Return on Wellness

In this episode of Return on Wellness , David T Stevens chats with Carina Bauer, CEO of the IMEX Group, as they explore how wellness is transforming the events industry. Recorded live from the Skift Global Forum, this candid conversation covers Carina's unique career journey, the wellness initiatives at IMEX, and how she manages fitness and leadership while running one of the largest trade sho...

Join us in this insightful episode of the Return on Wellness (ROW) Podcast, where we sit down with the President of the Incentive Research Foundation, Stephanie Harris. A dynamic leader and expert in resilience, to explore how cultivating resilience can transform your personal and professional life. Whether you're navigating challenges in the workplace or looking to enhance your personal growt...

In this episode, David chats with Reina Herschdorfer, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Caesars Entertainment’s Meeting and Events business. They dive into wellness initiatives at events. First we discuss "Wellness Integration" Reina discusses how Caesars integrates wellness into their events, from healthy meal options to movement activities, ensuring attendees are energized...

🎧 New Episode: Return on Wellness with Tracy Judge 🎧 Welcome to the latest episode of "Return on Wellness," recorded live from Cvent Connect in San Antonio! In this episode, we have a conversation with Tracy Judge, Founder and CEO of Soundings Connect. Tracy brings valuable insights on integrating personal development into events, focusing on aspects that often get overlooked but are e...

In this episode we're diving into a truly empowering conversation with a special guest, Edward Perotti CMP, CMM. Edward brings over three decades of experience in the event planning industry and a personal journey of incredible resilience. Edward has faced some of life’s toughest challenges, including a stroke and cancer, and has emerged not just surviving but thriving. His story is not just a...

Welcome to Episode 15 of "Return on Wellness" featuring an enlightening conversation with Janice Cardinale, the founder of Event Minds Matter. With a rich background in the events industry, including a significant tenure at The Idea Hunter, Janice has been a vocal advocate for mental health and wellness within the professional sphere. The episode delves into her personal journey with dep...

Hey there, David T. Stevens here, welcoming you back to another episode of Return on Wellness. This time, I've had the incredible opportunity to sit down with the visionary behind BizBash, David Adler. We dive deep into his fascinating journey from covering high-society events in Washington, D.C., to shaping the event industry as we know it. Prepare to be enlightened as we explore a myriad of...

In Episode 13 I flew to Vancouver, Canada to chat with  @DavidAllison. Valuegraphics  Our conversation was compared the difference between the outdated way of thinking around "demographics" and why "values" are such a stronger way of reaching the right people. In fact so much so that only 10% of marketing efforts when based on demographics are correct. When we spoke about why t...

To kick off Season 2, Episode 1 we sat down with Miranda Alcaraz the CEO and Co-Founder of @StreetParking . We talked all things #crossfit #streetparking #streetparkingmembers and of course events. Below you will find some links to the things we discussed. One of their first videos from Feb 28th of 2017 https://youtu.be/nEruZPJhtrU?si=kVZ2L... Here is the link to the Andrew Huberman conversation w...

While we were on location at Canyon Ranch I was got to sit down with their Spiritual Leader Jean-Marie Mudd. Our conversation was absolutely incredible and so wildly informative and enlightening. I hope you enjoy.

We sat down with Rachael Riggs at IMEX America 2023 inside the Maritz booth to talk about how she found her way to Wellness and how adding it to events has made an impact. There's also some wild things that happen at the end.

Sat down with the amazing  Tahira Endean, CITP, CMP, CED  the morning after  #IMEX  for a debrief. Excited to have had the opportunity to chat with her! PS: She even shared her leg press amount...

We sit down on the last day of IMEX Frankfurt 2023 and discuss how staying well went.

We sat down with the Chief Marketing Officer from Splash and discuss how important perusing personal goals outside of work is and how that impacts your performance at work in all the right ways. She even gives some handy tips on how to talk to your boss about it.

In this episode we sit down with Krisi ‘Shea’ Williams of Podium Nutrition, the Worlds Fittest EventProf and CrossFit Games Athlete. We discuss the balance of how to blance launching a brand and a community while training for one of the toughest competitions on the planet. Life is always going to be hard, but it it up to us to choose which hard we deal with.

Back in 2021 a study was done around the Return on Investment of emotionally driven events. They were attempting to determine the Return on Emotion and they did! The study was released in 2022 and in this episode we discussed what it is, how it works, and how Wellness checks all the boxes.

In this episode Dr. Jess Garza Ph. D., PMP, CMPC, LPC, NCC breaks down how our circadian rhythm impacts when we should be doing vs learning, the different ways people learn, and more.

JT Long VP Editor from Smart Meetings joins the show to discuss if wellness is just a passing fad or not.

In this episode Jeanine and Laure joined to talk about the term "woo woo", how to talk to your exec team about wellness and more.

We sat down with industry legend Julius Solaris and talked about how he stays healthy on the road and shares his tips an tricks.

In this episode we talk about all things sustainability from waste at events to taking care of ourselves in our careers to avoid burnout.

Guest Tracy Stuckwrath from Eating at a Meeting joins me to discuss Allergies, Sustainability, and cost controls.