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Better Events — 264 episodes
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