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The Event Hustlers

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Join me, Liz King Caruso - the CEO of Liz King Events and techsytalk - as I interview thought leaders from all corners of the events industry on my quest to constantly evolve. Learning from my colleagues has been invaluable for my career and now I get to share this journey with all of you! With topics ranging from technology to ethics to engagement, we talk about it all!

Episodes

Episode 42: Elevating Emotions at Your Next Virtual Event with Michael Buckley from Cadence

Virtual events have been the big thing in the last 18+ months, but so many people talk about how they're so different from in-person. They seem cold - distant - different. How can we bring emotions back into the events we're hosting virtually, and even in-person where guests are wearing masks and socially distancing? In this episode we'll talk to Michael Buckley, CEO of Cadence, about how he's thinking about this topic and what advice he has for planners.

Sep 15, 202133 minEp. 42

Episode 41: Learning from Virtual Companies - Pedro Góes, CEO of InEvent

If you're looking to glean best practices on virtual events, look no further than some of the busiest virtual platforms. In this episode, we'll chat with Pedro Góes, CEO of InEvent, to see what they've been learning after working on thousands of events with all types of attendees. We'll talk best practices, horror stories and lessons learned for planners!

Sep 08, 202131 minEp. 41

Episode 40: Legal Issues Returning to In-Person Events with Steve Adelman from Adelman Law Group

I am excited to learn more about the risk management and legal issues event professionals face as we return to the world of in-person events as we talk this week to Steve Adelman, Attorney with Adelman Law group. Steve has spent years of his career considering risk issues with venue safety and security and is a very trusted resource as we look to Covid compliance as well.

Aug 19, 202148 minEp. 40

Episode: 39: Career Catch Up with Dana Freker Doody from JUNO

Dana has been a huge asset to the events industry throughout her career and, in this episode, we'll catch up with her at her latest venture with JUNO, talk about the future of tradeshows, year-round communities, her outlook on the future of the events industry and so much more!

Aug 12, 202134 minEp. 39

Episdoe 36: The Power (and Responsibility) that Comes with Loads of Event Data with Ian Webb from Eventsforce

Data, Data, and more Data! One of the huge benefits of virtual events is the large data set that we get access to - it gives us greater insight to attendee, sponsor and other stakeholder behavior. But what are we doing with all of this and how does it impact what our stakeholders expect for in-person and hybrid events. In this episode, we're chatting with Ian Webb from Eventsforce about data and so much more - we'll talk about his perspective on this changing landscape!

Jul 14, 202130 minEp. 36

Episode 37: Industry Profile: Chris Gasbarro from Ember

Chris and his team at Ember design and produce virtual and in-person events for companies like Saucony, Titleist, FootJoy, Wolverine Worldwide, NAMIC, and Hanover Insurance – to name a few. In this episode, I'm excited to chat with him about his career, his experience over the last 18 months in the events industry and their experience in the virtual broadcast world and tech side of events.

Jul 14, 202129 minEp. 37

Episode 38: Reinventing LIVE with Marco Giberti from Vesuvio Ventures

Marco is Founder and CEO of Vesuvio Ventures - providing early stage entrepreneurs access to coaching, partnerships, advisory and capital and the Author of Reinventing LIVE. In this episode, I'm thrilled to tap into Marco's 30+ years of experience and see his take on the bright future of the events industry given all that has happened in the past 18 months. It's a hot time for mergers and acquisitions. Large companies like Google and Amazon are getting involved in events. Human behavior is chang...

Jul 14, 202131 minEp. 38

Episode 35: Speakeasy Virtual Networking with Joanna Pineda from Bespeake

Helping your attendees meaningfully connect with each other is on every planner's mind, but what does that look like? There are so many options and Bespeake is at the forefront of giving your attendees a range of options. In this episode, we'll talk to Joanna about how they're seeing the future of virtual networking, how various formats work for different audiences and where they see Bespeake fitting in a unique posiiton in this landscape.

Jul 01, 202133 minEp. 35

Episode 33: Upleveling Virtual Event Production with Ryan Byrne from Buzzcast

The big discussion in 2021 has been about upleveling our virtual event production. To better engage our attendees and monetize virtual, higher quality is a must and Buzzcast is making it easy. Not only is their platform super high-quality, but they also provide services to help you produce and syndicate your streams to a large, global audience.

May 26, 202130 minEp. 33

Episode 32: Industry Catch Up with Dahlia El Gazzar from Dahlia+

It is always an honor to chat with Dahlia so in this episode, we're going to catch up and talk about all the great ideas and innovations filling her brain! We'll chat about engagement, future of the industry and take all your questions as well!

