Follow your passion, and success will follow you. ~Terri Guillemets

Tia Ross

Conference Director | Writer | Project Manager | Muse

As professional qualifications go, I’m a conference producer and director; professional “presentation” consultant; corporate, technical and personal (P2P/P2B communications) writer; copy and technical editor; HTML/XML/XHTML programmer, web developer and website administrator; MySQL database programmer; desktop publisher; information architect; and project manager with a rather unique, extensive background in law, contract negotiation, and legal writing and editing—and what I do brings all that lovely experience and skill into play. I might wear my programmer hat and get knee deep in CSS or PHP one day; the next day I can be negotiating a venue contract or touring Miami or Chicago in search of my next conference site. Another day I could be editing, designing a conference program or registration form, directing a 350-attendee event, or helping a client present him/herself more professionally in print or online. However—

Quickly telling someone even half of that when asked what exactly it is that I do is impossible, not to mention a little ridiculous.

But what it all boils down is to passion and purpose—my lifelong passion for the written word and my desire to use the extraordinarily unique skills and diverse talents with which I’ve been blessed to inspire, enlighten, and empower my fellow word artists and others to live their dreams as well.

Of my many hats
the fedora of a muse
propels me highest.

Find your passion. Live life to the fullest.

- Tia

“Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of you.
If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived?” T. Alan Armstrong