SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS' Annual List of Impact Players

The impact players who contributed to the betterment of the meetings industry in 2018 are profiled. Steve Heitzner, chief sales and marketing officer for Americas of Marriott International, led the integration of organizations across sales, marketing and revenue management within Marriott. Tracey Smith, executive director of Senior Planners Industry Network (SPIN), launched SPIN Small Business Community as a series of educational offerings designed to help small-business owners run their businesses better and future-proof the skills necessary to survive and thrive. David Bruce, founder and executive director of Meeting Planners Unite, moved to mobilize members of the independent meeting planning community, rallying meeting professionals to stand together from the moment that Marriott announced its new commission policy for third-party planners.