Entries by Missy Johnson

3 Communication Strategies I Live By

Post written by Missy Johnson, Principal, MJMeetings, LLC | Meetings Consultant | Gourmet Food & Wine Enthusiast | Sports Fan Have you ever observed a supervisor or manager communicate poorly with a key vendor or top sponsor? Have you noticed when your coworker can’t quite manage to convey an important message to an internal partner? Or maybe […]

Help Find My Next Client and I’ll Make You a 5-Course Gourmet Meal!

Post written by Missy Johnson, Principal, MJMeetings, LLC | Meetings Consultant | Gourmet Food & Wine Enthusiast | Sports Fan Since launching MJMeetings in January 2014, I’ve been actively pursuing clients looking to partner with an experienced and passionate professional to more effectively run their meetings and events. I’ve been fortunate to work with some great clients and […]

Negotiating Contracts Excites Me! (Seriously)

Author: Missy Johnson, Principal, MJMeetings, LLC | Meetings Consultant | Gourmet Food & Wine Enthusiast | Sports Fan Contract negotiations. Most people hear those words and want to crawl under a rock or throw something hard out a window. I’m the exact opposite. Negotiating contracts excites me. The back-and-forth of a negotiation provides a charge of energy […]

How I Taught An Executive That Her Admin Wasn’t The Answer

Author: Missy Johnson, Principal, MJMeetings, LLC | Meetings Consultant | Gourmet Food & Wine Enthusiast | Sports Fan Most chief executives I’ve met think their administrative support staff are invincible. Make no mistake. Many of them are incredibly talented, which makes them great at supporting others in the workplace. However, through no real fault of their own, they […]

Passion Matters

Author: Missy Johnson, Principal, MJMeetings, LLC | Meetings Consultant | Gourmet Food & Wine Enthusiast | Sports Fan We all have a passion for something in our lives. It might be a passion for a sports team, a passion for your faith, a passion for building things, a passion for helping others, and so on. Some of […]

3 Tips To Networking with Purpose

I’ve recently attended a few networking events with other business professionals. At one of these events, I knew many people in the room already and had an established rapport with most of them. At the other two, I attended without knowing who would be in attendance, assumed I would know no one, but was eager […]

How I’ve Saved Millions Of Dollars

One of the things I love most about being a meeting professional is the opportunity to save my clients a LOT of money. Over the years, through thousands of transactions, I’ve saved my clients and previous employers millions of dollars. Yes, you read that right – MILLIONS! This is money they would’ve spent without another thought unless […]