91: The Metaverse and how it can fit into your event strategy ft Valerie Bihet (VIBE Agency)

As we continue into our 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 journey of highlighting amazing #behindthescenes women in events, tech and event productions, we’re gonna glimpse for a moment into the #Metaverse, what it is, what it can mean for your events, as well as what type of events it is for.

We’re also going to dig deep into finding out what it takes for a small business and/or agency to survive during a recession with today’s guest, Valerie Bihet of the VIBE Agency, who’s a testament to the fact that it’s possible, not just to survive but to thrive.

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You can connect with Valerie on her website at https://www.thevibeagency.com, as well as on LinkedIn, and Instagram, 

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“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events and your Podcast Host is Anca Trifan, CMP, DES. 

Let’s chat about your event, and schedule a time that works for you via the 20 min free consultation link. 

Original Podcast Music written and produced by Fable Score Music. 

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For event and podcast updates, tips, and tricks of the trade, follow us on these social channels:

Instagram: @eventsdemystifiedpodcast 

Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eventsdemystified

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If you like our podcast, please show us some love by subscribing to this podcast on your favorite listening platform and following us on YouTube and Instagram. By leaving a great review and hitting the 5 stars, you make this Podcast visible to other listeners with the same interests as you. Until next time! — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eventsdemystified/message

Video Episode

“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events, a woman-owned boutique technical event planning and production agency that provides the strategy, technology, and AV production to host and broadcast successful virtual or hybrid events. Let’s create something extraordinary together!

90: The Best Event Experiences Were The Ones I was Most Afraid To Work on ft Annette Jukes (Small Prints)

Our new season, highlighting 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 continues with another fantastic live event production female, a very meticulous graphic operator extraordinaire, Annette Jukes, the owner of Small Prints, a graphic designer for print, digital and live events, PowerPoint and Keynote expert, content manager, and event specialist. She used to work in publishing, web, multimedia, and promotional design before becoming a freelancer 12 years ago. Her experience covers all aspects of design from brand development and advertising to shop interiors.

Tune into this unique brand new episode… to find out what are the dos and don’ts, tips, tricks & shortcuts of live event presentation graphics, simple suggestions for compiling content assets for presenters that make a big difference, and what to do when something goes wrong on stage.

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You can connect with Annette on her website at www.smallprintsdesign.com,

as well as on social, on Instagram: @smallprintsdesign

And on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annette-jukes-small-prints/

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“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events and your Podcast Host is Anca Trifan, CMP, DES. 

Let’s chat about your event, and schedule a time that works for you via the 20 min free consultation link. 

Original Podcast Music written and produced by Fable Score Music. 

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For event and podcast updates, tips, and tricks of the trade, follow us on these social channels:

Instagram: @eventsdemystifiedpodcast 

Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eventsdemystified

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Tree-Fan Events offers Hybrid Event Production Services: https://treefanevents.com/hybrid-event-services/

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If you like our podcast, please show us some love by subscribing to this podcast on your favorite listening platform and following us on YouTube and Instagram. By leaving a great review and hitting the 5 stars, you make this Podcast visible to other listeners with the same interests as you. Until next time! — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eventsdemystified/message

Video Episode

“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events, a woman-owned boutique technical event planning and production agency that provides the strategy, technology, and AV production to host and broadcast successful virtual or hybrid events. Let’s create something extraordinary together!

89: The world of AV & Pro Audio, flash news: it’s all dudes ft Samantha Potter (Allen & Heath)

As we continue with another kick a$$ woman in AV and event productions part of the SEASON FIVE – WOMEN BEHIND THE SCENES IN EVENTS AND EVENT PRODUCTIONS, it is my great pleasure to introduce to you,

Samantha Potter – Audio Engineer & Install Empress, currently at Allen & Heath USA serving as the manager of the installation and commercial audio. With a diverse background in AV/IT, production management, and system design, she also serves as a senior editor and author for ProSoundWeb, Church Sound Magazine, and Live Sound International. 

