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Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis are joined by Sara Brown (Sara Brown Events) on this week's Bollotta-Fide. Sara discusses her event work that focuses on corporate award recognition and marketing programs like the Cox Top Tech Awards and how their success and decision to plan the event again are often based on ROI and Statistics. Get to know Sara's fun side with the NEW segements: RAPID 10 IN...

This week Anthony and Alex have the pleasure of having Paris Sukomi Max on the pod. Listen in as this multi talented producer, entertainer, designer, philanthropist, keynote speaker and entrepreneur gives us an inside look into how she has so much more to offer the world than the typical "Drag Queen". From being family friendly on stage to speaking in public about transgender rights and her HeyAun...

Anthony and Alex are back in San Diego this week, with some personal chat at the top of the episode. Then this week Anthony brings a recent article he read on the PCMA Magazine website: How to Deal With 7 Curveballs Thrown at Event Organizers to the table. ( https://www.pcma.org/how-deal-7-curveballs-event-organizers-big-conferences/ ) Together they expand on the article (by Dave Lutz, CMP) 7 poin...

Anthony is back in Florida dealing with family and Alex is fresh back from a trip to Vegas and they discuss their 2022 air travel woes. Bollotta-FIDE approved Performer, Educator and Producer Janet Hammer (Sweethearts of Swing, Rhythm Express) joins the conversation this week. Janet fills us in on her daily gratitude affirmations, being present during a performance and stories from her career. The...

Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis discuss a bevy of topics today. Alex is back from a fun trip to Vegas and discusses her Trailer Park Chili and Anthony's lack of cooking skills and a trip to the Shell to see the San Diego Symphony with Michael Feinstein's Judy Garland show. Anthony recounts a story of an interaction with Sid Luft. They get into their observations of San Diego Comic Con set up...

A bit of a different show this week as Anthony calls in from his childhood bedroom as Alex helps hold down the fort at the office as the Bollotta Family deals with the recent loss of Anthony's father and the experience around it. They talk about their love of July in San Diego normally and Anthony's take on corporate sponsorships in the San Diego Pride Parade and how they could make the biggest im...

This week Anthony calls Alex from Louisville, Kentucky as he’s on the road with a client. Loose chat on this episode as the two talk about the serious topic of recently breaking up with a client. Making the difficult decision to let go of a long term client when the staff began to feel disrespected and bullied. They talk about how wanting the same treatment Bollotta gives artists for themselves. T...

Anthony and Alex are back with an update on Bollotta Events happening this past week with Drag Shows in San Francisco and Chicago, working with TV's Ross Mathews in Santa Monica and The House of Mercy Game Show Gala in Des Moines. Then they are joined by Heather Mason (CEO/Founder).of the Caspian Agency. Heather lets us know how they attack an event and project more as a strategist over being a "p...

This episode Anthony and Alex chat about the recent "Grad NIght" project Bollotta Entertainment took on and the recent "door prize" someone left for her at home. June is Pride Month and this week Bollotta-FIDE Producer Dangilo steps out from behind the scenes and joins the conversation with thoughts on the corporatization of Pride, Drag Shows becoming more mainstream, the adverse sides of celebrat...

Anthony and Alex are joined by recent graduate of the San Diego State University Meeting and Event Management Master's Program, Alveeta T. Bower, CMP (Manager, Events Marketing for Panorama Education, Inc.). Listen in as they discuss their experience during the program and how it applies to her important work now. Submit questions on the form at  www.bollotta.com/podcast Follow  @BollottaEntertain...

Anthony and Alex are joined by special guest MIKE LEE (MindShift Labs). Listen in and hear why this is one of Alex's favorite guests to stop by the pod. Mike gets into how managing depression lead to the start of his company and we learn what his definition of mindfulness is. Hear about getting into your feelings both mentally and physically to gain clarity and his approach on harnessing your inne...

Anthony and Alex are alone in the pod this week. Listen in as they discuss how things are changing in the world; politically, client-wise and the benefits of volunteering. The Bollotta-philes discuss Anthony's recent experience at The Special Event Trade Show and his experience in the event chair position for their annual "Leadership Luncheon" and gives accolades to the vendors that made it happen...

Anthony and Alex start this week with a little recap on the Home Start San Diego Blue Ribbon Extravaganza they worked on this past weekend and then they are joined by two San Diego State University Masters in Event Management Instructors. Returning Guest, Annette Gregg (Chief Revenue Officer for Meeting Professionals International) and making her Bollotta-FIDE debut Annie Revel, CSEP (Founder, Rev...

