16. Building an Events Career with Sara Gorlick

Beyond the BEO

So many people “fall into event planning”. Many people don’t realize there’s a career path in event planning outside wedding planning. That’s where Sara Gorlick’s new book Lucky Boxcutter comes in. In her book, she shares her experiences getting started in the industry and guides readers through building a career in events. In this episode, we chat about lessons learned, what we wish we knew when we got started, and how the industry can do a better job of bringing top talent into the industry.

About Sara Gorlick:
Sara Gorlick, CMP kicked off her corporate event planning career over a decade ago with a 1,500 person Health Care Summit. After being thrown into the fire of logistics, floor plans, programming, and solving on-site crises she was hooked. She then went global to learn the hotel side of the business at the InterContinental Hotel in Tel Aviv. For the last ten years, she has been directing events for a global ecommerce company. Sara has a passion for corporate events and lives by her event planner code to keep positive, productive, calm and kind. She has won a number of event planning awards including the BizBash Corporate Planner of the Year Award and the Event Solutions Spotlight Award for Corporate Event Planner of the Year.

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