Growing up a classical musician, Samantha discovered live sound by way of the studio and eventually began developing curricula for houses of worship while managing the production of funk and R&B bands in the midwest.

Her show, Church Sound Podcast, can be found on all major podcasting platforms.

UNIQUE FACTS

  • Started in studio work
  • Love the blend of computers and technology with live events/music

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Just a quick review, if this is your first time listening to the podcast, this season has been on my mind for many moons and it’s been a long time in the making. I am super stoked to introduce and interview many bad-a$$ women behind the scenes and in front of scenes, in events and event productions, and so in the next few episodes we will take some time to share their journey in the area of expertise they’re each championing, the challenges they had to overcome and the passion that drives them to stay and keep pushing forward in a male-dominated field.

Stay tuned for some spectacular humans joining me on the air in the upcoming weeks!

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“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events and your Podcast Host is Anca Trifan.

Let’s chat about your event, and schedule a time that works for you via the 20 min free consultation link.

Original Podcast Music written and produced by Fable Score Music.

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September will be the launch of our brand new season: Women Behind the Scenes in Events. Stay tuned for some fantastic featured guests!

For event and podcast updates, tips, and tricks of the trade, follow us on these social channels:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eventsdemystifiedpodcast 

Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eventsdemystified 

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Tree-Fan Events offers Hybrid Event Production Services: https://treefanevents.com/hybrid-event-services/ 

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If you like our podcast, please show us some love by subscribing to this podcast on your favorite listening platform and following us on YouTube and Instagram.  By leaving a great review and hitting the 5  stars, you make this Podcast visible to other listeners with the same interests as you. Until next time! — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eventsdemystified/message

Video Episode

“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events, a woman-owned boutique technical event planning and production agency that provides the strategy, technology, and AV production to host and broadcast successful virtual or hybrid events. Let’s create something extraordinary together!

88: The fundamentals of Producing Epic Event Experiences ft Tahira Endean (IMEX)

Summary

My next special featured guest on the Events: demystified Podcast part of the “WOMEN BEHIND THE SCENES IN EVENTS & EVENT PRODUCTION” is an #eventprofs I’ve been following for a while because she’s THAT rad, Tahira Endean, CITP,CMP,DES,CED – head of Programme IMEX and author of the Intentional Event Design, Our Professional Opportunity (2017), a textbook for anyone in the events industry, passionate about planning and producing events designed well.

Tune into this episode scheduled to be released Friday, Sept 9th, and gather some knowledge from an event industry veteran, someone so committed to the industry that she’s been recognized globally for a wide range of contributions, including a

-> SmartMeetings Women in Meetings Visionary (2021),
-> MeetingsToday Top 20 Trendsetter (2018), a
-> MeetingsNet Changemaker (2016),
-> the MPI BC Chapter Mentor of the Year (2018) and
-> in 2015 Tahira was inducted into the Meetings Canada Hall of Fame in the Big Idea category.

TAHIRA has earned her CITP Certified Incentive Travel Professional, DES Digital Event Strategist, CMP Certified Meeting Professional, and CED Certified Event Designer to augment her Professional Instructors Diploma, Event Management Diploma and Bachelor of Hospitality Management. 

Tahira is committed to the industry and has been recognized for a range of contributions, including a SmartMeetings Women in Meetings Visionary (2021), MeetingsToday Top 20 Trendsetter (2018), a MeetingsNet Changemaker (2016), the MPI BC Chapter Mentor of the Year (2018) and in 2015 Tahira was inducted into the Meetings Canada Hall of Fame in the Big Idea category. Tahira contributed to the 9th edition of the CIC Manual which provides the framework for the CMP studies and has had the opportunity to speak around the globe for a variety of event industry conferences.

Tahira also contributed to the 9th edition of the CIC Manual which provides the framework for the CMP studies and has had the opportunity to speak around the globe for a variety of event industry conferences.

Tahira is a curious event producer, passionate about intentional event design in live, virtual and hybrid formats and how we can use technology to enhance the human experience at events and every day. A believer in life-long learning she is midway through her Masters of Science in Creativity and Change Leadership.

