Candid Conversations by Catersource & The Special Event

What is the best use of your time during the pandemic? Alan Berg. AlanBerg.com. "Shut Up and Sell More Weddings & Events – Caterers & Venues edition". How Alan has raised more than $1200 for charities via playing piano requests on Facebook!

Lowell Michelson. SimchaKosher.com. What are the questions the event industry should be asking? Is it better to not ask for a deposit during the pandemic? Why are there not catering representatives at the POTUS business round table?

Aaron Kaufman. FifthElementGroup.com. Looking at the event industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. How the event industry can learn from older industries. Staying true to a companies core purpose.

Leah McCarthy. DowntownCateringCompany.com. Leah explains the five "C"s and how they have helped her and her company to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Communication, Collaboration, caring, compassion and continuity. Working with local non-profits LowCountryStrong.com.

Cyndie Spiegel. CyndieSpiegel.com. Collaboration and Innovation in the event industry during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Clint Elkins. WeGrowValue.com. Dealing with business during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Megan Gillikin. ASouthernSoiree.com. In this interview, Megan will go through her 5 top tips for easy ways to make your website user-friendly from a client and vendor referral experience. She will help you evaluate: • The one page that should be on EVERY vendor's website • Your Contact Form: The right and wrong questions to ask • Is your content attracting your ideal client? Plus, technology and workflow tips to make your life easier and book clients faster.

Sumir Meghani. Instawork.com. Join Sumir Meghani as he discusses the ways catering companies can utilize tools like Instawork to find and hire high-quality, reliable staff time and time again. In this interview, Sumir will highlight the challenges and opportunities catering companies have in the the hospitality hiring space and suggestions on how to make that process as easy and seamless as possible.

Christie Osborne. MountainsideMedia.com. Natural disasters are out of our control, but the way we handle them is not. Much of crisis communications focuses on preparation and implementation before and during a crisis. This interview will touch on these essentials while focusing on the importance of post-crisis communication during recovery.

Keith Lord. ig: strateje_fourteen. How to pull off any offsite multi-course plated event—with sales pitching the highest caliber of food to the most discerning of clients, all to enthusiastic applause at the conclusion of the meal—AND make good money. How? It's all about pre-planning with sales, staffing, organization, plating lines, times, and execution.