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The Meeting Space
The Meeting Space podcast is dedicated to bring hot topics, trends and industry news to event and meeting professionals. No matter the format of your meeting or event - The Meeting Space podcast has relevant information on how to have a successful virtual conference, flawless in-person experience, effective and engaging hybrid meeting experience for all attendees. The podcast interviews thought leaders and creative minds in meeting industry and covers any topic connected to events and conferences - either it's food and beverage planning post COVID or cybersecurity; either it is diversity and inclusion in the events or newest tech trends. Welcome to the conversation - join us!
Our guest is Jonathan Kazarian, the CEO and Founder of Accelevents, a leading event management platform for in-person, hybrid, and virtual events.
In this episode, Jonathan shares his vision for his company: technology should make life easier for event organizers, not harder. That’s why, nine years ago, he set off to create a platform with flexible, intuitive features backed by the most responsive customer support in the industry.
Today, event profs around the world use Accelevents to build stunning event pages, create advanced registration flows, accelerate their check-in process, automatically onboard speakers and exhibitors, and much more. The entire platform is engineered from the ground up to work seamlessly, no matter how complex your event needs are!
If that sounds intriguing, listen to Jonathan’s insights and his take on the latest event tech trends. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn.
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Until next time!
Don't forget to hit subscribe — because missing our podcast is like forgetting to unmute yourself in a Zoom call.. and you do not want to be THAT person.
Until next time!
In this enlightening episode, we pull back the curtain on the intricate world of event production and in-house audiovisual (AV) services. Our expert guests delve into the lesser-known aspects that make or break an event’s success. From the importance of pre-event planning to the technicalities of sound and lighting, listeners will gain a comprehensive understanding of what goes on behind the scenes.
Guest: Nathan Koegh - President of NK Production, Inc.
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathankeough/
Sponsor: Procurement Strategy Group
Website: www.procurementstrategygroup.com
Nathan Keough is the owner of consulting firm NK Production, Inc. and co-owner of audio visual services provider Pivot Event Productions, Inc.
With over 20 years experience in live event audio visual, Nathan has been been providing technical consulting, high end audio visual equipment & production services, for over to decades and has worked with clients across the spectrum of industries, including pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, tech and biotech, network marketing, healthcare, real estate, and sports and entertainment. Nathan has worked with events for Facebook, The Los Angeles Lakers, Adidas, Intuitive Surgical, Adobe, GoldenVoice, AEG, Yahoo, and Google, just to name a few.
Nathan is passionate about audiovisual evangelizing for the purpose of providing greater understanding of technical event planning and production for all those in the events space and providing a better value experience, especially to those who crave it but don’t know where to find it!mNathan can be reached at nathan@nkproduction.net or on linkedin at linkedin.com/in/nathankeough
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In this episode, I am sitting down with Shanondoah Nicholson, event professional & podcaster, to chat about Using Events in B2B Marketing. Shanondoah shares tips on how to plan successful corporate meetings and conferences.
She has been working in B2B marketing for over 10 years, planning small and large scale events to help drive business goals. She is the host of the Beyond the BEO podcast, an industry podcast for CMPs. In her spare time she has almost completed her MBA in Social Impact from the University of Fredericton, and in her actual spare time she and her husband play copious amounts of trivia.
Joan and Magdalena sit down in this episode and talk about if we really want to “go back to normal” in events and meetings industry. What if the break during pandemic is giving the industry chance to actually not “go back to normal” now?
How about learning and education in events industry, especially CMP certification? Joan and Magdalena have a very honest chat on how to start a new frontier of intentional event procurement, design and management and on industry most common certification program - CMP.
Mike is a virtual event strategist, an award-winning blogger, speaker, and author at The Social Media Hat, and Head of Strategic Partnerships at Agorapulse where he strengthens relationships with social media educators, influencers and partner brands. He is the producer and host of The Virtual Event Strategist Podcast helping brands make their first virtual event a success that they can scale. Allton is also the co-author of The Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing alongside Jenn Herman, Stephanie Liu, Amanda Robinson and Eric Butow, available wherever books are sold.
