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🎤 Looking for a speaker who can turn your next event into an unforgettable experience? Meet Mitch Mitchem, one of the dy...
09/11/2026

🎤 Looking for a speaker who can turn your next event into an unforgettable experience? Meet Mitch Mitchem, one of the dynamic speakers available through the ConferenceDirect Speaker Collective.

What if your audience didn’t just sit and listen? What if the whole room got pulled into something interactive, funny, and completely different from any keynote they have ever seen?

That’s what Mitch Mitchem delivers.
For more than three decades Mitch has been figuring out how to make a room come alive. Over 4,000 live presentations in 12 countries. Nearly 15 years spent in leadership development and large scale facilitation. Second City improv training mixed with real business experience. The combination is unusual, and it shows up the moment he starts working a room.

Everything centers on one simple idea: Adapt to Anything. His Interactive Keynote Experiences are built for the entire audience, not just a few people on stage. They are funny. They are participatory. And they create a shared experience most attendees say they have never had before. Each experience strengthens a different part of the same skill. Creating clarity when things feel uncertain. Making solid decisions faster. Showing up with energy and ownership even when the plan changes.

Decision Heist (60 to 90 minutes)
Three people from the audience step onto the stage into a live business situation full of pressure and competing priorities. The rest of the room gets pulled in too, reacting, laughing, and watching real judgment and leadership unfold in real time. Then Mitch brings it all back to the decisions people face every day at work. They don’t just hear the lesson. The whole room lives it.

Amplify, Not Automate (60 to 90 minutes)
This one starts with the person, not the tools. A volunteer brings a real challenge. The audience sees the experience, instincts, and hard earned wisdom already sitting in the room, and how those human strengths turn any situation into an advantage. It is funny, surprising, and deeply human. Adaptability lives in what people bring, not in the tools around them.

The Passion Principle (60 to 90 minutes)
One volunteer learns how to change the energy of an entire room. Through humor, coaching, and a little friendly competition, confidence rises and the whole audience shifts with them. People feel ownership, connection, and presence instead of just hearing about them.

Three different experiences. One clear result. Your attendees leave laughing, talking, and having already practiced the skills. Planners and booking agents keep booking Mitch because the room actually moves and people still reference the keynote days later.

Planning an opening general session, closing keynote, leadership conference, annual meeting, or sales kickoff? Bring Mitch into the room. Watch demo: https://lnkd.in/gb4sUUT4

Learn more ✉️ [email protected]

Great connections in Indianapolis! 📍Stacey Sabiston, ConferenceDirect Global Account Executive, joined Trevor S. Mitchel...
09/10/2026

Great connections in Indianapolis! 📍

Stacey Sabiston, ConferenceDirect Global Account Executive, joined Trevor S. Mitchell, MBA, FASAE, CAE, CDP, President & CEO of the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), at IAVM VenueConnect 2026 at the Indiana Convention Center.

Learn more about ConferenceDirect: https://conferencedirect.com/customers/

Team McCulloch, Top Producers Trip! Thank you to Conrad Punta de Mita and to Tropical Incentives DMC! Thank you to our h...
09/09/2026

Team McCulloch, Top Producers Trip! Thank you to Conrad Punta de Mita and to Tropical Incentives DMC!

Thank you to our hosts from the Conrad Punta de Mita, Tropical Incentives, and all of our hosts, for making this year’s Top Producers Incentive Trip so amazing! Thank you Sergio Bocci (GM), Xiamara Parra (Complex Sales Manager), Ximena Sevilla (Senior Events Manager), Luis Cristobal (Group Design and Planning Manager), and of course, Maureen Nyamongo (Director, Hilton Worldwide Sales) for all of your support! The resort and off-site activities were outstanding, world class, and unforgettable!

ConferenceDirect is excited to welcome Carrie Ertl! Meet Carrie:- Current city: Lakeville, MN- What was your first indus...
09/09/2026

ConferenceDirect is excited to welcome Carrie Ertl!

Meet Carrie:
- Current city: Lakeville, MN

- What was your first industry job? I first discovered my passion for hospitality while working as a breakfast buffet server at the Hilton Garden Inn. I loved connecting with guests, learning about their stories, and understanding what brought them to our hotel. That experience showed me the impact genuine hospitality can have on people.

After graduating college, I joined Hyatt's Corporate Management Trainee (CMT) Program at Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa. Over the next 19 years, I built my career with Hyatt, working across five properties in markets including Huntington Beach, St. Louis, Boston, and Washington, DC. Those experiences shaped my perspective on hospitality, relationships, and serving clients at the highest level.

