 We've got some big problems to solve and associations are in a position to help bring the right people together to solve them. But what does it mean to be an association professional today and what role will associations play in solving these big issues in the upcoming months? What role *should* associations play? Can a stronger association community help?   For this episode, Association Chat host KiKi L'Italien talked with Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE about her role as CEO for ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership and her thoughts about the future for the association industry.   For this interview, we discussed the future for professional and trade associations, disruptive forces in industry and commerce, and Mason's ideas for ASAE's next chapter.   More about Michelle: Passionate about the advancement of the professional practice of association management, prior to ASAE, Michelle served as the President and CEO of Association Forum for seven years; as Managing Director of Strategy and Innovation at the American Society for Quality (ASQ); and Vice President of Strategic and Future Focused Research Programs at ASAE.   Michelle currently serves on Destinations International Foundation, and Tourism Diversity Matters (TDM).   Michelle is a Chicago Business Journal Women of Influence Honoree 2019, Chicago Defender Women of Excellence Honoree 2019, and the CEO Update Professional Society CEO of the Year 2020.  Michelle is a certified association executive (CAE), Fellow of the American Society for Association Executives (FASAE) and a Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA).   This interview was recorded Tuesday, September 21, 2021, from 2:30 pm – 3 pm (EST). 

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Michelle Mason on the Future for the Association Industry

Is your association's value proposition as strong as it could be? Are your governance, operations, and culture aligned to support strategy? Join Tecker International senior consultant KiKi L'Italien as she shares the connection between community, content, and culture and how to use these elements to fortify your association's value proposition to members. In this episode, KiKi shares real-world examples of how other associations have improved everything from meeting attendance to online community by strengthening their value proposition.

How to Strengthen Your Associations Value Proposition

The Surprising Gift of Doubt

We are in the midst of a Creator Renaissance and Vivian Chan is ready for it. Vivian believes that disruption often starts at the intersection of things — with many of the best ideas coming from outside one’s immediate domain or industry. As a technology executive, Vivian has been involved in the launch monetization, sales, and marketing management for three different waves of disruptive technologies — Analytics, Cloud, and AR/VR (the intersection of 3D and AI). With more than 20 years of experience working with companies of all sizes, Vivian has been focused on scaling high-growth start-ups over the past few years. Currently, Vivian is the Global Head of Digital Sales at NexTech AR Solutions — the leading Virtual Experience Platform that combines enterprise-scale Virtual Events with the enchantment of Augmented Reality. VIVIAN'S LINKS vivianchannel.com - This site is on LiveX a platform that Nextech AR is building as one-stop shop for creators to engage and fund their work through fans and community Kids explaining Augmented Reality video – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvc_... Nextech AR's event on Digital Transformation featuring Gary V - http://bit.ly/nextechAR-assnchat THE CHAT LINKS If you like this content, you can help SUPPORT Association Chat on PATREON at https://www.patreon.com/associationch... ​ FOLLOW Association Chat: LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13680... WEBSITE: https://associationchat.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/assnchat INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/association... FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Assoc... PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/associationchat APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Subscribe to Association Chat's "21 in 21 Talks" on YouTube! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8...

XR for Associations with Vivian Chan

As a professional "Idea Whisperer," Tamsen Webster helps people find, build, and tell the stories of their ideas. She combined 20 years in brand and message strategy with four years as a TEDx Executive Producer to create The Red Thread®, a simple way to change how people see...and what they do as a result. (Though as she'll tell you, everything she knows about people, speaking, and change, she learned at Weight Watchers.) Today, Tamsen is a globe-hopping keynote speaker who consults with enterprise companies like Verizon, Johnson & Johnson, and State Street Bank on how to get their big ideas to have the impact they deserve. She's also author of Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible.

Tamsen Webster and Finding Your Red Thread

The world suddenly changed, but should your AMS? Maybe not. What non-dues revenue sources are lying in wait with your current AMS? Maybe more than you think! For this episode of Association Chat, we talk about APIs and how your current AMS could be helping you with everything from virtual event fees, certification exam charges, e-Learning proceeds to eCommerce sales and so much more! What AMS does all that? Most of them now, because they have increasingly robust APIs! We ask: What are Application Programmer Interfaces? Why should association executives care? What is the low-hanging fruit for squeezing more dollars from your AMS in non-dues revenue? Guests Anirudh "Rudy" Pandya, Owens Gollamandala, and Tom McClintock discuss all this and much, much more as we chatted about "Squeezing Non-Dues Revenue Out of Your AMS" on this episode of Association Chat! SUPPORT Association Chat on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/associationchat​ Association Chat started as a weekly tweetchat in March 2009, and it provides participants the chance to learn and connect weekly around different topics relevant to the community. Past guests have included Mo Rocca, Max Brooks, Seth Godin, Harriet Washington, David Nadelberg, Dorie Clark, Nir Eyal, Radha Agrawal, Miki Agrawal, Scott Stratten, and hundreds of other compelling guests. Feel free to email if you have any questions! Email: kiki@amplifiedgrowth.net  FIND Association Chat: APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...​ SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/42X3jBR...​ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/Association...​ BLOG: https://associationchat.com/​   TWITTER: https://twitter.com/assnchat​  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/association...​  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Assoc...​  MIGHTY NETWORKS: https://associationchat.mn.co/feed​ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13680...