Tracy is a certified event planner with food allergies and she is passionate in helping you not offend or kill people with the food you serve. Her motto for meetings and conferences is: Every Guest Matters. Every Meal Matters.
Have you thought about the psychology behind event planning?
In this week's episode, we have a conversation with Victoria Matey, a consultant specializing in using different facets of Psychology in event planning. Victoria strives to raise awareness, among the advanced community, of the importance of understanding human behavior and the human mind. Through her years of experience, Victoria has discovered so many fascinating things about our minds that can be utilized in almost every facet of event planning.
Connect with Victoria on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriamatey
Shy Averett is Community Relations Organizer & Certified Corporate and Social Event Planner with over 15 years in the industry. Her career with Microsoft started over 9 years ago, where she leads DEI initiatives in event planning.
Shy’s LinkedIn profile
**A high-energy keynote speaker, Mary is focused on using research, laughter, and experience to show professionals how to excel. Mary’s relatable, no-nonsense approach inspires audiences to embrace their roles, surpass their goals, and plan for the future.
Mary Kelly is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and spent over 20 years on active duty in intelligence and logistics. She retired from the Navy as a commander. She has masters’ degrees in history and economics, and a PhD in economics.
With over 20 years combined teaching experience at both the Naval Academy and at Hawaii Pacific University, she taught economics, finance, history and management. She has extensive experience in business coaching, management, economics, finance, banking, insurance, real estate, government, organizational leadership, communication, business growth, teamwork, strategic planning, human resources, customer service, time management, and project development.
Mary's website: https://productiveleaders.com/
5 Minute Daily Productivity Plan - https://productiveleaders.com/wp-content/uploads/5-Minute-Daily-Productivity-Plan.pdf
Articles quoted:
https://www.bain.com/insights/outsourcing-aims-higher/
https://www.gavelintl.com/the-3-biggest-myths-about-outsourcing-meeting-planning-event-and-travel-incentives/
https://www.statista.com/topics/2257/business-process-outsourcing-industry-worldwide/**
Dylan Monorchio is the Deputy Editor for Skift's events brand, EventMB.com. Beginning his writing career in an event tech firm, he now guides the production of EventMB's content. Dylan enjoys exploring the industry's nooks and crannies in pieces ranging from tech reviews and trend reports to market and business ethics analyses. Dylan splits his time between Toronto and Lisbon.
Dylan's LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmonorchio/
Dylan's article - https://www.eventmanagerblog.com/biggest-challenge-to-event-recovery
Ex-lawyer who turned entrepreneur and tech enthusiast! He is one of the founders and CEO of one of the fastest growing companies these days - Swapcard. I enjoyed sitting down with Baptiste Boulard while he told his story - how did he start in the business, original premise of Swapcard and what truly constitutes entrepreneurial life. Enjoy!
Baptiste LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/baptistb
Julius is a serial entrepreneur in event and meetings industry. He has been named one of the most influential individuals in the meetings industry by many magazines and media for the past 10 years. He is the author of over 10 books on event technology and innovation. Julius has conducted some of the most groundbreaking research for the event industry. Over 3,000 events reviewed and 15,000 event professionals interviewed.
In his current position, as a Head of Engagement with Swapcard, virtual business card exchange network and virtual event platform, Julius is onto his next task and challenge.
Links:
www.event-strategies.com
www.swapcard.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-meeting-space-podcast/
https://www.facebook.com/themeetingspacepodcast
Liz King Caruso is an Event Strategist, Consultant and Speaker. As CEO of Liz King Events and techsytalk, she has helped countless thought leaders grow their audience and sell their products through in-person, virtual & hybrid events. Liz is a big-picture person - passionate about tying events into an overall sales and marketing strategy and being efficient at every point of the process. Technology is her niche and she's obsessed with helping organizations of every size leverage technology to produce more engaging & seamless event experiences.
