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No More Bad Events

Scott Bloom, eSpeakers

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From locking in tech vendors to booking high-impact speakers to ensuring the cocktail hour goes off without a hitch, planning meetings or events can be a daunting task, and the likelihood of something going sideways is inevitable. No matter your experience level or the number of events you've planned. Brought to you by eSpeakers, No More Bad Events is the professional event planner's best resource for navigating this tenuous universe towards event perfection every time. Hosted by Scott Bloom ...
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Title: Question. Rethink. And Redefine Greatness. (ft. Anna Mader & Matt Schrader | Heads of Creative and Client Experiences, XD Agency) Bio: XDA is an award-winning creative agency that takes brand stories and produces personal, insights-fueled experiences that deeply resonate with audiences. Anna Mader and Matt Schrader, Heads of Creative and Cli…
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Title Level Up with Gamification (ft. Rob Ferre, CSP | Speaker, Game Show Host, Master of Ceremonies) Bio Rob Ferre has spent most of his career getting people engaged in an experience as a speaker, host, and entertainer. He founded his company, Life of the Party Entertainment, after spending 3 years in the family entertainment capital of the world…
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Title Shake It Off with a Self-Proclaimed Swiftie (ft. Kate Patay | VP of Engagement | Terramar DMC) Bio Kate Patay, CPCE, vice president of engagement at Terramar, a DMC Network Company, is a prominent industry professional known globally for unique events, strategic partnerships, and impactful experiences. She speaks internationally on an array o…
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Title From the Firehouse to the Hot List (ft. Michael Cerbelli, CEO & President | Cerbelli Creative) Guest Bio Michael Cerbelli | CEO and President | Cerbelli Creative Founder of Cerbelli Creative, an industry-leading, NYC-based events & entertainment company, Michael is known for producing wildly imaginative and successful events for over four dec…
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Title Pulling the Red Thread (ft. Gail Davis | President and Founder | GDA Speakers) Bio Gail Davis is the president and founder of GDA Speakers, one of the top speaker bureaus in the world, representing more than 3,500 speakers in business, politics, government, entertainment, and media. With more than 25 years in the speaker space and with Gail a…
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Title Who is Bowie Badger? (ft. Kristina McCoobery and Paul Blurton | CEO & Chief Creative Officer, INVNT) Bio Kristina McCoobery (CEO) and Paul Blurton (Chief Creative Officer) of INVNT, an NYC-based live brand storytelling agency, stand on the belief that “live is where we live.” They believe that Live events are the most potent form of marketing…
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Title: There’s No Business Like Show Business (ft. Mark Felix | Director of Entertainment Services, Drury Design Dynamics) Opening Quote: “Anybody can book, as I said, a talent, but we pride ourselves on getting so much more out of the talent. We pride ourselves on delivering more than just a general session. We're not just going to bring in a stag…
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Title: The Voice of Meetings and Events (ft. Glenn Thayer | Conference Moderator & Master of Ceremonies) Opening Quote: Why do people go to conferences? Why do people go to award shows? They're there to meet people and build relationships, and solidify relationships. Well, how is that done? That's done over breaking bread. So you're having a meal w…
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OPENING QUOTE: “One of the most innovative things that we have embraced is diversity. Diversity in background and diversity in culture and diversity in thought really is what creates this most incredible product, like this blend of thinking and people and ultimately ways of engaging audiences that we've never really thought about before, and that t…
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OPENING QUOTE: “That last mile is about standing there with the CEO, with the Chief Marketing Officer, with the product people that are on stage, and saying how can we take this script that we have right now, these pieces of content, and just create a bigger bond with the audience over those things.” SUMMARY: Chris Janese is the CEO and head of cli…
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TITLE: Picking the Perfect Speaker | (ft. Rich Gibbons | President, SpeakInc) OPENING QUOTE: “There are so many. I don't want to say horror stories, but there have been lots of selections over the years where corporate leaders and middle-level managers have seen what a train wreck it can be if you don't pick the right talent. And it's misaligned fo…
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TITLE: Scoring Big in the Event World | (ft. Ross Bernstein | Author and Keynote Speaker) OPENING QUOTE: “And I guess the trend now that we're fully back in person, I mean, there's obviously some hybrid, and there's some virtual, and that serves a purpose for some events, but for the bigger stuff, people realize that to really have a great conferen…
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TITLE: Laughter and the Lightness of Being | (ft. Melinda Buckley | Executive Coach and Creative Director) OPENING QUOTE: “Humor is a tool, just like anything else. So it's not something that's dominant. We're not going to necessarily lead with it unless it's appropriate. But first you want to land your message. You want to focus on your audience, …
