GatherGeeks by BizBash: The Event Industry Podcast

Host: David Adler Guests: Tony Wagner, Sara Meyer Meeting professionals are constantly multitasking. The last thing they want to do is spend time on manual, tedious processes that should just be easy—including cross-checking spreadsheets to track down commissions and payments. This is where Onyx CenterSource's GroupPay™ can help. This holistic solution is an industry-first payments automation plat...

Host:  David Adler Guest:  Amy Calvert In this episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash chairman and founder David Adler sits down with  Amy Calvert , CEO of the  Events Industry Council   (EIC), which oversees more than 30 member organizations in the events industry. The EIC is a global champion of event profs and event industry excellence, offering professional standards and recognition and certification...

Host: David Adler Guest: Doug Emslie In this episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash chairman and founder David Adler sits down with Doug Emslie , CEO of Tarsus Group (one of the largest exhibition companies in the world), to get a global perspective on trade shows and exhibitions. How have things changed since the pandemic? How do they differ culturally between markets like Europe, the Middle East, and N...

Hosts: David Adler, Claire Hoffman Guest: Vaibhav Jain In this special edition of GatherGeeks—recorded live at the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity—hosts David Adler and Claire Hoffman (BizBash's senior contributing editor) sit down with Vaibhav Jain, CEO of event technology solution Hubilo, to discuss how he took the company from a local in-person event solution to a global...

Hosts: David Adler, Claire Hoffman Guest: Damien Baines In this special edition of GatherGeeks—recorded live at the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity—hosts David Adler and Claire Hoffman (BizBash's senior contributing editor) sit down with Damien Baines, the experiential marketing lead at Instagram. They go behind the scenes at Meta Beach where, for the first time, the company...

Hosts: David Adler, Claire Hoffman Guest: Judy Lee In this special edition of GatherGeeks—recorded live at the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity—hosts David Adler and Claire Hoffman (BizBash's senior contributing editor) sit down with Judy Lee, head of global brand experiences and programs at Pinterest. She breaks down her team's strategy and execution of Pinterest Beach, whic...

Hosts:  David Adler, Claire Hoffman Guest:  Keyana Kashfi In this special edition of GatherGeeks—recorded live at the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity—hosts David Adler and Claire Hoffman (BizBash's senior contributing editor) sit down with Keyana Kashfi, the global senior director of experiential and content production at Spotify. Kashfi, who is also a BizBash Event Master,...

Host: David Adler Guest: Steve Clemons In this episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash chairman and founder David Adler sits down with Steve Clemons , who has begun a role as a senior executive in charge of events at Semafor , a new global news organization launching this fall. Clemons was previously editor at large of The Hill. He also served as the Washington editor at large of The Atlantic, where he wa...

Host: David Adler Guests: Jennifer Savica, Sophie Ahmed In this special sponsored episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash founder and chairman David Adler sits down with longtime event pros Jennifer Savica, vice president and head of corporate events for New York Life Insurance Company, and Sophie Ahmed, senior vice president of market strategy for Hubilo. The trio discusses the newfound clout of corporat...

Host: David Adler Guest: Kristin Banta Sponsored by  CORT Events , this episode of GatherGeeks is part of season two of our "Royal CORT" podcast series, which includes insightful convos with top event and experience designers. BizBash founder and chairman David Adler sits down with award-winning celebrity event designer Kristin Banta, owner and creative director at  Kristin Banta Events . A teache...

Host: David Adler Guest: David Beahm Sponsored by  CORT Events , this episode of GatherGeeks is part of season two of our "Royal CORT" podcast series, which includes insightful convos with top event and experience designers. BizBash founder and chairman David Adler sits down with David Beahm, founder of event design firm  David Beahm Experiences , who has designed weddings for high-profile clients...

Host: David Adler Guest: Todd Fiscus Sponsored by CORT Events , this episode of GatherGeeks is part of season two of our "Royal CORT" podcast series, which includes insightful convos with top event and experience designers. BizBash founder and chairman David Adler sits down with Todd Fiscus, founder of Todd Events , whose clients include Tom Ford, the Dallas Cowboys, Audi, and Neiman Marcus. In th...

Hosts: David Adler, Lilian Shen Guest: Larry Abel Sponsored by CORT Events, this episode of GatherGeeks is part of season two of our "Royal CORT" podcast series, which includes insightful convos with top event and experience designers. BizBash founder and chairman David Adler and CORT Events' director of marketing Lilian Shen sit down with Larry Abel , CEO and "dreamer in chief" at Abel McCalliste...

