EDITOR’S LETTER

Teresa Kenney, editor

TERESA.KENNEY@TIGEROAK.COM

With Flying Colors

The idea for a colorful issue came to me at the expense of my pride. I was leading a workshop on working with the media for a regional conference. I had designed a PowerPoint presentation, practiced my speech in the shower and worried that I hadn’t brought enough copies of my handouts— after all, who wouldn’t want to know how to work with the media? Well, as it turns out, everyone but the six people who showed up (two of whom were my publisher and associate publisher). The rest of the attendees, it seemed, were packing the room across the hall—people were literally spilling out of the doors—to hear a presentation on how to use color to enhance events. “Hmmm,” I thought to myself, “perhaps this is a topic I should cover.”

So covering it we are. In our feature, “Throwing Shade” on page 29, contributing writer Cheryl Reid-Simons asks experts—including the executive director of the Pantone Color Institute—how color can enhance your productions. And in “Hometown Favorites” on page 34, I talk with three industry leaders who have a reputation for coloring events with their optimism and joy. We also look at some venue options with colorful names (page 20) and take a trip to Redmond, Washington, as our Destination (page 24).

Speaking of colorful personalities, check out this issue’s profile on Danny Ng (page 48). On a recent FAM trip (page 10) to Whistler, British Columbia, I stayed at his hotel, Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler, and had the pleasure of having Ng as a table companion at several meals over the course of the four days. He had me laughing until my cheeks hurt at his self-deprecating sense of humor, funny stories and good nature. You can see photos of my fantastic trip in our Snapshots (page 46).

Thank you for spending some time with us. If you know of any industry insiders who add color to your workweek, shoot me an email at Teresa.Kenney@tigeroak.com. I’d love to learn more about them and potentially feature them in a future article or profile.

Cheers,

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