Corporate Events Plus

Wow – where did that time go? Nose to the grindstone – bouncing from one project to another -travelling across the globe by planes, trains and automobiles.

Late nights and early mornings a plenty.

Financial banking Crisis / the death of Lady Diana, Bomb scares by terrorists preventing delegates travelling, ash clouds from volcanos in the sky preventing travel, a global pandemic that briefly closed the industry, Brexit and I think 2 recessions from memory. It has been some ride.

Clients have come and gone and come back again – new clients met – new teams of suppliers added to the faithful list of go to merchants.

Some of our suppliers have been retiring over the past few years – I think because I have surrounded myself with people at the top of their game many have tended to be older – as the company ages, so has the supplier network.

Events are continually evolving, methods of work change, technology changes and suppliers either update or are bypassed.

Could I do it all again now? – errrr the immediate answer is no. That was some effort, risk and commitment.

Would I want to do it all again now? again…………no, I don’t think I do, one benefit of this industry is that I have been able to see first hand what a marvellous world it is out there.

But all that knowledge, all those shows and exhibitions completed, mistakes made and problems solved ensuring success for future projects, what happens to that back catalogue of knowledge if you just stop?

Being middle aged life impacts from both ends – parents pass on and grand children arrive – without spending your time wisely you could miss out on what time you have left with one group and adding your own value to the other.

What of the future? What is that 3 year or 5 year plan now? – I am working on it – the thoughts are there in the back of my head – I think the delay in a decision is that when you are on site with a good team, working for a client who values you, or you are interested in the subject matter of what you are involved with it is difficult to stop doing what you enjoy doing.

The last project group shot after giving a Health and Safety briefing