In addition to her client work, Liz connects & educates her industry colleagues through platforms she has built - techsytalk GLOBAL, the techsytalk community & IGNITE Consulting program.
Liz has been featured as Eventex's 50 Most Innovative Virtual Meeting Planners, Successful Meetings list of 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry, Top 5 Women in Event Tech, amongst other awards.
Follow Liz on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizkingevents
What an amazing energy Trevor has! His LinkedIn profile says - "You know how 𝑱𝑶𝑩 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑲𝑬𝑹𝑺 struggle to 𝑮𝑬𝑻 𝑵𝑶𝑻𝑰𝑪𝑬𝑫 & end up getting lost in all the noise, a.k.a. “𝑩𝑳𝑨𝑪𝑲 𝑯𝑶𝑳𝑬” applicant tracking systems or 𝑨𝑻𝑺...⁉️ And... the 𝑬𝑿𝑻𝑹𝑨 𝑯𝑶𝑶𝑷𝑺 employers put in place, create a domino effect on a person’s emotional, spiritual, mental & financial situation..
That's where I come in. I empower job seekers to re-humanize their job search in order to create opportunities & take control of the financial impact of job loss."
..oh boy, and does he? Follow Trevor on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevorhouston/
This has been a great conversation with Michael Dominguez. I am truly humbled by him agreeing to be on the episode and share his current take on what is happening in the industry. We chatted about where are we as industry, based on statistics; forecasting in the times of global pandemic and other useful tips from industry expert.
Michael's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdominguez080389/
US Travel Association website: https://www.ustravel.org/
Samantha is a strategic and creative thinker with a background in creating and curating experiential events and sponsorships. Her specialties include: strategic event management, experiential design & production, sponsorship acquisition & retention, sponsorship activation, trade-show Management, VIP relationship management, contract negotiation, social media marketing, business development, team building.
Judy is Certified Meeting Professional with more than ten years experience in all aspects of convention, meeting, and event management including: strategic meeting management, team management/staffing, content development, sponsorships, design, marketing and innovation. Lead events ranging from 10 – 10,000 corporate and consumer attendees with over $10M in budgets.
Judy's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judypaynecmp-dfw/
Product mentioned is https://woobox.com/
Leading Wedding & Entertaining Expert, David Tutera is hailed as an artistic visionary whose ability, uniquely creative talents and outstanding reputation have made him a tremendous success in the lifestyle arena. Tutera has created a name for himself by taking his passion for designing spectacular events and transforming it into a lifestyle. He continuously exceeds the expected with an unmatched level of inspiration, imagination and innovation to create the latest trends in entertaining.
David lives in Los Angeles with his husband Joey, daughters Cielo and Gracie as well as their dogs Lucy and Teddy. His family means everything to him and he takes it very seriously and honors it and holds it very close to his heart. The abundance of love for family is important and always must come first.
To register for David Tutera Experience visit:
https://davidtutera.com/the-david-tutera-experience/
Miguel is passionate about helping event professionals working online and offline to develop digital communication and content strategies. He is no stranger to the world of business events and he speaks, consults, and trains on topics around communication, content and event technology.
Since 2005 Miguel has held multiple industry roles, starting in his native Portugal, then spending 10 years in the UK and US and currently based in Denmark. He played an key role in developing the IMEX Group’s digital content and social media presence from 2011 to 2017, and since then Miguel has worked independently on digital communication strategies for business events. focused organisations
Miguel holds a masters degree in Conference and Events Management from the University of Westminster and is certified as a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and a Digital Event Strategist (DES). He sits on the International Board of Directors of Meeting Professionals International and is past-Chair of Events Industry Council’s Industry Insights Committee.