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TITLE: Where Theatre Meets Corporate Events | (ft. Jeremy Dobrish | Senior Creative Director, Proscenium) OPENING QUOTE: “What playwriting really taught me was structure. And how do you structure a story? There's a great quote. You may have heard this, which is a story is the way to tell it. Right? A story is the way to tell it. There's no such thi…
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TITLE: Producing Moments That Matter | (ft. J.B. Miller | President & CEO, Empire Entertainment) OPENING QUOTE: “And to create big moments requires creativity, but it requires engineering, requires these two different sides of the brain. And I think with Empire, what we've been able to do is to deploy these abundant skill sets and resources. to con…
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TITLE: Flying High on Success with a Dynamic Event Production Duo | (ft. Nicole Beukers and Jennifer Winegardner | Co-founders of Heron Production Group) OPENING QUOTE: “We are in the business of selling something that is intangible, meaning you don’t go into a showroom and say, that’s the model of car that I want, that’s what I want my show to loo…
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TITLE: Behind the Scenes with a Mega Influencer (ft. Eric Rutherford | Executive Producer, 15|40 Productions) OPENING QUOTE: “Time is bleeding, and every minute should count. So how I approach an event is someone has made a choice to come and spend time with you. So make sure we, as event producers or people in this industry, are always thinking of…
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TITLE: Luxury Brand Events with a French Twist. Ooh la la! (ft. Thomas Serrano | Founder and CEO, Exclamation Group) OPENING QUOTE: “It's just those different levels of emotion that we lay down on the timeline of the event. So, it's not only about planning, you know, the menu, the cocktail, the entertainment; it’s planning those emotions that will …
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TITLE: Unlocking the Five Keys to Engagement (ft. Sharon Reus | President, CPG Agency) OPENING QUOTE: “We have the power to change people's beliefs, and why is that important? Well, people act out of their beliefs, so if someone believes something is in their best interest, they're going to act accordingly. ” - Sharon Reus SUMMARY: As president of …
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TITLE: Collaboration Artists, Connectors, and Goosebump Moments (ft. David Adler | Chairman & Founder, BizBash) OPENING QUOTE: “Everybody wants to be heard. And most of the times when we go to events, people are not heard. And that's why the idea with events today is also how do you scale intimacy? And by scaling intimacy, first, you need is trust.…
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TITLE: Prepare for Impact. Taking Your Event to An Eleven. (ft. Ryan Estis | Keynote Speaker, Author & Founding Partner, ImpactEleven) OPENING QUOTE: “It's a question I love to ask Meeting Planners… how long does the energy, and the enthusiasm and the commitment- after your big kickoff meeting- last? And the idea should be that we go to a meeting w…
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TITLE: Getting to Exceptional. (ft. Gary Forman. | Freelance Creative Director and Speechwriter) OPENING QUOTE: “I have to say because it’s one of the more interesting things I found in this work. I’ve seen a direct correlation between how vulnerable people are willing to make themselves and how successful they are. The people who are closed and li…
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TITLE: Start with Why. End with a Win. (ft. Mike Bonheim | Communications Strategist and Creative Director) OPENING QUOTE: “We want to create an experience here where our message is, and the key messages primarily are going to be banging around in heads after they get home.” - Mike Bonheim SUMMARY: A freelance communications strategist and creative…
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TITLE: Screen management. Camera time. And tidy backgrounds in the virtual world. (ft. Rebecca Morgan | Management Consultant and Coach) OPENING QUOTE: I coined the phrase “tidy authentic beats virtual ‘so it's fine to have it in your house somewhere as long as it's tidy because we noticed the little piles of stuff: again, we’re nosy, and if we're …
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TITLE: Flaming chainsaws. Slam poets. And the great outdoors. (ft. Bonni Scepkowski | Founder & Principal, Stellar Events Meetings) OPENING QUOTE: Culture is the important thing. What's the culture of your company? Once I know that I can get in and do anything. - Bonni Scepkowski SUMMARY: After thirty years in event and meetings management for the …
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TITLE: Big Apple Events with a Little Side of Chutzpah. (ft. Jaclyn Bernstein, President & Partner, Empire Force Events) OPENING QUOTE: “We all goof, we all screw up, but what could we do to become your partner, not just for this event but once, twice, for years.” -Jaclyn Bernstein SUMMARY: Jaclyn Bernstein, a native New Yorker and President and Pa…
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TITLE: Fun. Fierce. And Smart. (ft. Marin Bright, Founder & CEO, Smart Meetings) OPENING QUOTE: “My greatest a-ha and joy is how willing we are to be vulnerable with each other, and we're really connecting on a different level, and it makes the meeting so much richer and much more to look forward to.” - Marin Bright SUMMARY: Marin Bright, Founder a…