Squeezing Non-Dues Revenue Out of Your AMS

Are you ambitious? Goal-oriented? Successful? Shhh...! Imposter syndrome is the dirty little secret of overachievers. Do you have it? *Imposter Syndrome can look like: a sense of being a fraud fear of being discovered difficulty internalizing success On this episode of Association Chat, we talk with guest Cynthia D'Amour about overachievers, imposter syndrome, and how to combat fear around failure. Cynthia D'Amour has spent the last 20 years helping leaders be successful. She is a champion for overachievers. She's the author of several books including The Lazy Leaders Guide to Outrageous Results. She also hosts the new Improv for Overachievers Workouts multiple times a week. The laughter-filled breaks help overachievers decrease stress - and make work easier.  

Can Overachievers Overcome Imposter Syndrome?

What’s the first thing you typed into Google today? Was it a question? What kind of question was it? Questions are a phenomenal place to start if you ever want to get closer to understanding something – whatever it is. And that’s what I’m thinking about today when it comes to business and how we can better show up for ourselves and the people we serve. So I invite you to come along and think about it with me on this week’s inaugural episode of Amplified Growth with me, KiKi L’Italien.

Questions can Amplify Your Growth

Who is Julius Solaris, what is EventMB, and what happens when a founder steps back from the role he is most known for in a company he started 14-years-prior? On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, Julius Solaris announced he was stepping down from his role as Editor-in-Chief for EventMB. I talked with him on Thursday, February 18th at 5 pm ET to look back at the creation of EventMB, its highs and lows over the years, its acquisition, and what he sees on the horizon for the events industry, EventMB, and himself!  

The Story of Julius Solaris and EventMB

Find out what the acquisition of Fonteva means for the association industry! For this interview, I talk with three guests playing a big role in the recent acquisition of Fonteva, an enterprise AMS focused on the association industry. Neal Platt --- Neil has served as CEO of Togetherwork since its founding in 2016. He has more than 20 years’ experience as a software and payments entrepreneur and executive, nurturing and growing successful fintech companies. He spent 11 years building CashEdge from start-up through its sale to Fiserv for $465 million, where he subsequently served as SVP, Payments. He later served as Chief Revenue Officer of Payoneer, a leading global payments company, where he oversaw all sales and marketing activity, and has been an advisor and board member of several payments start-ups. Earlier in his career, Neil earned his AB from Princeton University, his MBA from Columbia University and worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. ---- Jake Fabbri With over two decades of experience in association technology management, Jake has designed and expertly executed dozens of strategies that have consistently resulted in solid revenue growth for his teams and earned high satisfaction ratings among his customers. His expertise in marketing to a wide range of business clients, his deep understanding of the technology behind SaaS Software Solutions, and his quick grasp of Fonteva’s unique position in the market helped him make a seamless transition into his role as CMO. Prior positions include Senior Marketing Manager at ASI and Director of Marketing at BroadPoint Technologies. Jake received a BA in Business and Marketing at The Catholic University of America and an MS in Information Systems Technology from The George Washington University. ---- Pat McGlynn As Fonteva’s President, Pat McGlynn is responsible for the overall strategy and business operations in the U.S. and Europe. Previously, as Fonteva's Chief Revenue Officer, he successfully expanded Fonteva’s presence in the association and events markets on both continents. Pat has spent the past 12 years in the technology sector, helping mission-driven organizations in healthcare, higher education and non-profit industries with various aspects of digital transformation. Working with customers and partners, Pat acts as a consultant, collaborating with them to overcome challenges and achieve their business objectives. Earlier in his career, he worked in various leadership roles for the Corporate Executive Board, the world's largest membership-based organization for research and advisory services to corporations. Pat enjoys working with students as an Adjunct Professor at The Catholic University of America and spending time with his wife, Elizabeth, and four sons. He received his B.S. in Marketing from Clemson University and is an avid Clemson Tigers football fan. "Association Tech Acquisitions: Fonteva and the Future for the Association AMS"

Association Tech Acquisitions: Fonteva and the Future for the Association AMS

Join me for this talk with Tahira Endean, head of events for the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE), about what we've learned about virtual and hybrid events this past year. This year, SITE just held their HYBRID meeting with around 1,200 signed up for the hybrid edition, and delegates joining from 53 global nations. There were smaller, in-person gatherings taking place simultaneously in Chicago and Dallas with public health protocols in place and I have just the person here to talk with us about how all of that went down...Tahira! Tahira is a serial event producer, curious meeting planner, and designer of human experiences. Three continents (so far), hundreds of events, dozens of amazing teams and thousands of transformed guests later, Tahira remains passionate about creating and delivering human-centered events. An instructor of Sustainable Event Operations, industry speaker, blogger and author, she loves learning and equally sharing knowledge and ideas. When not working, she is a wife, mother and collector of friends who appreciates any reason to connect, celebrate, and share anything with bubbles. Virtual/Hybrid/In-Person Events 2021: What Works and What Doesn't with Tahira Endean!

