Black Lives Matter
Message from the HBIC @colleenjolly — I deviated from this script a bit. But the key points are below if you don’t want to watch the whole thing. I wanted to take a moment to talk about what PoleCon has…
Creating a Marketing Plan
A marketing plan can take many forms. At the most basic level, it is a commitment to engage with your customers and potential customers in a specific way (or set of ways) on a regular basis with the intent to…
SWOT Analysis
A SWOT analysis is a straightforward, yet powerful process to help you make business decisions. SWOT is an acronym that stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. You can use this process as a planning tool for opening or revamping…
PoleCon 2020 New Dates: Schedule starting to be updated
I’ve heard back from all the PoleCon 2020 workshop leaders and am starting to redo the schedule. Since the schedule has been live and you all are signed up for workshops, this is going to be a potentially confusing week…
So you want to run an event?
The pole world is full of entrepreneurs all trying to improve/change/fix and otherwise influence our amazing community. Pole events, whether they are as deceptively simple as creating a studio student showcase or as complex as a multi-day, multi-national convention, are…
#polecon2020 Update on “large events” in NOLA through 2020
Click here to see the video on Instagram. To plan a PoleCon, I work with a hotel industry expert company to help me source hotels. I also work directly with hotels AND I the local visitor and conference bureau.…
PoleCon 2020 Updated Transfer and Refund Policy
Right now, to keep the event going, I need most people who have already purchased passes/workshops to either come to the new event if possible or find someone to transfer their passes/workshops to who can come to the event under…
PoleCon 2020: Rescheduled to August 13-16, 2020
Due to the continued uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, PoleCon has been rescheduled to August 13-16, 2020. Please communicate only via email about the rescheduling (no DMs, Messenger, comments on posts, etc.) so we can keep track of all…
PoleCon 2020 Update: Coronavirus
We are living in a very strange time. I’ve always been very honest and upfront with the PoleCon community and here are the details of where we are today. Early into the coronavirus/COVID-19 situation, when the Arnold was just canceled,…
Taking Care of Business —- Nope. Taking Care of Yourself to Take Care of Your Business
I caught part of an episode of “Shark Tank” the other day. While I’m not particularly interested in people begging for money from a room full of rich people ranging from slightly to obnoxiously rude, I am fascinated by entrepreneurs.…