80: Building a Culture with Freelancers with Meg Fasy

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are thrilled to finally have the opportunity to talk to Meg Fasy from</span> <a href= "https://www.eventsgig.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">eventsGIG</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">! Meg is a star in our industry! She is a long-time member of the industry and has a vast amount of experience.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meg is joining us today to talk about the freelance economy, the changes happening in our industry, and opportunities for the future.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We hope you will enjoy listening to Meg’s inspiring story today!</span></p> <p><strong>Meg Fasy’s bio:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meg Fasy’s career spans several markets, including hotel, CVB, industry associations, event technology, and strategic partnerships, where she has been a successful sales/marketing leader. She has worked for, and with, some of the biggest brands you know. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This idea for eventsGIG came about as Meg was trying to find a way to help the Events Industry recover from the devastating impact of the pandemic. With so many of her peers out of work and many organizations struggling to figure out how they rebuild their service levels, she wanted to create an opportunity for each to connect. To further that end, it was important to Meg that a portion of our proceeds benefit Meetings Industry Fund to help our industry recover fully and thrive.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meg is well known for motivating sales and marketing teams, driving strategy, and connecting people. Meg is an energetic leader who has been a featured speaker at most major event industry conferences including CEMA, PCMA, MPI, IAEE, Cvent Connect.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When not focused on making great connections, you will often find Meg on the water, training for her next dragon boat race.</span></p> <p><strong>Meg’s story</strong></p> <p><span style="font-w