http://www.mn-meetings.com en-us ℗ & © 2007 Greenspring Media Group Inc Meetings' Podcasts Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal Welcome to Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal podcast. In every episode of this podcast, the editors offer the latest information to help Minnesota meeting planners save money, find the resources they need to do their jobs well and plan effective, efficient meetings at businesses, hotels, convention centers and other meeting sites throughout Minnesota and surrounding states. For more information, go to www.mn-meetings.com A podcast produced by Meetings magazine. Joel Schettler jschettler@greenspring.com no Interviewed by: Ellie M. Bayrd Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 15 Twenty years ago, Mall of America opened its doors on the former site of Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, changing the landscape of Minnesota’s tourism industry. Associate Editor Ellie M. Bayrd interviews Director of Tourism Marketing Doug Killian, who looks back at the mall’s success and its plans for the future. http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Episode_15.m4a Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:00:00 CST 0:22:57 event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, hospitality industry, state of the industry, Mall of America, Director of Tourism Marketing, Doug Killian, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington Interviewed by: Amanda Fretheim Gates Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 14 Managing Editor Amanda Fretheim Gates interviews the Brave New Workshop team about its Creative Outreach training sessions and its new venue in downtown Minneapolis opening this fall. Hear from John Sweeney, keynote speaker, author, trainer and owner; Jenni Lilledahl, executive director of the Student Union and owner; Dawn Hopkins, vice president Creative Outreach marketing; Elena Imaretska, vice president of client services; Caleb McEwen, artistic director, trainer, writer, actor, emcee and knife thrower; and Eric Rislove, vice president of business development. http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Episode_14.m4a Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:55:00 CST 01:06:06 event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, hospitality industry, state of the industry, Brave New Workshop, John Sweeney, Jenni Lilledahl, Dawn Hopkins, Elena Imaretska, Caleb McEwen, Eric Rislove Interviewed by: Joel Schettler Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 13 Joel Schettler, editor of Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal, speaks with Lee Ehmke, director and CEO of the Minnesota Zoo, about his role with the zoo and the Heart of the Zoo project's upgrades to the property, including 3M Penguins of the African Coast, which opened July 9. http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Episode_13.m4a Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:55:00 CST 0:27:33 event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, hospitality industry, state of the industry, Lee Ehmke, Minnesota Zoo Interviewed by: Joel Schettler Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 12 Joel Schettler, editor of Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal, speaks with Andy Smith, co-author of the recently published book The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways To Use Social Media to Drive Social Change, about the power of social media to engage an audience and inspire them to achieve unprecedented results-whether they are looking to ignite a corporate program, save a life or change the world. http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Episode_12.m4a Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:10:00 CST 0:39:44 event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, hospitality industry, state of the industry, Andy Smith Interviewed by: Joel Schettler Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 11 Meet the authors: Steven Schussler, author of Inspiring Lessons, Hard-Won Insights, and Other Acts of Entrepreneurial Daring; Maribeth Kuzmeski, author of The Connectors: How the World's Most Successful Businesspeople Build Relationships and Win Clients for Life and ...And the Clients Went Wild!: How Savvy Professionals Win All the Business They Want; and Devora Zack, author of Networking for People Who Hate Networking: A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed, and the Underconnected. Interviewed by Joel Schettler, Editor, Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal. http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Episode_11.m4a Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:00:00 CST 0:34:15 event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, hospitality industry, state of the industry, Steven Schussler, Maribeth Kuzmeski, Devora Zack Interviewed by: Joel Schettler Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 10 Joe Calloway, Chuck Felz and Kris Young are the founding partners of Engage Consulting Group, working with clients to accelerate the speed and effectiveness of their business strategy. They talk about their new book Never By Chance: Aligning People and Strategy Through Intentional Leadership. Interviewed by Joel Schettler, Editor, Meetings: Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal. http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Episode_10.m4a Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:20:00 CST 0:34:15 event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, hospitality industry, state of the industry, Joe Calloway, Chuck Felz and Kris Young, Engage Consulting Group Interviewed by: Joel Schettler Convention and Visitors Bureau leaders discuss various topics important to today’s hospitality economy during this panel from Meetings: Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal State of the Industry Event, held in