Kyle is a (maybe not so?) rare combination of IT systems and web guru, prolific content creator, and gritty outdoor sports enthusiast. Put those things together, and you come up with a world of events where virtually, nothing is impossible.

Kyle Bondo:

Twitter: @MerchantsOfDirt

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylebondo/

Co-Founder – Gagglepod

Website: http://gagglepod.com/

Email: [email protected]

Co-Host and Co-Creator – Podwrecked Podcast

Website: http://gagglepod.com/show/podwrecked/

Host and Creator – Not Easily Squished Podcast

Website: http://gagglepod.com/show/not-easily-squished/

Host and Creator – Merchants of Dirt Podcast

Website: http://gagglepod.com/show/merchants-of-dirt/

Founder and Creator – Reckoneer

Website: http://reckoneer.com/

Terri Walters:

Twitter: @TerriLWalters

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/

Moonfish Production:

Website: www.moonfishproduction.com

Facebook: @MoonfishCreative

Email: [email protected]

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Event Yak:

Website: www.eventyak.com

Facebook: @TheEventYak

Email: [email protected]

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Episode 5 By the Numbers:

00:00 | Terri Walters

Meet Renaissance Man, Kyle Bondo: Former, U.S. Naval Military Intelligence Technician; Web Developer; Electrical Mechanical Engineer; Co-Founder: Gagglepod, Founder: Reckoneer, Podcaster: Merchants of Dirt.

07:28 | Terri Walters

What’s a Gagglepod?

08:04 | Kyle Bondo

Gagglepod … Teaching The Art of Podcasting. A.K.A. How to Build Your Tribe.

13:18 | Terri Walters

Break down for us your vast Podcast realm and your recent restarts in response to COVID-19.

14:56 | Kyle Bondo

Kyle talks about his evolution from Blogging to Podcasting, about the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN and HOW to create Endurance Sports Events. Welcome! Reckoneer and Merchants of Dirt Podcast.

19:30 | Kyle Bondo

From the Navy to Mountain Bike Racing to Racing Clubs and the birth of Reckoneer and Merchants of Dirt Podcast. From Race Director, Participant and Coach to Virtual Racing – Kyle walks us through his competitive team evolution and the birth of Virtual Racing.

25:15 | Kyle Bondo

COVID-19 implodes LIVE RACING EVENTS.

26:30 | Terri Walters

So, what’s the future of LIVE RACING EVENTS? How do Racers Race without Racing?

26:49 | Kyle Bondo

Enter A.C.E - Asynchronous Competition Events! How we save the industry by going virtual.

36:14 | Terri Walters

Is there any formal education available out there for the LIVE RACING Industry? What are the struggles and opportunities? How does A.C.E. potentially evolve into a new forms of competitive outside activity or exercise?

45:35 | Kyle Bondo  

Kyle dives into new technology that’s changing the RACING landscape.

50:49 | Terri Walters

What’s the future for A.C.E. models? Virtual Tradeshows and Conferences? Events within Events?

In this show I yak it up with Seattle-based Austin Beaver. We talk about the challenges of launching a new endeavor during a crisis, and how he thinks the events industry is going to roll out of this COVID thing. We discuss working both corporate and personal events for his clients, his current favorite productivity app, and we dip our toes into East Coast vs. West Coast approaches to production.

Austin Beaver:

Founder – EXP Events

Co-Founder – Benchmark Shop

Owner – Benchmark Production

Company Website: https://www.expevents.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-beaver-64a21a14/

Austin’s App du jour: Trello: https://trello.com/en-US

Terri Walters:

Twitter: @TerriLWalters

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/

Moonfish Production:

www.moonfishproduction.com

Facebook: @MoonfishCreative

[email protected]

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Event Yak:

www.eventyak.com

Facebook: @TheEventYak

Email: [email protected]

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Episode 4 By the Numbers:

00:00 | Terri Walters

From a West coast perspective, meet Austin Beaver: Benchmark Productions and EXP Events.

03:13 | Austin Beaver

On the evolution of his business model and his strategy for building a successful production company.

09:22 | Terri Walters

How do you “walk the line” when doing both corporate gigs and private estate events for the same executive? How do you transition between those two worlds?

16:00 | Austin Beaver

The creative space of the DJ World. Creating staging moments – setting yourself apart from the pack. How strong teams make the difference.

24:28 | Terri Walters

How do you talk with you clients about how & why to bring your core team on-site? How do you become a vendor-partner?

26:50 | Austin Beaver

On the importance of mentoring. Remembering it’s show-BUSINESS.

29:21 | Austin Beaver

Education clutter. Technology over-think. Live vs. “Zoom Live” delivery, and the boomerang effect on the future of the Live Events Industry.

34:25 | Terri Walters

What do you see as the roll-out plan for the Live Events Industry post COVID-19? Which segments of the industry might come back first? What will that look like? Will there be shake-out?

43:10 | Terri Walters

What’s the one gadget, app or process you can’t do without?

46:04 | Terri Walters

East Coast vs. West Coast personalities, mentalities, environs, and how to get the work done.

