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This week’s episode features an exclusive interview with the American Society of Association Executives’ (ASAE) new President & CEO Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE. The interview explores the first steps she is taking to hit the ground running in this new leadership role, the trends and impacts COVID presents for ASAE and the association space broadly, the skills she feels are needed for today’s as...

Does your association have a social media strategic plan or do you just post because that’s what you’ve been told we are supposed to do? In this episode, we discuss how to establish a starting strategy, an association voice and how to determine the best platforms for your association to engage with your members.  Speaker: Kim Jones, Willow Marketing

As you establish your career path, it’s great to have a mentor to help you along the way. But what’s better than a mentor? How about a team of mentors! Join us as we discuss the power of building your own personal board of directors, who to look for, how to get them onboard and how best to utilize this new team to your advantage. Speaker: Tonja Eagan, CAE | KDP

We like new employees because often they bring new ideas, energy and an outside perspective on our work. But often those new employees are quickly integrated into our association culture and begin to toe the line. Join us as we discuss the real benefits of being new from the employee side and what employers wish new folks knew when they started.  Speaker: Jaime Smith, CMP, ChoiceLIVE 

We’ve all been there, you’ve been given a huge project because everyone trusts you. You sit back down at your desk and immediately think “why did they give this to me?” We often use phrases like “fake it til you make it” and “this ain’t my first rodeo” but these are ways to mask some of our own professional insecurities. Today’s episode will discuss imposter syndrome, how it makes us weaker and wh...

With states and cities rapidly adjusting their COVID restrictions, we are seeing an increase in the return of association events, large and small. This return requires our associations to take several new factors into consideration. In this episode, we speak with a seasoned event professional as they planned and navigated the return of Indy’s first tradeshow of 2021 at the Indianapolis Convention...

You sit down at your family’s holiday celebration and your favorite aunt asks again “what do you again?” Most of our association professionals never started their careers thinking they’d be in this line of work when they began their careers, but here they are. Describing what we do on a day-to-day basis can be difficult, but come hear from a seasoned professional on how to develop your elevator pi...

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