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If you are seeing varied colors of session titles, here is your guide:dark teal = Catersource education sessions; dark orange = TSE education sessions; and black = those sessions or events that can be attended by anyone. You can sort your experience by pass type, as well as track. Find your best experience by first choosing the pass type you have purchased. This will weed out all other extraneous sessions.

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ALL education sessions at this year's conference are approved by The Events Industry Council to count toward your CMP certification. Keep your professional status up-to-date while enjoying and learning from this incredible lineup of speakers.

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Starting Your Own Event Business, How Event Businesses are Changing

Grace Gittinger, DES (Principal + Event Marketing Lead, GG & CO.)

Chrissy Thompson, DES (Founder & CEO, Dynamo Events)

Erin Branham, CSEP (President & Founder, A2 Events)

Location: 154

Date: Tuesday, May 3

Time: 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm

Pass Type: All Access Pass, Combined CS/TSE Education Pass, TSE Conference Pass, TSE Premium Pass

Track : TSE-Business & Professional Development

Associations & Accreditations: CMP

Vault Recording: TBD

Audience Level: Intermediate

We’re into details. Speciﬁcity is what has made us successful. So we aren’t holding back in this session where we will tell you everything we can (in an hour) about going out on your own.

You’ll get the 411 on all things related starting out as an event freelancer and/or opening your own event agency. We’ll also discuss how event planning companies are changing because of the pandemic and what you can learn from this past year.

This session is unique because you’ll hear from owners of a DMC, an event site selection + production company, and an event strategy and marketing company. We’ve all had different journeys, own different types of events companies, and are in different stages.

Join Chrissy, Erin and Grace in this no-holds barred session. Bring your questions! We’ve likely been where you are and want to help you get to where you want to go

Starting Your Own Event Business, How Event Businesses are Changing