77: Motivation, Mentorship, and Management with Dr. Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we are delighted to be speaking to an amazing and inspiring leader in our industry, Dr. Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen! Dr. Debbie was chosen as the 2020 Most Inspirational Woman in Entertainment Middle East and the Female CEO of the Year.   </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Dr. Debbie has a lot to share about mentorship, managing people, and the importance of building trust. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We hope you enjoy listening to today’s conversation!</span></p> <p><strong>Dr. Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen’s bio:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Debbie is an accomplished leader with more than 30 years of International experience in Venue Management, MICE Tourism, and Events & Entertainment industries. Dr. Debbie is a Leader with an extensive understanding of public, government, and private sector organizations with a proven track record of driving growth and successful business development.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Debbie holds an Honorary Professional Doctorate in Global Leadership and Management from EIU, Paris, France. Her career started under the leadership of MICE Tourism Industry legends; Ray Bloom, Paul Flackett, and John Haynes in 1988 with Regent International Exhibitions and the launch of EIBTM Geneva, Switzerland. Following the sale of EIBTM to the world’s largest Exhibition Organiser; Reed International Exhibitions, Dr. Debbie took on the role of Group Director of Sales; MICE Global Events until rejoining Ray Bloom in 2001 as Vice President Global Sales with the launch of IMEX Frankfurt, Germany. In 2005, she moved to the Middle East to help establish the Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority, and later assuming the roles of Acting CEO and Deputy CEO for the Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre, she then went on to become the CEO of events@bahrain, a company established under the Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company.</span></p> <p><strong>How Dr. Debbie