AGENDA

9:00 AM - Welcome and Introduction

Join our event host and the founders of Meetingful,Smart Meeting Spaces, Stacey & Damon Neth as they kick off the first Meetingful Xchange.

10:00 AM - Events in the Time of COVID-19

​A panel discussion hosted by Grace Lanni, featuring speakers Cindy Y. Lo of Red Velvet events and Cassie LaMere of Cassie LaMere Events.

​11:00 AM - Mastering Engagement on Video Conferencing Platforms

Running an effective online meeting is more than scheduling a Zoom meeting and inviting people to join you. It’s about engaging your community and interacting with your meeting attendees in a way that makes them want to participate and jump into the conversation. No matter if you’re running a work meeting, leading a networking event, teaching online or even holding a conference, you want your people to leave inspired and energized by their time with you! In this session, you’ll find out how to encourage everyone to keep their cameras on, join in the conversation and most importantly, be excited to come back to your next Zoom meeting. Hosted by Sierra Bailey.

12:00 PM - Communicating with Confidence in a Virtual World

This new virtual world has lasted far longer than we might have imagined and will change the way we operate in the future. Having to transition from in-person meetings, sales, presentations, job interviews and interaction to communicating and doing business and volunteer work virtually can be intimidating. But the skill of being on camera has never been more important, and it doesn’t have to be so overwhelming.  

Kim & Mike Barnes will share how to show up well for virtual meetings.  From looking good and keeping your audience engaged to virtual etiquette and using technology to your advantage, they'll share tips & tricks to make you more effective. Everyone will leave with a better understanding of what they’re doing (or not doing) to create more impactful virtual connections. Hosted By Kim & Mike Barnes of Barnes Team Media.

12:45 PM - Mastermind with the Experts

Join Kim & Mike Barnes, Grace Lanni, & Sierra Bailey for an impromptu business brainstorming session for a few lucky participants.

PRESENTERS

Grace Lanni

Grace continually stretches the cutting edge of personal/professional branding delivering keynotes at international events. Originally trained as a Bio/Electrical engineer, her first CEO venture was an online software solution. One of only two women to be venture funded at the multi-million-dollar level in Austin in 2000, Grace was featured in the Austin Business Journal, on CBS, and won the KPMG Stand-Out Startup Award. Grace’s All About That Brand podcast is award-winning, and her most recent book, The No B.S. Truth: What it Really Takes to Build a Successful Business, is an International Best Seller. Her next book reveals what’s beyond the story brand in 2020.

Sierra Bailey

Sierra Bailey is a business educator and talented, tiny business owner expert. She has a passion for helping people feel like they can achieve whatever they want to. Her specialty is giving talented, tiny business owners the tools and confidence to create the businesses they really want to own. Sierra became a business educator after over 20 years of building and running her own tiny businesses. She now uses her knowledge and experience as a jewelry designer, restaurant general manager, TV host and board member of multiple non-profits to help you run the tiny business you love your way. Find out more at mssierrabailey.com

SPEAKERS

Grace Lanni

Grace continually stretches the cutting edge of personal/professional branding delivering keynotes at international events. Originally trained as a Bio/Electrical engineer, her first CEO venture was an online software solution. One of only two women to be venture funded at the multi-million-dollar level in Austin in 2000, Grace was featured in the Austin Business Journal, on CBS, and won the KPMG Stand-Out Startup Award. Grace’s All About That Brand podcast is award-winning, and her most recent book, The No B.S. Truth: What it Really Takes to Build a Successful Business, is an International Best Seller. Her next book reveals what’s beyond the story brand in 2020.

Sierra Bailey

Sierra Bailey is a business educator and talented, tiny business owner expert. She has a passion for helping people feel like they can achieve whatever they want to. Her specialty is giving talented, tiny business owners the tools and confidence to create the businesses they really want to own. Sierra became a business educator after over 20 years of building and running her own tiny businesses. She now uses her knowledge and experience as a jewelry designer, restaurant general manager, TV host and board member of multiple non-profits to help you run the tiny business you love your way. Find out more at mssierrabailey.com

Kim & Mike Barnes

Kim & Mike Barnes have each spent 30 years on the air! Now, as Barnes Team Media, they coach clients for on-camera impact in video and media interviews and public speaking.

​Kim was an award-winning reporter and news anchor for 15 years, including more than a decade at KVUE in Austin. Kim taught television news reporting at The University of Texas (her alma mater).

Mike Barnes was an award-winning sportscaster at KVUE for over 29 years He was named Best Sportscaster in Austin 17 years and Best in Texas four times.

Mike & Kim have a 23-year-old son who's a graduate of Texas A&M and a 20-year-old daughter who's a junior at UT!

This dynamic duo knows how to make a great impression on camera or in front of a room.

Cindy Y. Lo

When Cindy Lo started Red Velvet Events (RVE) almost 18 years ago, she did so with the mission to Outplan, Outplay and Outparty! Red Velvet Events is a boutique creative events agency helping global brands ideate, design and execute their experiential events since 2002. During this pandemic, she has pivoted her team of 23 to own the virtual and hybrid world.

Cindy is a recent author of Behind the Red Velvet Curtain. Connect with RVE on all the major social media channels (@RedVelvetEvents) to see behind the scenes of what event life is like at Red Velvet Events, especially with most of the team still working from home. Cindy calls Austin, Texas home with her husband of 15 years, their 2 children and Frenchie puppy who has his own Instagram (@DarwinTheTXFrenchie).