Don’t Forget About the Data

By: Brian Scott, President and Chief Information Officer at ClearTone Consulting, LLC

Has it truly been six months since we were hit with COVID-19 and the all stop lever was pulled on an entire industry? In many ways it seems like it was yesterday that we were talking about growing our events, meeting or exceeding our annual budget numbers, and focusing on our biggest risks like security. Oh, those were the days. In other ways, it seems like a lifetime ago that we were so unaware of the impending implosion. Either way, there has been a virtual cornucopia (no pun intended) of emotions, tough discussions, and tougher actions as we’ve collectively been forced to navigate through the storm surge.

If there are any potential silver linings to this sad summer, it has been a much more conscious and purposeful outreach within our networks and peer groups to provide and partake…