Events Dear Boy! is the podcast for the business events industry and we want to examine it from every angle! So we're alternating guests between amazing events organisers and the brilliant people they put on stage - like Penny Haslam.

Following her high-profile broadcasting career, Penny has become an incredible motivational speaker, teaching people about confidence and communication, and entertaining people while she does it.

We talk about the power of humour in serious subjects, the horror of finding yourself part of a panto, and Katharine introduces us to the joy of discipline (ooh er!).

Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts for more great interviews with leading corporate event organisers and spectacular speakers like Penny.

In this episode we speak to Abi Humayun, co-founder of the incredible People Activation, a business with a 17 year track record of creating engaging and educational employee experiences.

Abi talks to us about kidnapping a CEO with Danny Dyer, her nightmares about destroying the pitch at Old Trafford, and her greatest event ever: a simultaneous global birthday party for thousands of people.

Huge thanks to Abi for coming on and sharing her stories, tips and tricks.

Abi mentioned the Service Profit Chain. Here’s an article on it from Harvard Business Review.

She also mentioned the classic, Start with Why by Simon Sinek, available here.

The two speakers that Abi recommended were Benjamin Zander (watch his TED Talk here) and Beau Lotto (see him speaking at Google).

We’re launching a new podcast for the business events industry. In each episode we’ll be interviewing one of the major players. Either an events organiser, from an agency, conference, or corporate, or a speaker, someone with experience performing at business events.

We want to know about the highs and the lows, the tips and the tricks. What can they teach us? And what can they learn from each other?

Check out the trailer and subscribe now for coming episodes.