Upon Arrival | Events & Incentives with Adelaine Ng

Superstar performers like Hugh Jackman and Carl Lewis know how to leave something in the tank for the moments they will need the extra boost most. This is a little discussed secret that can be applied to how we manage our time and schedules. It's called the 15% buffer or adaptive capacity that will not only help reclaim some of your time back but also help you achieve more. This is part two o...

Have you found yourself asking, where has all the time gone? Or why did I feel so insanely busy last year but not more productive, even when I worked from home and in theory should've had more time to spare? Fortunately, you can get back in control of your time with some intentional strategies and a formula for reclaiming time. That's right, it's time to get your time back and here&...

A short reflection on what went well and what didn't for me this year. Things don't automatically improve at the stroke of midnight into the new year. I'm still recovering from 2021 and I suspect I'll still need healing way into 2022. Connect with Adelaine: Email: uponarrivalpodcast@gmail.com

How do you create the ultimate office Christmas party? There are some simple but big ideas that can make your event a great success, whether the idea of being volunteered to organise the big year-end event at your workplace fills you with excitement or dread. For example, if you know what to do with lighting and the size of your props, that’s more than half the battle won. Lisa Wiles is the founde...

Smaller or lesser known destinations have achieved some pretty amazing things for events. Can Australia's Northern Territory surprise and wow event planners who've seen it all? It certainly wowed the Australian Event Awards & Symposium for Parrtijima – A Festival in Light, which awarded Northern Territory Major Events Company (NTMEC) the Best Regional Event this year. Tim Watsford is...

Your leadership will be exposed when tough times come knocking. Who will you be looking out for when the ground underneath is crumbling? Interestingly, by genuinely prioritising others, you may end up securing your own success.  And the kind of leader you become can be traced back to, and be greatly influenced by your environment and mentors during your younger years.   Geoff Donaghy is the CEO of...

The Great Resignation? Not so fast, and we'll see why in this episode. Millions of people are expected to quit their jobs after the pandemic, thanks to this unprecedented time of change. What does this mean for you if you're an employer? Are you about to have almost half your workforce walk out on you? Or what if you're the employee already hatching a plan for your great corporate e...

Why are we talking about China? Well, there are a lot of reasons to talk about China but for our purposes, we're most interested in the country's changing travel appetite. Like it or not, China's massive population and growing wealth is a great attraction for many countries looking for tourists. At the time of this recording, China's borders remain firmly shut and they practise...

If there was one country that all destination bureaus are most curious about during this pandemic period, it's China.  The country which is probably the world’s most significant source of tourism has been locked in for almost two years with a Zero-Covid policy. So how have Chinese travel trends and preferences changed in this time? Professor Wolfgang Georg Arlt is the German-based founder and...

How would you like to never pay ticketing fees and always get a better deal to access live events? That's the promise of Festival Pass, which is the world's first live events subscription service across various experiences including music, film, food & wine, theatre, and tech & innovation. Launched in the US, the plan is for a truly global village of experiences as more countries...

The rules for connecting authentically with your audience keeps changing and some of the new rules even contradict widely-held practice.  With so much conflicting advice from the gurus, who do you choose to believe?  How can we make sure we're speaking to our audience rather than at them? Shani Taylor is the Client Connection Consultant at Open to Grace. She specialises in showing entrepreneu...

Travel dreaming has begun again as borders start to reopen across the  Asia-Pacific region. But travel has also changed during the pandemic, disrupting supply and demand patterns which could impact pricing. Henry Hooper identifies five major ways the industry is now different as people start booking their flights and hotels. Henry Hooper is the General Manager of Klook ANZ, one of the world's...

You'd think that event profs and hospitality services aimed at business events would be lighting up their social media with their offerings and experiences. But while many have social media accounts, most of the feeds offer irregular and lacklustre content. Sabrina Meyers' mission is to inspire confidence in the industry with strategies to optimise their social platforms and win more cli...

Will an industry known for its optimistic outlook and creative pursuits return with the same gusto it had before? It's an interesting question since society has made further mental shifts compared to even a year ago when we realised the Covid-19 pandemic was not going away as quickly as we'd hoped. And there are definite consequences for the industry, requiring new strategies for navigat...

When the only constant thing is sudden change, are your event plans ready to adapt and change course quickly? In this anniversary episode, Georgie Stayches shares tips on how the events industry can navigate uncertain times, as well as managing our emotions when demands are being placed on our mental health in unprecedented ways. Georgie Stayches is the Founder and Chief Engagement Officer of Fetc...

What is the equation entrepreneurs and companies need to operate their business and resources to be effective today? Flexibility is now a minimum requirement in business. Whether you're a solopreneur or leading a company in the industry, the right blend of core operations, outsourcing and automation will keep you effective and agile. Morris Misel is a business futurist, founder and lead strat...

Reality check: How far has the industry evolved since Covid-19 first hit? Professionals have switched careers, we've changed the way we consume content, human connections have become more important than ever and the entire industry has been pivoting to cope. Karen Yue is the Group Editor at TTG Asia Media heading a team of editors, reporters and correspondents across the Asia-Pacific region....

Positive psychology isn't about staying positive all the time, contrary to popular belief. Applied correctly, the skill of positive psychology will help address our triggers for why we're reacting the way we do during the pandemic, and why we keep self-sabotaging. Ultimately positive psychology just helps people flourish and thrive. But not only that, positive psychology can be used to i...

We didn't think we'd be still here, in lockdown and unable to travel or plan events, 18 months since Covid first hit. Governments across the region have had different ideas about how to tackle the pandemic. Critics could say some governments appear not to have had an idea at all. Do we laugh or cry, as those in the industry are left to fend for themselves, often with little or at best, i...

Youth and adventure tourism is the biggest earning sector of Australia's international tourism market and yet has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic. But as soon as flights return, young people will be some of the first to flood back into the tourism market, even willing to pay for a two-week hotel quarantine in order to spend some pent-up savings for a long working holiday. Alex Hil...

It's the story you hardly hear: Life after professional sports can be a huge struggle for many athletes trying to find a new identity and be just as successful. But Rachel Boardman's own story of transformation has enabled her to extract lessons that entrepreneurs and event professionals can use to employ storytelling and take their business to the next level. She shares her Goldilocks f...

Event gamification is a hot topic. But how do you adapt and gamify live entertainment for the online or hybrid environment for events? Simply with some tech adaptation and out-of-the-box thinking.  The process may require some investment initially but the payoff is an event that will have attendees talking about it long after it's over. Arthur Kerekes is the founder of Fusion Events, an award...

Every industry is shaped by the quality of its entrepreneurs who disrupt the status quo, inspire admiration and challenge our world to be better. But how do you know if entrepreneurship is truly in your DNA, that you have a future being a visionary and trailblazer? In 2015, a global report found that 66 percent of adults saw entrepreneurship as a good career choice and more than half of the workin...

You've probably heard of sick building syndrome. But what if we could make our buildings healthier, improving staff happiness with an impact-to-bottomline outcome and even reverse incidence of chronic illness? It sounds a little too good to be true until we look at the science a little closer.  And it's even more important now in the era of COVID-19. Ken Fong is an award-winning acoustic...

With more than four million subscribers on YouTube, Ann Reardon has learned a thing or two about how the internet's second biggest search engine works. She's also done a ton of food research and experiments which help us understand the way food works, how non-food elements affect our perception of food and looked at Covid's possible impact on our taste buds. Ann is a certified food...