The Events Insight

Send us Fan Mail If Cat doesn’t inspire you to say ‘YES’ to new opportunities in the events world, then no one will. She is positive and passionate about all the live events she has worked on, even her year at Disney World didn’t dampen her enthusiasm! She spent a year telling people to “stand behind the line” before the Parade started. She has worked on some truly fantastic events, in locations t...

Send us Fan Mail It’s the end of Season 9 and we get to look back on it with two fabulous listeners from different areas of the globe and different backgrounds. ChantelleDeLoughrey has recently graduated from the Technological University of Shannon, Ireland, with a BA(Hons) in Business Studies with an Event management degree. She is currently working as an Events Officer at the Good GovernanceInst...

Send us Fan Mail Organising events is challenging enough, but when you throw in global events, televised events and heated competition between participants… you are dealing with a completely different event monster! It takes a cool, calm head to deliver these kinds of events. Lindsay has managed and led international sporting events for more than 20 years across more than 25 sports. As the event d...

Send us Fan Mail What to say about Matt (or Matthew for his Mum) Lamb! He is everything that you expect an event professional to be; energetic, passionate, fun and just a little bit crazy! In their conversation with Matt, Karen & Jack covered everything from frustrations with zoom calls, to attending events around the world (and what you can learn from them). We hope that what you gain from li...

Send us Fan Mail   Our Events Industry is full of so many interesting and inspiring people, none more so than Craig Hancox.  With a background as a chef, Craig is the perfect person to whet our appetites and talk about event catering.   We have all attended or planned numerous events, and what is one thing we always remember and comment on… the FOOD!  Without realising it, the food and drink we ar...

Send us Fan Mail Peter Watts joins Jack and Karen on this weeks episode of the podcast.  He has an extensive background in the industry where he has enjoyed building, developing, progressing and growing sports venues, events and companies. You will hear how his focus remains on his customers, he’s an advocate for progressing staff engagement, with a desire to see sustainable practices delivered th...

Send us Fan Mail This week Karen and Jack are joined by Luke Buckley.  He really does educate us on how tech can enhance the experience of any event.  Luke is a proactive and hands-on marketing graduate with global sales and project management experience. His academic knowledge is supported by experience in high-pressure environments where creativity, communication and time management are vital. ...

Send us Fan Mail This week Karen and Jack are joined by Jenn Artura. An inspirational event professional based out in the Boston area across in the USA.    An award winning, high-performing, strategic Experiential Marketing and Events executive. Jenn transforms business challenges into one of a kind, creative solutions and experiences that solve problems, elevate brands, generate revenue, define c...

Send us Fan Mail It’s the end of Season 8 and we get to look back on it with two fabulous listeners from different areas of the globe and different backgrounds. Graeme is a pioneer in Christian Media with over 25 years of experience. With a particular skill in live television, he has produced and directed some of the largest Christian events over the past two decades. Having worked in the USA, UK,...

Send us Fan Mail This week Karen and Jack are joined by Naomi Hollas. Naomi is a 2019 International Event Management Graduate from Glasgow Caledonian University, and the Founder of Event Grads, the community for event management students and graduates. Over the past 7 years, Naomi worked her way up the Scottish festival sector from the Hebridean Celtic Festival to TRNSMT. She recently left her ful...

Send us Fan Mail When you think about the world of event production, what are the first words that spring to mind? Are they: Pontins Robot Wars Spontaneous and Ambitious We are guessing no!! In episode 5, Karen and Jack were lucky enough to catch up with Dave Young, Head of Production at ICC Belfast. His career to date is certainly very interesting and he has gained valuable experience and knowled...

Send us Fan Mail Food, glorious food,  Hot sausage and mustard. While we're in the mood Cold jelly and custard That’s right, we’re talking food this week in Episode 4.  We have the wonderful Priya Narain joining Jack and Karen to discuss all things catering.  However its not just catering. Listen to how this event professional fits three jobs into her working week. It’s just that only one of...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 3, we turn our focus to the events industry and education. We are joined by Claire Leer, Senior Lecturer at the University of Northampton.  Claire lectures in Events Management and Tourism, and as you will hear, is passionate about what she does. But Claire has not always been in further education. She started out studying Business Studies at University, and it was afte...