In this interview, we speak with Eileen Valois. Eileen talks about the reason she works at Production Resource Group (PRG), and chats about her involvement with Sports Innovation Hub, Stadia Ventures. She then brings us up to speed on the Live Events Coalition, including its mission, goals, their current initiatives, and the significant traction, AND membership, it's gained since its recent founding.

Eileen Valois:

Senior Vice President – Strategic Initiatives, Sports & Fan Engagement, PRG

Twitter: @EileenMValois

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eileenvalois/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eileenvalois/

Email: [email protected]

Production Resource Group (PRG): https://www.prg.com/

Stadia Ventures: http://www.stadiaventures.com/

Live Event Coalition: http://liveeventscoalition.org

Live Events Coalition Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eventindustryaid/about/

Change.org Petition: https://www.change.org/p/donald-j-trump-federal-aid-package-for-events-industry

Terri Walters:

Twitter: @TerriLWalters

LinkedIn: Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/

Moonfish Production:

www.moonfishproduction.com

Facebook: @MoonfishCreative   

Email: [email protected]

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Event Yak:

www.eventyak.com

Facebook: @TheEventYak

Email: [email protected]

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Episode 3 By the Numbers:

00:00 | Terri Walters

Meet Eileen Valois: Advisor, Stadia Ventures; PRG; Executive Committee/PR Chair, Live Events Coalition.

05:07 | Eileen Valois

Eileen illuminates us to the world of Stadia Ventures – the SHARK TANK of the sports & Esports ecosystem.

11:54 | Eileen Valois

The heart of the matter – staying active, connected, learning, mentoring, and growing.

16:50 | Terri Walters

Mentoring, encouragement and learning in the events industry. How are we doing? What’s your legacy?

21:00 | Eileen Valois

Innovating at PRG. Evolving the event experience. Creating amazing events. Engaging audiences.

24:08 | Terri Walters

As a Producer, what’s your Value Proposition?

27:50 | Eileen Valois

PRG re-tooling to help save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

29:23 | Eileen Valois

COVID-19 quickly and thoroughly devasted the Live Events business putting 10 million jobs at risk. Enter: Isaac Rothwell, Founder, Live Events Coalition (LEC). How do we pull together like never before to save our industry?

44:42 | Terri Walters

How can people get involved, help, support and utilize the Live Events Coalition? www.LiveEventsCoalition.org

50:14 | Eileen Valois

Live Events Coalition creates the “Faces Behind Events” campaign. Bringing typically “behind-the-scenes” event pros to the fore to create awareness about the people who make the industry run, and the needs of a devasted industry in the wake of COVID-19.

54:00 | Eileen Valois

The National Live Events Coalition moves into local Chapters to better serve their business communities.

In this interview, Bob Bierman provides a 30,000-foot look at what the future of events looks like, how to cultivate and prepare your event talent, and the importance of trying new things, and possibly failing. We talk about the impacts COVID-19, as well as how the industry in general, is evolving.

Bob Bierman:

Twitter: @BobBierman

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bobbierman/

Email: [email protected]

G100 Network: https://g100network.com/

Terri Walters:

Twitter: @TerriLWalters

LinkedIn: Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/

Moonfish Production:

www.moonfishproduction.com

Facebook: @MoonfishCreative

Email: [email protected]

Event Yak:

www.eventyak.com

Facebook: @TheEventYak

Email: [email protected]

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Episode 2 By the Numbers:

00:00 | Terri Walters

Bob Bierman: Convener, Catalyst, and Job Creator.

04:00 | Bob Bierman

The impact of COVID-10 on Live Events. Will they come back? How will things change?

09:45 | Terri Walters

The Live Events industry has come to a grinding halt before, after the dot-com bubble, 911, and the 2008 Great Recession. How does the industry need to evolve this time? How do we, as professionals, support each other and keep moving forward?

13:03 | Terri Walters

Bob Bierman’s career evolution and on delivering C-Suite, high-value conferences around the world.

18:30 | Bob Bierman

On delivering value in the new event paradigm: The Membership Model.

26:14 | Bob Bierman

The Media Event World: The now and future customization of the audience-driven business.

33:15 | Terri Walters

Commoditizing Networking at Events. Where do we go from here?

37:14 | Terri Walters

The Main Stage: How do you cultivate dynamic live content?

44:28 | Terri Walters

Especially now, how do you encourage people to try new things?

46:24 | Bob Bierman

On building world-class teams, taking risks and carving out new adventures.

In this episode of Event Yak, Terri tees up the show, and tells you why she decided to launch an Event Industry podcast. 

Terri's Socials:

Twitter: @TerriLWalters

LinkedIn: Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/

Moonfish Production:

www.moonfishproduction.com

Facebook: @MoonfishCreative

Email: [email protected]

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Event Yak:

www.eventyak.com

Facebook: @TheEventYak

Email: [email protected]

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Episode 1 By the Numbers:

01:08  Terri discusses the “What, How and Why”

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02:03  Why launch a podcast now?

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06:03  This is not our first rodeo, y'all! We’ve been through the Tech Wreck, 9/11, The Great Recession, and now this.

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12:08  We live in our own, separate silos, and we need to come together for each other.

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14:19 This is something I was meant to do.

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