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Better Events — 274 episodes
Go Beyond Lectures & Slides with Alternative Session Design
The Data-Driven Event: Personalization, AI, and What Actually Works with Vinnu Deshetty
Peaks and Leaks in Your Event Agenda with Lee Gimpel
The Questions to Ask Before Saying Yes to an Event
Grief, Gatherings, and Connection with Dana Pake
You Asked, We Answered: Event Bibles, AV Tips, Freelance Advice & More
Behind the Curtain: What It Really Takes to Plan Events for the U.S. Government with Brittany Carroll
Are You Actually Staying Relevant in The Event Industry — Or Just Busy?
How to Manage Multiple Events at Once Without Dropping the Ball
256 - What Your Graphics Operator Wishes You Knew with Cassy Albert
255 - How to Scale Your Event Production for Any Budget — From $10K to the Olympic Games with Peggy Katz
254 - Being Good at Events Is Only Half the Job (of Running an Event Business)
253 - From Venue Coordinating to Event Curator with Tauti Kimbrough
252 - Designing Public-Facing Events That Actually Engage People
251 - Speaker Management 101: Setting Expectations, Timelines, and Deliverables
250 - 250 Episodes Later: What We’ve Learned About Events
249 -Behind the Scenes of Showcalling and Producing at the Winter Olympics
248 - Prepping for Parental Leave as an Event Pro with Jessica Zimmerman
247 - Managing Maker Markets and Vendor Relationships with Sarah Frost
246 - Being an Event Contractor: How to Get Hired (and Rehired)
245 - Hiring Event Contractors: Building the Right Team
244 - Behind the Mic: The Art of Live Announcing with Queen Noveen
243 - Where Nonprofits Should Spend Their Time When Planning Fundraising Events
242 - The Production Decisions That Matter More Than Your Event Theme
241 - Team Management 101 with Alex Martin
240 - Debunking the Boring Side of Events Part 2: Bathrooms, Security, and More
239 - 2026 Goal Setting - Tips & Tricks for Event Professionals
238 - 2025 Better Events Conference Recap & Sustainability Audit
237 - Lessons Learned in Events and Business in 2025
236 - Season 5 Finale: What This Year Meant for Us as Event Pros
235 - Event Pro Mailbag: Your Top Questions on Engagement, A/V, and Business Growth
234 - Permits, Power, and Parking: Debunking the Boring Side of Events (Part 1)
233 - How to Grow and Differentiate Your Services in the Events Industry
232 - Behind the Scenes of Planning the 2025 Better Events Conference Pt. 2: In-Person Focus
231 - Breaking into Corporate Events: Tips, Trends & Tangible Advice with Gianna Gaudini
230 - When and How to Raise Your Event Rates Confidently
229 - Live from BEPCON 2025: The Event Stories That Still Haunt US
228 - Winning the Game of Events with Libby Sundgren & Alysse Bryson of the Beats Working Podcast
227 - The Business of Events: Scaling, Budgeting, and Ownership
226 - Slowing Down & Intentional Reflection as Event Pros with Marisa Cali
Thank You from the Virtual Day of the 2025 Better Events Conference!
225 - The Hardest Things About Being a Business Owner - Part 2
224 - From Hired to Headset: A Deep Dive into Being a Stage Manager at Events
223 - What Is Day-Of Event Management? A Behind-the-Scenes Deep Dive
222 - Knowing When to Let Go of an Event Client with Necoya Tyson
221 - Smart Strategies for Event Pros: Managing RFPs, Referrals, Client Contracts, and More
220 - Behind the Scenes at One of the World’s Busiest Convention Centers with Jennifer LeMaster
219 - Tough Calls & Sticky Situations: Ethics in the Events Industry
218 - Behind the Scenes of Planning the 2025 Better Events Conference Part 1
217 - Mastering Event Registration: Tips from the Queen of Reg Leanne Velky
216 - What’s Saving Our Lives Right Now in Events, Business and Life
215 - Bonus Tips from the Event Pro Community: Advice, Name Badges & More
It's Time for the 2025 Better Events Conference!
214 - Behind the Scenes of University-Hosted Conferences with Beline Lafayette
213 - Event Predictions 2025: What Will Events Look Like 1 Year from Now?