Hybrid Events in 2021 – What Works. What Doesn't. (with Tahira Endean)

 Leveraging your strengths at work makes you stronger personally and professionally.   The world seems obsessed with fixing what's broken with people, but if you invest your energy into building on your natural talents (and your team's natural talents), your productivity and engagement will see a boost.   We're talking with guest Shaara Roman, Founder and CEO, The Silverene Group Shaara Roman is a mom, wife, board member, entrepreneur, and former CHRO.   Shaara and her team consult with leaders to create healthy workplaces by helping them build compelling cultures, design effective organizations and align their people programs to crush business goals. Born in India, schooled in Nigeria and England, and having lived in Greece before coming to the US to work her way through college, Shaara is a citizen of the world. This experience has instilled a desire to build bridges between different kinds of people and propelled her to launch her business in 2016. Shaara has deep leadership and executive experience and brings an authentic, creative and solution-oriented approach to client engagements. Shaara is a frequent speaker, serves on the boards of Enabled Intelligence and Arlington Soccer Association, and received an MBA from Georgetown University. 

Leading with Your Strengths

Kristin A. Sherry is a bestselling and award-winning author, globally recognized career expert, and creator of the YouMap® profile which won a 2020 Career Innovator Award from Career Directors International. She is a speaker, trainer, and author of international bestseller, YouMap, and a 2020 Pencraft award-winner in business books for Your Team Loves Mondays...Right? She is the managing partner of YouMap LLC, which certifies coaches, career services and HR professionals as YouMap® coaches and facilitators. ​ Kristin has been a guest on Wharton Business Radio and a DisruptHR speaker. She has contributed to Entrepreneur Magazine, Inc.com and is a contributor to the 2020 Career Industry Trends white paper on the future of careers by the global think tank, Career Thought Leaders. Her children's book, You've Got Gifts!, released November 10, 2020 and self-development book, Maximize 365, releases February 2021. Kristin lives in North Carolina with her husband Xander and their children.

Interview with YouMaps Creator Kristin A. Sherry

 Learn how you can shape the future of work through the better engagement of people with guest Troy Pfeffer. Troy developed a world-renowned and highly successful intelligence process of building and capitalizing on a company's internal employee networks.   Howspace is an AI-powered digital collaboration tool that brings social learning to the forefront of your process and development initiatives.   I also talk with surprise guest Paul Meyer of Tecker International to share about the challenges facing facilitators and association leaders who have to solve complex problems from a distance.    

How We Work Has Changed! Now What!?

What is the role storytelling plays in creating deeper relationships? Dave Nadelberg is best known as the creator of Mortified and the cultural movement has now become a podcast, multiple books, a couple documentaries and the new Netflix series, The Mortified Guide. But it all started with a live show, which is still going strong across 20 cities around the world. He and co-creator Neil Katcher recently created a card game called, "I Can't Believe I Did That..." which is both a party game and an exercise in empathy and hilarity. We'll talk about the power of storytelling and the ways we can use story to better connect with other people. " Reminisce with your friends about intense pop star crushes, questionable fashion choices, and sobbing at the middle school dance with conversation prompts that spark memories of your most heartwarming, confusing, and totally OMG-worthy moments. Celebrate all your weirdest and most wonderful childhood memories and get to know your friends like never before with this gloriously awkward and honest party game for adults 17 and up--perfect for any video chat or socially distant hangout."

Storytelling and Connection with Mortified Creator David Nadelberg

In a world where there's an association for everything, find out what association professionals like you really need to know! Association Chat is a weekly interview series and news channel with host KiKi L'Italien. Join the Association Chat online community throughout the week on Twitter using the hashtag #assnchat, on the Association Chat website, or through the Association Chat Facebook Group. Find out more about Association Chat at https://associationchat.com/. KiKi L'Italien serves as host for the chat with regular guests and quarterly live events along with creative collaborations with industry thought leaders. KiKi L’Italien is the CEO and founder of Amplified Growth, a digital marketing consultancy specializing in podcasting and video strategy, SEO/SEM, social media, and voice-first search. https://associationchat.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/AssociationChat/

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