Be Listening: Recent Episodes
Broadsword
A podcast featuring warm conversations with a variety of different guests and topics, aiming to inform and inspire individuals across the event industry.
We dived into what makes an event truly accessible with Accessibility and Inclusion Educator, Rachel Belier-Wilson. Listen to discover how to remove barriers so everyone can feel welcome to experience your event to its fullest.
From toilets to table heights, the first-hand challenges a participant with accessibility needs faces and those that are often overlooked by event planners. At the age of 17 Rachel suffered a severe spinal cord injury and broken back and through her lived experiences of exclusion, she found a passion to inspire change across the industry.
Rachel shares her advice for event planners setting up a framework for accessibility and inclusion at events.
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B.listening is a podcast series created by the event professionals at Broadsword to share our insight and experience with individuals across or interested in the events industry. Follow us for more advice for event profs.
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Events can be a powerful tool to foster connections, facilitate the exchange of ideas and find inspiration in your niche. Often there is a gap in an industry where professionals have a need to connect and learn from others. This is what Kim identified when setting up the Legal BD Futures Forum. She joins us on our podcast to share how she founded her own industry event series and grew it from a post on LinkedIn to a network of over 100 members.
In this episode she shares the ins and outs of planning the event and building a positive community such as marketing an event using LinkedIn, working with a limited budget, putting yourself out there and overcoming the fear of nobody showing up, finding speakers for your industry event, and utilising attendee feedback.
Get in touch - we'd love to hear what you think of our podcast!
Hope you enjoy this episode!
B.listening is a podcast series created by the event professionals at Broadsword to share our insight and experience with individuals across or interested in the events industry. Follow us for more advice for event profs.
Visit our website: https://www.wearebroadsword.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5305472/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadswordeventhouse/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@broadswordeventhouse
Get in touch - we'd love to hear what you think of our podcast!
Hope you enjoy this episode!
B.listening is a podcast series created by the event professionals at Broadsword to share our insight and experience with individuals across or interested in the events industry. Follow us for more advice for event profs.
Visit our website: https://www.wearebroadsword.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5305472/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadswordeventhouse/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@broadswordeventhouse
Event organisers and employees alike are increasingly seeking to prioritise mental wellbeing at corporate events through wellness focused activities such as guided meditation sessions, brain tapping or yoga breaks.
Who better to speak to about wellness than Mark Smallman, a certified sound meditation practitioner, to talk us through the science behind gong baths and this unique experience centred around wellness.
Hope you enjoy this episode!
B.listening is a podcast series created by the event professionals at Broadsword to share our insight and experience with individuals across or interested in the events industry. Follow us for more advice for event profs.
Visit our website: https://www.wearebroadsword.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5305472/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadswordeventhouse/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@broadswordeventhouse
As we dive into the future of events, it's time to think beyond green. Matt Grey, Founder of event:decision, sat down with Broadsword to discuss sustainability in the events industry, talk about Event Decision's new holistic impact tool, and explore the broader impact of events including social engagement and local impact.
Matt is part of the team of EventProfs at event:decision helping the event industry transform for a more sustainable future. Event:decision is the #1 in event sustainability audit & advisory and is working with global brands, agencies and venues to help event planners make better decisions in environmental sustainability, social engagement, governance processes (ESG & Responsible Business).
Hope you enjoy this episode!
B.listening is a podcast series created by the event professionals at Broadsword to share our insight and experience with individuals across or interested in the events industry. Follow us for more advice for event profs.
Visit our website: https://www.wearebroadsword.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5305472/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadswordeventhouse/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@broadswordeventhouse
In this episode, we speak to Pinky Lilani CBE DL, Founder of the Women of The Future Programme, about her incredible work as an advocate for women and the power of kindness in business success.
Pinky Lilani CBE DL is is an author, motivational speaker, food expert and women’s advocate. She is the founder and chair of several awards recognising influential women and leaders, including the annual Women of the Future Awards and the Asian Women of Achievement Awards.
Hope you enjoy this episode!
B.listening is a podcast series created by the event professionals at Broadsword to share our insight and experience with individuals across or interested in the events industry. Follow us for more advice for event profs.
Visit our website: https://www.wearebroadsword.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5305472/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadswordeventhouse/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@broadswordeventhouse
Lea Karam, Consulting Director at Behave, introduces behavioural science as a powerful tool for insight driven marketing and brand experiences. She dissects how we can create audience centred brand experiences by creating better buyer segments that go beyond demographics and have predictability over the unpredictable.
Hope you enjoy this episode!
B.listening is a podcast series created by the event professionals at Broadsword to share our insight and experience with individuals across or interested in the events industry. Follow us for more advice for event profs.
Visit our website: https://www.wearebroadsword.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5305472/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadswordeventhouse/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@broadswordeventhouse
The 10th of February marks Chinese New Year, so we talk to Sheldon Goii, an event professional based in Singapore, about the traditions of the celebration and beyond that, the continued need to connect through events in the region.
