by Krista Benoit | Oct 1, 2021 | Business, Conference Planning, Event Experience, Event Management, Event Planning, Events
The first event that I ever helped to organize was a high school 3-on-3 basketball tournament. It was part of the requirements for my leadership physical education course in grade 12 (or ‘Honours Gym’ as we liked to call it). Honours gym was an elite group of 20ish...
by Krista Benoit | May 12, 2021 | Business, Conference Planning, Event Experience, Event Planning, Events, Indoor Event
“An outstanding networking experience is the result of a carefully structured and strategic event plan & design that facilitates interaction amongst attendees.” I have always subscribed to the belief that it is the event producer who creates the...
by Krista Benoit | Jan 3, 2021 | Event Experience, Event Management, Event Planning, Events, Online Events, Virtual Events
“There is an interest and a need for digital events right now and I am determined to fill that gap with our same sport-inspired and business-driven strategies.” When the pandemic hit in March 2020, my team and I spent the first 6-8 weeks helping clients to roll back...
by Krista Benoit | Nov 4, 2020 | Business, Event Experience, Events, Online Events, Virtual Events
“One of the reasons that I love live (in-person) events is because they bring people together and stimulate creative juices and ideas.” Prior to COVID-19, we were living in a pretty fast-paced digital world. I would even go so far to say that sometimes we...
by Krista Benoit | Oct 5, 2020 | covid-19, Event Experience, event industry, Event Planning, Events
“COVID may be kicking the sh*t out of the events industry in Canada right now, but we’re here to tell you that with a little creativity and a lot of planning, staging an event during a pandemic is possible.” We did it. After six long months of having...
by Krista Benoit | Nov 4, 2019 | Conference Planning, Eco-Friendly Events, Event Planning, Event Travel, Events, Gifting, Green Events, Sustainability, Sustainable Events, Venue
“Hosting a sustainable event is not only gaining in popularity, it’s also way easier than you think.” I vividly remember spending hours in a small meeting room at the host hotel doing pre-conference prep the night before a client’s national conference. My butt was...