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IM Creative Mastermind Shannon Morrison
Show Notes: Learn more about the creative mind of Shannon Morrison IM Creative AWESOME #AWESPITALITY AWESOME News Connect on Social IM Creative on Instagram IM Creative on Facebook Shannon on Twitter Shannon on LinkedIn

Web Guru Glenn Boothe
Show Notes: Glenn’s Favorite Podcasts Tim Ferriss Mike Rowe This Week In Startups Radiolab Side Hustle Show James Altucher Show Glenn’s Favorite YouTube Channels Numberphile Vsauce Casey Neistat Shonduras Dark Web – Open Netflix and search Cybercrimes with Ben Hammersley Connect on Social Glenn on Instagram Web Station on Instagram Glenn on Snapchat Glenn on… View Article

Making Traction July 2016

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Create Something Kick Ass
In-between meetings, over lunch, and even while relaxing at a company outing, Chris Epperly and I obsessively discuss one singular topic. It’s a question that most event producers think about regularly and a query that the team at Awesome is committed to answering. Ultimately, it’s an uncomplicated question, but if it is answered incorrectly poses… View Article

Awesome News
Charlotte, NC – Charlotte-Based Traction Event Labs is proud to announce a new joint venture with award-winning event design firm IM Creative called AWESOME. “AWESOME is poised to take the world of experiential marketing by storm,” says Michael Verlatti, CEO of Traction and Chief Strategist behind the new entity. “We have the greatest talent in the… View Article

One Second Video June 2016

Making Traction June 2016

NASCAR Hub @ The Daytona International Speedway
The U.S. Military debriefs each operation with an After Action Report (AAR). Even though producing an event isn’t as stressful as a raid on a terrorist compound, we also implement a recap report for every event we produce at Traction. In an earlier blog (4 Questions), I talked about the four magical questions that I… View Article

NASCAR Garage Bar & Grill
I have been fortunate to work with and for quality people that enjoy the hard work required to achieve success and know how to slow down long enough to celebrate it. This February, I watched as our five-person team accomplished the monumental task of producing one of the largest NASCAR hospitality experiences of the… View Article