212 - Freelancing in Events 201: Boundaries, Burnout, and Building a Sustainable Career
211 - Beyond Bookkeeping: Fractional CFO for Event Planners with Kellé Thorpe
210 - How We Book and Sell Events: Finding Clients, Repeat Work, and Lessons Learned
209 - Run of Show Secrets: 10 Tips Every Event Pro Should Know
208 - Mics, Speakers, and Sound: How to Set Your Event Up for Success with Sean Walker
207 - Traveling for Events, Part 2: Packing Tips, Travel Habits & Life on the Move
206 - Traveling for Events, Part 1: How We Book, Bill, and Build Travel into Our Event Work
205 - Real Talk about Sustainable Events with Alycia Drube
204 - How to Start Freelancing in Events
203 - How to Plan A Successful Festival with Cat McDevitt of Eventeny
202 - Behind the Scenes at the Northwest Event Show: Lessons for Better Events
201 - Working with Vendors: What Every Event Planner or Producer Should Know
200 - 200th Episode Milestone: We Answer Your Questions
199 - Lessons Learned from the White House: Deesha Dyer's Journey of Planning Iconic Events
198 - SXSW 2025 Recap: Lessons Learned & What You Should Know for Next Year
197 - First Three Months of 2025: Eleven Madison Park, Volleyball, and More
196 - Pre-Event Routines for Event Planners and Event Producers
195 - How to Know What to Charge in the Event Industry
194 - Tipping at Events: When to Do It, When Not to, and Other Norms
193 - 5 Step Breakdown of Your Event's A/V Needs & Essentials
192 - At The Starting Line: A Step-By-Step Guide to Kick off Your Nonprofit Event Planning
191 - How to Use Event Design to Improve Your Next Event with Devon Pasha
190 - Live from BEPCON 2024 - Deep Dive into Growth: Personally and Professionally as Event Pros
189 - 2025 Goal Setting - Tips & Tricks for Event Professionals
188 - 2024 Better Events Conference Recap
187 - Lessons Learned in Events and Business in 2024
186 - Season 4 Guest Compilation - Growth & Manifesting Big Moves in 2025
185 - Listener Mailbag: Managing Events Online, Mission-focused Ideas, and Holidays
184 - What’s Been on Our Mind as We Finish the 2024 Event Season
183 - Behind the Scenes of Planning the 2024 Better Events Conference
182 - Event Headaches and How to Solve Them
181 - Mastering Relationships in Events with Gabriella Robuccio
180 - What Does a Post-Event Process Look Like for Event Planners
179 - What is Day-of Event Coordination and How to It Add to Your Toolkit?
178 - Monster-Sized Mistakes, Phantom Guests & Event Ghost Stories
177 - The Art of Better Event Programming
176 - How to Be a Better Conference Attendee
175 - Future Trends in Engagement at Events with Liz Lathan
Bonus: 2024 Better Events Conference Teaser
174 - CMP 101: What It Is, Why It Matters, and Who Should Get It with Kayla Worthy
173 - How to Make More Money at Your Fundraising Event
172 - Behind the Scenes of Working at the Paris 2024 Olympics
171 - Timing Tips to Create Better Events: Part 2
170 - Timing Tips to Create Better Events: Part 1
169 - Visualization, Mindfulness & Events with Lorina Christine
168 - Using LinkedIn for Better Networking
167 - Why Event Rehearsals Are Essential
166 - Practical Ways to Keep A/V Costs Down with Tony Gavilanes
165 - Event Predictions 2024: What Will Events Look Like 1 Year from Now?
164 - The Power of Mentorship & Events
163 - What Event Planners Need to Know about DMOs with Tourism Richmond
162 - Summer Fun: Bops & Bonus Tips
161 - Building A Better Event Resume
160 - Invest Your Time in THIS not THAT
159 - Time Management as an Event Pro
158 - Burnout & Boundaries in the Event Industry with Carla Cobos Hull
157 - Event Strategy: Where to Start When Planning Your Event
156 - Listener Mailbag: Your Event Questions Answered
155 - Parenting and Working in Events with Erica Casner (plus a Mother's Day Surprise)
154 - Fundraising Program/Scripting Tips & Tricks
153 - Growing Your Business: Do You Need to Hire to Grow?
