Chronicling the adventures of an elite experiential marketing team. From the nine years on the road to new adventures in Portland, OR. We are the Roving Van Gelders and we can’t wait to see you down the road.
We have a few days left in Detroit before our mini-cation. This coming weekend will see us visiting Chicago, the original plan was to meet up with another couple to attend the US vs. Australia rugby match at Soldier Field, but now we are also going to the Bears preseason game!!! Very exciting. Next week... Continue Reading →
Being on the road can be very taxing and sometimes isolating but there are many ways to make the most out of your time. It just takes a little effort and knowhow. This is another post that is focused on new MRA employees. Yelp: There are all kinds of services you are going to need... Continue Reading →
I am going to share a short series on here aimed at new employees of my firm MRA. Learning how to make the most out of road life is hard. Most of this we figured out the hard way. While these posts are focused on how my fellow employees can maximize benefits any one can... Continue Reading →
It's not really a secret but something I don't talk about on this blog, I read....obsessively. This will shock some who knew me when was younger, I am dyslexic and it is only on an eReader I can accomplish this. I average 10 books a month. I don't like sappy novels like Three Cups of... Continue Reading →
A few months ago I read the book Wild by Cheryl Strayed, mostly interested to see how this one would be interpreted via screenplay. The book is not really about the great outdoors but about a woman's journey to find peace set along a brutal through hiking trail. In the introduction the main character goes... Continue Reading →
What do you say when someone asked where you are from? I will always say Illinois (the not Chicago part). Even when I lived in Minnesota, the answer was the same. However Minnesota might be a bit funny, I know people whom have lived there since third grade that still don't say they are from... Continue Reading →
Josh and I have been on the road for more that five years now, crossing the country more times than I can count. This blog stands as a record of just some of the adventures we have had. However since June of this year we have been covering two tours and its starting to wear... Continue Reading →
This week we cross the border and will be spending the next two weeks in Canada. This week includes two shows around Toronto before moving to Ottawa. While we will both be in Toronto together, next week we split up again. I need to go to New Jersey for one show with the Smithsonian and... Continue Reading →
Alright this is going to be one crazy week. For starters we are in Detroit for the next couple of days tying up some loose ends on Rohde & Schwarz. We will be flying to Newark for a show with the Smithsonian Animal Connections truck on Wednesday. That one will be crazy, we are parking... Continue Reading →
Another week in Chicago with the Smithsonian's Animal Connections Tour. Next week we are stopping back in Detroit on our way to NYC. Josh will be staying there while I come back to Chicago. August 5-6 McKinley Park 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. August 8 Jackson Park 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 6401 S. Stony... Continue Reading →
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