www.miguelseven.com
Brandt is a technical producer and consultant based in Minneapolis, MN, and is the highly acclaimed instructor for the Event Leadership Institute’s Virtual Event and Meeting Management certificate course. He has over 20 years experience in the industry, has spoken at events and conferences all over the world, been published in numerous magazines and websites, and is ranked among the most influential people in the events industry. More information at www.brandtkrueger.com
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Marin Bright is founder and CEO of Bright Business Media, which publishes the award-winning Smart Meetings magazine and the companion news and lifestyle web site www.smartmeetings.com and manages an online community of a combined 145,000 event professionals with 65,000 social media followers. The publication annually awards the prestigious Smart Stars and Platinum Choice Awards to hospitality companies that meet the publications high standards. Ten years ago, she launched Smart Meeting events (now Smart Meetings Experiences), which produces monthly regional and national networking forums and The Smart Woman Summit, a celebration of the women elevating the entire industry that is now entering its fourth year. As a thought leader in the space, she speaks on best practices and trends in the industry and contributed articles for LinkedIn.
She previously served and vice president and publisher of Meetings Media, West Coast Sales Manager for Meeting News and National Sales Manager for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. She is a graduate of Mills College with a bachelors degree in communications and psychology.
Bright was honored with the San Francisco Bay Area Meetings Industry Excellence Award in the Legend category from the Northern California Chapter of PCMA in 2011. She also received back-to-back honors as one of Folio’s Top Women in Media in 2014 and 2015 and was the 2015 recipient of WPA’s Leadership Award. In 2020, she was named as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the Event Industry by Eventex.
If you are looking for the inspiration to take your success to the next level, look no further than expertise of Daniel Mason Jones. As owner and creative director for over 10 years, Daniel’s tenacity and talent have helped put his salon and other businesses on the map. His leadership enabled the salon to become an immediate success having achieved its five-year business plan in its first year of operation.
Daniel travels all over the country to coach and mentor professionals on how to be successful through his MAKE MONEY NOT EXCUSES seminar. He is on a mission to elevate any business professional and unleashed their potential.
https://www.danielmasonjones.com/about-daniel
https://www.instagram.com/danielmasonjones/
I am excited to be chatting up four meeting planners who share their experience with us.
Melissa Soto, CMP shares her experience on planning incentive travel in the middle of pandemic!
Megan Martin, CMP, DES, MPA talks about planning her in-person event back in August.
Jody M. Shaw, CMP, PMP (she, her, hers) is a virtual and hybrid meetings expert - she shares on driving demand and engagement to your virtual/hybrid meeting.
Dawn Dearstone speaks on planning her company’s retreat in Las Vegas this past October.
https://www.facebook.com/themeetingspacepodcast
With recent events in hospitality Industry, Marie and I were motivated to talk about few things associated with job loss. First thing we discussed was the amount of grief one feels when losing a job - either It Is a well planned departure or someone Is caught by surprise. The latter was my experience.
We also share some tangible tips on how to become business owner, If that Is the path life Is taking you on, right now. Here are few links mentioned In this episode:
Marie's LinkedIn profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariepetersoncmp/
Lemonade The Movie by please feed the animals:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5CHYuq9g-s
Passion - Power - Purpose
Steven Foster is “One Man on One Motorcycle on One Mission” – to help organizations and individuals find their Tribe and fuel their Ride with “Passion, Power and Purpose.”
An award-winning speaker, writer and Harley-Davidson LIFE member, Steven is Managing Partner of Foster+Fathom, a Leadership and Goodness Development Group in Dallas, Texas. He knows first-hand, on a bike or in business; success requires creating opportunities for people to connect to an idea, engage in a shared interest and inspire others to join the “Ride.”
After being with Franklin Covey for 25 years, Scott Miller is currently a leader in the company as an EVP of Thought Leadership. He describes himself as "unfiltered leader thriving in a highly filtered corporate culture". Scott is an author of #1 new release on Amazon - "Management Mess to Leadership Success" where he talks about specific challenges that each leader faces. His management messes became opportunities for him to become successful leader - he is upfront and straightforward In his stories with listeners of the podcast and readers of his book.
