Events: demystified Podcast

In this upcoming episode of Events: demystified Podcast , I have had the pleasure of interviewing James Steadman , my nerdy friend, a live-streaming production specialist and vMix operator extraordinaire, and dive together  into: - #vMix streaming best practices for #virtualevents , - tips for using vMix as a streaming tool for #hybridevents , - various ways to integrate other technologies li...

“ The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms. ” ― Socrates. Let me ask you a question. What do you think of when you hear Live Event Production? Does that ring the same in your mind, with Virtual Event Production? Today I am on a rant to discuss the two, and then some. My hope is to demystify the differences that exist between all these digital event terms and where event production inters...

“Evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.” Oprah Winfrey My next featured guest on the Events: demystified Podcast is someone that has been in the event industry for a minute or two, an amazing person you feel drawn to the moment you meet, my dear friend, #eventprof , and fellow event industry podcaster, Jen Salerno, CMP, DES . You're going to very much enjoy this honest conversati...

On the show with me today I have my dear event production friend, Jason Brown of Vid-Live Events, a multi-faced individual, proud of his almost two decades in the #eventproduction industry as a senior video engineer, LED engineer, projection specialist, and video project manager, all the while hustling like no other, pursuing many business and personal opportunities, such as building a real-estate...

With over a decade of experience in Broadcast Journalism and Production, Sarah Soliman brings her producing and reporting experience into her own company, Soliman Productions covering the meetings industry at large, with a team of like-minded creative professionals equipped to respond to all video and photographic requirements. Currently, Sarah is the face and content creator of MPI.tv and works w...

Toxic masculinity refers to the notion that some people's idea of “manliness” perpetuates domination, manipulation, and aggression. Ok, this Rant literally took me several months of consideration if I should release it or not. It's not an easy topic to address nor to talk about. In the best-case scenario, I expect to be misunderstood, maybe my motives to be called into question for releasing this...

On the show with me today I have Frank Carlisi , Co-Founder and Event Producer for the ExV Agency , where he continues to uplift and empower as many people as possible through his unique events strategies, creative thinking, and dedication to building lasting and authentic relationships with everyone he works with, as we're demystifying ways in which organizations can better equip themselves with...

On the show with me today I have a beautiful inside and out, equal parts sweet and sass, Brittney Shea Cobb ,  a Global Meeting Planner with Innov8 Meetings+Events, and a well-rounded leader in the hospitality industry with over 15 years of experience ranging in the hotel, casino, food & beverage, and special events. Tune into this brand new episode in which we will: explore and demystify...

Have you heard of the SEEDS Principle before? Neither have we until we met today's guest, Jason Marmon, Director of US Energy, Environmental Sciences, Sustainability, & Social Entrepreneurship, a social entrepreneur and a humbled optimist who will talk to us today about actionable sustainability and what it takes to coordinate sustainable solutions through the SEEDS principle, as well as event...

The April 1st RANT features 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒋𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆: Anca Trifan (/'treefʌn/) CMP, DES 4.0 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝟒.𝟎 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧! Join me on the Events: demystified Podcast as I celebrate someone I rarely get to celebrate: myself! It's my birthday, it's a MAJOR one and I'm sharing some of the lessons learned in the last 40 trips around the sun, those are a LOT of trips around the sun, yet I've never felt better and mo...

During today's episode, you're guaranteed to get a fresh dose of energy and optimism from a pint-size nuclear energy bomb, my featured guest Thuy Diep  Senior Experience Designer at the Austin-based full-service creative & event agency, Haute. She continues to positively impact the #EventProfs industry as the 2021 BizBash’s Top 500 Influential Event Professionals and 2020 40 under 40 hono...

"Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions" - Pablo Picasso  Did you ever feel anxious in a yellow room? Does the color blue make you feel calm and relaxed?  In the 5th rant brought to you by Events: demystified Podcast , I'm making the case for color and what a powerful communication tool it is, and how it can be used to signal action, influence mood, and even influence&...

