|
    
Upcoming Events
March 2026
March 19, 2026 – 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Meeting location: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
1101 Lincoln Street Columbia, SC 29201
Group room block (book by February 1, 2026)
Booking link: SGMP
Hilton Columbia Center
924 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29201
Session Title
Embracing Your Fix in 2026
Session Description
In the hospitality industry, we are the architects of other people’s experiences. We pride ourselves on being "the service industry," yet we often neglect the very foundation that allows us to serve: ourselves. Drawing on her 33-year career in the meetings industry, Cynthia M. Grant, CMP, shares a vulnerable and powerful account of her "two-year limp"— a journey of physical pain and professional sacrifice that led to a life-changing realization. This session is a Call to Action for every professional who has ever put a signed contract above their own well-being. Through the lens of her 2023 health breakdown and 2025 recovery, she empowers attendees to stop "limping" through their careers and start "Embracing their Fix." This isn't just a talk on self-care; it is a blueprint for reclaiming your health, your boundaries, and your professional longevity.
Session Objectives
- The "Asset Management" Mindset Attendees will learn to shift their perspective from "self-sacrifice" to "asset preservation”, understanding that they are the most critical piece of equipment in their professional inventory.
- Identifying the "Functional Limp" Participants will gain tools to audit their own lives for "functional pain"— those areas of burnout, health neglect, or boundary erosion that they are currently "masking" just to get through the workweek.
- The 24-Hour Priority Filter Attendees will walk away with a practical framework for decision-making, learning how to pause and evaluate whether a "yes" to a client or colleague is an unnecessary "no" to their own health and development.
Speaker
Cynthia M. Grant, CMP, Retired Meeting Professional
Formerly with the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton Columbia
Schedule
11:00 a.m. - Registration opens / Networking
11:30 a.m. - Tour of facility
12:00 p.m. - Lunch
12:15 p.m. - Educational program begins
1:15 p.m. - Final announcements
1:30 p.m. - Adjourn
Event Pricing
$20.00 Planner Member
$25.00 Planner Non-Member
$40.00 Supplier Member
$50.00 Supplier Non-Member
$20.00 Virtual Member/Non-Member
$10.00 Student/Educator/Retiree
2025-2026 Planned Education
Note that all sessions are subject to change. This information is for planning purposes only.
Leadership/Logistics
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Carolinas Chapter Education Day
Friday, May 15, 2026
|
11:15 am
|
Registration opens
|
|
11:45 am
|
Tour of facility (optional)
|
|
12:00 pm
|
Lunch
|
|
12:15 pm
|
Educational program starts
|
|
1:15 pm
|
Announcements
|
|
1:30 pm
|
Adjourn
|
|
