Event Planning Bestie Show
The biweekly 30ish minute podcast that unlocks the magic of event planning by taking you behind and before the scenes of your favorite events and answering the questions you need to know to execute event excellence of your own! Hosted by 20+ year event planning veteran, Tanya Hayles - your new event bestie will bring you the FOMO you didn't know you needed and the event hacks that you definitely do. Original music by https://www.kratedigga.com/
Episodes
Episode 22 and the spotlight is on..corporate events. Specifically, the master of them in Dwayne Rutherford, award-winning and CEO of Debonair Corporate Events with over two decades of management expertise.
With a career spanning from community organizing to curating elite events for celebrities like Jamie Foxx and Denzel Washington, Dwayne has been on both sides of the corporate event planning fence.
In this episode we talk about cr...
Episode 21 and the spotlight is on an event that doesn't need any further spotlights: The Met Gala.
Held on the first Monday in May, this episode breaks down the event from it's humble $50 a ticket days, reviews the documentary First Monday in May and all the details about the event that you need to know before getting glammed up to watch the most famous red carpet event from your couch.
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Episode twenty and the spotlight is on...the planet! Specifically the importance of making events as eco-friendly as possible. We chatted with Romina Kwong an award-winning event strategist and educator with a passion for sustainability.
Romina’s career has been diverse, from being a Professor at Seneca College where she designed the course curriculum for Foundations of Sustainability in Event Management, to founding Eco-Friendly ...
Episode nineteen, and the spotlight is on Gabriella Robuccio, founder of ProEventTips, an event management consulting company, where she draws on over a decade of experience in high-stakes event production and relationship management to provide training for fellow event pros.
With a background that spans global sports broadcasts and transformative fundraising events, Gabriella shares invaluable insights and practical tools to help ...
Episode eighteen, and the spotlight is on Jordan Gustus, a branding and event designer making 2D visions come to life in 3D and in 4K.
With over 10 years of experience in Marketing, Design, & Visual Communication, she has designed and transformed over 150 brands during her career. Her main mission is to help female entrepreneurs be, and look like the experts they are so that they can operate in full confidence and use...
Episode seventeen, and the spotlight is on... Adrienne Giroux, a 20-year event veteran and founder of Chef In The House.
Adrienne started planning parties long before turning it into a career. Post-university when she worked in Film & Television, she found herself organizing the wrap parties. When she learned about event planning as an industry she founded her own event production company, but ditched that in favour o...
Episode sixteen, and the spotlight is on the amazing live event contractor Cheryl Izen, whom I've affectionately nicknamed The Event Closer.
With over 25 years working international film festivals and global scale events, we chat about charting your own path, the importance of self-awareness, why people are more important than money, and some juicy details about medal ceremonies at the Paris Olympics.
Episode fifteen, the spotlight is on...how to create an event from scratch with nothing but a dream and a community!
You've heard me say in previous episodes that you cannot have a successful event without sponsors. Jam Gamble, a prolific voice empowerment coach and public speaker proves me wrong and is the exception to the rule.
For our first onsite podcast review, we hear from amazing speakers, watch family...
Episode fourteen, the spotlight is on...sponsorship!
This is probably the most asked question I get from folks trying to do their own events, so instead of telling you what I know - I went right to the source!
Ed Byers, is the founder of CANRev Collaborative. In his 15+ years of association and NFP experience, he has created over $20M in new revenue through sponsorship & partnerships, creation of education programs...
Episode thirteen, the spotlight is on... speaking.
I'm seeing a lot of chatter online (thanks algorithm) from speakers about events trying to pay them in exposure, so I went to the source! In this episode, I chat with Tami Adams, founder of TA Speakers Management agency on how to become a speaker and how to book one.
With 13 years of meeting planning experience and 10+ years working alongside high-level pro...
Episode twelve, the spotlight is on... my top 4 biggest event pet peeves. These are the things I am not-so-silently judging your event on, sometimes before I even walk in the door. And if I'm doing it, so are your actual and potential guests.
From not knowing why, not having a budget , quoting Beyoncé, offering social media posts as exposure, and this new trend of not feeding people - here are some of the reasons why...
Episode eleven, the spotlight is on... the ball drop heard around the world!
If you haven't heard about the event (or lack thereof) that went viral last week, we're dropping this week's edition of the podcast early to catch you up on all the not-so-British tea.
You've heard of Fyre Fest. You've seen Willy Wonka gone wrong, next up in the event fail hall of fame is the (unlicensed and unoff...
Episode ten, the spotlight is on... parents as event guests!
We'll talk about what current and future event planner people need to think about parents when planning their events.
From making sure your venue meets their specific needs, to broadening your views on who parents even are (breaking news, papas are parents too) and we clear the air on kids at weddings once and for all (or until the next situation ...
Episode nine, the spotlight is on...more event stories that had gotten the people going in the last 30 days.
From the triumph of the Paris Olympics to film festival season to couples charging wedding guests an admission fee, events from great to small are definitely in full swing.
With about 95% of the venues used during the Paris Olympics in existence prior to the city’s winning bid to host the Games, it set a ne...
Episode eight, the spotlight is on...the event component that literally lasts a lifetime...photography!
We sat down with Samantha Clarke who left the world of law to pursue photography 15 years ago. Samantha's commitment to excellence and undeniable talent have earned her recognition as one of America's top photographers by BRIDES Magazine two years in a row.
In this episode, we talk the questions you s...
Episode seven, the spotlight is on...one of the most important event components - the music!
We sit down with seasoned event, club and corporate event DJ Lissa Monet, a 6x award-winning female DJ based in Toronto with over 15+ years of rocking nightclubs and corporate events around the world. In 2016 she DJed Beyoncé's Formation World Tour VIP events in Toronto and Detroit. (Does this make me 2 degrees of separation f...
Episode six, the spotlight is on...event stories that have gone viral on the internet!
From The Sepia Bride (the filter OG Instagram users used to love to hate/hate to love), to slave ships at weddings, we're covering stories that got the Reddits and comment section on TikTok going!
I even pull in an extra special guest to validate why parents don't need to break the bank on kids birthday parties. (Hint,...
Episode five, the spotlight is on...virtual events.
When the pandemic hit, the world was forced into virtual galas, summits and everything else in between. Now just four years later, and everyone officially 'zoomed out', we're chatting with Dionne Bishop, CEO & Event Strategist of Events By Dionne to see if they are staying in the rearview of history, why hybrid is here to stay (in our veteran opinions)...
Episode four, the spotlight is on... one of the biggest event planning failures in the history event planning failures: Fyre Festival.
You know as a certified event nerd, I watched these docs when they dropped, but I definitely had to do a review of the Netflix documentary to break down exactly where and when it all went wrong, why entrepreneurs need to learn how to fire bad clients and why it was doomed from the start.
I’m going to say the letters DEI and you’re going to raise your shoulders to your ears.
1,2,3 - DEI!
This is the physical reaction many inwardly have when they hear those letters. My goal is to not have your shoulders be your earrings. There’s no pointing of fingers here, just a important but casual conversation that will help you sell more tickets to your event.
Episode three, the spotlight is on... how you can AUTHENTIC...
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