Betsy Bair to Retire from VCC March 29, 2023 by Dave Lutz Betsy Bair, Vice President, Strategic Narratives at Velvet Chainsaw, will retire as of March 31, 2023. For the past seven years, Betsy has been instrumental in project managing many of VCC’s most complex client engagements. Her passion for studying and learning the business of each of our clients is unparalleled. Betsy is a client … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , Betsy Bair, retirement, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
David Beckett Joins the Velvet Chainsaw Team December 12, 2022 by Dave Lutz We are extremely excited to welcome David Beckett, Vice President, Business Model & Performance to the Velvet Chainsaw Consulting team! To me, this is kind of like getting the band back together! I had the privilege to hire and work closely with David at Experient as well as when I was on the board of … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , business model expertise, David Beckett, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
What I’ve Learned This Year Could Fill a Book December 19, 2019 by Lisa Block After nearly 30 years leading the event development and execution at the Society for Human Resource Management, I took the leap earlier this year to join the remarkable VCC team and focus on helping associations and organizations improve their annual events. The work we do has reignited my deep appreciation for the role associations play … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , annual conference, annual convention, business health, leadership buyin, strategic planning, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
Velvet Chainsaw Consulting…New Year, Expanded Strategy January 25, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Jeff Hurt + Dave Lutz = Associations with improved annual meetings & education. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may have noticed some changes recently. There’s a new logo, a couple additional pages, another photo on the About page, an additional writer and more frequent posts. You can expect further changes in … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , improving annual meetings and education, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
