MPI spotlights the “Full-Throttle Leadership Ride”
The Full-Throttle Leadership Ride is MPI's "First Thing" feature in this month's issue of The Meeting Professional magazine. Check it out!
Dec
12, 2013
Nov
26, 2013
Tide for Troops: a small idea delivers a BIG piece of home
"Can I get a Roll Tide?" Justin Crisler loves the Alabama Crimson Tide. He chose to express his team spirit on social media, so the Huntsville man created the Facebook page, "Can I get a Roll Tide?" featuring a photo of a simple red t-shirt he designed with the signature phrase known to every Tide [...]
Oct
2, 2013
Bikers: Why We Ride? It’s Who We Are
Last week a friend of mine lost her Dad. I didn't know Andy Garner, but his daughter, Blair, is a colleague, a friend and a daily breath of fresh air around the office. To show our love and support for the family, everyone from work attended the memorial service. As I said, I didn't know Andy, but turns out [...]
Sep
24, 2013
Activate Your Goodness through Leadership!
My friend, Alison Kieckhafer, CMP, is on to something BIG! When she assumed the presidency of the Meeting Professionals International Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter earlier this year, Alison chose a powerful theme for her term; "Activate Your Goodness." She has personally challenged all 800+ chapter members to act on improving the community and the larger world [...]
Aug
19, 2013
Going flat out doesn’t mean you’re on the right road!
Back home from the "Full-Throttle Leadership Ride" and already had the opportunity to present a session on "Passion, Power & Purpose" based on my 13,000-mile solo motorcycle ride along the perimeter of the US to raise funds and awareness for America's military through a great organization, The Boot Campaign (www.bootcampaign.com). For those who have asked [...]
Aug
5, 2013
Aug
2, 2013
Full-Throttle Leadership Road Tunes: Brothers in Arms
I just spent the last month riding the perimeter of the country on a motorcycle! My Boot Campaign Desert ALTAMA Army boots were on my feet for all 32 Days, 34 States, 13,000 Miles, and if that sounds like a lot of time with your butt on a motorcycle seat, it is - almost 300 [...]
Aug
2, 2013
Coming Home on the FTLR
Day 25: Junction to San Marcos. 150 Miles Short post for today's ride. Continued down I-10 toward San Antonio and a rendezvous with my family. Haven't seen Wendy in the kids in over a month, so just hanging out with them for a day was a welcome relief from the road. I posted on Facebook [...]
Jul
29, 2013
Tombstone, A Ghost Town & The Junction Boys
Day 23: Phoenix to Las Cruces. 423 Miles Left Phoenix under cloudy skies and a bit of rain, but since I was headed into the desert, the cooler temperatures were a welcome start to the day. Although I missed my friends with the AzMPI Chapter (they were just returning from MPI's WEC in Las Vegas), [...]
Jul
24, 2013
The FTLR turns for Home and starts Cooking!
Day 22: San Diego to Phoenix. 382 Miles Today, the Full-Throttle Leadership Ride heads into its final week. To date, I've logged about 10,000 miles through 30 states - more than 3/4's of the Ride is done. WOW! I head east on I-8 leaving the West Coast, the twisties, mountains and ocean behind me. Time [...]