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This week on Bollotta-FIDE Anthony and Alex are joined by CEO and Founder of BRAVO! Events, Nancy Shaffer. Nancy is also the President of the Board of Directors for the LIVE EVENTS COALITION.  The Live Events Coalition is a volunteer organization that was created in response to the pandemic and advocates on behalf of the industry to ensure that we are seen, heard and understood by lawmakers that a...

Bollotta-FIDE is back to basics this week with Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis.  They are giving some updates on what is happening right now in business a year and a half after the first shutdown.  No guests this week, but we do have some feedback from some Friends of the Bollotta Pod: Sherrill Kinsler (RSVP Events), Tracy Fuller (InnovativEvents), Jennifer Ross (JR Global), Nicole Matthews...

Anthony and Alex are back with the 40th Episode of Bollotta-FIDE. In this supersized episode the crew is joined by CEO, Heidi Brumbach ( Technisch Creative & BeWell TV). Recorded on location in South Beach Miami the day after The Special Event + Catersource trade show commenced. Together the group discusses the highs and lows of their experiences at showcasing and social events. We also find o...

This is PART 2 of the Bollotta-FIDE Meeting Goal$ episode. They are joined for this set of episodes by Tracy Fuller, InnovativEvents (Founder and CEO) and Megan Mildenberger, MercyOne Des Moines Foundation (Director of Annual Giving and Events). In this second part of this interview Megan and Tracy discuss the growth of their live (and now virtual) fundraising event through engagement, their atten...

Anthony and Alex are off to The Special Event Conference in Miami this weekend, but don't fret they are leaving you with a special 2 part Bollotta-FIDE. They are joined for this set of episodes by Tracy Fuller, InnovativEvents (Founder and CEO) and Megan Mildenberger, MercyOne Des Moines Foundation (Director of Annual Giving and Events). Recently Bollotta Entertainment had the opportunity to work...

Today's guest called from the middle of a storm, literally! Dorene Collier (Founder, CEO and Creative Director) of Event Show Productions calls in from "ELSA" and joins Anthony and Alex for a riveting conversation. They discuss a recent contract Dorene accepted and the challenges her team faced onsite the day of the event when dealing with last minute Covid-19 protocols, optics therein and who is...

Anthony and Alex are joined by the founder of the destination management company PRA, Patti Roscoe. Patti gives Bollotta-FIDE insight into her personal and professional journey that lead to her being recognized as a pioneer in the special event industry.  PRA, with a single women at the helm, was only the second service based companies to franchise over 40 years ago and still is one of the most ac...

Anthony tells Alex about his recent in-person event in Pheonix for the American Dental Hygienist Association and they discuss when the band has the groove but no flow.  They are joined this week by comic and speaker (who is funny), Frank King for a very frank and funny discussion about the transitions and traumas that lead to the TED Talk stage on multiple occasions with crowd favorite subjects li...

Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis are joined by Michael Cerbelli (Cerbelli Creative & The Hot List) in an insightful conversation and catch up session. They discuss the Cerbelli Creative Team weathering the storm of 2020 and their success moving the needle into the future. They talk about how the trend pacing and industry anticipated " Michael Cerbelli's The HOT LIST " is celebrating it's...

SASS CHAT PODCAST CROSSOVER EPISODE! Anthony and Alex are joined by the dynamic duo behind the pop culture podcast SASS CHAT. Athena Espinoza and JD Dumas are 2 friends that take on 1 topic each week and Anthony and Alex were dying to add to their endorsements and additions to a recent #sasschat episode topic: "Musicals We Hate". Athena and JD both are established performers and vocal artists and...

Anthony and Alex are joined by Derrick Gilday (CircusPerformer/Clown/Business Person). Derrick answers Anthony and Alex's questions about the Cirque Du Soleil audition process and working along side performers who elevated the Cirque material. They discuss how through skill and training finding the confidence to not rely on audience reaction while maintaining their attention. Derrick has some comm...

Anthony and Alex start out with a discussion about allowing yourself the chance to take a break and the difficult and changing process to keep the company's state issued talent agency license. This episode they got the chance to sit down with the Event Marketing Maven, Michelle Bergstein-Fontanez (Owner of BeatCreative Marketing). Michelle talks about what BeatCreative does for their clients and h...