- What has been your favorite position during your time in the industry? Sales has been my home throughout my 19-year career, so it's safe to say it's my favorite role. What I enjoy most is building meaningful relationships and serving as a trusted partner to my clients.

- What excites you most about joining ConferenceDirect? What excites me most about joining ConferenceDirect is the opportunity to continue building lasting client relationships while growing in a new way within the hospitality industry.

Having spent 19 years on the hotel side, I'm excited to bring that experience, perspective, and industry knowledge to help clients navigate their meetings and event needs. Hospitality has always been about caring for people, and I look forward to using my background to advocate for clients and help create successful experiences for them.

- What skills do you feel will make you successful with ConferenceDirect? I believe my ability to build trust and establish genuine relationships will be one of my greatest strengths in this role. Throughout my career, I've focused on understanding my clients' goals, listening carefully, and delivering solutions that help them succeed.

Learn more about how you can join ConferenceDirect: https://conferencedirect.com/join-our-team/

Happy Labor Day! Today, we celebrate the hard work, dedication, and contributions of workers across every industry. Wish...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day!

Today, we celebrate the hard work, dedication, and contributions of workers across every industry.

Wishing everyone a safe, relaxing, and well-deserved Labor Day! ❤️🤍💙

Team House and Team Witzak gathered at the Kimpton Claret hotel rooftop in beautiful Denver Tech Center area where we we...
09/04/2026

Team House and Team Witzak gathered at the Kimpton Claret hotel rooftop in beautiful Denver Tech Center area where we were hosted by our IHG Hotels & Resorts friends.

Pictured: Kelly Johnson Altman, Morgan Basham, Kristin House, CDS, Jake Buchheit, Beth Witzak, Peter Wann, Chris Hellvig, Ariana Barry and Ashleigh Buhr.

What an amazing evening in North Hollywood! ✨ConferenceDirect was thrilled to be part of the Creative House event and ex...
09/02/2026

What an amazing evening in North Hollywood! ✨

ConferenceDirect was thrilled to be part of the Creative House event and experience an evening filled with creativity, connection, and incredible event design.

A huge thank you to Russell Harris CMP, Jordan Abright, and the entire RH EVENT GROUP team for hosting such a memorable experience. They are truly one of the best Event & Experience Design groups in the business, and we’re fortunate to work closely with their talented team to help bring our customer's visions to life.

Here’s to great partnerships, bold ideas, and unforgettable experiences! 👏

🎉 Partner Registration is NOW OPEN for APM 2027!Join us March 14–17, 2027, at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for Conf...
09/01/2026

🎉 Partner Registration is NOW OPEN for APM 2027!

Join us March 14–17, 2027, at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for ConferenceDirect’s Annual Partner Meeting!

APM brings together our valued Partners and 200+ qualified ConferenceDirect Associates for several days of meaningful connections, productive conversations, and opportunities to strengthen relationships and collaborate on solutions for our mutual customers.

📍 ARIA Resort & Casino | Las Vegas
📅 March 14–17, 2027

Partners, secure your spot and join us in Las Vegas!

For registration information and additional details, contact [email protected].

Global business travel spend is forecast to climb 7.2% this year, hitting around $1.71 trillion, following an 8.4% jump ...
09/01/2026

Global business travel spend is forecast to climb 7.2% this year, hitting around $1.71 trillion, following an 8.4% jump in 2025, according to the Global Business Travel Association’s 2026 Business Travel Index (BTI), produced with Rockport Analytics. While the report, which tracks corporate travel spending and volume across 72 countries, reflects transient business travel rather than group meetings and events, the driving forces shaping that market — pricing pressure, geopolitical risk and shifting domestic/international sentiment — look awfully familiar to meeting and event planners.

Read more from MeetingMentor: https://www.meetingmentormag.com/august-2026/global-business-travel-spend-skyrockets-to-1-71-trillion/

✈️ We’re heading to Anaheim for CDX 2026! 🌴✨This week, we are bringing together ConferenceDirect Associates, customers a...
08/31/2026

✈️ We’re heading to Anaheim for CDX 2026! 🌴✨

This week, we are bringing together ConferenceDirect Associates, customers and Partners for an incredible few days of connection, collaboration, education and unforgettable experiences in Anaheim!

Safe travels to everyone making their way to Anaheim — we’ll see you at CDX! 🎉

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