Missy Schrupp, CMP, has been with International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) for 36 years. Since 1994 she has been in the meeting department, planning and executing meetings of all sizes. For the past few years, she has also taken over the role of managing the travel department and is now Director of Meetings, Events and Travel for IDQ. In her role, she handles their largest meetings, one of which is the DQ Expo with 2,000+ attendees, oversees national accounts and negotiates various contracts relative to meetings and corporate travel. Schrupp also oversees the travel agencies of record for the US, Canada and International in addition to many other responsibilities. When she’s not at work or traveling for her job, she spends all her time with her greatest joy - her family, that now includes two grandsons, ages 4 and 2. Missy shared with us a view into the sometimes-crazy life she loves.

Mackenzie Kelley has been the Event Coordinator at the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Minnesota and North Dakota for the past 3 ½ years. She coordinates events across the service area for both BBB accredited businesses (members) and the public. She also manages the annual scholarship program, BBB facility rental, email communication to accredited businesses and provides support on a number of other projects and programs as needed. In addition to her responsibilities at the BBB, Mackenzie is also the co-president of the Alzheimer’s Association Young Champions Executive Committee.
Check out a typical day in the life of Mackenzie Kelley.

Monica Wesley works as a Seminar & Event Consultant with the client acquisition group at Ameriprise Financial. As the Seminar & Event Consultant, she provides comprehensive calendar planning, event planning and invitation design services to financial advisors so they can stay focused on growing their practice. Like most corporate event planners, she wears many different hats throughout the day and there really is no typical day. Checkout what a typical day in the life of Monica Wesley might look like.