Interview with Black Men Pole
Black Men Pole is a new movement founded this year by Kendrick Clevor from LA. We sat down to chat with Kendrick to understand more about the movement and how to get involved. Read more below and then check out…
Gratitude and Appreciation
Acts of Appreciation Keep You in a State of Gratitude Self-help gurus are often extolling the direct, tangible benefits gratitude can have on us personally, on our families and even on our careers. Even something simple like regularly keeping a…
New Trade Association for the Pole Industry Launched
Pole dance, the sultry dance style you’ve seen at the Emmy’s, in the Super Bowl and on major TV and movies, has just gotten serious. A new trade association has been founded to support the businesses behind your favorite dance…
PoleCon: A Global Community
Recently, I was asked where PoleCon attendees come from and I wasn't sure how to answer that question. So we looked at our data -- from purchased tickets only 2015-2019 events (does not include workshop leaders or exhibitors) -- and…
The Top Three Words that should be banned in Pole
What really gets me hot is hearing words that should just be banned, torched and otherwise eliminated from our pole vocabulary because they restrict our abilities, confuse us or downright discourage us—despite being abused ALL THE TIME in the studio…
PoleCon 2020 Canceled, PoleCon 2021 June 24-27, 2021
It is with heavy heart that I announce PoleCon 2020 in August 2020 is canceled. It is not safe to hold the event at this time. >>>PoleCon 2021 will be held June 24-27, 2021 at the Sheraton New Orleans (same…
US Business News Awards
US Business News aim to explore the finest of businesses ranging from the booming finance industry to the, ever-growing, Health sector, leaving no stones unturned, as we search for the best-of-the-best in the smallest suburbs to the largest metropolitans across…
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…