Chris Krimitsos | Founding Podfest Expo and Setting a Guinness World Record

Chris Krimitsos is the Founder of Podfest Multimedia Expo, an event that attracts content creators from around the world to attend and share their expertise while learning from the best educators in the field of podcasting, YouTube, blogging, live streaming, and more. He has been called a change maker, motivator, catalyst for change, and an inspiration. Whether it's a major corporation's CEO or solopreneur, he is passionate about being a difference maker. Chris has facilitated nearly 3,000 events and has brought together business owners focused on economic growth under the umbrella of the Tampa Bay Business Owners, which he founded in 2008. That led to founding a national event, Podfest Multimedia Expo, which he continues to run to this day. He has grown the attendance at Podfest Multimedia Expo to about 1,000 in just five years and even set a Guinness World Record for a recent virtual event he did. Chris is currently the President of the Tampa Bay chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran interviews Chris Krimitsos, Founder of Podfest Multimedia Expo, about how he got started with podcasting and doing live events. Chris shares how he prepares and launches thousands of successful live events, how his business was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how he managed to win a Guinness World Record.