Meryl has spent 28 years in the special event & catering industry as co-founder of Feastivities Events, along with its subsidiaries OffShoots Decor and Philadelphia's Picnic Company. She also is the author of Booked It!, Cha-Ching, and three how-to Style & Design videos.
She's ambitious, focused, and confident.
This is more than a job; she’s on a mission to help businesses get on their own path to success. Meryl's a passionate believer in entrepreneurship and uses her gifts to support businesses to build a stronger economy. Her philosophies have proved successful for not only her own business, but also many other companies, trade organizations, and universities that have benefited from her training and advice.
As a Senior Consultant for Certified Catering Consultants, Meryl has worked throughout the US. Her particular areas of focus are sales and marketing, as well as design and branding. She provides consulting, coaching, and training services for a wide range of clients. Her innovative leadership has earned prestigious accolades for her companies locally, nationally, and internationally. She has undoubtedly helped many other companies through her keen insight and an effervescent approach to teaching methods of success.
Combining knowledge from her decades of hospitality experience with humor, she creates informative and interactive presentations. These range from small internal company meetings to large-scale conferences. She speaks with groups from the heart with warmth and knowledge and covers the funny side of life and business.
Her recent claim to fame is raising her well-behaved chickens, Gertrude, Jack & Chicken, and her very busy bees.