152 - Is Zoom Dead: Webinars, Meetings and More
151 - How to Plan a Retreat & Event Pros on the Go 2024 Retreat
150 - A Look Back at Our Top 5 Episodes of All Time
149 - Oscars 2024: An Event Planner's Perspective
148 - How to Be a Stage Manager at an Event
147 - Event Sourcing 101 with Jackie Baker
146 - How to Manage Your Event Team Onsite
145 - Entertaining Event Ideas from Live Sports Events
144 - Crafting Events for Younger Generations with AJ Steinberg
143 - Our Favorite Books of All-Time
142 - 10 Times We've Felt the Love at Events
141 - Trade Show Tips & Tricks with Lynn Edwards
140 - 2024 Goal Setting for Event Professionals
139 - Live Podcast: How to Say Yes to the Right Events in 2024 and Beyond? (Better Events Conference 2023)
138 - Building Your Personal Brand with Michelle Gifford
137 - 2023 Better Events Conference Recap
136 - Lessons Learned in Events and Business in 2023
'Twas the Night Before the 2023 Better Events Conference
Hello There, Quick Update from Logan & Mary
135 - Reflections on 2023 Events and Season 3 of the Podcast
BONUS: What to Expect at the 2023 Better Events Conference
134 - Season 3 Guest Compilation: One Thing to Leave in 2023 and One Thing to Start in 2024
Brain Bites: Why You Should Submit a Video for the 2023 Better Events Conference
133 - Podcast Takeover - Traveling for Events: A Survival Guide with Anca P Trifan and David T. Stevens
132 - 7 Ways to Show Gratitude at Events
131 - Behind the Scenes of Planning the 2023 Better Events Conference
130 - What’s Been on Our Mind as We Finish the 2023 Event Season
129 - How to Read an A/V Quote
128 - Entrepreneur & Event Horror Stories Pt. 2
127 - How to Select a Venue
126 - Types of Events and Event Niches in the Industry
125 - Onsite Event Check-in Tips with Denise Glaser
124 - Tips for Managing Exhibitors at Your Next Event with Cat McDevitt of Eventeny
123 - How Consistency Can Transform Your Event & Business
122 - How to Prove to Stakeholders the Value of Events with Shanondoah of Beyond the BEO
121 - How Much Do Events Cost?
120 - Bartending at Events: What Every Event Planner or Host Should Know with Neil Ratliff
119 - Event Registration 101
118 - How to Fundraise at Your Next Event
117 - Organizing Chaos: ChatGPT's Questions for Event Planners
116 - How to Avoid Overcomplicating Your Event with Julius Solaris
115 - How We Build Our Event Teams
114 - Event Predictions 2023: What Will Events Look Like 1 Year from Now?
113 - The Hardest Thing About Being a Business Owner
112 - Our Favorite Things (Events, Business, and Otherwise)
111 - How to Avoid These Common Mistakes at Events
110 - Event Deep Dive: How The Sit Down Uk is Not an Event...it's an Experience with Icie
109 - Join Us Onsite! Notes from Our Recent Events
108 - Career Advice for Recent Graduates and People New to Events
107 - Stress Management for Event Pros with Hilary Laney
106 - Event Industry Challenge: Staffing Shortages & Solutions
105 - Small Business Owner Roundup
104 - So You've Booked the Client, Now What?
103 - How to Make the Most of Your A/V Budget
102 - Event Pros On the Go 2023 Retreat Debrief
101 - How to Host a Successful Gala: Tips and Tricks
100 - Why We Love Events (And You, Dear Listeners!)
99 - Why Do Events Fail?
98 - How to Manage Multiple Events at Once
97 - Creating a Career as a Freelancer with Sarah Shewey
96 - Building a Profitable Event Business
95 - MPI Cascadia 2023 Recap: The Future of Events
94 - Listener Mailbag Questions
93 - 2023 Event Trends with Will Curran
92 - Navigating Challenging Situations at Events
91 - Event Verbiage: What does ROS, VOD, and other event terms even mean?
90 - Qualities of a Great Emcee with Casey Catherwood
89 - Planning Out Your Event Year: Repeat Clients, Burnout, and More
88 - 2023 Goal Setting for Event Professionals
87 - Accessibility at Events with Meg Strahle
86 - Lessons Learned in Events and Business in 2022
85 - Season 2 Guest Compilation: Hard Lessons and Moments of Joy
84 - Leveraging Imposter Syndrome
83 - Zoom Events: A Virtual Conference Case Study
82 - Expressing Gratitude at Events
81 - How to Keep Learning as an Event Pro
80 - Event Niches: Transitioning from Corporate Events to Weddings with Vanessa Narvios
79 - Pros and Cons of Freelancing Events
78 - Level Up Your Instagram Marketing in 5 Simple Steps with Maria Oliva
77 - Celebrating the Black Community in Events with Keneisha Williams
76 - 10 Event Trends: Hot or Not
75 - From TV to the Olympics: Freelancing as an Event Producer with Kelly Brown
74 - How to Start an Event Planning Business
73 - Community Over Competition with Natalie Franke
72 - Skills That Every Event Planner or Event Producer Needs
71 - Post Event Wrap 101
70 - How to Build Your Network in the Event Industry
69 - Celebrating AANHPI Cultures in Events with Jolene Jang
68 - Small Business Corner: Automations, Retreats, and Finding New Challenges
67 - The Purpose of Fundraising Events
66 - How to Build Your Dream Team with New Hires with HUSTLE + GATHER
65 - Creating a Great Event Proposal
64 - Easy Google Analytics for Busy Event Pros with Christie Osborne
63- Event Predictions Round 2 - What Will Events Look Like 1 Year from Now?