Almost to the date, beginning of 2020 I was sitting down, in my studio, with IBL Events co-founder, Anna Marie Aldinger recording Episode #10 and discussing trade shows and the news of this new virus that we didn't know much about at the time... How much has our world has changed since then?  And so, circling back on the show today I have Nick Aldinger, the CEO of IBL Events , one of Idaho’s...

"I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.” - William Blake In the 4th rant brought to you by Events: demystified Podcast , I am getting a bit annoyed at everyone that pretends that their event is better than all the other events out there, regardless if it's coming from a planner, a producer, a supplier, vendor, organizer or client. If you've been in the industry for a while like I...

During this episode, I get to sit down with Megan Martin of JUNO, an event strategist with advanced training and extensive experience in strategic meeting management, event development and planning, virtual and hybrid events, educational programs, and association management. Some of the topics that we will be covering:  The economic impact of events, Designing hybrid event experiences, The ne...

"Words are free. It's how you use them that may cost you." - Unknown In this 3rd rant brought to you by Events: demystified Podcast , I am repeating myself, not because I've got nothing better to do, but because I just ran into a similar situation in which the AV supplier I was working with used the "AV guys" term several times during our conversation, even as I was visibly annoyed by how unaware...

Tune into this brand new episode in which we will explore and demystify several topics related to event design, including: how and why i ntentional event design is vital to create events with impact,  how the human-centered design is the wave of the future for all business, not just for events, What is intentional event design and why should we care about it? For this topic, I brought on Anth...

"Trying to predict the future is a loser's game." - Ken Liu In this 2nd rant brought to you by Events: demystified Podcast , I am questioning the logic behind some of the event decisions made to go back to in-person full-steam ahead with what seemed to have been little considerations to how the attendees might feel about it, especially the ones who are not yet comfortable to join large gatherings...

“The tougher the setback, the better the comeback.” ― Bernard Osei Annang, Life, The Theory of Everything: Succeeding in the 21st century and beyond This is by far, one of the hardest lessons to learn during a challenging season, and for the event industry, it feels like the challenging season has no end.  Tune into this brand new episode ft Courtney Stanley - an award-winning changemaker rec...

“Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Welcome to Events: demystified Podcast 's NEW series: " She said WHAT? The Rant Series " -  where I go off the caff and say it as it is, tackling anything and everything in the AV production, technology, and event industry that not a lot of people are willing to talk about. The Rant Series is short and...

First off, Happy New Year (crossing fingers it's still "happy"). Secondly, welcome to our FOURTH Season , how awesome is that! Since I decided to do something new and get off the hamster wheel where every podcast in this space is sharing what they hope the 2022 trends might be for the industry, I will just share my heart and what my hope is for this new Podcast season and brand new year. If you ca...

As we approach the final days of 2021, I am incredibly grateful, inspired by, and proud of the remarkable people who make up the event industry. In this episode, I will cover seven main takeaways from the many episodes recorded and conversations had, one of the main takeaways being:  "Don’t forget the things you’ve learned in 2021".  But I have also taken the liberty to go somewhat rogue...

Tune in this brand new episode of Events: demystified Podcast as your host, Anca Trifan, CMP, DES will be demystifying with her featured guest, Jazmyn Breanna - a passionate, skilled, and established live event producer and creative strategist with an early fascination for production and logistics, the following topics:  - some of the ways in which we can make events that matter,  - miti...

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is a term used to describe policies and programs that promote the representation and participation of different groups of individuals , including people of different ages, races and ethnicities, abilities and disabilities, genders, religions, cultures, and sexual orientations. In today's episode, I have Andrew Roby of Andrew Roby Events - a proud Army Vet who...

I am exceptionally giddy today to be talking about a topic near and dear to my heart: calling a virtual or a hybrid event as a show director. With the continued prevalence and increase in virtual and hybrid events, a lot of event professionals have needed to learn virtual and hybrid technical production skills to execute and deliver successful events. So today I've invited Heather Sharpe , a multi...