The Road Ahead: Recent Episodes
Les Goldberg
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.
It is all about event safety for the audience. Les Goldberg talks with Timothy Wimbley from Events TNT, Mark Herrera from Global Awareness Professionals and Dominic Housiaux from Risky Business Resources about creating a safe environment for live events.
Les Goldberg talks with John Cruz from MetLife, Adriance Cesa from Huntington Bank, Larry Epstein from The Launch Group and Mandy Hazlett from National Precast Concrete Association about the elements of negotiating a successful contract with the venue in his most recent podcast
Les Goldberg talk with Stage Manager- Miles Kapper, Scenic Designer and Creative Director at- Tony Castrigno at Design Contact and Executive VP Creative Services at Media Loft - Daniel Walls about what it is about the live event business that keeps them excited and wanting to keep them working in the live events industry.
Have you found fair value when working with in-house providers—both exclusive and nonexclusive? In this episode of The Road Ahead, Les Goldberg talks with Karim Kassab, Aaron Levinthal, and Dan Wilcox about their real-world experiences navigating venue restrictions, fees, and team dynamics. They explore what works, what doesn’t, and how to get the best results when partnering with in-house teams.
There is no compromise in safety. Les Goldberg talks with Jim Digby – President of Show Makers, Ken Keberle – Director of Education for Event Safety Alliance and Rutger Jansen – Managing Partner of Backbone International about the importance about safety in the live events industry.
Les Goldberg talks with touring industry experts Jason “Jmo” Moore (FOH for Train) and Colin Pink (FOH for Hans Zimmer Live) about blending the art and technical aspects of audio mixing to create an extraordinary live sound experience.
Les Goldberg talks with Dave Nuckolls and Hal Bassett about the elements of an amazing video direction for live events. #BeyondTechnology #LMGTouring
A discussion among industry veterans about the essential elements of creating amazing lighting designs. Les Goldberg talks with John Featherstone from Lightswitch, Greg Cohen from UVLD, Kyle Kegan from Voyage Productions and Richard Dunn from Dunn Lights about the lighting business and the elements of amazing lighting designs.
Les Goldberg chats with Jeff Newburger from Lionfish Design, Colin Murphy from Show Intel, Rob King from EventEQ and Rick Goodwin from Rick Goodwin Design about coming up with amazing show designs.
Les Goldberg talks with Jason Barak from Unilumin, Doug Murry from ETP, Sean Borowski from Systems Innovation and David Luchsinger from LMG about how essential LED is in today’s world.
Les Goldberg chats with Nikki Sanz- CEO of Giggs, Sean Henry- Production Manager for Train and Andrew Weiss- Tour Manager for A Day To Remember, Paramore, Twenty One Pilots and Creed about building a career as a touring professional.
In Les Goldberg's most recent podcast he talks with Stage Managers Cheryl Poulsen, Miles Kapper and Roger Bull about situational awareness and how stage managers contribute the success of a show. #BeyondTechnology
Les Goldberg talks with Joe Volpe, Andy Stavro and Shane Carmelich about the playbook for being a great technical director.
What is your audience thinking? Les Goldberg talks with BJ Singh - President, North America at Entertainment Technology Partners and Nico Ubenauf - CEO, Live Matters and satis&fy about a new product called knw. and measuring real time audience measurements. To learn more click here https://www.knw.net/.
Les Goldbergs talks with Project Managers- Bethany Forbes from Apex Production Services, Casen Doherty from Hold Fast Production Management and Wes Warren from Warren Event Solutions about the value of great project management.
Les Goldberg chats with Michael Lachance from Wilson Dow Group, Rick Barranco from Red Rocket Studios and Katie Riggs from Riggs & Co. about embracing the new normal and the associated costs delivering a show post pandemic
What are the differences you may experience working with an inhouse a/v team verses an outside a/v provider? Les Goldberg talks with Nick Farrell form TEK Productions and Megan Cummings from Linder Global Events about their past experiences.
Les Goldberg talks with Dave Nuckolls and James Boress about how to make the best hybrid experiences.
In Les Goldberg's most recent podcast he talks with AI Guru- Frederick Van Johnson, Founder of Disguise- Ash Nehru, Digital Art Expert- Jonathan Hart and Live Event Content Expert- Larry Springer about how will Artificial Intelligence - Chat GPT impact live events?
Les Goldberg discusses how large pixel spaces connect with media servers and some of the associated challenges with Rodd McLaughlin from RGM Productions, Inc., Cameron Yeary from Thrasos Media, Patrick Verhey from LMG and Sean Borowski from Systems Innovation.
Les Goldberg talks with Technical Director, Steve Hubbard, Laurence Paverd from Drury Design, and Eric Quintana from Sparks about the value of institutional knowledge in the events industry.
