Events: demystified Podcast

45th episode this year and the 100th episode of the Events: demystified Podcast!   So many things to say, so much to be proud of and celebrate!  So stoked about the impact the podcast has made, and especially the latest season,  and the ripple effect it has had in our industry, and this is just the beginning!   So proud to see the hard work put in weekly over the last 3.5 years...

My last WOWman featured guest during our current running season "Women Behind The Scenes in Events and Event Productions"  is Shay Wheat, a Certified Event Producer™ & creator of popular programs such as “The Powerful Event Process”, “The Ultimate Event Planner Certification Program”, and CEO of Grace & Ease Productions, Inc , which supports clients in creating Powerful and Profitable...

"Rehearsals are SO Important", "Generational gaps in tech crews can be so toxic at times", "Power struggles behind the scenes are real", "If you're working an event, be there because you care, not just to collect a paycheck"... In one of the - sadly - few last episodes of the current running season "Women Behind The Scenes in Events and Event Productions" I have the honor of talking to Michelle Mi...

This week's woman behind the scenes and in front of the scenes featured guest is someone I admire a lot, my new friend, Melva LaJoy Legrand , founder/CEO of LaJoy Plans, an event planning firm, a  self-made entrepreneur recognized for her work in the Live Events industry, as well as causes rooted in social equality as it pertains to women, health, and race & identity, Melva LaJoy Legrand...

I know you've been expectantly waiting for a brand new episode to drop after the LONG break in November (because November was crazy hot with back-to-back traveling for hybrid events) - and so, WE'RE BACK!!  On this new episode of the current "𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬" season,  I have invited Melissa Park to join me for a conversation centered around: ...

One of my favorite upcoming featured guests highlighted during the current Events: demystified Podcast 's "𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬" season, is Jeniffer Bello, CMP , one of my newest friends made during the several industry trade shows, conferences, and FAM trips that we kept running into each other, which made it feel like it was meant to be, a friendship match made...

Continuing the conversation with some amazing 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, I had the honor of interviewing back in July, Cindi☀️ Cohn , soon-to-be at the time author of "More Joy", now published, also professional emcee, and in her own words: "the Queen of JOY and overuse of exclamation marks!!!!!!!!!!!!!", and I must add, the queen of LinkedIn engagement, a woman on fi...

Tune into our newest episode ft Rumbi Chigumira, from Johannesburg, South Africa, and get a look behind the scenes in the world of a house of worship sound engineer and media tech who's equal parts passionate about servant leadership as well as technology, media, learning, and growing in her skills and knowledge, as well as inspiring the next generation of women to pursue careers in live sound eng...

On yet another episode of the 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 series, we're featuring another kick-a$$ fantastic guest, Erika Kurlovitz, President & Executive Producer AKIRE Productions - passionate, storyteller, designer and connector who has produced many notable events, as we demystify the world of events, women in events, and the secret to creating intentionally des...

As we continue into our 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 journey of highlighting amazing #behindthescenes women in events, tech and event productions, we're gonna glimpse for a moment into the #Metaverse, what it is, what it can mean for your events, as well as what type of events it is for. We’re also going to dig deep into finding out what it takes for a small business and...

Our new season, highlighting 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 continues with another fantastic live event production female, a very meticulous graphic operator extraordinaire, Annette Jukes , the owner of Small Prints , a graphic designer for print, digital and live events, PowerPoint and Keynote expert, content manager, and event specialist. She used to work in publishing,...

As we continue with another kick a$$ woman in AV and event productions part of the SEASON FIVE - WOMEN BEHIND THE SCENES IN EVENTS AND EVENT PRODUCTIONS, it is my great pleasure to introduce to you, Samantha Potter - Audio Engineer & Install Empress, currently at Allen & Heath USA serving as the manager of the installation and commercial audio. With a diverse background in AV/IT, productio...

