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Welcome to the "Better Events" podcast! Join two event planners and producers, Logan Clements and Mary Davidson, who believe we can all create, host and attend better events. In this podcast you will 1. Learn about event strategy and actions that you can use today as an event host, planner, or manager, 2. Hear directly from the people who are creating innovative and inspiring events today and tomorrow 3. And Grow your business and career along the way! Now let's get started and thanks for listening to the "Better Events" podcast. Support this podcast at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bettereventspod
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226 - Slowing Down & Intentional Reflection as Event Pros with Marisa Cali
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Thank You from the Virtual Day of the 2025 Better Events Conference!
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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225 - The Hardest Things About Being a Business Owner - Part 2
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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224 - From Hired to Headset: A Deep Dive into Being a Stage Manager at Events
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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223 - What Is Day-Of Event Management? A Behind-the-Scenes Deep Dive
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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222 - Knowing When to Let Go of an Event Client with Necoya Tyson
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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221 - Smart Strategies for Event Pros: Managing RFPs, Referrals, Client Contracts, and More
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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220 - Behind the Scenes at One of the World’s Busiest Convention Centers with Jennifer LeMaster
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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219 - Tough Calls & Sticky Situations: Ethics in the Events Industry
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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218 - Behind the Scenes of Planning the 2025 Better Events Conference Part 1
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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217 - Mastering Event Registration: Tips from the Queen of Reg Leanne Velky
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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216 - What’s Saving Our Lives Right Now in Events, Business and Life
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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215 - Bonus Tips from the Event Pro Community: Advice, Name Badges & More
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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It's Time for the 2025 Better Events Conference!
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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214 - Behind the Scenes of University-Hosted Conferences with Beline Lafayette
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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213 - Event Predictions 2025: What Will Events Look Like 1 Year from Now?
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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212 - Freelancing in Events 201: Boundaries, Burnout, and Building a Sustainable Career
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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211 - Beyond Bookkeeping: Fractional CFO for Event Planners with Kellé Thorpe
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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210 - How We Book and Sell Events: Finding Clients, Repeat Work, and Lessons Learned
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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209 - Run of Show Secrets: 10 Tips Every Event Pro Should Know
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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208 - Mics, Speakers, and Sound: How to Set Your Event Up for Success with Sean Walker
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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207 - Traveling for Events, Part 2: Packing Tips, Travel Habits & Life on the Move
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May 28, 2025 |
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206 - Traveling for Events, Part 1: How We Book, Bill, and Build Travel into Our Event Work
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May 21, 2025 |
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205 - Real Talk about Sustainable Events with Alycia Drube
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May 14, 2025 |
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204 - How to Start Freelancing in Events
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May 07, 2025 |
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203 - How to Plan A Successful Festival with Cat McDevitt of Eventeny
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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202 - Behind the Scenes at the Northwest Event Show: Lessons for Better Events
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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201 - Working with Vendors: What Every Event Planner or Producer Should Know
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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200 - 200th Episode Milestone: We Answer Your Questions
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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199 - Lessons Learned from the White House: Deesha Dyer's Journey of Planning Iconic Events
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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198 - SXSW 2025 Recap: Lessons Learned & What You Should Know for Next Year
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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197 - First Three Months of 2025: Eleven Madison Park, Volleyball, and More
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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196 - Pre-Event Routines for Event Planners and Event Producers
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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195 - How to Know What to Charge in the Event Industry
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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194 - Tipping at Events: When to Do It, When Not to, and Other Norms
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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193 - 5 Step Breakdown of Your Event's A/V Needs & Essentials
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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192 - At The Starting Line: A Step-By-Step Guide to Kick off Your Nonprofit Event Planning
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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191 - How to Use Event Design to Improve Your Next Event with Devon Pasha
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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190 - Live from BEPCON 2024 - Deep Dive into Growth: Personally and Professionally as Event Pros
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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189 - 2025 Goal Setting - Tips & Tricks for Event Professionals
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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188 - 2024 Better Events Conference Recap
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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187 - Lessons Learned in Events and Business in 2024
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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186 - Season 4 Guest Compilation - Growth & Manifesting Big Moves in 2025
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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185 - Listener Mailbag: Managing Events Online, Mission-focused Ideas, and Holidays
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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184 - What’s Been on Our Mind as We Finish the 2024 Event Season
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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183 - Behind the Scenes of Planning the 2024 Better Events Conference
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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182 - Event Headaches and How to Solve Them
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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181 - Mastering Relationships in Events with Gabriella Robuccio
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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180 - What Does a Post-Event Process Look Like for Event Planners
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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179 - What is Day-of Event Coordination and How to It Add to Your Toolkit?