Connect with Scott on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmillerj1/
Scott Miller - Executive Vice President of Thought Leadership at Franklin Covey and author of book "From Management Mess to Leadership Success". Listen for a quick preview of the episode and what Is coming up this Wednesday, May 6th.. you do not want to miss It!!
With her past experience In meeting and events, Lisa Harrington and I explore change management and provide tangible tips for leaders In field of change management.
Check out Lisa's article on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploring-change-management-moments-lisa-hiser-harrington-cpcu-cae/
Leadership, Courage, Fear and Change Management with Lisa Harrington, CPCU CAE. Lisa Is a strategy coach, business consultant and visionary. Her Vision Is Better Leaders. Better World.
Her Mission: To help leaders deliver better results by increasing their understanding of the human equation.
This year, we are celebrating Admin Week 2020 with an interview of a wonderful star in this profession in DFW area - Evelyn Hall. Evelyn is multifaceted, efficient and reliable Executive Assistant / Meeting Planner with more than 15 years of experience supporting C-Level Executives. Through this interview we are honoring administrative professionals and workplace operators around the world. Thank you for all that you do!
.. Evelyn Hall and I are celebrating Admin Week. Evelyn has been a recipient of many awards in her field, as well as has been in the circle of finalist for many categories of Admin Awards! She is enthusiastic, with a passion for excellence in customer service, professional appearance and improved morale.
Even though the topic of COVID-19 is not a fun topic to discuss, Michael Dominguez's knowledge and straightforward way of communicating has made this episode lighter and more fun to listen to. He shares with listeners many interesting facts and points about the pandemic we are facing. Additionally, he shares his beginnings in the hospitality industry and you will not believe his humble beginnings. Enjoy!
Michael Dominguez on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdominguez080389/
Our sponsor website - https://www.abfagroupllc.com
In times like these, it's always nice to have a little help—in life, and in work. This week's The Meeting Space podcast, we interview Eloise Gagnon of Life by Eloise. Eloise has an experience from her past career as a corporate lawyer with International experience. She witnessed first hand the incredible growth and success a business can have when it is built on a foundation of purpose and driven by executives with values and vision.
Contact Eloise at https://www.linkedin.com/in/eloise-gagnon/
Website: https://www.lifebyeloise.com/
Michael Dominguez - CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International speaks about possible impact post COVID-19 on Meetings and Hospitality Industry. Tune In every Wednesday for a new episode of The Meeting Space podcast!
In times like these, it's always nice to have a little help—in life, and in work. This week's The Meeting Space podcast, we interview Eloise Gagnon of Life by Eloise in finding a mentor, staying productive, and getting better at the job you love. New cast goes up at Midnight tomorrow, CST! Check out our preview below:
John Ayo Is a natural health doctor who comes with 25 years experience In corporate world. Through his practice he energizes teams to balance travel stress! He is wellness expert, speaker, author, naturopath.
Contact Info for John:
John@TravelBalance.net
469-573-4509
www.TravelBalance.net
... John Ayo - with his background in sales and sales training for IBM for 25+ years, John knows burnout, stress fatigue and demands of corporate world. After his successful career In corporate America, he became a natural health doctor - a very unique combination!
He has taught 4,000+ technology Sales Professionals worldwide (26 countries, 2M+ miles) on Sales, Communications/Presentation Skills, Life/Work and Travel balance techniques. John is Wellness Expert/Naturopath and Author of book: Travel Balance.
Terry Sullivan is founder of BuzzPro, digital sales & marketing leader, social selling strategist, linkedIn trainer. He has a real passion for helping clients learn how to create and implement digital sales and marketing strategies to find, connect and develop relationships with their key contacts and prospects. Learn how Terry can help you today take your brand and social presence to next level.
