piece of the place back home with...
View ArticleRitz Carlton Creative Way Of Helping A Sad Kid
I just read a fun article by Chris Hurn which should start your Friday evening off in a great way. I will let you click over and read the article but here is the gist of it. His son left a stuffed...
View ArticleJohanna Walsh, Events with More Impact, Less Footprint
Mike McAllen sits down with Johanna R. Walsh, CMP. Last time Mike and Johanna talked on the podcast was in 2009 a couple of times: http://grassshackroad.com/green-events-and-meetings-show-1 &...
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