Do you market events or venues? Do you want to learn more but don't have time to do it? Introducing The Amplifier Event Marketing Podcast, your chance to listen in on a “no holds barred” conversation about marketing events and venues from the best in the business. Our goal is to educate, inspire and entertain you, while you hear straight talk from our guests about what works and what doesn’t when trying to pump up the volume for your event or venue. And unlike most conferences or webinars, y ...
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Amplifier Podcast Ep. 11: Austin Bowden-Kerby
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We talked with Dr. Austin Bowden-Kerby, who specializes in working with Pacific Island communities and governments to prevent the collapse of coral reefs in the face of climate change and associated mass coral death due to bleaching. He goes deep into the processes he uses to help prevent and restore coral reefs and how these wonderful marvels of n…
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Amplifier Podcast Ep. 10: Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq
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Join us for this incredible conversation with Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq, Iñupiaq from NW Alaska, enrolled member of the Noorvik Native Community, Virginia Tech professor and communications and rhetoric scholar. We talked about the importance of language revitalization, the ongoing struggle for sovereignty for Indigenous Arctic peoples in the face of t…
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Amplifier Podcast Ep. 09: Gopal Dayaneni
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We had an incredible conversation with activist, scholar and educator Gopal Dayaneni, co-founder of Movement Generation: Justice and Ecology Project (among many other important endeavors), on the centrality of social, racial and economic justice to the fight to end fossil fuels, and why climate activists need to stand up against the ongoing genocid…
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Amplifier Podcast Ep. 08: Henri-Count Evans PhD
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We had a wonderful discussion with Henri-Count Evans, lecturer at the University of Eswantini, who is an emerging scholar in journalism, climate change and environmental humanities, and media studies. We discuss the transition away from fossil fuels in Africa, the responsibilities of the Global North for helping Africa adapt to a crisis created by …
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Amplifier Podcast Ep. 06: Dr. Aïda Diongue-Niang
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Join us as we talk with Senegalese meteorologist Dr. Aïda Diongue-Niang, a Vice-Chair of IPCC's Working Group I. We explore the the disparities between Africa's negligible contribution to global heating while being most vulnerable to the devastating impacts; the inadequacy of the resources being provided for adaptation; and exploring how West Afric…
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Amplifier Podcast Ep. 07: Lina María Forero Suescün
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We talk with Lina María Forero Suescün, a climate communicator, Indigenous sovereignty and gender researcher from Columbia, about how Indigenous and women's rights are not just linked to the climate emergency, but are essential to tackling it and should be centered in the climate movement globally. We also discuss how learning to grieve for our dyi…
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Join us as we talk to the wonderful Dr. Fernando Tormos-Aponte, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh, about the value of human life in the face of climate crisis, the politics of research, the importance of solidarity and mutual aid, and how those struggles can help movements win broader political change, in Puerto Rico …
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Melinda Adams, PhD: Cultural Fire and Climate Change
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Jon our conversation with the always amazing Dr. Melinda Adams, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science and Indigenous Studies at The University of Kansas. She uses a mix of modern and traditional knowledge of plant, soil, and cultural fire as a climate adaption strategy. We get into the practice of cultural fire,…
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Amplifier Podcast Ep. 03: Elkanah Babatunde
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Join us as we talk with Dr. Elkanah Babatunde, a Research Fellow in the University of Cape Town’s Global Risk Governance program who focuses on climate justice in Africa and global environmental governance. We dig into the challenges for burgeoning nations in transitioning away from fossil fuels, and the many hypocrisies of the global north lecturi…
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Amplifier Podcast Episode 02: Monica Araya
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Today on Amplifier we talk to Monica Araya, one of the BBC's most influential inspiring women, and the Executive Director of the European Climate Foundation (https://europeanclimate.org/). She is an emissions-free transportation advocate, and has been influential in making Costa Rica a leader in fossil free energy. She is incredible, and has done w…
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The Amazon, Ladies of Landsat, Decolonizing Science, and more, with Flaávia Mendes PhD
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Flaávia Mendes is a remote sensing expert based in Brazil, focused on forestry and land use for more than 16 years, on topics ranging from the prospects for the Amazon (so, you know, all of us), decolonizing science, women in science, and so much more. She's amazing, we love her, and hope you'll take the time to join us to get to know her. And be s…
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Mary Pinak, Community Events Manager for the City of West Palm Beach, Flordia
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Listen to the NEW Amplifier Event Marketing Podcast – Feel the warmth as you join Kendra Wright in a conversation with Mary Pinak, Community Events Manager for the City of West Palm Beach, FL – where she organizes 150 successful events per year!!!By Amplifier Podcast
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JerryHammer, Executive VP and GM of Minnesota State Fair
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Feel as if you were walking and enjoying the sights, sounds and tastes of the “neighborhoods” of the Minnesota State Fair as you listen to Jerry talk about its impressive history. During its run time each year, the equivalent of approximately 40% of the population of the State of Minnesota attends this fair! Find out how Jerry views his job as the …
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Dave Snowden, CEO of Triangle Talent, Inc., on Maximizing Entertainment Dollars
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Dave Snowden, CEO of Triangle Talent, Inc., has produced entertainment events in 38 states. In 2006, he led a team to produce the Closing Ceremonies of the “World Equestrian Games” in Aachen, Germany. The Ceremonies were viewed live by over 40,000 people with it televised in over 35 countries as well as on NBC in the United States. He purchases maj…
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Karen Purves, International Speaker & Owner of Innovative Impact
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Listen to the NEW Amplifier Event Marketing Podcast - Join Kendra Wright in a fascinating conversation with Karen Purves about the little things that make a BIG difference in all our communications. Be prepared to hit the pause button to take notes!By Amplifier Podcast
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Scott Ferguson, President & CEO of Trade Centre Limited (TCL)
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Join Kendra Wright as she speaks with Scott Ferguson of Halifax, Nova Scotia about achieving success in the event and venue industry. Discover his approach to managing and balancing the event mix at the newly named Scotiabank Centre. For Scott, it all boils down to one basic concept which is the reason for its very existence!…
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Amplifier Extra: Planning for the New Year
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For this week's episode of the Amplifier Podcast, Kendra put together another “Amplifier Extra,” an entire episode devoted to one topic we think our audience will find valuable: planning for the new year. Kendra shares the strategy employed by her company, Saffire Events, for this process and how her team will be getting a jump start on 2015 by set…
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