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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178 - Monster-Sized Mistakes, Phantom Guests & Event Ghost Stories
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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177 - The Art of Better Event Programming
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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176 - How to Be a Better Conference Attendee
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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175 - Future Trends in Engagement at Events with Liz Lathan
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Bonus: 2024 Better Events Conference Teaser
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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174 - CMP 101: What It Is, Why It Matters, and Who Should Get It with Kayla Worthy
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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173 - How to Make More Money at Your Fundraising Event
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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172 - Behind the Scenes of Working at the Paris 2024 Olympics
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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171 - Timing Tips to Create Better Events: Part 2
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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170 - Timing Tips to Create Better Events: Part 1
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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169 - Visualization, Mindfulness & Events with Lorina Christine
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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168 - Using LinkedIn for Better Networking
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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167 - Why Event Rehearsals Are Essential
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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166 - Practical Ways to Keep A/V Costs Down with Tony Gavilanes
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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165 - Event Predictions 2024: What Will Events Look Like 1 Year from Now?
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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164 - The Power of Mentorship & Events
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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163 - What Event Planners Need to Know about DMOs with Tourism Richmond
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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162 - Summer Fun: Bops & Bonus Tips
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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161 - Building A Better Event Resume
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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160 - Invest Your Time in THIS not THAT
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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159 - Time Management as an Event Pro
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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158 - Burnout & Boundaries in the Event Industry with Carla Cobos Hull
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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157 - Event Strategy: Where to Start When Planning Your Event
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May 29, 2024 |
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156 - Listener Mailbag: Your Event Questions Answered
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May 22, 2024 |
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155 - Parenting and Working in Events with Erica Casner (plus a Mother's Day Surprise)
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May 15, 2024 |
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154 - Fundraising Program/Scripting Tips & Tricks
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May 08, 2024 |
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153 - Growing Your Business: Do You Need to Hire to Grow?
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May 01, 2024 |
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152 - Is Zoom Dead: Webinars, Meetings and More
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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151 - How to Plan a Retreat & Event Pros on the Go 2024 Retreat
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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150 - A Look Back at Our Top 5 Episodes of All Time
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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149 - Oscars 2024: An Event Planner's Perspective
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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148 - How to Be a Stage Manager at an Event
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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147 - Event Sourcing 101 with Jackie Baker
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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146 - How to Manage Your Event Team Onsite
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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145 - Entertaining Event Ideas from Live Sports Events
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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144 - Crafting Events for Younger Generations with AJ Steinberg
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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143 - Our Favorite Books of All-Time
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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142 - 10 Times We've Felt the Love at Events
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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141 - Trade Show Tips & Tricks with Lynn Edwards
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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140 - 2024 Goal Setting for Event Professionals
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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139 - Live Podcast: How to Say Yes to the Right Events in 2024 and Beyond? (Better Events Conference 2023)
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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138 - Building Your Personal Brand with Michelle Gifford
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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137 - 2023 Better Events Conference Recap
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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136 - Lessons Learned in Events and Business in 2023
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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'Twas the Night Before the 2023 Better Events Conference
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Hello There, Quick Update from Logan & Mary
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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135 - Reflections on 2023 Events and Season 3 of the Podcast
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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BONUS: What to Expect at the 2023 Better Events Conference
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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134 - Season 3 Guest Compilation: One Thing to Leave in 2023 and One Thing to Start in 2024
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Brain Bites: Why You Should Submit a Video for the 2023 Better Events Conference
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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133 - Podcast Takeover - Traveling for Events: A Survival Guide with Anca P Trifan and David T. Stevens
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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132 - 7 Ways to Show Gratitude at Events
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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131 - Behind the Scenes of Planning the 2023 Better Events Conference
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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130 - What’s Been on Our Mind as We Finish the 2023 Event Season
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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129 - How to Read an A/V Quote
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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128 - Entrepreneur & Event Horror Stories Pt. 2
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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127 - How to Select a Venue
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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126 - Types of Events and Event Niches in the Industry
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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125 - Onsite Event Check-in Tips with Denise Glaser
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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124 - Tips for Managing Exhibitors at Your Next Event with Cat McDevitt of Eventeny
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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123 - How Consistency Can Transform Your Event & Business
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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122 - How to Prove to Stakeholders the Value of Events with Shanondoah of Beyond the BEO
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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121 - How Much Do Events Cost?
