Meeting Allstars, a new initiative that enables individuals to become their own boss while trading under a larger established name, has launched as “a transformative new way of working for UK event professionals”.
Launched by Chris Parnham and Angie Mason, Meeting Allstars is a limited company and will give its associates and partners the procedural standards, commercial protocols and software to do business.
Allstars will also have access to coaching, support and personal development from Parnham and Mason, as well as from the Absolute Corporate Events team, founded by Parnham.
Chris ParnhamChris Parnham, owner and co-founder of Meeting Allstars said: “The world of live events came to an unexpected and tumultuous halt 12 months ago due to the global pandemic and hundreds of event professionals have found themselves furloughed or out of work. It is this unfortunate situation and our desire to create an opportunity for those so desperately looking for one that led to the creation of Meeting Allstars. The premise behind which is to create a community of event planners, united by the common goal of delivering a personalised and dedicated service to clients requiring global venue sourcing.
'Associate Allstars' will be employed on a flexible contract with a base salary and performance bonus scheme and will have access to a suite of business tools to help manage client enquiries, destination research, and venue sourcing through to contracting.
For more established entrepreneurs, 'Partner status' is designed for the self-employed who are set up as a limited company. Partners also benefit from the same essential business tools package but have responsibility for their own income management.
“Live events will return, and clients will soon need to start sourcing venues, but they will likely find that many of their long-standing relationships will have been affected by furlough or redundancies,” Parnham added.
“As part of Meeting Allstars, anyone who has experience of global venue sourcing and has client relationships that need attention can join the company, whilst retaining ownership for their clients, their delivery and their future career path. They won’t just be employees, they will be entrepreneurs, engaged at an Associate or Partner level.
“I am so excited to build this new community and audience, focused on making the best from the recovery of our industry. It is so important to us that each of our entrepreneurs will have ownership of their own destiny but will be comfortable in the security of a strong and credible company.”
Find out more about Meetings Allstars here.
A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.