This week Anthony and Alex are joined by Master's Course Students: Danielle Romero, Manager, Corporate Events at Keurig Dr Pepper and Rachel Weisman, Marking Content Creator at Brilliant Marketing. Submit questions on the form at  www.bollotta.com/podcast Follow  @BollottaEntertainment on Instagram JOIN THE LIVE EVENTS COALITION at www.liveeventscoalition.org

Anthony and Alex are back and talking about emotional breakdowns, event expenditures and masking right off the top. They are joined by Author, Keynote Speaker, Host, Coach and Improv Pro: Milo Shapiro (TEAMProvising, IMPROVentures, Public Dynamics). Milo's new book "Public Speaking for Teens: Get A's Not ZZZZZZ's" a youth oriented guide to public speaking and conquering the fear of getting in fron...

Anthony and Alex are on assignment this week, so we are giving you an encore presentation of: Bollotta-FIDE x SDSU MEM Master’s Class: IMEX-cited for This Series Anthony and Alex find time during the busy slate at IMEX America in Las Vegas to introduce a new ongoing series on Bollotta-FIDE. Master’s Class follows Anthony’s journey in the Meeting & Event Management (MEM) master’s program at San...

Anthony and Alex are alone on the pod this week. Alex attended a fun seder over the weekend and talks about the games she learned like "tele-strations". They get to talking about event decisions with the "surge" happening and how it's impacting mask mandates, crowd size, clients making decisions last minute and the hard decisions to make in the moment. More talk about event attendees (see episode...

Anthony and Alex are joined this week with SDSU MEM students: Lauren Dejmal (CMP), Senior Marking Manager, North America Events & Marketing Services with AGCO Corporation and Andrew Elkins, Event and Marketing Manager with California State University Northridge, Center on Disabilities. Submit questions on the form at  www.bollotta.com/podcast Follow  @BollottaEntertainment on Instagram

Feast on the TREATS in this episode. Anthony starts off this episode catching up Alex on his recent business trip to Charleston, SC and they talk about the nightmare getting back across the country. They are joined by event pro Sheri Karpinski owner and operator Sensational Treats to discuss all things business. Sheri and the Bollotta-philes discuss the restructuring of pricing in 2022, creating n...

A little Oscar 2022 talk from the Bollotta-philes today. Anthony and Alex are joined this week with Tara Hoffman of Bob Hoffman Photography & Video and the owner of the San Diego Bridal Bazaar. Tara talks about her company's history and their success at the trade show and how important it was to keep the legacy alive when the Bridal Bazaar became available for purchase. In this episode gain in...

This week Anthony is calling in from Philadelphia where he's onsite for an event , while Alex is still in sunny San Diego! This week's conversation is inspired by what's been happening in their lives in real time. At 2:36 AM, Anthony had a rude awakening via. emergency siren and this leads to their sparkling conversation about booking venues, travel issues, On Duty vs. Onsite. Anthony gives his re...

Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis are back this week starting with some light chatter about Alex's weekend full of pickleball and bowling. This week they take a look at a recent Banks Sadler article "Understanding Your Attendees: The Key to Event Success" They take a look at the six event attendee identifications that #BanksSadler has defined: The Knowledge Seeker, The Tech-Savvy Networker, Th...

Anthony and Alex are joined by Cali of PhotosbyCali.com. This week we are getting a new perspective on the event world from an artist/photographer. Cali lets us know what she's been seeing from the frontlines at both social and corporate events in a post 2020 world. Hear about the stresses of photographing Presidential Cabinet members and editing in the parking deck to the bliss in finding the per...

Anthony and Alex lead a roundtable discussion on how leadership, emotional intelligence and self-reflection make for a rewarding experience in SDSU’s HTM/MEM Master’s journey. Three of Anthony’s fellow master’s cohort members—Charlene Liu, Senior Meeting Planner for the National Council on Compensation Insurance; Todd Hale, COO and General Manager at the San Diego Country Club; and Adrienne Foster...

Welcome back to another episode of Bollotta-FIDE with your hosts Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis. This week they start with their loose chat about Anthony finally getting to taste Alex’s home cooking, city sanctioned tree trimming and parked cars. On to the main event: the two handle the topic of EVENT PROPOSAL ETIQUETTE aka EVENT QUOTE ETIQUETTE. This episode for everyone that lives that RF...