Les Goldberg talks with Mike McCauley from Slane Hill Creative, Ted Rockett from BlueprintNYC and Christopher Gerhart from Crescent Event Productions about the ingredients for an amazing production team.
Les Goldberg talks with Julie Jackson from DEVLINHAIR, Erik Johnson from Katapult Events and Joe Mertz from Mertz Productions about their thoughts and opinions.
Les Goldberg talks with Technical Directors- Jeff Kalafus, Mark Allen and Tom Spital about the live events world we are experiencing now on site.
Augmented reality…the time is now to utilize it for your next show, musical tour or installation. Les Goldberg talks with Berto Mora and Danny Firpo from All of it Now, Sean Borowski from Systems Innovation, and Craig Mitchell from LMG Touring about the future of live with augmented reality.
Les Goldberg chats with Tobin Sio from Antechamber Design, Guy Meadows from Full Blown Creative Group, Jack Quinn from Taurus Communications, Inc. and Dave Cundiff from PHX Productions, Inc. to hear their insights.
In Les Goldberg’s most recent podcast, he talks with Kellene Morris from Opus Agency, Chris Casey from DMI Consulting and Tim Sauerman from BrainHub Powering ETP about the challenges with the logistics of delivering a flawless show.
Industry experts Jill Drury from Drury Design Dynamics, Dawn Martin from BI Worldwide and Belinda 'Bel' Humes Hanson from International Society for Computational Biology join Les Goldberg for an interesting discussion in his latest podcast!
Les Goldberg chats with Steve Holderman from De Novo Works, Gabe Solomon from MertzCrew, Mike Finocchiaro from Big Fin Productions and Tom Stimson from The Stimson Group about today’s labor challenges.
Les Goldberg talks with Robert McCaffrey from Valencia College, Jordan Turner from BrainHub, and Ormilla Vengersammy from The CoiL Learning Center about training the next generation for live events.
Les Goldberg chats with Michael Nicoles from Full Spectrum Productions, Elliott Arocho from C+E The Company and Laurence Paverd from Drury Design about the new normal as live events return in his latest podcast.
Crew safety, especially in regards to Covid, is more important than ever. Les Goldberg talks with Jim Digby from the Event Safety Alliance, Teresa Beardsley from Safety Compliance Services and Clay Carter from Invnt on how we can prioritize crew safety with best practices moving forward.
What can we expect for the meeting business in 2022? Les Goldberg talks with Rod Mickels and Todd Street to hear their thoughts in his latest podcast.
Les Goldberg reflects over the past year with Miles Kapper, Lynda Field and Jeff Goldstein and discusses what we should expect in 2022.
Where are we on the road back to live? Les Goldberg discusses the return to in-person events with Tom Stimson from The Stimson Group and Annette Gregg from Meeting Professionals International in his latest podcast.
Les Goldberg talks with Cindy Lo from Red Velvet, Tim Glanzer from Elevated Meetings Solutions, David Sonntag from Decibel Event Management and Wendy Drake from The Webster Group about negotiating the contract in a post-Covid world.
Les Goldberg chats with Joe Mertz from Mertzcrew, Greg Decker from Production Support Services and Stephen Campbell from BrainHub Powering ETP about overcoming the current labor challenges in the live events industry.
Les Goldberg chats with Steve Simmons from Corporate Optics, Miriam Agrell from Opus Agency and Matt Flachsenhaar from INVNT about the fun of storytelling for the events business.
Les Goldberg chats with Megan Cumming from Linder Global Events, Vicki Johnson from Vicki Johnson & Associates, and Lindsay Meyers from the University of Maryland about the meeting planners perspective on the future of event planning.
Why do virtual platforms matter? Les Goldberg talks with Zuddl Founder Vedha Sayyaparaju and President of ETP North America BJ Singh to hear their thoughts.
Concerts are returning! Les Goldberg chats with Jackson Gallagher from FragmentNine, Jonathan Shank from Terrapin Station Entertainment and Craig Mitchell from LMG Touring about the challenges we face as concerts return.
Les Goldberg talks with Karim Kassab from Hartmann Studios, Greg Lundin from ProShows, Inc. and Chris Casey from DMI Consulting about the challenges with the return of live events in his latest podcast
With the return of live events, Les Goldberg asks Jeff Goldstein from Legend Productions, Dan Peeples from Media Loft and Katharyn Pinder from Whistle Communication why they are excited to go back to the ballroom.
What is the future of virtual events with the return of live events? Les Goldberg chats with Krista Aders and Brett Halsey from Q Center, Elliot Arocho from C + E The Company and John Mathis from Rocketmail Productions to hear their thoughts.
