The Road Ahead

Les Goldberg chats with Michael Strickland, Founder of Bandit Lites, Brad Nelms, Director of We Make Events and Ellen Lampert-Greaux from Live Design about the current condition in the live events industry and #WeMakeEvents campaign. 

Virtual events are all the buzz! Les Goldberg talks with Lakisha Ann Woods, President & CEO of National Institute of Building Sciences and BJ Singh, President & CEO of EventEQ on their success with hosting virtual events. #HiveVirtual

It’s good to hear from people who are working on the return of live events. Les Goldberg speaks with Nancy Shaffer, President of the Live Events Coalition and Cathy Breden, VP/COO at International Association of Exhibitions and Events on how we can bring back events safely.

Les Goldberg talks with Martin Bay, VP of Meetings Operations & Procurement of Kellen Company and Amy Kramer, Market and Product Innovation Leader of Maritz Global Events to hear their insights.

Les Goldberg talks with our partners, Mark Tester, Executive Director from the Orange County Convention Center, and Jeff Blosser, CEO/President from the Washington State Convention Center, about the return of the exhibition and trade show industry.

Touring designers Robb Jibson from So Midwest Inc, Butch Allen from Blame Funnel Creative and Kyle Kegan from Voyage Productions Inc. talk with Les Goldberg about the secrets to a great tour design.

What have we learned doing virtual events? What are some best practices? Les Goldberg talks with Director of Technical Production of Opus Agency Barry Keesey, Sr. Creative Director of Corporate Magic Stephen Dahlem, and Executive Director of Technology of LMG Kevin McCabe for their insight.

Tune in to Les Goldberg’s latest podcast, “The World of Rigging,” with special interviews with President of Vegas Rigg Jeff Riedinger, Sr. Vice President of Atlanta Rigging Systems Dave Gittens, and President of All Access Staging and Productions Erik Eastland.

There is a lot to consider when it comes to virtual events. Les Goldberg talks with the founders of BluePrintNYC, DJ Hanson and John Sideris, as well as Stage Manager Alice Perlmutter on how to produce an awesome virtual event.

Tour Manager for The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Shakira- Marty Hom, Production Manager for Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Houston Rodeo- Omar Adberrahman and Lighting Designer for Coldplay, Muse, G-Eazy- Sooner Routhier talk with Les Goldberg about the return of live concert touring!

Hear why the stage manager is such an important part of every show from these three great individuals, Miles Kapper, Rob Pushkin and Mimi Apfel, in Les Goldberg’s weekly podcast.

Ever wonder what value a technical director brings to a live show? Les Goldberg answers this question in this week’s podcast with Technical Directors Tom Spital and Tom Podiak.

Principal of LIghtswitch John Featherstone, President & COO of The Expo Group Randy Pekowski, and President of CNTV Carrie Ferenac talk with Les Goldberg about the future of live exhibits.

Les Goldberg gains insight from David Adler, Founder of Bizbash; Andrea Michaels, Founder of Extraordinary Events; and John Vadino, Founder of The Production Network.

This week Les Goldberg talks with Chief Creative Officer of Mode Studios Bob Bonniol, Founder of Tencue Jeff Wilk, and CEO/Founder of Linder Global Events Rebecca Linder on the ingredients for a great show.

In this episode of “The Road Ahead,” Les Goldberg welcomes Mark Jeffries, keynote presenter, host and moderator, David Fischette, President, CEO, & Chief Creative at Go West Creative, and Dr. Tony Ricotta, Senior Company Manager at Cirque du Soleil, to discuss why the audience matters.

The live events industry is no stranger to tough times, but today we are dealing with the fight of our lives. “The Road Ahead” podcast, hosted by Les Goldberg, CEO of ETP and LMG, explores the COVID-19 pandemic’s deep impact on live events, altering the ways we gather, meet and communicate. In this first episode, Les welcomes guests Sean Borowski, LMG Director of Video Services, Rich Tate, LMG Man...

In Les Goldberg’s most recent podcast, he talks with Huntly Christie, CEO of Christie Lites, Mark Haley, President of Smart City, and Colin Murphy, President of Bungalow Scenic Studios, on holding live events in the future safely.