Hope you enjoy this episode!
B.listening is a podcast series created by the event professionals at Broadsword to share our insight and experience with individuals across or interested in the events industry. Follow us for more advice for event profs.
Visit our website: https://www.wearebroadsword.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5305472/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadswordeventhouse/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@broadswordeventhouse
Inspired by Movember's challenge to move 60km, our very own Strategy Director Matt Green talks to us about how to stay motivated, avoid burnout and how moving has benefitted his wellbeing in the context of men's mental health month.
Hope you enjoy this episode!
B.listening is a podcast series created by the event professionals at Broadsword to share our insight and experience with individuals across or interested in the events industry. Follow us for more advice for event profs.
Visit our website: https://www.wearebroadsword.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5305472/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadswordeventhouse/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@broadswordeventhouse
We speak to board members of Event Apprenticeships, an industry initiative developing event-specific apprenticeships, about the impact of apprenticeships, more about getting into the industry and advice for event companies taking on apprentices.
Hope you enjoy this episode!
B.listening is a podcast series created by the event professionals at Broadsword to share our insight and experience with individuals across or interested in the events industry. Follow us for more advice for event profs.
Visit our website: https://www.wearebroadsword.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5305472/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadswordeventhouse/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@broadswordeventhouse
We speak to Joe Barlow, Jonathon Tester and Tariq Jordan from RADA Business. They talk to us about the techniques actors use to speak confidently and engage audiences that are integral to successfully lead a meeting, pitch to a client, or speak at an event.
Hope you enjoy this episode!
B.listening is a podcast series created by the event professionals at Broadsword to share our insight and experience with individuals across or interested in the events industry. Follow us for more advice for event profs.
Visit our website: https://www.wearebroadsword.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5305472/admin/feed/posts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadswordeventhouse/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@broadswordeventhouse
What does the increasingly digital world mean for physical experiences and brands? Director of NFT Studio at High Snobiety shares how the trends in AI and NFTs and the journey into Web3 can enhance event experiences and environments for the next generation.
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We joined Laura Willoughby MBE, mindful drinking expert at Club Soda's alcohol-free tasting rooms to discuss sober inclusivity and the role of alcohol at events.
You can also watch this episode on our website: https://www.wearebroadsword.com/insight/b-listening-taste-of-alcoholfree
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Chair of the Network of Women in Events, Cat Kevern, shares her advice for working in creative fields including events and marketing, staying inspired and avoiding burnout.
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Co-founder of Tally Workspace, Laura Beales, shares more about co-working, her advice for creating a healthy and productive workspace and her outlook on trends such as a four day work week.
To celebrate International Women's Day we invited Claire Fennelow, Executive Director of EVCOM, to share her pathway to leadership and how we can support women in the industry.
In this episode we speak to Sasha Hollie Green, Co-founder of Future Event Leaders, about her experience of entering the events industry.
As there are many career paths in the events industry, we look at the option of doing Event Management degrees and explore the different opportunities for event profs.
Sasha shares more about her experience and how this shaped her career today, as well as advice for students and the benefits she found in attending university.
She says she is so glad she decided to go down the university route; find out why using the link below. We hope you enjoy this episode!
For this episode of Be Listening, we were joined by Senior Account Manager Julie-Ann Hammond from Just IT who shared her experience of helping young people get apprenticeships and the benefits of this route into the world of work.
We were joined by Angie Choi who gave us some insight into the events industry in Hong Kong, within the Asia Pacific region. This episode provides insight into Angie's career, show calling and difficulties within the industry throughout the pandemic.
Co-founder of Point3 Wellbeing, Siôn Stansfield, joined us to discuss all things mental health. This episode provides insight into Siôn's career and journey to forming Point3, what wellbeing is and how we can take care of our well-being in the events industry.
Claire Purves , a Director of Strategic Communications joined us to discuss her career, what a communications role entails and the impact of working from home on the communications profession.
Eddie Fitzgerald-Barron , a co-founder of an environmental consultancy - C Free, joined us to discuss his company and the importance of measuring your carbon footprint using data-driven tools and algorithms.
Juliette Foster, award-winning TV and radio presenter joined us to discuss her career and the importance of International Women’s Day for the events industry.
In this special edition of our podcast series hosted by Project Assistant Christine Aasma, we speak to Ben Hocken, MD Americas at Broadsword on the exciting launch of our US office.
The second podcast in our series is on the subtle art of show calling. We were joined by Briony Allen and Dewi Wynne, who both share their experiences of how they gained the relevant experience to work in their fields and some of the challenges involved in managing live v. virtual events.
Both make some suggestions on how event organisers can make their shows run seamlessly with some tips on the rehearsal process and the importance of running a cue to cue.
On this episode of Be Listening - Martin talks to Marni Smyth, a freelance researcher for Purple Goat about the accessibility of events. This includes her first-hand experience, what she’s been doing to change the industry and how others can follow.