Keynote Speaker Daymond John entertained a packed room of attendees during Saturday’s Opening General Session at VenueConnect 2016, telling them the world needs venue managers now more than ever before. “You’re way more important than you’ll ever understand,

The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) announces the selection of Brad Mayne, CFE, as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective July 19, 2016. Mayne will also serve as the President and CEO of the IAVM Foundation. IAVM represents public assembly ve

Sumita Raghuram, an associated professor of human resource management at Penn State, believes you should be mindful of employees who have left your organization. “These ex-employees, who we call organizational alumni, can be very important for you,” Raghuram said. “T

Before everyone gets antsy, this is not the new re-brand. I just wanted to make sure that was clear before I lost everyone. I had an interaction with someone from a different department at our university and it gave me a great look on our industry. We were discussing something that no

The U.S. Department of Labor plans to release its final “overtime rule” next month. The rule would expand overtime pay eligibility for salaried employees, and anyone making under $50,440 a year could get overtime pay. As you can imagine, there are a lot of concerns. “