The RCMA WEBINAR SERIES provides expert-led education for faith-based meeting professionals through free quarterly Zoom sessions. Each live webinar delivers in-depth insights, with recordings available on the RCMA website.
Tuesday, September 8 @ 1:00pm (EST) • FREE
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What if the greatest leadership strategy isn't found in a new process, but in the way we love and serve others? Lead with Love is an inspiring keynote that will challenge faith-based tourism leaders to embrace a leadership approach that transforms organizations, strengthens communities, and leaves a lasting legacy.
Discover how leading with love impacts residents, builds stronger community partnerships, empowers employees to reach their highest potential, creates a culture rooted in kindness, and reminds every leader that caring for their people is essential to sustaining your calling.Through storytelling, practical leadership insights, and a message of hope, you'll leave inspired to lead with greater purpose, influence, and compassion, creating destinations where people feel welcomed, valued, and inspired long after they leave.
ABOUT AL HUTCHINSON
Al Hutchinson, the founder of AVH Enterprise, brings over 30 years of experience in the destination marketing industry. As President & CEO of Visit Baltimore from 2016 to 2025, Al drove positive economic impact for the city by attracting leisure travelers and convention business while establishing the organization as an industry leader in both strategic marketing and social impact.Through the Lead with Love philosophy, Al and the AVH team offer comprehensive leadership development, strategic planning, and social impact solutions tailored specifically for destination marketing organizations. With experience serving on boards including the United States Travel Association, Destinations International, and Religious Conference Management Association, Al brings both strategic vision and practical implementation expertise to every client partnership.
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If you have ever sat in a gathering carrying something you did not feel free to name, exhaustion, doubt, grief, or just the quiet weight of holding it together for everyone else, this conversation is for you. (And yes, pretending to nod thoughtfully while mentally drafting your grocery list also counts.)
This is the conversation we keep almost having. The one that lives in the parking lot after the meeting, in the late-night text to a friend, in the silence between "How are you?" and the polite answer we always give.
Together we will laugh more than you might expect for a wellness webinar. We will sit in a few quiet moments. We will talk honestly about presence, listening, humor, and the radical freedom of being good enough. Not as concepts, but as things you can take home with you on a Tuesday.
No performance. No pressure to have it figured out. Bring your coffee, or your other caffeine mechanism of choice, and whatever version of yourself showed up today. Come as you are.
ABOUT DR. KATZ
Stuart Katz, PsyD, MPH, MBA, is a psychologist, writer, and international speaker focused on mental health, faith, and community resilience. With more than three decades of experience, he brings a practical, compassionate voice to conversations about wellness, listening, and healing in times of stress, crisis, and recovery.
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Isn’t Artificial Intelligence in every application you use today? Probably so, but which ones are the ones that can most help you out? From mobile to desktop apps, knowing which tools can best do specific tasks will save you time and effort on all of your projects. Whether you’re looking for tools to help brainstorm creative ideas for your events, manage your social channels, create automations, connect and communicate with your team, or just looking for that needle in a haystack that will save you endless time, this session is sure to provide you with that information.
After attending this session, the attendee will be able to:
Identify 45 of the most useful AI apps in 2026
Understand which apps work better on mobile vs desktop mode
Learn about AI Agents and which tools provide them best
About Jim Spellos
Jim Spellos, President of Meeting U., is a trusted technology expert in the meetings and events industry and RCMA’s key technology voice. Known for making complex tools and trends clear, relevant, and actionable, he inspires audiences to embrace change, work smarter, and lead with confidence.