Skift recently dug into a question we deal with on a regular basis: why does salary data for event professionals look so inconsistent? Barbara Scofidio at Skift raised the topic in a story on confusing salary benchmarks in the events industry (Meeting Planner Salaries: Why They Never Agree), and it's worth unpacking here. 

We're excited to share that Soundings Chief of Staff, Nikki Gonzales, has been named to Meetings Today's inaugural Trendsetters of Tomorrow list, recognizing 10 emerging meetings and events professionals shaping the future of the industry!

We're excited to share that Soundings Founder & CEO, Tracy Judge, was recently featured in a Skift Meetings article digging into why meeting planner salary data is so inconsistent across the industry!

Most people think classification comes down to what you call someone. Contractor. 1099. Freelancer. It doesn't work that way – It's about the relationship, not the label. 

We're excited to share that Soundings Founder & CEO, Tracy Judge, was recently featured in the July-August 2026 issue of The Meeting Professional!

We're excited to share that Soundings Founder and CEO, Tracy Judge, was recently featured as a guest on a podcast episode exploring how AI is changing the events industry!

We're excited to share that Soundings Growth Manager, Preston Krzyzak, was recently featured in a Meetings Today article exploring how live events can help combat the global loneliness epidemic!

Choosing an event staffing partner isn't just about finding qualified talent. It's about protecting your organization from unnecessary risk while ensuring your events run smoothly. 

An Offstage with Soundings® recap of our session at Cvent CONNECT by Tracy Judge, CEO & Founder of Soundings.

Founder and CEO of Soundings, Tracy Judge, weighs in on the event industry's contractor classification challenges in a new Skift article examining how agencies are navigating growing scrutiny over temp worker misclassification.

For decades, the meetings and events industry has relied on one of its greatest strengths: a highly skilled, flexible workforce capable of scaling up or down to meet the demands of every event.

For meeting professionals, agencies, and corporate event teams, compliance is no longer simply an operational consideration – it's becoming a strategic business imperative.

For decades, workforce development has followed a familiar pattern. Universities prepared students. Employers hired graduates. Then organizations taught people what they really needed to know to succeed in their roles. That model was already beginning to change. AI is accelerating the shift.

In her latest "Work in Progress" column for The Meeting Professional, Soundings Founder and CEO Tracy Judge explores how the future of work in events will not be defined by job titles, but by how effectively individuals and organizations identify and evolve their skills.

We're excited to share that Soundings Founder & CEO, Tracy Judge, was recently featured in Smart Meetings!

Soundings set out to answer a question we couldn't find good data on anywhere: how is AI actually changing the way people work in business events, not in theory, but in practice?

Deep dive into how business events professionals actually engage with AI, and what your relationship to this technology is going to be.

We're excited to share that Soundings Growth Manager, Preston Krzyzak, was recently featured as a guest on the Eventualists podcast by Meetings Today!

You may be wondering – if travel is getting harder, more expensive and more scrutinized… what actually needs to change? The answer is not to reduce travel, but to be more intentional about why it exists.

In her latest "Work in Progress" column for The Meeting Professional, Soundings Founder and CEO Tracy Judge makes the case for destination-aligned team design, integrating local freelancers and employees into event planning from the start, not just for onsite execution. The result: reduced travel costs, lower carbon impact, less burnout, and stronger destination partnerships.