62 - How to Staff Your Next Event
61 - Event Budgets 101
60 - Legal Resources for Small Business Owners with Lauren Boyd
59 - 10 Reasons Why We Love Virtual Events
58 - Attendee Engagement with Remo’s Founder Hoyin Cheung
57 - Should You Even Have an Event?
56 - Producing Large Scale Sporting Events with Kelly Reed
55 - Managing VIPs at Events
54 - Exploring the Virtual Attendee Path with Arianna Black
53 - Tips for Producing an Event in Zoom Like a Pro
52 - What is a Virtual Event Technician/Streaming Engineer with Luke Clements
51 - How to Scale an Event Business with West Peek Productions
50 - Episode 50! What We've Learned So Far
49 - Event Scope Creep: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
48 - How to Ask Better Questions for First Impressions, Interviews and More with Jen Mueller
47 - Community Over Competition Debrief: Built to Belong
46 - Hybrid Event Case Study: Virtual Nonprofit Dinner
45 - Mentorships vs. Advice vs. Coaching in the Event Industry with Lynne Reznick
44 - Managing Finances as a Small Business Owner
BONUS Livestream: Unpopular Event Opinions
43 - How to Secure Hosted Opportunities as an Event Planner with Vanessa Loney
42 - Enneagrams and Event Planning
41 - How to Transition to Full-Time Entrepreneurship with Jasmine Smith
40 - Showcalling 101
39 - Microweddings with Gretchen Culver
38 - Leveraging Yourself to Become Referral-Worthy with Bron Hansboro
37 - Embrace Your Value & Worth as an Event Professional with Allison Pieter
36 - 2022 Goal Setting for You and Your Business
35 - Lessons Learned in Events and Business in 2021
34 - Advice You Give Yourself Back in January 2021 - Guest Compilation
33 - How to Get Executive Buy-in to Try New Event Tech
32 - Key Strategies for Mastering Expectations with High-End Clients with Nora Sheils
31 - Event Conference Recap: IMEX America 2021
30 - Things We Wished Our Clients Knew
29 - Hybrid or In-Person Only - How Do You Decide?
28 - Event Horror Stories with Logan & Mary
27 - Future-Proof Your Business by Building Relationships and Growing Your Email List with Aleya Harris
26 - FAQ's
25 - Technology Tools for Small Business Owners
24 - Top Tips for Working Remotely
23 - Dazzle with Surprise & Delight in the Event Industry with Meghan Ely
22 - 3 Common Mistakes at Virtual Events and How to Avoid Them
21 - Event Deep Dive With Mary
20 - What It's Like to Work at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
19 - Event Pros On the Go - 2021 Retreat Debrief
18 - Social Media Tips & Tricks with Heart & Social
17 - Get to Know Mary
16 - Get to Know Logan
15 - Emphasizing Hospitality in Events with Laura Yarbrough
14 - How to Find New Clients
13 - Event Predictions - What Will Events Look Like 1 Year From Now?
12 - Producing Hybrid Events with Anca Trifan
11 - Contingency Planning for Events
10 - What Does an Event Planner/Producer Do?
9 - Being Authentic on Social Media with Jess Keener
8 - How to Manage Stress
7 - How to Present Yourself Professionally in the Virtual World
6 - How to Handle RFPs (Request for Proposals) with Vanessa Loney
5 - What is a Run of Show and Why Does Your Event Need It?
4 - Fundraising Event Strategies for Non-Profits
3 - COVID Compliance at Hybrid Events with Jaclyn Sobel
2 - Starting with Why & Finding Your Event NorthStar
1 - What Is the Better Events Podcast?
Trailer: Better Events