Host:  David Adler Guest:  Gianna Gaudini In this episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash chairman and founder David Adler sits down with Gianna Gaudini, head of events for Airtable, for a master class in planning events and experiences—whether you're an old pro or just starting out. The pair discusses Gaudini's work for companies like Amazon Web Services, Google, and Softbank Vision Fund, along with what...

Host: David Adler Guests: David Landgraf, Allison Pieter In this episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash founder and chairman David Adler sits down with industry veterans David Landgraf, the founder and chief experience officer of  Make It Happen Management  in New York, and Allison Pieter, the founder and president of  Cassis Productions  in Los Angeles. The group shares real-world pain points—and soluti...

Host:  David Adler Guests:  Tim Groot, Natasha Wood, Carolyn Dawson In this special sponsored episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash chairman and founder David Adler sits down with Tim Groot, CEO and founder of AI-powered event success platform  Grip ; Natasha Wood, head of strategy for  FT Live  at the  Financial Times ; and Carolyn Dawson, CEO of  Founders Forum . This powerhouse panel sets out to defi...

Hosts: David Adler Guests: Erica Boeke, Austin Johnston, Nancy Shaffer In this episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash founder and chairman David Adler sits down with a powerhouse panel of event industry professionals: Nancy Shaffer, chief creative officer at  RJ Whyte Event Production  and the president of the  Live Events Coalition ; Austin Johnston, CEO of  AKJOHNSTON  and president of the  Experientia...

Hosts:  David Adler, Cathy Song Novelli Guest:  Cliff Rigano In this special sponsored edition of GatherGeeks, BizBash founder and chairman David Adler is joined by Cathy Song Novelli, SVP of marketing and communications at virtual and hybrid events software platform  Hubilo , to chat with Cliff Rigano, creative director and head of culture, content and experiential marketing for  Mast-Jägermeiste...

Hosts:  David Adler, Lilian Shen Guest:  Mo Husseini Sponsored by  CORT Events , this episode of GatherGeeks is part of our "Royal CORT" podcast series, which includes insightful convos with top event and experience designers. BizBash founder and chairman David Adler and CORT Events' director of marketing Lilian Shen sit down with creative mastermind Mo Husseini, senior vice president of design at...

Hosts:  David Adler, Lilian Shen Guest:  Shelly Tolo Sponsored by  CORT Events , this episode of GatherGeeks is part of our "Royal CORT" podcast series, which includes insightful convos with top event and experience designers. BizBash founder and chairman David Adler and CORT Events' director of marketing Lilian Shen sit down with Shelly Tolo, president of  Tolo Events LLC  in Seattle. The group t...

Hosts:  David Adler, Lilian Shen Guest:  John Fuhr Sponsored by  CORT Events , this episode of GatherGeeks is part of our "Royal CORT" podcast series, which includes insightful convos with top event and experience designers. BizBash founder and chairman David Adler and CORT Events' director of marketing Lilian Shen sit down with business development expert John Fuhr of  CenterCircle Creative  in P...

Hosts:  David Adler, Lilian Shen Guest:  André Wells Sponsored by  CORT Events , this episode of GatherGeeks is part of our "Royal CORT" podcast series, which includes insightful convos with top event and experience designers. BizBash founder and chairman David Adler and CORT Events' director of marketing Lilian Shen sit down with André Wells, founder and CEO of  Events by André Wells  in Washingt...

Host: David Adler Guests: Dawn Penfold, Travis Pham In this episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash chairman and founder David Adler sits down with recruiting veteran  Dawn Penfold , president of Meetingjobs, a Cadre Company, and up-and-coming event professional  Travis Pham , global business director for 360 Destination Group. The group discusses why passion is the defining characteristic for career succ...

Host: David Adler Guest: Julius Solaris In this special sponsored episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash chairman and founder David Adler sits down with Julius Solaris, vice president of marketing strategy, events, for digital and in-person event platform  Hopin . The duo traces Solaris' journey in the event industry, discussing why he left the media sphere to join the massively popular tech platform. Th...

Host: David Adler Guests: Brendan Brown, Sohini Mitra In this episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash founder and chairman David Adler sits down with Brendan Brown, vice president of strategy for  George P. Johnson , and Sohini Mitra, the vice president of experiential at  ImpactXM , to tackle the ever-relevant question of engagement at virtual, hybrid and face-to-face events. The group discusses what kee...