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Connect with Tahira on LinkedIn or on her website: http://intentionaleventdesign.ca

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“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events and your Podcast Host is Anca Trifan, CMP, DES. 

Let’s chat about your event, and schedule a time that works for you via the 20 min free consultation link. 

Original Podcast Music written and produced by Fable Score Music. 

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For event and podcast updates, tips, and tricks of the trade, follow us on these social channels: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eventsdemystifiedpodcast 

Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eventsdemystified 

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Tree-Fan Events offers Hybrid Event Production Services: https://treefanevents.com/hybrid-event-services/ 

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If you like our podcast, please show us some love by subscribing to this podcast on your favorite listening platform and following us on YouTube and Instagram. By leaving a great review and hitting the 5 stars, you make this Podcast visible to other listeners with the same interests as you. Until next time!

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“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events, a woman-owned boutique technical event planning and production agency that provides the strategy, technology, and AV production to host and broadcast successful virtual or hybrid events. Let’s create something extraordinary together!

87: Kicking off Season FIVE: Women BTS in Events and Event Production ft Maggie Harker

It’s with great honor that I have the pleasure to invite to join me as I kick off a brand new season: 

WOMEN BEHIND THE SCENES IN EVENTS AND EVENT PRODUCTION

This season has been on my mind for many moons and it’s been a long time in the making. I am super stoked to introduce and interview some badass women in the next few episodes and have them share their journey in the area of expertise they’re championing, the challenges they had to overcome, and the passion that drives them to stay and keep pushing forward in a male-dominated field. 

Stay tuned for some spectacular humans joining me on the air in the upcoming weeks! 

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The kick-off follows with an ON AIR episode featuring MAGGIE HARKER – Senior Manager, Event Scheduling at Freeman Company, a live event professional with 20 years of experience as a technician, stage manager, producer, show caller, production manager, and labor manager for theater, conventions, corporate events, and touring shows.

Maggie is entering her 21st year of producing and supporting live events and connecting with humans in impactful ways, which has brought a source of light to her life even in very dark times!  Aside from all that, she’s a mom, she’s worked almost every role in live events, and she ran 13 marathons in two countries and 4 states, including an Ultra-Marathon!

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“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events and your Podcast Host is Anca Trifan.

Let’s chat about your event, and schedule a time that works for you via the 20 min free consultation link.

Original Podcast Music written and produced by Fable Score Music.

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September will be the launch of our brand new season: Women Behind the Scenes in Events. Stay tuned for some fantastic featured guests!

For event and podcast updates, tips, and tricks of the trade, follow us on these social channels:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eventsdemystifiedpodcast 

Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eventsdemystified 

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Tree-Fan Events offers Hybrid Event Production Services: https://treefanevents.com/hybrid-event-services/ 

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If you like our podcast, please show us some love by subscribing to this podcast on your favorite listening platform and following us on YouTube and Instagram.  By leaving a great review and hitting the 5  stars, you make this Podcast visible to other listeners with the same interests as you. Until next time! — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eventsdemystified/message

Video Episode

“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events, a woman-owned boutique technical event planning and production agency that provides the strategy, technology, and AV production to host and broadcast successful virtual or hybrid events. Let’s create something extraordinary together!

Rant #11: Keeping healthy and fit during long show/event days

“You will never know your limits unless you push yourself to them”.

As the world of events started to open back up, many #eventprofs (including myself) have been packing their bags a whole lot this summer after an almost two-year downtime, and so re-learning what staying healthy while on the road and long events days remains a big priority, especially amid COVID-19.

Tune into this brand new rant as I am demystifying the complex dilemma of keeping healthy, eating healthy, and sticking to a fitness routine during long show days and weeks that run one into each other.

