by Doug Baarman | Aug 7, 2012 | Career Transition Tips, Hospitality
When people ask why I became an independent planner, I reply with the following questions…is your hospitality career in a transition? Would you like to make a change? Ironically, I now find myself sitting on the other side of the desk, with someone in my family going...
by Doug Baarman | Jul 25, 2012 | Hospitality
The eyes of the world will be on London for the 2012 Olympic Games over the dates of July 27 – August 12, 2012. The official slogan of these Summer Games is to ‘inspire a generation’ and I believe it should also inspire the hospitality industry as it will display all...
by Doug Baarman | Jul 11, 2012 | Career Transition Tips
Being an independent business owner and entrepreneur is an amazing career choice as it offers us the greatest privilege of all – freedom. People start their own business for freedom. Whether it is the freedom of working on their own, having more time to spend with...
by Doug Baarman | Jun 24, 2012 | Hospitality, Independent Business Owner Tips, Self-Improvement Tips
I spent over 20 years working for a few major brand name organizations and people interacted with me professionally because of these brand affiliations. I have since pursued my dream of being self employed and the first piece of advice I was given was to become good...
by Doug Baarman | May 19, 2012 | Independent Business Owner Tips
Whether you have decided to break away and work on your own or if your company allows you to work from a home office, it can be overwhelming coming from a structured office environment. I have worked from an office in my home for over five years and have led or...