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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120 - Bartending at Events: What Every Event Planner or Host Should Know with Neil Ratliff
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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119 - Event Registration 101
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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118 - How to Fundraise at Your Next Event
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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117 - Organizing Chaos: ChatGPT's Questions for Event Planners
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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116 - How to Avoid Overcomplicating Your Event with Julius Solaris
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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115 - How We Build Our Event Teams
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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114 - Event Predictions 2023: What Will Events Look Like 1 Year from Now?
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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113 - The Hardest Thing About Being a Business Owner
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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112 - Our Favorite Things (Events, Business, and Otherwise)
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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111 - How to Avoid These Common Mistakes at Events
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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110 - Event Deep Dive: How The Sit Down Uk is Not an Event...it's an Experience with Icie
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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109 - Join Us Onsite! Notes from Our Recent Events
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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108 - Career Advice for Recent Graduates and People New to Events
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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107 - Stress Management for Event Pros with Hilary Laney
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May 31, 2023 |
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106 - Event Industry Challenge: Staffing Shortages & Solutions
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May 24, 2023 |
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105 - Small Business Owner Roundup
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May 17, 2023 |
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104 - So You've Booked the Client, Now What?
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May 10, 2023 |
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103 - How to Make the Most of Your A/V Budget
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May 03, 2023 |
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102 - Event Pros On the Go 2023 Retreat Debrief
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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101 - How to Host a Successful Gala: Tips and Tricks
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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100 - Why We Love Events (And You, Dear Listeners!)
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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99 - Why Do Events Fail?
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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98 - How to Manage Multiple Events at Once
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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97 - Creating a Career as a Freelancer with Sarah Shewey
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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96 - Building a Profitable Event Business
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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95 - MPI Cascadia 2023 Recap: The Future of Events
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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94 - Listener Mailbag Questions
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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93 - 2023 Event Trends with Will Curran
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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92 - Navigating Challenging Situations at Events
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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91 - Event Verbiage: What does ROS, VOD, and other event terms even mean?
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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90 - Qualities of a Great Emcee with Casey Catherwood
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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89 - Planning Out Your Event Year: Repeat Clients, Burnout, and More
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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88 - 2023 Goal Setting for Event Professionals
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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87 - Accessibility at Events with Meg Strahle
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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86 - Lessons Learned in Events and Business in 2022
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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85 - Season 2 Guest Compilation: Hard Lessons and Moments of Joy
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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84 - Leveraging Imposter Syndrome
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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83 - Zoom Events: A Virtual Conference Case Study
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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82 - Expressing Gratitude at Events
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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81 - How to Keep Learning as an Event Pro
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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80 - Event Niches: Transitioning from Corporate Events to Weddings with Vanessa Narvios
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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79 - Pros and Cons of Freelancing Events
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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78 - Level Up Your Instagram Marketing in 5 Simple Steps with Maria Oliva
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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77 - Celebrating the Black Community in Events with Keneisha Williams
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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76 - 10 Event Trends: Hot or Not
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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75 - From TV to the Olympics: Freelancing as an Event Producer with Kelly Brown
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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74 - How to Start an Event Planning Business
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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73 - Community Over Competition with Natalie Franke
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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72 - Skills That Every Event Planner or Event Producer Needs
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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71 - Post Event Wrap 101
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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70 - How to Build Your Network in the Event Industry
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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69 - Celebrating AANHPI Cultures in Events with Jolene Jang
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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68 - Small Business Corner: Automations, Retreats, and Finding New Challenges
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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67 - The Purpose of Fundraising Events
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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66 - How to Build Your Dream Team with New Hires with HUSTLE + GATHER
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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65 - Creating a Great Event Proposal
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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64 - Easy Google Analytics for Busy Event Pros with Christie Osborne
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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63- Event Predictions Round 2 - What Will Events Look Like 1 Year from Now?
