By R.V. Baugus John Ayo, the appropriately named Chief Balancing Officer of Travel Balance (tagline: Where Healthy Travel Drives Greater Business Profitability) knows of whence he speaks on the topic of wellness, an area of life that we all need to give serious attention to in times o

By R.V. Baugus While I often wheeze along on fumes trying to get some extra kick or as we like to call it here in the south, “some pep in my step,” I am often amazed at my IAVM colleague Mark Herrera and the rather — shall we say — ambitious schedule that he lo

By ISSA and R.V. Baugus The Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, has awarded GBAC STAR™ accreditation to 57 new facilities this week, many of which again are public assembly venues led by IAVM members. “Each week, we see more organizations achieve GBAC S

VenueConnect 2020 Closing Keynote “Now more than ever before– against this backdrop of pandemic and uncertainty–it’s critically important that we come together as a community to share best practices, unique perspectives, and innovative approaches to conducting busine

By R.V. Baugus As founder and CEO of Southlake, Texas-based Abiding Strategy, Lisa Harrington excels in getting businesses “un-stuck” and learning to communicate. Is it fair to say that the public assembly venue industry — like so many others — is stuck today a