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PCMA Convene // Soundings Chief of Staff, Nikki Gonzales, featured on the PCMA Convene podcast episode filmed at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024!
SMART MEETINGS // Soundings Chief Operating Officer, Kerry Lambert, awarded Industry Leader Award!
MEETINGS NET // If your business events team fills talent shortages and skill gaps with freelancers, or if you’re a freelancer yourself, weigh in on a new Temple University research study. Here’s how.
Soundings, known for spurring innovation and unlocking potential in event and hospitality professionals, proudly welcomes Kerry Lambert as Chief Operating Officer at an exciting juncture of expansion and groundbreaking transformation. With a robust background in leading global teams and driving significant revenue growth for event industry powerhouses like Cvent and Freeman, Lambert joins Soundings at a pivotal time of growth and innovation.
SMART MEETINGS // A Survey Exploring the Motivations and Values of Independent Planners Might Help Lean Planning Teams Elevate Events
SMART MEETINGS // Soundings Customer Success Manager, Jason Lum, awarded a 2023 Catalyst Award!
With the mission of revolutionizing the way companies work with talent, Soundings, is excited to announce a partnership with Temple University on a novel academic study focused on integrating freelance talent for business events.
Fielddrive // CEO, Tracy Judge, joined Fielddrive on the ’15 minutes with…’ podcast to discuss the future of freelancing.
SMART MEETINGS // Soundings Founder & CEO, Tracy Judge also shared her perspective on the future of workers classification and how it impacts independent contractors within our industry.
COURTNEY STANLEY // Soundings Customer Success Team awarded 2023 Women to Watch Awards!
CONVENTION SOUTH MAGAZINE // Soundings Founder & CEO, Tracy Judge, named one of Convention South’s 2023 Meeting Pros to Watch!
PCMA // Congratulations to Soundings Chief of Staff Nikki Gonzales on being named one of PCMA’s “20 in their Twenties”!
SMART MEETINGS // Soundings Founder & CEO, Tracy Judge, named one of Smart Meetings’ Catalyst Award Winners!
PCMA Convene // Soundings Founder & CEO, Tracy Judge, shares Soundings' genesis story, why it's time to think about talent differently, and how event professionals are benefitting from going freelance.
MPI // Soundings Founder & CEO, Tracy Judge, named one of MPI’s 50 Up and Comers to watch!
EVENT MB // The tight labor market is fuelling demand for freelance services in the event industry. For their part, planners are moving into freelance work for greater flexibility, relief from career burnout, and the chance to focus on aspects of the job they enjoy most.
Listen to Episode 11 of the Top Floor Podcast with Soundings Founder & CEO, Tracy Judge.
EVENTEX // Congratulations to Soundings Founder & CEO, Tracy Judge, for being named one of Eventex’s Top 100 Most Influential People in the Event Industry!
THE MEETING PROFESSIONAL // "A return to events requires greater flexibility" Soundings has made it to the August edition of the Meeting Professional! As we head towards an exciting recovery filled with projected major growth, understanding the state of talent is imperative in preparing for the future.
SMART MEETINGS // In honor of International Women’s Day, Smart Meetings announced their 2021 Smart Women Awards. Soundings is excited to announce Tracy Judge, Founder & CEO, as a 2021 Hall of Fame Awardee!
EXHIBIT CITY NEWS // Soundings and Virtual Events Institute are joining forces to offer affordable and readily accessible learning opportunities for freelance meeting and event professionals racing to meet the demand for versatile skill sets and virtual event experience.
SMART MEETINGS // In honor of International Women’s Day, Smart Meetings announced their 2021 Smart Women Awards. Soundings is excited to announce Heather Black Cosgrave, Director of Operations & Customer Engagement, has received the Rising Star Award!
CORPORATE EVENT NEWS // In an effort to connect the many dots—that draw a picture of 2021—VEI has forged a partnership with talent platform Soundings that will benefit all affected groups. Under their new brand, Soundings Thrive, a vibrant members-only freelance community, the company is collaborating with VEI to offer offering additional education and networking opportunities for freelance event professionals to help them become workforce-ready for assisting virtual and hybrid events.
Soundings and the Virtual Events Institute announce exclusive North American partnership to offer freelance meeting and event professionals a launch pad into the world of digital experiences
EVENT CADENCE // Collaborative partnerships that create win-win situations for both parties are becomingly increasingly important. Partnerships help find and recruit adept talent for multi-channel market growth, and they harness creativity and innovative thinking for new avenues of inspiration.
We are excited to announce our partnership with Event Cadence for the next Platform Playground Mock Events program!
SMART MEETINGS // COVID-19, social distancing and furloughs, oh no. It has been a troubling year for those working in the meetings and hospitality industry, with pandemic precautions resulting in huge economic loss—and unfortunately, many unforeseen career changes. Throughout the year, Smart Meetings has been posting resources for the business owners, employees and independent planners navigating their way through this new reality. Whether you are job searching, adding new skills or trying to keep your business afloat, take a look at the best Smart Meetings career articles of 2020 can offer you some guidance.
CORPORATE EVENT NEWS // Take a behind the scenes look at how Soundings Founder and CEO, Tracy Judge, live-streamed her presentation for the 2020 Intrado Digital Media Summit.
Live-streamed from Rev Studio in La Jolla, CA.
SMART MEETINGS // Earlier this year we launched Soundings Thrive, a platform providing tools for freelancers to stay relevant in the marketplace and accelerate their business. Since the launch, our primary focus has been to help freelancers embrace their potential in the virtual event world.
Read about the top 5 things we have learned from launching the Platform Playground mock events program for freelancers.
THE MEETING PROFESSIONAL // Soundings Connect Founder + CEO, Tracy Judge, breaks down the questions and concerns meeting professionals should consider before they take their next steps in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in the November 2020 edition of The Meeting Professional magazine.
MEETINGS MAGS // Freelancing has become a new ball game since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, as many companies cannot afford to keep full-time positions, but still need those tasks completed. Although many more professionals have had to join the freelancing community since March, Tracy Judge had the passion for the freelancing community two years ago–long before the pandemic hit–and founded her company Soundings Connect in order to directly connect meetings and events industry freelancers with customers.