Pros
-Working alongside and building relationships with true c-level executives in the Fortune 100. Priceless experience. -Gartner travel policy is generous.
Cons
-Biggest bait and switch of my career -Since Evanta was acquired by Gartner, they promised things has changed and that their previous bad reputation was to more. ... spoiler alert, nothing changed. Evanta is a very small subdivision and from my experience nothing like the parent company Gartner. -I was told for this role that the Governing Body was very engaged and would gladly offer introductions to speaker leads, sponsor leads, etc. and that the role was more of an event project manager handling 1. timeline completion and budget control. And 2. relationship management with your assigned community (aka Governing Body.). Bait and switch #1. The only thing the company cares about is sponsorship profit and will put this far above the quality of the event and customer experience. This is a sale role even though you are not told that it is! And the goals are unachievable. It is astonishing to me where they make up these numbers up. The only way you will hit your goals is by lying to your governing body and lying to your sponsors. -the culture is not collaborative. Since everyone is focused on their own individual goals and desperate attempts to not be fired, your teammates will do whatever it takes to hit a goal even if it means poor quality. -the promise that is made to these c-level executives is not withheld. I felt that that embarrassment and shame fell on me since I was the face of the company and the experience that was promised to them. -I stayed for 2.5 years hoping it would turn around with Gartner's influence ... no luck. -I would never recommend Evanta for career opportunities or to clients to engage with them professionally (as an attendee or sponsor).