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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62 - How to Staff Your Next Event
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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61 - Event Budgets 101
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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60 - Legal Resources for Small Business Owners with Lauren Boyd
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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59 - 10 Reasons Why We Love Virtual Events
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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58 - Attendee Engagement with Remo’s Founder Hoyin Cheung
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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57 - Should You Even Have an Event?
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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56 - Producing Large Scale Sporting Events with Kelly Reed
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May 25, 2022 |
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55 - Managing VIPs at Events
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May 18, 2022 |
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54 - Exploring the Virtual Attendee Path with Arianna Black
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May 11, 2022 |
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53 - Tips for Producing an Event in Zoom Like a Pro
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May 04, 2022 |
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52 - What is a Virtual Event Technician/Streaming Engineer with Luke Clements
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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51 - How to Scale an Event Business with West Peek Productions
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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50 - Episode 50! What We've Learned So Far
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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49 - Event Scope Creep: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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48 - How to Ask Better Questions for First Impressions, Interviews and More with Jen Mueller
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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47 - Community Over Competition Debrief: Built to Belong
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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46 - Hybrid Event Case Study: Virtual Nonprofit Dinner
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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45 - Mentorships vs. Advice vs. Coaching in the Event Industry with Lynne Reznick
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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44 - Managing Finances as a Small Business Owner
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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BONUS Livestream: Unpopular Event Opinions
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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43 - How to Secure Hosted Opportunities as an Event Planner with Vanessa Loney
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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42 - Enneagrams and Event Planning
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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41 - How to Transition to Full-Time Entrepreneurship with Jasmine Smith
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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40 - Showcalling 101
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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39 - Microweddings with Gretchen Culver
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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38 - Leveraging Yourself to Become Referral-Worthy with Bron Hansboro
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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37 - Embrace Your Value & Worth as an Event Professional with Allison Pieter
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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36 - 2022 Goal Setting for You and Your Business
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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35 - Lessons Learned in Events and Business in 2021
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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34 - Advice You Give Yourself Back in January 2021 - Guest Compilation
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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33 - How to Get Executive Buy-in to Try New Event Tech
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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32 - Key Strategies for Mastering Expectations with High-End Clients with Nora Sheils
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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31 - Event Conference Recap: IMEX America 2021
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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30 - Things We Wished Our Clients Knew
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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29 - Hybrid or In-Person Only - How Do You Decide?
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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28 - Event Horror Stories with Logan & Mary
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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27 - Future-Proof Your Business by Building Relationships and Growing Your Email List with Aleya Harris
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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26 - FAQ's
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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25 - Technology Tools for Small Business Owners
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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24 - Top Tips for Working Remotely
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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23 - Dazzle with Surprise & Delight in the Event Industry with Meghan Ely
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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22 - 3 Common Mistakes at Virtual Events and How to Avoid Them
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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21 - Event Deep Dive With Mary
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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20 - What It's Like to Work at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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19 - Event Pros On the Go - 2021 Retreat Debrief
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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18 - Social Media Tips & Tricks with Heart & Social
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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17 - Get to Know Mary
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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16 - Get to Know Logan
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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15 - Emphasizing Hospitality in Events with Laura Yarbrough
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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14 - How to Find New Clients
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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13 - Event Predictions - What Will Events Look Like 1 Year From Now?
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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12 - Producing Hybrid Events with Anca Trifan
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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11 - Contingency Planning for Events
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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10 - What Does an Event Planner/Producer Do?
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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9 - Being Authentic on Social Media with Jess Keener
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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8 - How to Manage Stress
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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7 - How to Present Yourself Professionally in the Virtual World
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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6 - How to Handle RFPs (Request for Proposals) with Vanessa Loney
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May 26, 2021 |
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5 - What is a Run of Show and Why Does Your Event Need It?
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May 19, 2021 |
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4 - Fundraising Event Strategies for Non-Profits
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May 12, 2021 |
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3 - COVID Compliance at Hybrid Events with Jaclyn Sobel
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May 05, 2021 |
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2 - Starting with Why & Finding Your Event NorthStar
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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1 - What Is the Better Events Podcast?
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Trailer: Better Events
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Apr 05, 2021 |