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Uneventful
by wyldmynd
Those of us in this line of work know why “Event Planner” is consistently listed in the Top 5 Most Stressful Jobs. We pull back the curtain on this ‘glam’ world of events with stories from a wide array of perspectives. We laugh. We cry. We get real about the stresses and joys and why we continue to do this work. If you’ve worked on an event of any kind - whether a conference for 10,000, a company retreat, a product launch in Tokyo, a wedding or family reunion, been a speaker, sponsor - or event attended an event, this show is for you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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The Host Becomes the Guest - A Bit of Saundra's Experience
After many requests, our host, Saundra becomes the guest. We welcome Episode #2's Adriana Cerundolo as this week's host. She asks about how Saundra got her start, what life was like working on a Presidential campaign (grueling af), and how she approaches events now versus when she started allll...
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Tenacity and Passion Go A Long Way
This week's guest got their start working in hotels, has worked on major festivals, and has done quite a lot in their short time working in the events space. Ryan is tenacious and full of passion and will go a long way in this work. Saundra also started in hotels and her first job was at Seafair,...
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Fundraising Events
Seattle broadcast legend, Stephen Kilbreath joins this week to talk about how his auctioneering side hustle led to becoming a fundraising events mainstay in the Pacific Northwest. We discuss how fundraisers have changed since COVID, some of the wildest things he's auctioned, and working with his...
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The Wild World of Events Security
Mark Jaques (Jakes) worked in Microsoft events security for over 15 years. As he tells it, that 15 years contained about 30 years of experience, learning, and stories. In this episode, Mark shares stories of managing the aftermath of a show site devastated by Hurricane Sandy, gratitude for...
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Emotional and Gratifying Work
This week, Angel Hanson shares stories of her long career in events - mostly with Microsoft. She's had the great fortune of building teams she trusts and who trust her. She and Saundra discuss the very emotional toll this job can take, as well as the absolute joys and pride in taking a step back...
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An Unexpected Journey into the World of Events
Dr. Teresa Deveaux is currently a professor in Organizational Leadership at Pepperdine and Antioch Universities. Several years ago, though, as an executive at Microsoft, she was given a large conference to run as the Business Owner of the event. And so began her brief journey into the world of...
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The Ups & Downs of a Long Career in Events
This conversation was really great and a tough one to edit. So many joy triggers! Lori Luna has had a long career in events - starting at Ticketmaster at the dawn of the internet, later at the dawn of the blogoshpere with BlogHer, and now on the vendor side with D3G Productions. We talk about…
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Content for Events and Filmmaking with Laurisha Yniguez Cotton
Saundra & Laurisha have worked together on & off for over 10 years. Laurisha discusses her time starting out in events working on social media and her natural progression to content marketing. She's a filmmaker by training and shares how her experiences working around events have proven…
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Microsoft, AV, and the Majesty of Horses with Danny Morrow
This week, Saundra talks to long time friend and former Microsoft events colleague, Danny Morrow. He shares what it's like to work on an enormous show like CES - the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and his early days in AV when the 'V' in AV was overhead projectors and maybe a betamax...
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We're Talking Weddings with Crista Tharp
Wedding season is upon us and Crista Tharp, a wedding planner with 25 years of experience is here to dish, give pro tips, and chat about wedding tradition history. Having been through a wedding of her own, planning other peoples' weddings, and now recently Mother of the Bride, she has a great...
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Email was Barely Invented - Our Early Days in Events with Dana Roberge
This episode contains a lot of laughter! Dana & I worked together at our first events jobs - she, in sponsorship sales - at Seattle's summer festival, Seafair. We discuss the early days of cell phones and the internet, her flair for sales, and thriving for two months of 20-hour days as only...
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Good Leadership is a Game Changer with James Phillips
In this episode, James discusses the incredible mentoring and leadership that has informed his events career, empathy as an important lens, and prioritizing people over data. Please follow, share, rate & review to help others find us. If you have stories you'd like to share, please hit us up at...
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Working on the Olympics with Kari Riley
In this episode, Kari talks about working on the Olympics, attendees hoarding office supplies, and trauma bonding with teammates...among other things. Please follow, share, rate & review to help people find us. If you have stories you'd like to share, please hit us up at uneventfulpod.com. You…
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Building Community with Adriana Cerundolo
In this episode, we talk about events as community-building endeavors, the powerful energy of a room full of people, pulling all-nighters, setting boundaries, and planning family reunions. Lots of great info here! Learn more about Adriana's great work at Bloomtree Wellness. Please follow, share,...
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Uneventful with Joshua Dyer
In our inaugural episode, Saundra talks with her good friend, Joshua Dyer - reminiscing about working in corporate law, dealing with difficult stakeholders, and navigating situations that *no* events person could foresee. Please follow, share, and rate. If you have stories you'd like to share,...
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Uneventful Trailer
Welcome to Uneventful - a podcast where we pull back the curtain on the world of events. Join me weekly as I speak with people in and around the industry about their experiences. We talk about turning chaos into calm, diva behaviour, take-your-breath-away moments, and those bonkers instances that...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Those of us in this line of work know why “Event Planner” is consistently listed in the Top 5 Most Stressful Jobs. We pull back the curtain on this ‘glam’ world of events with stories from a wide array of perspectives. We laugh. We cry. We get real about the stresses and joys and why we continue to do this work.
If you’ve worked on an event of any kind - whether a conference for 10,000, a company retreat, a product launch in Tokyo, a wedding or family reunion, been a speaker, sponsor - or event attended an event, this show is for you!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
wyldmynd
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Uneventful currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Those of us in this line of work know why “Event Planner” is consistently listed in the Top 5 Most Stressful Jobs. We pull back the curtain on this ‘glam’ world of events with stories from a wide array of perspectives. We laugh. We cry. We get real about the stresses and joys and why we continue to...
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Uneventful is created and hosted by wyldmynd.
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