101: Entrepreneurial Experience and Employee Motivation with Terry Manion

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, we have the great pleasure of speaking to Terry Manion. Terry is another icon in our industry! He spent many years arranging incentive travel and is currently President of the Toronto-based consulting company Inspire Consulting. He is the immediate past President of the SITE Foundation.  </span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Terry shares some insights from a survey being done currently by the SITE Foundation. He also discusses his career and offers nuggets of wisdom from his many years of experience in organizing incentive travel across the world and then selling his company.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We hope you enjoy listening to our informative conversation with Terry Manion today!</span></p> <p><strong>Bio:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Terry is currently President of Inspire Consulting, a Toronto-based consulting company that focuses on entrepreneurial start-ups and small businesses. Inspire provides guidance, support, and access to the tools and professional services needed for a growing business.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a former partner of Meridican Incentive Consultants, Terry was very involved in the growth of that respected incentive and meeting planning company. “</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">We weren’t always perfect, and it is through the stumbles that the greatest lessons were learned. It is through these experiences that Inspire leads growing businesses through the challenges associated with Human Resources, Cash Flow, New Markets and Growth to name a few of the areas of expertise.”</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A long-time member of the Society for Incentive Excellence and the SITE Foundation President in 2021, Terry continues to support the industry through his activities on the SITE Foundation Board of Trustees.</span></p> <p><strong>Terry’s story</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Terry had no idea what he wanted to do after