Diversity in Association Management

by Amanda Brahlek | Dec 18, 2020 | Association Management, Employment, Meetings Management, Uncategorized

Like many similar professional fields, Association Management is not particularly diverse. One could argue that Association Management is somewhat obscure, with very few children claiming they want to be Project Managers when they grow up. Because of said exclusivity...

2020 – The Year of COVID-19

by Amanda Brahlek | Nov 25, 2020 | Association Management, Company Culture, Meetings Management, Uncategorized

When the ball dropped and the fireworks brightened the sky as people across the world celebrated the “roaring 20s”, no one could have predicted what was to come. A year of stress, worry, sickness, homeschooling, angst, and uncertainty but it’s also been a year full of...

Parthenon Management Group Welcomes the Case Management Society of America

by Amanda Brahlek | Nov 6, 2020 | Association Management, Meetings Management, Uncategorized

Parthenon Management Group, LLC (PMG), an AMCI-accredited association management company located in Nashville, Tennessee is proud to welcome the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) to its family of organizations. CMSA is the leading membership association...

Taking Virtual Meeting Lessons to Hybrid Meeting Success

by Amanda Brahlek | Aug 21, 2020 | Association Management, Meetings Management

Where We’ve Been: As I reflect back over the past four months of navigating nine associations through the current pandemic, we have learned there is no “one size fits all”.  Each meeting is as unique as the organization that hosts it, and not all meetings come in the...

Virtual Events on a Global Scale

by Amanda Brahlek | Aug 14, 2020 | Association Management, Meetings Management

As a Meeting Planner, one of the first things I learned when I came to PMG is that no two meetings are the same.  Although incredibly similar, each meeting we plan has its own set of nuances that make it unique.  The same is true for planning a conference that takes...

A Quick Pivot Leads to Learning and Success

by Amanda Brahlek | May 4, 2020 | Association Management, Information Technology, Meetings Management

“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” -Albert Einstein As a non-profit executive for more than twenty years, I joined the Parthenon Management Group (PMG) team having coordinated almost every type of event. I have planned and executed festivals, galas,...