"Whatever you do, do it with all your heart and soul."— Bernard M. Baruch
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Events, Marketing & Workshops

Event Planning, Marketing Strategy Services & Signature Training

Event Planning & Management Services

We offer comprehensive event planning for educational conferences, summits, tradeshows, town hall meetings and forums, workshops, and symposiums from national to organizational scale; and we handle everything from registration and contracts to technology and exhibitors.

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Digital marketing strategy planning

Event Marketing & Strategy

We understand there are many details to planning an event. Many times, the marketing, branding, and messaging details go overlooked until the last minute. We will make sure you don't miss a beat! Let our digital marketing experts handle all the design and publicity details.

  • Theme development, branding, and design of event materials
  • Sponsor and exhibitor packet & design
  • Program and attendee packet & design
  • Advertisements, banners, flyers, etc.
  • Signage and other collateral design
  • Social media images and messaging posts
  • Email marketing to your distribution lists

Comprehensive Services

Meeting & Event Services

  • Speaker, Entertainment & Show Management
  • Hotel & Convention Center coordination
  • Agenda and onsite script consulting

Content & Design

  • Event content/presentation/graphic design
  • Contracts for speakers, entertainment, exhibitors
  • Event strategy plans and event portfolio planning

Digital & Social

  • Social media event strategy
  • Email marketing campaigns
  • Branding and promotional collateral
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Upcoming Signature Workshops

12/29/2026

REAL Leadership: Discover Your Strengths. Lead with Purpose.

An engaging, interactive leadership experience that helps participants better understand themselves and others, recognize individual strengths, improve communication, and become more intentional and effective leaders. Ideal Audience: Elected officials, city/county staff, nonprofit and chamber board members, and community leaders.

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12/30/2026

VISION: From Possibility to Progress

Every community has untapped potential. This interactive workshop helps leaders move beyond barriers and “the way we’ve always done it” to identify strengths, imagine what’s possible, build shared direction, and create positive momentum toward an achievable future. Ideal Audience: City councils, county leaders, chambers, economic development organizations, nonprofits, community foundations and community leadership groups.

9 a.m - 4 p.m. -- Essex Opera House, 701 Iowa Ave., Essex, IA 51638

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March 2025

Leading Local: Building Stronger Leaders, Stronger Teams & Stronger Communities

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Local leadership is challenging—and extraordinarily consequential. Drawing from real-world experience in elected office, municipal administration, economic development and community transformation, this workshop explores practical leadership, communication, collaboration, resilience and the responsibility of creating a culture where people can work together to accomplish meaningful results. Ideal Audience: Mayors, city councils, county supervisors, city administrators, department heads, boards and commissions, and current or aspiring community leaders.

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