Mid-year in events is one of the most underused moments in an event career, and in this episode I talk about why it actually matters, what’s likely driving any restlessness you might feel right now, and how to stop letting the second half of your year default into exactly the same shape as the first. If you’ve been busy but not quite moving forward, paid but not properly, or just looking at your calendar and thinking something needs to change, this one is for you.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

P.S. You may notice a small change to the podcast name in the coming months! Just to align with the three topics I now cover - major events, VIP management AND event careers!

My new 8 week group program is this summer! Learn more here. It is enrolling now! Get better event opportunities, not just more work:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauralloydevents.com/inside-iconic-events⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Get a copy of my FREEBIES:

Where to Look for Olympics Jobs and When

A clear breakdown of where Olympic-related roles are advertised, how far in advance hiring happens, and what to focus on at different stages of the Olympic cycle.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/work-at-the-olympics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

21 Places to Find Iconic Event Opportunities

A super simple and straightforward resource to help you uncover where opportunities for your dream events exist

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/21-places-iconic-events-opportunities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Iconic Events Career Change Guide

Get this powerful, no fluff (and not so basic) guide for event pros craving more. Whether you're shifting sectors, re-entering after a break, or finally ready to go after big events, this guide will help you get started: 

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This is a personal episode this week talking through what I thought my career would look like and what it is now. It's nice to reflect on how different things are now compared to what I imagined when I first entered the industry. Somehow I ended up building something that feels more "me" because of it. In this episode, I talk about the career I planned, living and working in Shanghai, freelancing, major events, how brands and event formats and sectors influenced what I wanted to do, VIP environments, peaks and troughs, the non-linearity of careers, and how I took pieces from every chapter so far to build something of my own. This is less "career advice" and more an honest conversation about evolution, identity, ambition, and redefining success.

P.S. You may notice a small change to the podcast name in the coming months! Just to align with the three topics I now cover - major events, VIP management AND event careers!

My new 8 week group program is this summer! Learn more here. It is enrolling now! Get better event opportunities, not just more work:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauralloydevents.com/inside-iconic-events⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Where to Look for Olympics Jobs and When

A clear breakdown of where Olympic-related roles are advertised, how far in advance hiring happens, and what to focus on at different stages of the Olympic cycle.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/work-at-the-olympics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

21 Places to Find Iconic Event Opportunities

A super simple and straightforward resource to help you uncover where opportunities for your dream events exist

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/21-places-iconic-events-opportunities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Iconic Events Career Change Guide

Get this powerful, no fluff (and not so basic) guide for event pros craving more. Whether you're shifting sectors, re-entering after a break, or finally ready to go after big events, this guide will help you get started: 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/the-iconic-events-career-evolution-guide/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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If you’ve been working in events for a while and you’re ready for the next level, this one’s for you. The skills that got you here are real, but they’re not the same ones that get you into the rooms where the biggest events are being shaped. Those environments require a different kind of thinking on top of what you already know...more strategic, more commercially aware, more attuned to what an event is actually trying to do underneath the brief. In this episode I go through five of those skills using real events as the examples from recent events — the Met Gala, the F1 Paddock Club/House 44, Devil Wears Prada 2premiere. If you’ve ever watched a major event and thought about what’s happening underneath it, you’re already halfway there!

P.S. You may notice a small change to the podcast name in the coming months! Just to align with the three topics I now cover - major events, VIP management AND event careers!

My new 8 week group program is this summer! Learn more here. It is enrolling now! Get better event opportunities, not just more work:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauralloydevents.com/inside-iconic-events⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Get a copy of my FREEBIES:

Where to Look for Olympics Jobs and When

A clear breakdown of where Olympic-related roles are advertised, how far in advance hiring happens, and what to focus on at different stages of the Olympic cycle.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/work-at-the-olympics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

21 Places to Find Iconic Event Opportunities

A super simple and straightforward resource to help you uncover where opportunities for your dream events exist

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/21-places-iconic-events-opportunities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Iconic Events Career Change Guide

Get this powerful, no fluff (and not so basic) guide for event pros craving more. Whether you're shifting sectors, re-entering after a break, or finally ready to go after big events, this guide will help you get started: 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/the-iconic-events-career-evolution-guide/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Formula 1 isn’t just a sport or series of events anymore. It’s a global brand in itself. In this episode, I break down why F1 has grown so much recently, how social media and brand partnerships have reshaped it, and what that means for careers in events. From hospitality and sponsorship to agencies, teams, and freelance roles, this looks into career opportunities for event pros. And I talk a bit of my own experience of F1 in Shanghai and how this world has evolved since.

P.S. You may notice a small change to the podcast name in the coming months! Just to align with the three topics I now cover - major events, VIP management AND event careers!

My new 8 week group program is coming! Learn more here. It is enrolling now!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauralloydevents.com/inside-iconic-events⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Get a copy of my FREEBIES:

Where to Look for Olympics Jobs and When

A clear breakdown of where Olympic-related roles are advertised, how far in advance hiring happens, and what to focus on at different stages of the Olympic cycle.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/work-at-the-olympics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

21 Places to Find Iconic Event Opportunities

A super simple and straightforward resource to help you uncover where opportunities for your dream events exist

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/21-places-iconic-events-opportunities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Iconic Events Career Change Guide

Get this powerful, no fluff (and not so basic) guide for event pros craving more. Whether you're shifting sectors, re-entering after a break, or finally ready to go after big events, this guide will help you get started: 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/the-iconic-events-career-evolution-guide/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Should you go freelance in events? This episode is a more honest look at what freelance actually is — what it gives you, what it costs, and why it’s not always the “next step.” For anyone navigating freelance, employment, or somewhere in between.

P.S. You may notice a small change to the podcast name in the coming months! Just to align with the three topics I now cover - major events, VIP management AND event careers!

Get a copy of my FREEBIES:

Where to Look for Olympics Jobs and When

A clear breakdown of where Olympic-related roles are advertised, how far in advance hiring happens, and what to focus on at different stages of the Olympic cycle.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/work-at-the-olympics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

21 Places to Find Iconic Event Opportunities

A super simple and straightforward resource to help you uncover where opportunities for your dream events exist

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/21-places-iconic-events-opportunities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Iconic Events Career Change Guide

Get this powerful, no fluff (and not so basic) guide for event pros craving more. Whether you're shifting sectors, re-entering after a break, or finally ready to go after big events, this guide will help you get started: 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/the-iconic-events-career-evolution-guide/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you’re serious about working at iconic events and you want to go deeper, Inside Iconic Events starts soon. It’s my 8 week program designed to help you create a career in major events. Enrollment is open now!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauralloydevents.com/inside-iconic-events⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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A VIP brief is a document, a training and communication. It is the infrastructure behind every great guest experience, and getting it right is one of the things that separates good event professionals from great ones. In this episode, I walk you through my framework for building one: who needs to know what and why, the six things I consider non-negotiable, and how to get the information when nobody gives it to you.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

P.S. You may notice a small change to the podcast name in the coming months! Just to align with the three topics I now cover - major events, VIP management AND event careers!

Get a copy of my FREEBIES:

Where to Look for Olympics Jobs and When

A clear breakdown of where Olympic-related roles are advertised, how far in advance hiring happens, and what to focus on at different stages of the Olympic cycle.

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/work-at-the-olympics⁠⁠⁠⁠

21 Places to Find Iconic Event Opportunities

A super simple and straightforward resource to help you uncover where opportunities for your dream events exist

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/21-places-iconic-events-opportunities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Iconic Events Career Change Guide

Get this powerful, no fluff (and not so basic) guide for event pros craving more. Whether you're shifting sectors, re-entering after a break, or finally ready to go after big events, this guide will help you get started: 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/the-iconic-events-career-evolution-guide/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you’re serious about working at iconic events and you want to go deeper, Inside Iconic Events starts soon. It’s my 8 week program designed to help you create a career in major events. Enrollment is open now!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauralloydevents.com/inside-iconic-events⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Support Laura:

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Connect with Laura:

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In Part Two, we get real about the stuff mid-career event professionals don’t usually say out loud. The comparison spiral, the financial realities, the identity shift when you realize you don’t want to be the person you were ten years ago anymore. And the quiet decision point where your career either drifts or becomes intentional. This is for anyone whose event industry ambition feels different lately.

P.S. You may notice a small change to the podcast name in the coming months! Just to align with the three topics I now cover - major events, VIP management AND event careers!

Get a copy of my FREEBIES:

Where to Look for Olympics Jobs and When

A clear breakdown of where Olympic-related roles are advertised, how far in advance hiring happens, and what to focus on at different stages of the Olympic cycle.

⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/work-at-the-olympics⁠⁠⁠

21 Places to Find Iconic Event Opportunities

A super simple and straightforward resource to help you uncover where opportunities for your dream events exist

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/21-places-iconic-events-opportunities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Iconic Events Career Change Guide

Get this powerful, no fluff (and not so basic) guide for event pros craving more. Whether you're shifting sectors, re-entering after a break, or finally ready to go after big events, this guide will help you get started: 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/the-iconic-events-career-evolution-guide/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you’re serious about working at iconic events and you want to go deeper, Inside Iconic Events starts soon. It’s my 8 week program designed to help you create a career in major events. Enrollment is open now!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauralloydevents.com/inside-iconic-events⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In Part one of a two part episode, I'm talking about mid-career in events. It's rarely talked about, but almost everyone feels it. In this episode, I talk about the quiet shift that happens once competence and skills alone are no longer enough, why working harder stops moving the needle, why visibility and positioning matter more than output, and why many capable event professionals confuse this phase for stagnation. If you’ve been in the industry for a while and something feels different or difficult, this conversation is for you.

P.S. You may notice a small change to the podcast name in the coming months! Just to align with the three topics I now cover - major events, VIP management AND event careers!

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Where to Look for Olympics Jobs and When

A clear breakdown of where Olympic-related roles are advertised, how far in advance hiring happens, and what to focus on at different stages of the Olympic cycle.

⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/work-at-the-olympics⁠

21 Places to Find Iconic Event Opportunities

A super simple and straightforward resource to help you uncover where opportunities for your dream events exist

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/21-places-iconic-events-opportunities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Iconic Events Career Change Guide

Get this powerful, no fluff (and not so basic) guide for event pros craving more. Whether you're shifting sectors, re-entering after a break, or finally ready to go after big events, this guide will help you get started:

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If you’re serious about working at iconic events and you want to go deeper, Inside Iconic Events starts soon. It’s my 8 week program designed to help you create a career in major events. Enrollment is open now!

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Ever wondered how people actually work at the Olympics? In this episode, I break down the real pathways into the world’s biggest sporting event from Organising Committees and suppliers to national teams and volunteer programmes, and I share practical steps you can take right now to work there. Whether you’re a hobbyist dreaming of an Olympic experience or an event professional looking to add it to your portfolio, this episode gives insights, timing tips, and insider guidance to help you navigate the Olympic ecosystem with confidence.

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Where to Look for Olympics Jobs and When

A clear breakdown of where Olympic-related roles are advertised, how far in advance hiring happens, and what to focus on at different stages of the Olympic cycle.

https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/work-at-the-olympics

21 Places to Find Iconic Event Opportunities

A super simple and straightforward resource to help you uncover where opportunities for your dream events exist

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/21-places-iconic-events-opportunities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Iconic Events Career Change Guide

Get this powerful, no fluff (and not so basic) guide for event pros craving more. Whether you're shifting sectors, re-entering after a break, or finally ready to go after big events, this guide will help you get started:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/the-iconic-events-career-evolution-guide/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you’re serious about working at iconic events and you want to go deeper, Inside Iconic Events starts soon. It’s my 8 week program designed to help you create a career in major events. Enrollment is open now!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauralloydevents.com/inside-iconic-events⁠⁠

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You can be booked, trusted, and good at events and still feel stuck on the outside of major ones. In this episode, I break down how access to major events actually works, why applications and generic networking rarely move the needle, and what shifts when you stop circling opportunities and start positioning yourself inside them.

My new masterclass is next week, February 3! It's a more in depth, 90 minute class and workshop that's the same topic as this episode, which I hope you enjoy as a teaser! Sign up to join live or get the recording: https://luma.com/3pjno0q2

If you’re serious about working at iconic events and you want to go deeper, Inside Iconic Events starts soon. It’s my 8 week program designed to help you create a career in major events. Enrollment is open now!

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21 Places to Find Iconic Event Opportunities

A super simple and straightforward resource to help you uncover where opportunities for your dream events exist

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The Iconic Events Career Evolution Guide

Get this powerful, no fluff (and not so basic) guide for event pros craving more. Whether you're shifting sectors, re-entering after a break, or finally ready to go after big events, this guide will help you get started:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://iconicevents.thrivecart.com/the-iconic-events-career-evolution-guide/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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