What is the single most important thing attendees discover at your session?
How someone has managed to stay in this business for almost 25 years.

What do you believe is the greatest innovation to affect the events industry in the past year?
The iPad!

Where do you find inspiration?
I find inspiration often at restaurants, through fashion, through magazines and museums.

What excites you most about the year ahead in the events industry or your personal business?
I am excited about a few collaborations that I have in the works.

What is the best piece of business advice you’ve ever been given?
That this is a business

BIO
A conceptualist, event planner, entertaining expert and author, Marcy Blum creates events that stimulate the senses, delight with unexpected details and make clever use of even the most traditional venues. In 1986, Marcy launched her company, Marcy Blum Associates, beginning with corporate events and evolving into social events, including weddings, birthdays, bar mitzvahs and more.

Marcy’s impressive portfolio includes the weddings of Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, Salman Rushdie and Padma Lakshmi, Billy Joel and Katie Lee, a 50th birthday celebration for Donny Deutsch, events for Comedy Central and a five-floor theme event for the anniversary of Societe Generale.

She has been named a Trendsetter by Modern Bride and she has received the prestigious Silver Spoon Award from Food Arts magazine, an award that is typically reserved for chefs. Marcy co-authored both Wedding Planning for Dummies and Wedding Kit for Dummies. She has appeared as an expert guest on many programs including Oprah, Live with Regis and Kelly, CNBC Reports, The Today Show and Good Morning America.

AWARDS
I have received the ISES Legends Award this year, the Silver Spoon Award from Food Arts magazine, The Modern Bride Trendsetter Award and New York Magazines “Best Of” award twice.

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