This week’s episode, Anthony is coming direct from his family vacation in Vegas and has boots on the ground with the experience now as the US opens back up. Vegas is 100% OPEN and Alex has questions like, “To mask or not to mask”. They disseminate over LasVegasMagazine.com ’s Vegas2Go TIPPING GUIDE. They talk about the entertainment coming back to the strip from Bruno Mars to Blue Man Group, and e...

Anthony and Alex start this episode with chatter about the recent Home Start San Diego virtual fundraiser and what Anthony feels worked and what would he change in the future.  They are joined by singer, producer, performer, talent manager and musical educator Mattie Mills.  Mattie fills in Anthony and Alex on how she started turning heads with her Miss Legs title and her moment in the pageant wor...

Anthony and Alex are joined by Music Composer and Producer, Marti Amado. Anthony and Alex get into how Marti got her start in the industry that has lead to her to creating for television, film, advertising, animations and a multitude of collaborations and post-scoring for mainstream and indie singer-songwriters. They find out what goes on in Marti's head when a mainstream artist brings her a song...

Last week was the Oscars and Anthony and Alex had a lot to discuss, so much that we are giving you this EXTRA HOUR of Oscar Talk.  They talk about their "TOP 5" likes and dislikes and here is a special BONUS-FIDE episode. ASK ANTHONY at  www.bollotta.com/podcast Follow  @BollottaEntertainment on Instagram  

Anthony and Alex gives us a #dadjoke, an EDC update and some Oscar talk. Today they are joined by the much respected and multi-talented LEIGH SCARRITT. Leigh Scarritt is not only a triple threat on stage but her titles are also music composer, director, producer and teacher of the arts.  Miss Leigh enlightens Anthony and Alex on the importance of training for actors, singers and dancers and becomi...

This week Alex has been dealing with an impossible situation and she needed to pull in the big guns aka. Anthony as they take this situation as a lesson in client relations. They are joined for a chat about the SEARCH FOUNDATION by KATE PATAY (SEARCH Chair person, PATAY CONSULTING). They talk about the mission and beginning and current reach of the special event industry's crisis relief foundation...

Anthony and Alex are home alone! No guests this week with a grab bag of topics and segments. Alex booked an acting gig. Anthony is hiding eggs from his parents. Anthony and Alex take a closer look at the recent articles by the MCI Group and Epic Presence on trends with takeaways like looking at the emotional analytics when building events and engagements and being mindful with participants, chat b...

Anthony and Alex start the episode with talk from the past weekend's SAG Awards and some banter about Live Events on the horizon.  They are joined by SUSAN GRIFFITHS (Actress, Entertainer, Marilyn Monroe Impersonator). Anthony and Alex find out how Susan got her start in the industry and how she has studied Marilyn Monroe to the point of master impersonation. They discuss her live event and perfor...

Anthony and Alex at the top talk about Alex's closet finds, SAG Awards, Alex's upcoming acting gig and Anthony is planning a wedding for a repeat client. They are joined this week by the power couple behind THE FARMHOUSE CATERING's LISA ORR (CEO) and GRAYDON ORR (Executive Chef & Founder of Farmhouse Catering and CEO of ATARAXIS ART GROUP) of THE FARMHOUSE CATERING. They talk about Lisa's back...

Episode 23 starts with Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis start this episode with musings of Alex's gig acting in Virtual Murder Mysteries.  They are joined by Denise Desjardins, Mitel User Group Liason.  As most of the world has just embraced virtual meetings in 2020, Denise in her position at Mitel has been producing virtual meetings and content for the past 5 years and she shares valuable in...

Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis are back at the BOLLOTTA-FIDE game. This episode starts with a Grammy 2021 recap from the dynamic duo as they discuss the production, host, performances and why can't Anthony look away from BTS and that's ok.  Multi-Grammy Winning, Pablo "CHINO" Nunez stopped in to talk music. Anthony and Alex catch up Chino an accomplished percussionist, producer, composer, a...

Back with Bollotta-FIDE! Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Joe Jeff Goldblatt. Dr. Joe is an author, professor, speaker, consultant and "foremost authority in the world of events" (Wiley & Sons Publishing), and comes to Bollotta-FIDE brimming with industry knowledge and heart.  Their discussion touches on Dr. Joe Jeff Goldblatt's beginnings in performin...

Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis are back with another episode of Bollotta-FIDE.  Today they are joined by America's Sassiest Lifstyle Guru, STEVE KEMBLE. Steve brings his sass and class to this episode in only the way he can.  The event industry pros discuss the 2021 Golden Globe productions, fashions and flubs.  Anthony and Steve catch up about events now and moving forward after the pandem...