Throw a fitness bodybuilding competition into the mix, and let’s see how can one handle it…

PS: Do send my way your positive vibes, prayers, etc, and wish me luck as I am deep in Prep this week, in the midst of Peak Week, and I will be traveling to the WA state for the Olympic Natural INBF competition that will take place on Sept 3rd. A lot of hard work went into the package I’ll be presenting on stage. 

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This podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events, a woman-owned boutique event production agency  – and your host is Anca Trifan.

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Schedule your 20 min free consultation with our virtual and hybrid event experts by following this link.

Original Podcast Music written and produced by Fable Score Music. 

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You can find connect with me here, as well as on LinkedIn and on social @treefan_events.

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For event and podcast updates, tips, and tricks of the trades, find the podcast at these links:

Website: https://eventsdemystified.com/rant-series/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eventsdemystifiedpodcast 

Email me: podcast at treefanevents.com

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Tree-Fan Events offers Hybrid Event Production Services: https://treefanevents.com/hybrid-event-services/ 

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If you like our podcast, please show us some love by subscribing to this podcast on your favorite listening platform and following us on Instagram.  By leaving a great review and hitting the 5  stars, you make this Podcast visible to other listeners with the same interests as you. Until next time! — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eventsdemystified/message

Video Episode

“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events, a woman-owned boutique technical event planning and production agency that provides the strategy, technology, and AV production to host and broadcast successful virtual or hybrid events. Let’s create something extraordinary together!

86: What is Salesforce and why do your events need it ft Matt Frank (Blackthorn.io)

Latest on the Events: demystified Podcast is our interview with Matthew Frank, the Director of Technology Evangelism & Product Marketing at Blackthorn.io, during which we take on to demystify:

– the common pitfalls in the event management space and how to solve them,

– how to get the most out of your hybrid event with Salesforce,

– strategies necessary to ensure sensitive data remains secure during the transition back to in-person events, and

– what event metrics event technology should capture and their impact.

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Matt Frank is a Denver resident and avid music enthusiast, with one goal in mind: to empower organizations with apps that delight and, simply put, ‘just work.’ Connect with Matt on LinkedIn, or on his company’s website.

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“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events and your Podcast Host is Anca Trifan.

Let’s chat about your event, and schedule a time that works for you via the 20 min free consultation link.

Original Podcast Music written and produced by Fable Score Music.

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September will be the launch of our brand new season: Women Behind the Scenes in Events. Stay tuned for some fantastic featured guests!

For event and podcast updates, tips, and tricks of the trade, follow us on these social channels:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eventsdemystifiedpodcast 

Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eventsdemystified 

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Tree-Fan Events offers Hybrid Event Production Services: https://treefanevents.com/hybrid-event-services/ 

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If you like our podcast, please show us some love by subscribing to this podcast on your favorite listening platform and following us on YouTube and Instagram.  By leaving a great review and hitting the 5  stars, you make this Podcast visible to other listeners with the same interests as you. Until next time! — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eventsdemystified/message

Video Episode

“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events, a woman-owned boutique technical event planning and production agency that provides the strategy, technology, and AV production to host and broadcast successful virtual or hybrid events. Let’s create something extraordinary together!

85: Changing the atmosphere around you with your abundant energy ft Angel Marie Monachelli

Tune into this unique brand new episode to learn from our fire-cracker featured guest, Angel Marie Monachelli, the creator of the Shine On Movement, a ​six-time best-selling author ​known to many as the energizer bunny at virtual, hybrid, and in-person events, 

  • how to raise the energy of your events, especially in the digital and hybrid realm, and
  • how to eliminate the zoomed-out zombies by connecting your audience to energy, confidence, and joy.

Learn There Three Secrets You NEED To Know About Raising Your Energy: http://freegiftfromangelmarie.com/

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Connect with Angel Marie on LinkedIn, or on her website.

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“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events and your Podcast Host is Anca Trifan.

Let’s chat about your event, and schedule a time that works for you via the 20 min free consultation link.

Original Podcast Music written and produced by Fable Score Music.

