The Summit: Keynote Speaker Robert Rippee of UNLV’s Hospitality Innovation and eSports Labs
Late last week, CVEP was finally able to announce this year’s Keynote Speaker for The Summit, and we couldn't be more excited. This year's Keynote will be Robert Rippee, MBA & Ph.D. Candidate. Rippee is [...]
9/11 Remembrance Events in Greater Palm Springs
Typically, CVEP hosts a seminar on the second Wednesday of each month as part of our Small Business Forum series. This month, that day happens to fall on a day when we remember one of [...]
Mom Jeans and the Changing Course of Retail
Early this week, giant old-school retailer Macy's came under fire for - of all things - dinnerware. Across social media, users called out Macy's for fat-shaming. And body-shaming. And food-shaming... pretty much everything-shaming. The plates [...]
Event Planning Tips to Make You Look Like an Expert
Event Planning 101 The Coachella Valley has never lacked for an event to attend. Business, social, philanthropic – the choices are ample. Along with many others, I have been a veteran attendee. I have also [...]
Lessons from Durwood’s Neighborhood Garden
As a child in rural Kentucky it was common for all of the people who lived in our neighborhood to know and like one another. On the rare occasion that there were personal differences, they [...]
The Financial Burden of Jury Duty in California
In the fall of 1996, I was selected and sworn onto my first jury. It was a civil case in Ventura County: a dispute between neighbors over a home improvement project's impact. We listened for [...]