Keith Albrizzi, Tour Manager for Miley Cyrus, David Blaine & AJR; Victor Reed Sr., Production Manager for Nick Cannon, Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole; and Craig Mitchell, Managing Director for LMG Touring, talk with Les Goldberg about the restart of the live touring business.
Les Goldberg talks with Gary Wichansky from Hotopp Associates and Tony Castrigno from Design Contact about the future of stage design post COVID.
Les Goldberg talks with industry experts, Norman Aamodt, President of Event Strategy Group and Dr. Alan Fyall, Associate Dean from UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management and Visit Orlando’s Endowed Chair of Tourism Marketing, to hear their input.
Les Goldberg talks with Damian Gravois, Chelsea Messina and Josh Bailey from BrainHub powering ETP about what it means to be part of the virtual crew.
David Sonntag from Decibel Event Management, Lauren Chelf from AOAC International and Diane Kovats from International Society for Computational Biology share their insight on negotiations with venues on the return of live events in Les Goldberg's weekly podcast.
Les Goldberg talks with Greg Decker from Production Support Services, Bobby Harris from Turnkey Event Labor and Gene Martinez from Audio Visual Technical Support, Inc about their thoughts on the return of technical labor associated with the return of live events.
37th podcast, 37th anniversary! Roles are reversed as Les Goldberg gets interviewed by Dave John from ETP in his latest podcast reflecting on the last 37 years.
Rebecca Linder from Linder Global Events, Jim Kelly from Fern and Ted Maccabee from Strictly FX talk with Les Goldberg in his latest podcast about why they love the live events and entertainment business!
Les Goldberg talks with Jason Metcalfe from Sony Electronics, Neil Morrison from Systems Innovation by LMG and David Luchsinger from BrainHub powering ETP about why LED is important in a virtual world in his latest podcast.
Les Goldberg talks with Rick Wegner, Oscar Sturup and Lauren Burt to hear their thoughts.
Les Goldberg talks with Presentation Coach Ray Franklin, Assistant Vice President of Conferences at National Council for Behavioral Health Sara Haywood, and Senior Director of Meetings and Events at Americans for the Arts John Rubsamen about creating hybrid event experiences for associations.
Show producers Dave Nuckolls and Tom Bisignano talk with Les Goldberg in his latest podcast about creating a spectacle.
Les Goldberg talks with Technical Directors, Brent Kelley, David Champagne, Shawn Richardson and Jeff Kalafus on how the Technical Director role has changed.
Adrienne Siemers from the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp and Mike Waterman from Visit Orlando talk with Les Goldberg in his recent podcast about the return of convention bookings.
Les Goldberg talks with Rod Mickels, Owner of InVision Communications, and Todd Street, CEO/President of Todd Street, about getting back to events with live audiences in his latest podcast.
Remote vs. broadcast control room workflow: In Les Goldberg’s latest podcast, he hears from Martin Dempsey from Event Stage Productions, Stephen Campbell from BrainHub powering ETP and Executive Producer Jennifer Winegardner on each workflow.
Les Goldberg talks about virtual audience engagement in this week's podcast with Nick Farrell from TEK Productions, Dawn Stefanich from BlueprintNYC and Erik Johnson from Katapult Events.
What does a Covid Safety officer do? Les Goldberg talks with Terry Higgs from Thinc Worldwide and Tom Spital from Get Back Onsite to learn more!
Industry veterans Kevin O’Shea from Jack Morton Worldwide and Mark Herring from 3D Technical Direction talk with Les Goldberg about the return of the live events industry.
Matt Bishop from InVNT, Joe Finlayson from Ross Video and Matt Hayes from BrainHub powering ETP chat with Les Goldberg about why the production studio is so important.
With events shifting to virtual, we rely on the internet. Les Goldberg talks to Marty Rubin from Smart City Telecom and Dietrich Covington from Spectrum News about the importance the internet has with live events and productions.
Extended Reality experts, Danny Firpo from All Of It Now, Nick Rivero from MEPTIK and Val Syganevich from Freckled Sky chat with Les Goldberg in his latest podcast about the world of Extended Reality.
Chris Drury from Drury Design Dynamics and Steven Rivellino from Eighth Sea Incorporated chat with Les Goldberg in his latest podcast about why we love the event industry.
Les Goldberg talks with Jim Digby, Co-Founder/Chairman of Events Safety Alliance & President of Show Makers Inc., as well as Tim Sauerman, Manager of Project Management at Brainbox by ETP about the importance of event safety, particularly during the pandemic.
Augmented Reality experts, Jeff Moore from Ross Video, Berto Mora from All Of It Now and Sean Borowski from Brainbox by ETP chat with Les Goldberg in his latest podcast about the world of Augmented Reality. #AR #BeyondTechnology #AugmentedReality
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.
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.
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 Managing Director of Show Services, and Matt Hayes, LMG Accounts Manager.