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TITLE: Wants, Needs, and a Desire for Difference. (ft. Mike Schugt, President, Teneo Hospitality Group) OPENING QUOTE: “The reason brands have gotten so sophisticated in the hotel business is because attendees want what everyone else wants... and what everyone wants is... everything.” -Mike Schugt SUMMARY: On this week’s episode, we hear from the P…
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Be Hospitable, Hug Someone and Embrace the Change. (ft. Deborah Gardner, Hospitality Keynote Speaker) OPENING QUOTE: “It’s all about your first-hand experience. If you've got the first-hand experience to share with your clients and your audience, you're going to be fine.” -Deborah Gardner SUMMARY: On this week’s episode, we hear from a former hospi…
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Culture, it’s the competitive advantage that differentiates great companies from good ones. (ft. Frank Ward, Founder, and CEO of Altered Image) OPENING QUOTE: “A creative team's vibe or energy affects the overall event. It's just so evident, and then we don't take that for granted. We go into the creative, never always fully believing in yourself o…
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Authenticity and Keeping it Human are the Keys to Good Events Today (ft. Shawna Suckow, Founder, SPIN (Senior Planners Industry Network) OPENING QUOTE: “The pandemic removed our filter, we don't have time for BS, we don't have time for lack of authenticity, we don’t have time for polished over professionalism, just be a human. We’re exhausted; just…
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Science, Serotonin, and Saving the Hotel Industry (ft. Michael Dominguez, President & CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International) Michael Dominguez on leadership and luxury in a post-pandemic world OPENING QUOTE: “That's the point, focus on the people. It doesn't matter what all this is if we're not paying attention to the people when it's all d…
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Cruising with Carina Bauer: Part II We catch up with IMEX Group CEO Carina Bauer after IMEX America OPENING QUOTE: “I think that's really important for all of us as sustainability becomes more important in everything that we do, that we really build nature…into everything that we do and the decisions that we make.” -Carina Bauer GUEST BIO: Carina B…
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Cruising with Carina Bauer: Part I IMEX CEO Carina Bauer joins us before IMEX America OPENING QUOTE: “We put a real emphasis on both industry— events 101— as well as personal and professional development.” -Carina Bauer GUEST BIO: Carina Bauer is CEO of The IMEX Group, a company that organizes trade shows for the international business events indus…
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Where Virtual and Live Meet (ft. Mark Herring, President of Signature Production Group Southeast) Mark Herring is blurring the line between in-person and online events OPENING QUOTE: “And the real challenge for the companies and the agencies that are being asked to produce these is how to keep the end audience engaged in the virtual environment. An…
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To Meta-Finity and Beyond (ft. Dahlia El Gazzar, founder, DAHLIA+ Agency) Dahlia El Gazzar was already seeing the future of events ten years ago OPENING QUOTE: “It's not the same anymore. People's energies will direct you on how you design experiences. So this is where you need to go back to basics.” -Dahlia El Gazzar GUEST BIO: Dahlia El Gazzar is…
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Gorillas, Pigs, and Backup Plans (ft. Danene Dustin, Morris Meetings and Incentives) Meet the queen of turning unexpected into unforgettable OPENING QUOTE: “One of my dreams would be to have a client that would say something like, in the next five to seven years if you stay with us and you meet the parameters that we set for our reward travel, you …
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Back in the Air (ft. Erica Spoor, Impact Point Group) Erica Spoor on the present state and future potential of the event industry OPENING QUOTE: “If there's anything I were to coach an event planner on, it's to really refine the ability to manage your stakeholders and facilitate that hard conversation around what success would look like, and how do…
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Companies, Communications, & Cliffhangers (ft. Todd Street, toddstreet) Learning from a leader in experiential communications OPENING QUOTE: “We're seeing the live experiences come back in a more authentic way, an opportunity to connect in a human way, to imbue a sense of the culture that these employees belong to. And that's what's required.” -Tod…
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More Interested, Not More Interesting (ft. Sherri Wiseman, Pacific Life) The unconventional wisdom of Sherri Wiseman OPENING QUOTE: “One of the very first things I learned is, you can't be rigid in this industry. Things are going to change. You need to roll with the punches. It's not going to stay exactly like you planned it. It's going to change. …
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Heart & Soul (ft. Michael Cerbelli, Cerbelli Creative) Michael Cerbelli’s remarkable career of sharing, inspiring, & listening OPENING QUOTE: “Give it your all or don't accept the job. It's that simple. Do it the right way.” -Michael Cerbelli GUEST BIO: Michael Cerbelli, founder of Cerbelli Creative, is known for producing wildly imaginative and su…
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