
S3 E5 Podcast: Leveraging Your MPI Membership and Maximizing Engagement
The conversation discusses the member benefits of Meetings Professional International and the MPI Potomac Chapter. Guest speakers, Cheri L. Fairchild and Cammie Cisik, share their perspectives as a se...
1 Aug 202425min

S3 E4 - MPI Potomac Chapter's 2024 RISE Award Finalists
In this podcast episode, Shawn Pearson, VP of Education, interviews 2024 Rise Awards finalists Evan Nielson, nominated for the Young Professional Achievement Award, and Devin Lewis for Member of the Y...
8 Jun 202430min

S3 E3 - Conscious Leadership: Aligning Actions with Values ft. Drew Dudley
The conversation with Drew Dudley continues from the January 2024 e2 and explores the concept of lollipop moments, where small acts of recognition and empowerment can profoundly impact others. The Zei...
3 Mai 202433min

S3 E2 - The ABCs of AV Part 2
In this episode, audiovisual (AV) experts discuss the importance of AV for events and the common issues that planners face in AV planning. They emphasize the need for advanced planning and understandi...
10 Mar 202435min

S3E1 New Year, New President with Cheri Fairchild joined by Phil Rappoport
In this first episode of 2024 and in honor of Presidents Day, MPI Potomac's 2024-25 Incoming President Cheri Fairchild, CMP is joined by Phil Rappoport, Immediate Past President who shares their goals...
10 Feb 202419min

S2E16: The Value & Security of the MPI Network and Finding Your Place
As we begin our 2022-23 year we hear from Phil Rappoport, Principal of Virlybird, and the 2022-2023 MPI Potomac Chapter President. Phil shares with us the value of volunteering as an act of "giving t...
18 Jul 202221min

S2E15: Entertainers, World Leaders, and Contract Riders, oh my! Producing high-profile events.
This week we have Mike Matthews, CMP, Producer, Technical Director, and President of Event Alliez, a strategic event consulting firm helping organizations and meeting planners maximize their events. M...
23 Mai 202219min

S2E14: Gratitude is the Word of the Day with Linda Roszak Burton
As we come out of the pandemic “gratitude” should be on our minds as we extend thanks to our family, friends, clients, vendors, event attendees, and co-workers. But are we showing gratitude to those ...
6 Mai 202220min



