My next special featured guest on the Events: demystified Podcast part of the 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟓: 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 is an #eventprofs I've been following for a while because she's THAT rad, Tahira Endean, CITP,CMP,DES,CED - head of Programme IMEX and author of the Intentional Event Design, Our Professional Opportunity (2017), a textbook for anyone 8in the events industr...

It's with great honor that I have the pleasure to invite to join me as I kick off a brand new season:  𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟓: 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 This season has been on my mind for many moons and it's been a long time in the making. I am super stoked to introduce and interview some badass women in the next few episodes and have them share their journey in the area of e...

"You will never know your limits unless you push yourself to them". As the world of events started to open back up, many #eventprofs (including myself) have been packing their bags a whole lot this summer after an almost two-year downtime, and so re-learning what staying healthy while on the road and long events days remains a big priority, especially amid COVID-19. Tune into this brand new rant a...

Coming up on the Events: demystified Podcast is our interview with Matthew Frank , the Director of Technology Evangelism & Product Marketing at Blackthorn.io , during which we take on to demystify: - the common pitfalls in the event management space and how to solve them, - how to get the most out of your hybrid event with Salesforce, - strategies necessary to ensure sensitive data remains sec...

Tune into this unique brand new episode to learn from our fire-cracker featured guest, Angel Marie Monachelli, the creator of the Shine On Movement, a ​six-time best-selling author ​known to many as the energizer bunny at virtual, hybrid and in-person events,  how to raise the energy of your events, especially in the digital and hybrid realm, and how to eliminate the zoomed out zombies by con...

“ Women, unlike men, are rarely perceived to be both competent and likable." Today's RANT dives deep into the likability dilemma for women leaders or boss ladies, competence vs liability, a topic very much inspired by a recent TED talk I listened to, as well as some real-world case studies and recent event experiences from the world of AV event productions. You can fill a room with studies on lead...

Tune into today's episode in which my featured guest, Meghan Ely , CWIP, a Certified Wedding Industry Professional, OFD Consulting owner that loves to combine her years of in-the-trenches event experience with a love of wedding PR, will explore and demystify the world of public relations especially as it relates to events and weddings to empower you to take your business and/or event to new height...

One of my biggest pet peeves in personal and business relationships is poor communication. And so I started asking myself, how does one get better at communicating?  Is it nature or nurtured skill set? To answer the question I invited a MASTER COMMUNICATOR, Brenden Kumarasamy , founder of MasterTalk , where he coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become the top 1% communicators...

On the show with me today I have Marlene Robinson ,  event producer, and personal development expert who after 20 yrs in corporate America,  left her career job and moved to Idaho where she plugged herself into the community by orchestrating retreats and events that grew into city-wide events for women with hundreds in the audience. Find out how COVID-19 stopped her in her tracks, but no...

Happy 3rd year anniversary “Events: demystified” Podcast! What a ride it's been and we're only getting started!  In this kick-off episode of the 3 yr anniversary, I was thinking that one awesome way to thank many of the featured guests of the past year is by creating a highlighting reel of each of last year’s featured guests. If any of these reels, their words and the topic discussed resonate...

" No expectations, no disappointments. " - Unknown Have you ever attended an event where the expectation was so high and you were left with this yucky aftertaste, because that was not what all that hype was made about, and what you experienced instead was a watered-down version of an event you had such high hopes for?  Or, you couldn't attend an event and you were so excited to attend virtual...

On today's brand new episode we’re demystifying the power of "Yes, And" with our featured guest, Megan McCaleb, Boise’s kookiest comedian . Megan McCaleb is an award-winning author , and an engaging improv coach , as the founder and facilitator of the Improv Team Culture.com . She teaches the power of "Yes, And" as a mindset tool, and an interactive, actionable resource to move through life's chal...

On the show with me today I have Linsay Moran, Co-Founder, Unwrapit - another Canadian, aside from Mahoganey Jones,  that is trying to convince me that poutine is the best dish there is, and since I haven’t yet tried it, I will give her the benefit of the doubt. Tune into this brand new episode to learn how a non-tech event professional founded a tech startup that is offering sustainable swag...