When she founded Meeting Achievements in 2003, Polly Rossi envisioned high-quality, seamless event planning that would deepen one on-one connections. Since then, Meeting Achievements has become a global organization, planning more than 2,000 successful events of all sizes. With a keen business sense and expertise in contract negotiation, site selection, safety, and meeting strategy, Polly and her team ensure a high return on investment for each event.

Polly is one of 1000 Certified Meeting Managers (CMM) worldwide, as awarded by Meeting Professionals International (MPI). Her years of leadership in the travel and accounting industries give Polly a unique perspective on the value of events.

Further, a certified COVID-19 Compliance Officer and one of only 100 Certified Meeting Planners specializing in Healthcare Compliance, Polly is uniquely qualified to plan conferences, symposia, and workshops within the industry, including events offering Continuing Medical Education (CME) hours.

Polly’s efforts haven’t gone unnoticed. In 2019, she was inducted into the Smart Meeting Magazine Hall of Fame. She also won the 2018 Smart Meeting Magazine Visionary of the year, the 2017 Smart Meeting Magazine Entrepreneur of the year, the 2016 Northwest Indiana Influential Woman of the Year Award for Service & Tourism, and was nominated for Indiana Meeting Professionals’ 2017/2016 IMPRESS Award.