Meredith Martini

Meredith Martini

MSGA, US
Participant Focused Meeting Design: Create inspiring experiences that change participant behavior and drive organizational results

Meredith Martini is the founder and creative force behind PlayWorks Group. With over 20 years experience planning, creating and facilitating, her passion for unique learning environments within retreats, meetings and conferences only continues to grow. Meredith's firm, PlayWorks Group is a meeting design and team building event planning company specializing in customizing and creating interactive team programming and participatory meetings for corporate groups of all shapes and sizes. The newest service of PWG is meetingWorks. meetingWorks offers meeting architecture and design services to help meeting owners make their meetings more interactive & effective for participants. Meredith and her team work directly with clients, with other third party planners and on behalf of hotel, resort and conference centers' convention services departments to plan, enhance and execute the content and logistics of group participation within meetings and conferences.

Meredith Martini is the founder and creative force behind PlayWorks Group. With over 20 years experience planning, creating and facilitating, her passion for unique learning environments within retreats, meetings and conferences only continues to grow. Meredith's firm, PlayWorks Group is a meeting design and team building event planning company specializing in customizing and creating interactive team programming and participatory meetings for corporate groups of all shapes and sizes. The newest service of PWG is meetingWorks. meetingWorks offers meeting architecture and design services to help meeting owners make their meetings more interactive & effective for participants. Meredith and her team work directly with clients, with other third party planners and on behalf of hotel, resort and conference centers' convention services departments to plan, enhance and execute the content and logistics of group participation within meetings and conferences.

20+ Tips and Tricks to turn your attendees into Participants

Description: No one wants to attend meetings anymore, they want to be actively engaged and involved in the content. Truly, when you get right down to it, it's not about the meeting, it's about the people at the meeting.

So why do we focus so hard on the details of building a successful meeting when what we really all want at the end of the day is successful people? For planners, Meredith will walk you through at least twenty tricks and tips to help you focus more on your...
Meeting/Event PlanningAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

Integrating CSR give-back into your Meeting or Event

Description: CSR is not just a passing fad in the meetings and events industry. The truth is, everyone wants to make a difference, to feel a part of something larger than themselves. Learn how to meet this need for your your event and meeting participants by integrating CSR.

For planners, Meredith will walk you through the pros, cons and potential pitfalls of different types of events; for suppliers, you'll have an armload of ideas you can offer your planner clients. Depending on...
Meeting/Event PlanningAudience ActivityEducational / Informative

Social Media for the Meeting Professional

Description: So social media matters in this era, right. We know it, we say, it but do we do it. Through personal experience and stories Meredith will share how and why to make it work for you as a meeting or event professional. She'll get raw and honest about the mistakes and pitfalls she's discovered the hard way.

In this highly interactive session, you'll not learn about hypothetical scenarios, but take the time to set up accounts and profiles, set up a planning calendars and...
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

The Age of Attendance is Over. Welcome to the Age of the PARTICIPANT

It's time for a cultural shift in our industry. The signs have been there and the buzz is building, but we as the day to day players have to make a conscious decision to change our own practices and mindset.

What do we want to leave as our legacy, a bunch of successful meetings? Or do we want to leave behind participants who have been changed by our meetings? Why does this shift matter and why is it so hard? We'll share with one another our successes and failures and try out some...

Meeting/Event PlanningAudience ActivityEducational / Informative

Meetrepreneur: Developing Your CEO Mindset in the Meeting Industry

Those of us who have "gone independent" all have the scars to prove it. So was it worth it? Absolutely! Through personal experience and stories Meredith will share how and why to make the leap as an independent meeting professional. She'll share mistakes she's made along the way to save you the heartache, pain, and money. She'll help you work through your whys to develp a full on #ceomindset.

In this highly interactive session, you'll explore your ideal business modela and develop the...

Meeting/Event PlanningAudience ActivityInspirational / Life-changing

Personal Risk Management: SELF CARE for the STRESSED OUT MEETING PROFESSIONAL

In this day and age of constant change, quick turn arounds, high stakes and higher expectations, professionals in the meeting industry are under constant stress. In fact, according to one publication, the roll of event coordinator was in the top most five stressful jobs. Meeting Planners are expected to create stress free programs for their participants, but how is this reasonable given their own experience. Never has self-care been more critical to the success of industry professionals. In...
Meeting/Event PlanningAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing