by Doug Baarman | Mar 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Our team of independent meeting planners and entrepreneurs within ConferenceDirect (CD) had a record setting year in 2018. Team Baarman officially joined the CD family in 2007. Since our inception, we have assisted our valued clients in booking over $750...
by Doug Baarman | Nov 26, 2018 | Self-Improvement Tips
The hospitality industry is going through changes with consolidation (mergers and acquisitions), enhanced guest expectations (experiential stays), new competition (Airbnb) and commission changes just to name a few. Some experts are even referencing these times as an...
by Doug Baarman | Apr 13, 2018 | Career Transition Tips
If you knew you would not fail as a hospitality industry entrepreneur, what would you do? Did you know…only about 30% of businesses survive their 10th year in business? Did you know…the U.S. is the highest ranked country in which to begin a small business? Did you...
by Doug Baarman | Sep 19, 2017 | Self-Improvement Tips
We all have mentors, coaches and special individuals that have helped us in our lives and hospitality industry careers. My first and most important one was my father. He recently passed away, which has challenged me to refocus on the many lessons that he shared with...
by Doug Baarman | Aug 21, 2017 | Self-Improvement Tips
When I started my new business in the hospitality industry, there was one question that I had to answer: “How do I get customers to retain my services?” As I have progressed over the past 10 years, it is also the question I am asked most by people who are...
