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Check Please! Chapter 7: Check Your Plan!

It is said, "Want to make God laugh? Tell him your plans."  I've seen that so often - indeed, hasn't 2020 been pretty much a 180 on almost everyone's plan for the year?
— Troy Ganser
Tagged: Advice Birthday Party Plans business development Business growth diversification Professionalism Strategic planning
Mime entertainment for events

Check Please! Chapter 6: November: Check Your "Friends!"

It took me a long time to understand "R.O.I."

 

— Troy Ganser
Tagged: Advice business development Business growth Ethics Human nature Kindness Networking Professionalism Strategic planning Teamwork
The TAG Art Fun Farm in New Haven Indiana

Check Please! Chapter 5: Check your business!

Or perhaps "mind your own business" would be more appropriate these days?
— Troy Ganser
Tagged: Advice Art business development Business growth diversification holiday party entertainment Human nature Professionalism Strategic planning versatility
Hard working artists for events

Check Please! Chapter 4: Check Your Energy!

I love the adage: "You can't pour from an empty cup." If you've never heard it before, it may just change your life.
— Troy Ganser
Tagged: Advice Business growth Human nature Kindness
Stilt walking entertainment for events

Check Please! Chapter 3: Check Your Priorities?

How badly do you want it?
— Troy Ganser
Tagged: Advice business development Business growth Courtesy Customer service Ethics Human nature Kindness low-hanging fruit Networking Professionalism Strategic planning versatility
mime entertainment; stilt walking entertainment; themed entertainment

Check please! Chapter 2: Check Your Team!

A key to success is "you can't do it alone."
— Troy Ganser
Tagged: Advice business development Business growth Customer service diversification Ethics Human nature Kindness Professionalism Strategic planning Teamwork versatility
Event entertainment; Charlie Chaplin; Costumed characters for events

Check please! Chapter 1: Check Your Ego

This is the first of a series of writings meant to offer perspective (in as humble a fashion as possible) for the benefit of any who hope to make their...
— Troy Ganser
Tagged: Advice business development Business growth diversification Entertainment Human nature Kindness Professionalism Strategic planning
Left Shark; Costumed characters for events; Event entertainment

We're All In This Together Alone In The Same Boat

If I have to watch one more celebrity tell me "we're all in this together" and "we'll get through this" and "we're all in the same boat" (have you seen...
— Troy Ganser
Tagged: Advice business development Business growth Courtesy Customer service Entertainment Ethics Human nature Kindness Professionalism Strategic planning versatility
Willie Wonka; Costumed characters; Event entertainment

Don't Double Dip!

Relationship building, skills development, diversification, etc.  All these things are marathons, not sprints.  Who you see as the "flash in the pan" paid their dues.  I've also never met anyone in our creative fields who didn't have a "paying their bills" job - sometimes never making it solely on talent.  There's simply a pattern (and a somewhat seasonal pattern at that) to entertaining.
— Troy Ganser
Mime; Themed entertainment; Entertainers for events

Don't Keep it a Secret!

Is your attendance down?  If you were you, would you attend your event?
— Troy Ganser
Tagged: Advice business development Business growth conference entertainment corporate entertainment Courtesy Customer service Entertainment Entertainment services family-friendly entertainment Human nature Kindness low-hanging fruit Networking Professionalism Strategic planning themed entertainment trade show entertainment
Dinosaurs; Dinosaur entertainment; Event entertainment

Oh, you do that too? Tips for creatives forced into sales

It's the sales person's job to provide a complete set of options, but in our "bigger, faster, stronger" culture, shouldn't it be the customer's job to want more?
— Troy Ganser
Tagged: Advice Art business development Business growth corporate entertainment Courtesy Customer service diversification Ethics Human nature Kindness Professionalism Strategic planning versatility
Children's entertainment; Birthday party entertainers; Event entertainment

Children’s & Adults’ Birthday Party Plans

Entertainment is the most crucial aspect of any birthday party. Take a look
at how you should plan your perfect birthday party entertainment.
— Troy Ganser
Tagged: birthday party entertainment Birthday Party Plans Creative Design Company Entertainment Entertainment services family-friendly entertainment themed entertainment