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For event and podcast updates, tips, and tricks of the trade, follow us on these social channels:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eventsdemystifiedpodcast 

Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eventsdemystified 

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Tree-Fan Events offers Hybrid Event Production Services: https://treefanevents.com/hybrid-event-services/ 

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If you like our podcast, please show us some love by subscribing to this podcast on your favorite listening platform and following us on YouTube and Instagram.  By leaving a great review and hitting the 5  stars, you make this Podcast visible to other listeners with the same interests as you. Until next time! — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eventsdemystified/message

Video Episode

“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events, a woman-owned boutique technical event planning and production agency that provides the strategy, technology, and AV production to host and broadcast successful virtual or hybrid events. Let’s create something extraordinary together!

RANT #10: Competent vs Likable – can a boss female be both?

Summary

“Women, unlike men, are rarely perceived to be both competent and likable.”

Today’s RANT dives deep into the likability dilemma for women leaders or boss ladies, competence vs liability, a topic very much inspired by a recent TED talk I listened to, as well as some real-world case studies and recent event experiences from the world of AV event productions.

You can fill a room with studies on leadership that hail the importance of being a likable, honest, caring, and modest boss, but the truth is, as much as we talk about it, in the marketplace, that’s not what people want most. When people have a chance to choose whom to work with, and their own success depends in part on those people, a new study finds that cold competence becomes more important and likability less so.

When money is on the line, in other words, most people would rather work for a very competent jerk than a nice but less competent boss. 

Tune into this brand new RANT to find out where I fall on this debate continuum and if you agree with me, or disagree.

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This podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events, a woman-owned boutique event production agency  – and your host is Anca Trifan.

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Schedule your 20 min free consultation with our virtual and hybrid event experts by following this link.

Original Podcast Music written and produced by Fable Score Music. 

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You can find connect with me here, as well as on LinkedIn and on social @treefan_events.

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For event and podcast updates, tips, and tricks of the trades, find the podcast at these links:

Website: https://eventsdemystified.com/rant-series/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eventsdemystifiedpodcast 

Email me: podcast at treefanevents.com

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Tree-Fan Events offers Hybrid Event Production Services: https://treefanevents.com/hybrid-event-services/ 

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If you like our podcast, please show us some love by subscribing to this podcast on your favorite listening platform and following us on Instagram.  By leaving a great review and hitting the 5  stars, you make this Podcast visible to other listeners with the same interests as you. Until next time! — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eventsdemystified/message

Video Episode

“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events, a woman-owned boutique technical event planning and production agency that provides the strategy, technology, and AV production to host and broadcast successful virtual or hybrid events. Let’s create something extraordinary together!

83: PR Tips and tricks for the event professional ft Meghan Ely (OFD Consulting)

Tune into today’s episode in which my featured guest, Meghan Ely, CWIP, a Certified Wedding Industry Professional, OFD Consulting owner that loves to combine her years of in-the-trenches event experience with a love of wedding PR, will explore and demystify the world of public relations especially as it relates to events and weddings to empower you to take your business and/or event to new heights.

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Connect with Meghan on LinkedIn, or on her website.

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“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events and your Podcast Host is Anca Trifan.

Let’s chat about your event, and schedule a time that works for you via the 20 min free consultation link.

Original Podcast Music written and produced by Fable Score Music.

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For event and podcast updates, tips, and tricks of the trade, follow us on these social channels:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eventsdemystifiedpodcast 

Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eventsdemystified 

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Tree-Fan Events offers Hybrid Event Production Services: https://treefanevents.com/hybrid-event-services/ 

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If you like our podcast, please show us some love by subscribing to this podcast on your favorite listening platform and following us on YouTube and Instagram.  By leaving a great review and hitting the 5  stars, you make this Podcast visible to other listeners with the same interests as you. Until next time! — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eventsdemystified/message

VIDEO PODCAST

“Events: demystified” Podcast is brought to you by Tree-Fan Events, a woman-owned boutique technical event planning and production agency that provides the strategy, technology, and AV production to host and broadcast successful virtual or hybrid events. Let’s create something extraordinary together!