Lauren Hall is the Founder and CEO of iVvy, a venue and event management software company. Prior to founding iVvy, Lauren worked across a variety of industries including clothing, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, and technology. Lauren is a tenacious founder with an indomitable spirit; her story is one of talent, hustle, resilience, and success.Lauren & Ian discuss a wide array of topics including…* How Taekwondo impacts several areas of Lauren’s business and life * Growing up in South Africa and how it sparked Lauren’s desire to immigrate to Australia * The process of healing post tragedy and trauma * Lauren’s introduction into the events industry and how iVvy came to be * How Lauren successfully led iVvy through COVID * The ways in which COVID has impacted the events industry * Preparation for iVvy’s upcoming IPO * The existence of hybrid events and the future of the events industry

...and more!Quickfire Recommendations: Book: Scale or Fail* by Allison Maslan * Podcast: The Joe Rogan Experience * Tech CEO: Mike Cannon-Brookes & Scott Farquhar (Atlassian) * App: Slack * Productivity Tool: Monday.com * TV Show: Bloomberg, Dragons’ Den * Ted Talk Topic: “The courage, the resilience, and the endurance around delivering success within a person’s world and what it actually takes to be successful.”