May 19, 202133 minEp. 32

Episode 31: Smart Production Pivots with Jordan Goodfellow from GigStream

Jordan Goodfellow didn't just sit back and let the pandemic change his business. He took his 10+ years of production experience and brought it to his customers in a way that he knew would be beneficial, launching GigStream, a streaming platform that comes with the production services his clients already knew and trusted. It was a genius move and we're excited to talk to him about this journey and what other production companies could learn from his work.

May 13, 202131 minEp. 31

Episode 30: Hybrid Innovations with Allie Magyar from Hubb

Hubb has been at the forefront of innovation and their recent Untethered conference was a great think-tank of event leaders to explore the boundaries of Hybrid. In this episode, we'll talk about all the things they've learned at the event and how we can think more broadly and strategically about hybrid.

Apr 28, 202131 minEp. 30

Episode 29: The Future of Hybrid Technology in the Events Industry with Alon Alroy from Bizzabo

Technology has been rapidly evolving, especially since COVID-19 hammered the events industry. In this episode, we'll chat with Alon Alroy - Co-Founder of one of the fastest growing event technology companies to see what the last year+ has been like for him and team AND we'll talk about what they're expecting as it relates to hybrid and event technology.

Apr 14, 202129 minEp. 29

Episode 27: How to Use Your History, Hangups & Heroics for Growth with Carolyn Herfurth

I've learned SO much from Carolyn Herfurth and I'm super excited for YOU to have an opportunity to pick your brain. The events industry saw great challenges in 2020 and I'm guessing at least a few of us have been feeling a nudge to change something in our business. In this episode, we get to chat with Carolyn about how to use our history, Hangups and Heroics (yes - even the "bad" stuff) to GROW!

Mar 31, 202131 minEp. 27

Episode 26: Career Catch Up With Julius Solaris, New Head of Engagement at Swapcard

Julius Solaris has had an indelible impact on the events industry through his work as the Founder of Event Manager Blog. He recently moved on to a new position as Head of Engagement at Swapcard and I'm excited to catch up with him to learn all about his new role, his hopes and dreams for the events industry in 2021 and so much more!

Mar 17, 202131 minEp. 26

Episode 25: Covid Compliance for In-Person Events with Jodi Katzman

As we plan for the return of events, Covid Compliance is at the forefront of many event professional's minds. In this episode, we talk with Jodi Katzman who has taken several of the training courses and is here to tell us about what we need to know and what value she's found in all the education available out there!

Mar 04, 202132 minEp. 25

Bonus #4: My Favorite Things: Swapcard

The Leading All-In-One Virtual & Hybrid Events Platform The event industry is changing. Swapcard is the only end-to-end event & community platform for virtual and hybrid events, powered by artificial intelligence.

Mar 01, 20214 minEp. 4

Bonus #2: My Favorite Things: Beautiful AI

The first presentation maker that designs for you. It’s an expert deck designer, so you don’t have to be. Make your business look brilliant, keep your team forever on brand, and save hours on pitches you’re actually proud of.

Feb 18, 20212 minEp. 2

Bonus #1: A Few of my Favorite Things Intro

This new weekly series is inspired by one of my more popular recurring sessions at our techsytalk conference, A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS, where I share products and tools I LOVE – that I think you’ll love as well. We’ll add new content weekly and we hope to help you discover tools to make you more efficient and successful!

Feb 18, 20213 minEp. 1

Episode 22: Virtual Networking With Lawrence Coburn, CEO Of Twine

Lawrence Coburn is an event technologist and as CEO of DoubleDutch and now Founder of Twine, we're really excited to talk to him about what he's been up to and how he's making an impact on virtual networking in this episode. Join us and bring all your questions about networking!

Jan 27, 202129 minEp. 22

Episode 21: Jim Louderback From VidCon

Have you heard about how VidCon went virtual with nearly 1 MILLION unique attendees??! Join us tomorrow afternoon at 3:30pm ET as I talk to Jim Louderback about how they did it and what lessons they learned!

Jan 04, 202129 minEp. 21

Episode 19: Mentorship In The Events Industry With Jacqueline Vazquez

In this episode of the Event Hustler Show, we'll be talking to Jacqueline Vazquez from "Lifetime Events with Jacqueline" about her career in the event industry, her work as a speaker and educator, and her recent involvement in New York/New Jersey live events coalition.

Jul 15, 202031 minEp. 19

Episode 18: Virtual Events And Tech With Brian Monahan With Prestige AV

We are recording another episode of the event hustler show live and this week we are talking to Brian Monahan from Prestige A.V.. We will check in with him and see how they are doing in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis and also learn about his interesting perspective on the “new normal“.

Jul 08, 202034 minEp. 18
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