Terry Sullivan's LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrysullivanmba/
Terry Sullivan's website - https://buzzpro.com/
Terry's Free LinkedIn tips e-book - http://linkedintips.com/
Jody M. Shaw, CMP has over 16 years of experience in education, event, program and project management. Currently, Jody oversees the largest conferences in the promo products industry on behalf of the Promotional Products Association International. She presents annually on the topic of project management and strategic planning for the Dallas Ft. Worth Chapter of Meeting Professionals International.
Prior to her current role, Jody taught leadership development at MIT for four years in addition to overseeing events. Jody's ability to juggle and prioritize multiple projects; with curiosity and collaboration excels at executing process improvement initiatives and handling all aspects of departments.
"Jody enjoys strategic planning and taking the initiative. With a project manager mindset she is able to see the big picture and then the details that can make it happen."
Jody's LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmello88/
ASAE article on attendee engagement - https://www.asaecenter.org/resources/articles/an_plus/2020/january/attendee-engagement-tactics-for-all-budgets
Mario Rossi - MBA is an award-winning entrepreneur, secret Jedi, investor, futurist, author, Dad, coffee and pizza lover, world's worst joke teller. You can connect with Mario on LinkedIn and send him a message - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-r-843377198/
In this episode of the podcast we are chatting about Networking with Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Owner of Pyrotex - Paige Mejia. As a Immediate Past President of MPI DFW chapter, Paige shares with listeners some tips on networking and how to successfully become a networker, even If you are on Introverted side.
Some useful links for this episode:
MPI DFW Chapter: www.mpidfw.org
ILEA DFW Chapter - www.ileadallas.com/home
Networking Facebook Group - www.facebook.com/groups/dallasweddings/
PartyFest registration link - https://form.jotform.com/60464048070147 - use code PF20 and mention Pyrotex referred you to get a free ticket
What to do when you don’t know what to do.. or when everyone is telling you what to do and it is based in fear?
Survival of Hurricane Katrina, Vanesssa Guild - Corporate Mindfulness Expert, Speaker, Life Coach is speaking about getting through fearful and uncertain times. Vanessa has many accridations and some of them Include:
- 3 Years, lived in and taught @The Dallas Meditation Center, Thich Nhat Hanh, classes for CEO's, women, and mixed groups
- 30 Days, Vipassana Meditation (3x10), complete silence, S.N. Goenka
- SMU: Bachelor of Arts International Religious Studies, minor: Corporate Communications & Public Affairs ~ bridging east and west
ontact Vanessa for a free 20 minute session and mention The Meeting Space podcast at https://www.vanessaguild.com/contact-czpl
Current President of MPI DFW chapter talks about customer engagement marketing strategies and events/ meetings industry.
MPI DFW - www.mpidfw.org
MPI Global - www.mpi.org
Episode 3 with Kris DeFoer - owner of Happy Body Health - we talk about processing stress of layoffs (she went through 4 in a span of 8 years), how to develop healthy habits and attitudes to create life free of chronic pain through nutrition, supplementation and lifestyle changes. Since meeting and event planning positions are one of the most stressful jobs out there, I wanted to address it quite early in my podcasting adventure.
M.T and I sit down and chat about HEEM program at Richland College and Global Meetings Industry Day coming up in April.
The Meeting Space podcast is dedicated to bring together people from different walks of life. We will inform, educate and put a spotlight on Meeting and Event Planners from the DFW area, as well as professionals associated with meeting, trade show and exhibition industry. It's often hard for all of us to gather together at one time to see each other, exchange ideas, and network. The Meeting Space podcast mission is to fill in the gap with episodes featuring industry leaders and, in the end, bring us closer together as a community.
The Meeting Space podcast will air its first episode on Sunday, March 1st. Tune in for an exciting and informative interview with M.T. Hickman, CMP, CPECP program coordinator and lead faculty of Hospitality. Exhibition and Event Management program at Richland College in Dallas, TX.
M.T. is a recipient of Colleen Rickenbacher Leadership award from MPI DFW chapter in 2018 and we will sit down to chat about MT’s influence on students who are the future leaders of meeting and event industry, HEEM program at Richland College and Global Meetings Industry Day,