Send us Fan Mail This week on episode two, Karen and Jack are joined by Ross Robertson Managing Director (UK & Europe) – Arena Structures. With over 24 years of experience in the events industry and with the majority of that time working with some of the largest marquee / temporary structure companies in the UK, Ross has a wealth of experience in the events industry. His attention to detail an...

Send us Fan Mail Episode one is a treat for you all. We head out to Dubai to meet Paul Lovett. Paul’s success comes from 30 years of experience in building teams to deploy at events all over the world, resulting in millions of man-hours of work. His unsurpassed knowledge of equipment logistics ensures that the projects he works on are delivered on time, on budget and surpass the expectation of cli...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 8 of The Events Insight. We’ve kept with tradition and made a few changes the season, none more so than someone new behind the microphone! Yes, that’s right, Ellan has decided to take a different role moving forward and Jack introduces Karen Edwards on this short introduction to the new season. Hear about her background in events and how she plans to keep Jack in...

Send us Fan Mail For the finale of our 7th Season of The Events Insight podcast (yes, that’s right, seven whole seasons already) we are joined by two more lovely listeners; Event Coordinator Bianca Mureșan and Digital Event Professional Nyomi Rose. Bianca and Nyomi chat to Jack and Ellan about all things events and the unique individuals who make this wonderful industry so exciting, sharing their...

Send us Fan Mail We’re joined in this episode by Nathan Angus, MD of Wildfire Agency in Sheffield, UK.  Nathan delivers a vast and varied array of experiences and activities for events; from props to hovercrafts and The Crystal Maze.   At the ripe old age of 11, Nathan ventured into his field of expertise when he helped out a family friend who supplied squad bikes for kid’s parties (although, in r...

Send us Fan Mail Combining sports and music - “an amalgamation of peoples passions” - is the role of this week’s longer-than-usual episode, where Managing Director of Bournemouth 7s Festival, Craig Mathie, chats to Jack and Ellan about working in events. Craig highlights all the great things about working in events (and there are many), and shares his enthusiasm and passion for our brilliant indus...

Send us Fan Mail With a huge passion for exhibitions, having walked thousands of miles in exhibition halls over thirty years, our guest this week shares his enthusiasm for our industry and explains why, for him, it’s all about meeting people face to face and engaging. Joining Jack and Ellan from the fair city of Dublin, Stephan Murtagh (a.k.a. The Exhibition Guy) takes us on his journey, starting...

Send us Fan Mail Revealing some of the magic about working in large-scale event production, Director of BH Events, Andy Dunlop, chats to Jack and Ellan about his work, his industry and how someone who wasn’t really into live music ended up making it his career. Over the last 15+ years, Andy has worked with some BIG names in the entertainment industry, such as Tom Jones and The Spice Girls, as well...

Send us Fan Mail We travel across the pond again in our 2nd episode Season 7, all the way to Wisconsin, U.S.A, to meet the delightful founder of Planners on Purpose and Customer Success Director for Meetings and Incentives Worldwide, Naomi Tucker.   With over 25 years industry experience and a passion for her peers’ emotional and mental health and wellbeing, Naomi coaches ambitious and driven plan...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 7 of The Events Insight. We’ve made a few changes this season, including a new Producer and a few new features!   We kick off with a fabulous guest; the highly entertaining magician, mind reader, hypnotist and thief, Paul Newton. As an entertainer, author and keynote speaker, Paul is storming the events circuit blowing minds using magic and mind reading to steal...

Send us Fan Mail We can’t quite believe it but we’re wrapping up our sixth season already! Our wrap sessions are always great fun because we get to chat with real listeners and find out exactly what they think of the podcast - and we get the chance to re-visit the last six episodes.   In this season’s wrap we chat with the lovely independent meeting planner from Washington D.C., Anne Knox, and bra...

Send us Fan Mail Our final guest this season is well-known in the international events sector, a real superstar lady with a superstar name (drum roll please), the award-winning businesswoman, media commentator and marketing consultant, Liz Taylor.   Starting out over thirty years ago with just £200, Liz seized an opportunity to create an event, completely by chance, and had that same “lightbulb mo...