Corralling the Chaos

What we're talking about: The importance of female representation in leadership. The importance of creating safe spaces for issues to be raised and resolved. How you can become the kind of leader you needed early in your career. How to model behavior that cultivates a great crew environment. Why empathy is the most underrated crew skill. 🚀 For more insights and hot takes, join the top 1% of forwa...

What we're talking about 💬 Three reasons to standardize and simplify how you pay crew. How to leverage one of the biggest benefits our industry has to offer.  How to ensure fewer mistakes on paychecks.  Why complicated = expensive.  The two things that have acted as a catalyst to simplify pay rules.  Why a majority of companies are converting to weekly overtime.  Why your bill rules and pay rules...

What to expect... 🎞 National Crew Appreciation Week highlights & recap 🎖 Category winners announced ($250 each) 💸 $2,500 Grand Prize winner announced 🎁 Prize drawings throughout the call 🚀 For more insights and hot takes, join the top 1% of forward-thinking event professionals by signing up for the RoundUp newsletter .

Here's What We're Talking About 💬   ·      Intentional success and why it’s hard for event professionals who didn’t set out to start a business. ·      Why this industry is full of accidental entrepreneurs. ·      What the number one issue is for event business owners right now.  ·      Why we have to push forward when our tendency is to look backward.  ·      How to identify a bad client. ·     ...

Here's What We're Talking About: Why no one is upset about getting overtime at 8 hours vs. 10.  How embracing change can help us progress as an industry. Why holding onto the "this is how it's always been done" mentality” is costing you. Why sometimes daily overtime doesn’t mean you’re making more money.  Why we need to start asking the right questions when it comes to daily overtime vs. weekly. ...

Here's What We're Talking About    ·      Marriage and making decisions together to let your partner have buy-in. ·      Putting your family first and how to include them in the process.  ·      The importance of health, meal breaks, and keeping a healthy weight while traveling.  ·      The sustainability of events for the crew that makes events happen.  ·      The show must go on, but not to your...

Event companies, listen in as Angela Alea teaches you how you can save time, money and angst by going through the Perfect Customer Profile exercise in this episode of Corralling The Chaos. 🚀 For more insights and hot takes, join the top 1% of forward-thinking event professionals by signing up for the RoundUp newsletter .

It's no secret the events industry is changing. Trying to supply enough people for the increase in events is a very real challenge for our industry right now.   What we're talking about:  1. The importance of industry relationships now more than ever.  2. A pattern of crews not showing up to the job. 3. Why too much lead time can actually be a bad thing. 4. Companies giving little to no lead time...

WHAT IS NATIONAL CREW APPRECIATION WEEK? November 7th- 11th will be a single week out of the year for the events industry to show its appreciation for the people who make the events we know and love possible! From sporting events and corporate events to concerts and festivals, and everything in between, we want to celebrate event professionals every day for a week! We're going behind the curtain t...

If you want to grow in the world of live events, a combination of good relationships and in demand skill sets are essential to building a successful career.   In today's episode we speak with Omar Colom of Evolve Technology and AV Educate about his never ending quest to build both his skills and his community and the opportunities that are available for ambitious techs who are willing to learn.  ...

In today's episode we peel back the layers of a hotly debated topic in our industry: the pros and cons of being classified as a w2 or 1099 worker. For decades we've operated in a space where 1099 seemed to be the only logical choice for freelance talent, but with the introduction of laws like AB5 in California and increased scrutiny of payment practices in the industry as a whole, you may want to...

The impact of the pandemic was devastating to a wide variety of businesses in 2020, but the live events industry and those we partner with were some of the hardest hit. Yet because of the behind the scenes nature of our businesses, many people, including those in the government were unaware of our plight.   In today’s episode we speak with Nancy Shaffer and Dwayne Thomas of the Live Events Coaliti...

In today's episode we speak with Michelle Smith, a veteran labor coordinator, who has worked with some of the largest companies in the live events industry, including LASSO.  We dive deep to get her best advice for techs on how to market and promote themselves + best pratices for show site conduct and building relationships. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or brand new to the industry, there's p...

In today's episode we discuss the impact and implications of California Assembly Bill 5 on the events industry. This bill, which forces companies to re-classify contractors as employees, was originally intended to regulate companies that hire gig workers in large numbers like Lyft, Uber and Door Dash. Unfortunately, it's also forced production companies, av labor companies and many others to drast...

Today Angela welcomes Dave Jensen, Jonathan Roffel & Karl Becker. Saddle up as our guests share from their years of expertise to unveil their sales best practices. Along the journey, you will gain some valuable strategies and find tools to help you maximize the revenue for your companies. Key Topics: Changes in the Sales Process. Don't Copy & Paste the RFP from last year. The balance, the...

Today our Host Angela Alea welcomes Mike Aubry and George Flores. Saddle up as our guests share wisdom from their 37 years of combined experience of corralling the chaos in our industry. One thing you should consider as we dive in today is, whether have we taken responsibility for creating chaos. Lean in as we discuss our role as leaders in adding to the chaos or minimizing it. Key Takeaways: How...

COVID has given the events industry a do over and we need to seize this opportunity to make some badly needed changes. In today's episode, we identify and discuss 5 missed opportunities that most companies in our industry are guilty of and what we can do about it.  After listening to this week's episode, share a comment about which of one of the 5 missed opportunities you will address in your busi...

This week join our host, Angela Alea, as she introduces you to two special guests, Mel Baglio and Bob Solsbak. Mel and Bob are two transparent and tested leaders in the events and entertainment industry who understand what it means to corral the chaos. It takes professionalism to make progress, tune in and hear it from the pros.   Main Topics:   Why is There a Lack of Professionalism? The No Jerk...

One of the issues we constantly run into in the live events industry is that there are no real "Industry Standards" or universal codes of conduct.  But there should be.   In this week's episode join our host, Angela Alea, as she explores the Code of the West, a set of unwritten rules from cowboy culture that might just hold some of the answers we're looking for.   Topics Discussed: 1. Being Tough...

In this week's episode our host Angela Alea invites to the platform a very special guest, Clay Sifford, the CEO and Founder of LASSO. He has 25+ years of experience in the events and entertainment industry and he shares great insight from our industry’s past, present and future.   Main Topics: - Observing & experiencing the chaos - Understanding the change needed in our industry - Lasso's mark...

Welcome to Corralling The Chaos with LASSO.   In this episode you will meet our host, Angela Alea, the President and Chief Revenue Officer at LASSO, as she leads our audience on a mission to set order to chaos in the events and entertainment industry.   So many people have no clue what it takes to do well in our industry. We know what it takes. However, with all the great things we get to experien...