Behind the Scenes at TEDxSantaBarbara

Behind the Scenes at TEDxSantaBarbara is the first podcast of its type. Its dedicated to providing the community with an inside glimpse of the production of this world-class event. In these short episodes, we talk with team members, speakers, designers and critical staff that help make TEDxSantaBarbara a memorable event. Hosted by Mark Sylvester, Executive Producer and host of the popular TEDx Podcast, Hacking the Red Circle, designed for TEDx Organizers around the world.

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Sea Level Rise with Dr Andy Brooks TEDxSantaBarbara Salon and Adventure

In a year marking the 10th anniversary of TEDxSantaBarbara, the conference is looking to honor another significant marker in our community – the 50th anniversary of the modern environmental movement. Santa Barbara is the birthplace of world change, including the concept of Earth Day that began in 1970. In honor of this movement, we are making a focused effort to lift up current environmental issues and climate activism and provide more opportunities to meet with experts to start conversations th...

Mar 01, 2020•20 min

Estrella Campos - Operations Director, Youth Interactive

Mark Sylvester, the Executive Producer of TEDxSantaBarbara, sat down with Youth Interactives' Estrella Campos, Operations Director, to talk about their role in the upcoming event. Youth Interactive will be serving a few functions for the event, from an intimate dinner for the Speakers to the Green Room for them on the day of the event and the festive After Party. Youth Interactive, located at 1219 State Street in downtown Santa Barbara is around the corner from the New Vic and will be a perfect ...

Oct 22, 2019•10 min

Words, Words, Words. Jessica Cadiente, Library Director, Santa Barbara Public Library

Our September 24th Salon, Words Words, Words. is going to be perfect for anyone who reads, loves books, and is concerned about the future of literacy. In this podcast, TEDxSantaBarbara's Executive Producer, Mark Sylvester, talks with our Guest Moderator, Jessica Cadiente, Library Director, Santa Barbara Public Library. She's been at the library since 2016. By all accounts, Jessica has added tremendous vitality and vision to the program. She looked through almost 100 TED talks relating to our top...

Sep 17, 2019•10 min

What's The Future of Food? Jessica Vieira, Director of Sustainability, Apeel Sciences

Our July Salon is shaping up to be a very lively evening, talking about food from a variety of perspectives. Food is a big topic and one that we're going to approach one Talk at a time. In this podcast, TEDxSantaBarbara's Executive Producer, Mark Sylvester, talks with our Guest Moderator, Jessica Vieira, Director of Sustainability at Goleta-based Apeel Sciences. She's on the front lines of the battle to reduce food waste. She talks a bit about Apeel and the innovative technology that they're usi...

Jun 27, 2019•12 min

TEDXAdventure - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Our August TEDxSantaBarbaraAdventure is going to be at the 103-year-old Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Dr. Krista Fahy is the Curator of Vertebrate Zoology and will be leading us on a tour of the Collections and Research Center at the Museum. In this Behind the Scenes Podcast, we talk with Briana Sapp-Tivey, the Director of Marketing and Communications at the Museum. She gives us a bit of the backstory of the Museum and what to expect during our Adventure. The Museum also has their But...

Jun 27, 2019•13 min

TEDxSantaBarbara Adventure: Happy Hour Tour of the Funk Zone

There's so much history in the area of Santa Barbara we call the Funk Zone. We've created our first Adventure to explore the tastes, sights, and sounds of the Funk Zone in this narrated, interactive tour, led by our Tastes of TEDxSantaBarbara Curator, Tara Jones Haaf from Eat This, Shoot That. In this episode, Tara and Mark discuss the hidden gems of the Funk Zone and what she's prepared for our 90-minute tour on June 18th. She explains why we're only having 20 people join us on this Adventure, ...

Jun 03, 2019•8 min

Who's Watching Us? Michael Mongold, Director of Information Security at Deckers Brands

This year TEDxSantaBarbara will produce its first series of Salons. TEDx Salons are different than our main event in the Fall and is designed to focus on a single topic by watching a series of curated TED Talks. In this podcast, TEDxSantaBarbara Executive Producer Mark Sylvester is talking with Michael Mongold, the Director of Information Security at Santa Barbara-based Deckers Brands about Privacy in a Salon we're calling. "Who's Watching Us?" This conversation with Michael is a sneak peek into...

May 07, 2019•10 min

6 Capturing The Look And Feel Of The Theme

This week we talk about how we take our Theme and turn it into reality. Each year we come up with an abstract theme that gives us a lot of latitude when it comes to selecting ideas and speakers. This year we chose Yes and... Yes and…” is a guiding principle of Improv that promotes inclusion. The Yes explains the situation, while the And allows the listener to add their own experience to the talk, and take action. I've asked our design team to join me this week to talk about how we visualize an a...

Aug 28, 2018•14 min

7 The Crossroads Of Show Tech And Marketing

In this episode, we talk with Christopher Foley, a member of the Core Team, who has been with us since 2010, when we produced TEDxAmericanRiviera. He’s the guy who makes sure that everything technical works as scheduled on the day of the show. In this interesting conversation, we talk about all of the other things he does to contribute to the overall success of the event. Christopher rightfully notes that it’s organized chaos on the day of the show and much of the success of the overall producti...

Aug 28, 2018•18 min

5 The Speaker Selection Process Explained

In this episode Executive Producer and host Mark Sylvester explains just how we select our speakers. This week he will walk you through our selection process, and he'll make some suggestions as to how you can help us find some great speakers for 2019. If you've ever wondered about our speaker recruitment and selection process or you're interested in being a TEDx speaker yourself, this is the episode for you.ow you can help.

Aug 10, 2018•7 min

4 The 2018 Speaker Lineup

This week we're announcing our 2018 Speaker Lineup. We're working hard with our 11 speakers to get their ideas and talks ready for September 8th. This episode gives you a sneak peek into what each one will be about. Our tickets are also on sale this weekend. Goto https://TEDxSantaBarbara.com for more information

Aug 05, 2018•7 min

3 Volunteering at TEDxSantaBarbara

In this episode, we celebrate our volunteers. Executive Producer Mark Sylvester and host explains how this event is 100% volunteer from the Core Team, to the Speakers, the Performers, and the staff that helps on the day of the event. Look for the red shirts. If you'd like to volunteer, sign up at https://tedxsantabarbara.com/tedxsb-2018/volunteer/

Jul 20, 2018•5 min

2 Partnering with TEDxSantaBarbara

In this episode, Mark talks about the Partner Program. The event is 100% financed by our generous partners. We have in-kind donations in addition to financial contributions. There are some fun benefits for partners this year. For more information about partnering with TEDxSantaBarbara visithttps://tedxsantabarbara.com/tedxsb-2018/partnership/

Jul 20, 2018•7 min

1 Welcome to TEDxSantaBarbara 2018

Episode 1 In this episode, Executive Producer Mark Sylvester introduces us to the TEDxSantaBarbara podcast and the upcoming shows in this capsule series This show is focused on an insiders guide to the September 8th event.

Jul 13, 2018•8 min

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