St. Paul, Feb. 2, 2010. Panelists include moderator Joel Schettler, editor, Meetings: Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal; Dan O'Neill, vice president of strategy and sales, Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau; Melvin Tennant, CEO and president, Meet Minneapolis; Karolyn Kirchgesler, president and CEO, Saint Paul Convention & Visitors Authority; and Brad Jones, executive director, Rochester Convention & Visitors Bureau. http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Episode_9.m4a Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:40:00 CST 0:49:34 event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, hospitality industry, state of the industry, CVB Pannel, Dan O'Neill, Melvin Tennant, Karolyn Bureau, and Brad Jones Interviewed by: Joel Schettler Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 8 Jan Freitag, vice president of Global Development with Smith Travel Research, Inc., talks about the economy and its effect on the hospitality industry, and Kimberly Douglas, author of The Firefly Effect: Build Teams That Capture Creativity and Catapult Results, who talks about leadership and some of the pitfalls that befall meetings, plus listen to a song put together by TBA Global and the rap artist NewSide that celebrates some of the six months work that has gone into the Keep America Meeting initiative. Interviewed By: Joel Schettler, Editor, Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Episode_8.m4a Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:40:00 CST 0:40:53 event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, hospitality industry, keep america meeting, tba global, jan freitag Interviewed by: Joel Schettler Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 7 Associate Editor Ellie Bayrd talks about the annual State of the Industry Survey and Vision Awards, Managing Editor Amanda Fretheim Gates talks about a story she is doing on meeting planner mentorships, and Assistant Editor Marni Ginther talks about some of the work she's doing for the upcoming fall issue. Interviewed By: Joel Schettler, Editor, Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Summer_09.m4a Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:20:00 CST 0:08:09 event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, hospitality industry Speaker: Tony Wagner Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 6 Vice President, Meetings & Events, Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT)-North America, has worked for CWT since 1996. Wagner, who has a B.S. in business from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, formerly served as general manager of CWT's North Central region. He earned CWT's Imperial Honor in 2001. Interviewed By: Joel Schettler, Editor, Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Episode_6.m4a Fri, 08 May 2009 15:55:00 CST 0:32:18 event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, tony wagner, carlson wagonlit travel, carlon wagonlit, travel, hospitality industry Interviewed by: Joel Schettler Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 5 Contents include a live broadcast from the State of the Industry Event held at the Westin Edina Galleria on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. Featured in this podcast is the Panel on Green Meetings with panelists, Autumn Salamack, Sheri Brezinka, and Zack Hansen. http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Episode5_SOI.m4a Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:05:00 CST 1:00:23 event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, state of the industry, SOI, hospitality industry Interviewed by: Joel Schettler and Amanda Fretheim Gates Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 4 Contents include an interview with Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chairman and former CEO of Minnetonka-based Carlson, and Katie Callahan-Giobbi, executive vice president and chief business architect, Meeting Professionals International http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/winter09_4.m4a Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:58:00 CST 42:15 Marilyn Carlson, Minnetonka Carlson, Carlson, Katie Callahan-Giobbi, Meeting Professionals International, MPI, event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine Interviewed by: Joel Schettler Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 3 Contents include an interview with Ralph Burnet, owner and general partner, W Minneapolis-Foshay and Andrew Sandoval-Strausz, associate professor at the University of New Mexico, author of Hotel: An American History http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Hotels.m4a Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:21:00 CST 56:50 Ralph Burnet, W Minneapolis, Foshay, Andrew Sandoval-Strausz, University of New Mexico, Hotel: An American History, event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine Interviewed by: Joel Schettler Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 2 Contents include an interview with Bonnie Carlson, president of Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau. Then, listen to "Shines For All To See", a song written by Dean Sorenson for Minnesota's 150th anniversary. http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Bonnie.mp3 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:00:00 CST 13:32 minnesota anniversary, sesquicentennial, bloomington, event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine Interviewed by: Joel Schettler Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 1 Interviews with author Jonathan Tisch, Republican National Convention Host Committee President Cynthia Lescher, and University of Minnesota Tourism Director Ingrid Schneider, plus updates from our editors. http://www.mn-meetings.com/podcasts/Tisch.mp3 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:00:00 CST 39:33 event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine