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The Bollotta-philes are back! Anthony and Alex have been on summer hiatus for the past 4 weeks and they are back (sans guest) to talk about their summer travels. Alex had an adventure on the other side of the world as she traveled through Italy, Greece, Malta and Spain and has some delightful stories about making connections with people during her journey. Cruise ship talk as Alex remembers her soul lifting windy nights and Anthony remembers his time performing at sea. On Anthony's summer has been filled with live entertainment. Locally in San Diego Anthony's been to shows like the Jinx Monsoon's Everything at Stake Tour and Ted Sperling with the San Diego Symphony Under the Stars at the Rady Shell. Mr. Bollotta also ventured to New York City after a gig in Chicago and took a tour through the Broadway Museum and his thoughts on the shows he saw (Sweeney Todd, Shucked, Some Like It Hot & Kimberly Akimbo).

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It's SUMMER BREAK and we have another ENCORE for you. Feast on the TREATS in this episode. Anthony starts off this episode catching up Alex on his recent business trip to Charleston, SC and they talk about the nightmare getting back across the country. They are joined by event pro Sheri Karpinski owner and operator Sensational Treats to discuss all things business. Sheri and the Bollotta-philes discuss the restructuring of pricing in 2022, creating new products from her imagination vs. client request and doing what makes sense. They also discuss her career in the industry, working alongside with competitors, working with grace and OWNING it. Sheri also explains her mind blowing "DOLLAR TO GRIEF RATIO" phrase.

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ENCORE: It’s the Bollotta Office Family Holiday Special. Originally released on Christmas Eve Eve (12.23.22) the Bollotta Entertainment Operations Manager Sam Sabbagha and Operations Coordinator Siri Elena are on the pod! The B.E Team gets to put Anthony in the hot seat with an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session. Alex takes lead mic and she and the team have a question and answer segment with Anthony with questions like; where does Bollotta Entertainment fit into the entertainment and event industry, why are certain company protocols and practices in place and Headliner Contracting. They lob questions about labor management, candy backstage and business learning curves. 

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Thank you for listening to this encore release as our Bollotta-philes are on summer break. Originally released on April 29 (Episode 110).

Anthony kicks things off with a special TIPSY for anyone running an event based hospitality business and taking time to look forward. Alex then brings in the panel of Industry Icons Jaclyn Bernstein (EMPIRE FORCE EVENTS), Dorene Collier (EVENT SHOW PRODUCTIONS) and Lenny Talarico (LENNY TALARICO EVENTS) to discuss an array of topics like: Transparent Relationships. Breaking points with clients. How culpable are industry pros for client behavior. PLUS some boots on the ground war stories.

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Vertigo struck but Alex is back on her feet and Anthony has a TIPSY about legacy building, Alex's YaiYai-ism is focused on being the person your grand children proud. The Bollotta-philes are joined by their colleague Alex Freeman. Alex has recently completed a Master's In Direction of Institutional Communication, Marketing, and Event Production at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Anthony and Alex have a host of questions around the culture of Madrid and the workload around the program. Anthony asks about her feelings around her new earned opportunity taking her from Event Production into the Event Planning side of the industry. They discuss the difference in the working culture in the United States vs. Internationally, communicating through challenges, how her past in theater impacts how she handles stage management in the fast paced event production world. Start listening.

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Alex reveals her summer travel plans and Anthony's TIPSY is all about "Working Through Fear" and a "Time for Tears" YaiYai-ism. Then they sit down with 5 time Emmy Award winner, PAT BROWN. Pat Brown has been on Bollotta's roster of talent as an emcee, host and speaker but this is the first time Anthony and Alex have been able to dive deeper into her past as a weather anchor and news personality. Pat lets us in on some of the fun she is having these days as a Day Trippers' tour guide and how she navigates her role as a Host/Emcee for corporate and nonprofit events.

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Anthony and Alex kick off this episode recapping his recent trip to DesMoines for the House of Mercy Game Show Gala and then gives his TIPSY about the fundamental different between Production vs. AV., then Alex gives us a "Takes a Village" based YaiYai-ism. This week Zachary Grant from SEAS Productions stops by the pod to give a Bollotta-FIDE it's deepest dive in the PRODUCTION side of the industry. Zach explains the benefits behind having a healthy relationship your production team and being upfront about budgets, the importance of preproduction, labor expectations and the values SEAS PRODUCTIONS provides to their clients. Zack lets everyone know how SEAS Pro is educating the industry and demystifying the Audio Visual experience with their new projects like "Show Talk" and their new podcast dropping later this year. Listen in.

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This week Anthony's TIPSY contains 3 Rules of Resilience and Alex's YaiYai-ism is about Strength. The very Bollotta-FIDE Michelle Corcoran (UC Berkeley, Strategic Analyst for Southern California Major Gifts Team) stopped by the pod. Before finding her passion in fundraising in the college and university world, Michelle had an extensive and diverse experience in the event industry. Listen in from her beginnings as a salesperson at the "Del Mar Fair" and then moving to booking underwater experiences all around the world lead to where Alex and Michelle bond on how they have applied their professional hospitality skills into their parenting. Words of wisdom to event pros that are afraid of moving from operations to sales, meeting client goals and engaging throughout the event completely. Now Michelle's path has lead her to the fundraising world from UC San Diego to her current position. All this and a fascinating story BTS as the concierge to the entourage for the Dalai Lama.

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This week Anthony kicks things off with a TIPSY about "coordination of production for Headlining Artists" and Alex's YaiYai-ism is about "saving face by communication". Then the Bollotta-philes have a sit down with Rob Barber (VicePresident of Modular Systems and Research & Design) of ATOMIC! and Spacekit. Rob is a leader of one of the most creative and forward thinking teams in the industry that has revolutionized the way stage sets and events are designed. Hear about their Rock Lititz Campus: the 100 acne rehearsal mecca for building some of the world's larges touring shows, the new direction ATOMIC has taken into decor & tiny homes, and even a story about seeing a huge pop star's show before anyone else in the world.

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This week Anthony and Alex have the delight of talking to the President of Viridity Entertainment Services (VES) & HJZ Productions and Emmy Winning Camera Operator HOWIE ZALES. First up Anthony kicks things off with give a quick review of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Florida after a recent trip and his endorsement of the Broadway Tour of SIX. A Tipsy about "Taking Business Personally" and a YaiYai-ism about "Keeping the Peace". Listen in as Howie Zales talks about some of his boots on the ground stories behind the production for professional sporting events. Howie teaches Anthony and Alex about how the cameras need to "support the storyline'. They also explore how his experiences with HJZ Productions background in crewing solutions and his camera work to form Viridity Entertainment Services and how they met the demand for broadcasting and livestream events in the height of covid and have grown beyond. Listen in.

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