Experience University Podcast

Do you want to know to best way to approach a potential sponsor for your event? In this podcast episode, I detail the important event layers to consider when looking for sponsors, different effective sponsorship solicitation tactics, as well as how my students are constantly teaching me to not take for granted the information that I know as an industry professional!

Interested in attending or sponsoring our Level Up Your Event Game Conference?  Visit our website at https://www.LevelUpYourEventGame.com

To connect with us at the Extraordinary Events Initiative and see all the things we have going on, visit our website here: https://www.extraordinaryeventsinitiative.com

In this episode I am SO excited (which you can tell because I am talking faster than normal!) to talk with Phil Grimpo from Inspirmedia. Phil is a tech wizard, audio visual production master, who travels all around the country producing top notch events.  In this episode I talk with Phil about production during the pandemic and trends for the future, costs to produce online versus hybrid events, staying within budget, aligning production with your target market, and so much storytelling!  I know you will love Phil just as much as I do! 

To connect with Phil, you can visit his website here: https://inspirmedia.com/ or email him directly at [email protected]

To check out the hybrid event for event professionals about hybrid events that Phil and I are working on together, check out the event website here: https://www.LevelUpYourEventGame.com

To connect with us at the Extraordinary Events Initiative and see all the things we have going on, visit our website here: https://www.extraordinaryeventsinitiative.com 

Are you interested in learning how to effectively obtain sponsorships for your upcoming event? In this podcast episode, I touch on the importance of networking, focusing on others, some personal tips and tricks on how to solicit sponsorships and strategic partnerships, and a couple of specific messages you can send your LinkedIn connections to make a lasting impact.

Interested in speaking at or sponsoring our Level Up Your Event Game Conference?  Visit our website at https://www.LevelUpYourEventGame.com

To send us feedback, ideas for future topics, your screenshot of your rating, or any other comments or inquiries, write us at [email protected]!

Planning an event is hard enough, but marketing an event to ensure that attendees are excited and attend the event is even harder. In this podcast episode, Kiana Walsh gives great detail on how to successfully recognize your event’s target market, how to market events on social media platforms specifically directed towards relevant age demographics, and explains how algorithms work on social media. If you are any sort of social media manager or use social media to plan your events, this episode is for you!

Interested in our Friday webinar series? It starts back up this Friday, February 5, and continues every Friday for the rest of the year. February's series theme is on Online Event Technology. To register for this free event, click here: https://go.unl.edu/nextlevelevents

Want to connect with us in other ways? Connect to all our social channels at our website, extraordinaryeventinitiative.com!

Why is everyone talking about "going back" to in-person meetings? We're not going back! This is physically not an option. In this podcast episode, I discuss how thinking about "going back" to something is the completely wrong mindset to have and how we as a society need to recognize that things are not what they once were. Better yet, how a comical Facebook comment centered around someone being bitter that their University didn't cancel finals in December 1989 due to a snowstorm inspired this post.

Want a personalized video from me? Rate this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, and send a screenshot of your rating to [email protected] to receive a personalized video of me thanking you for your support with a fun message just for you! 

Check out all the things we have going on at our page: www.extraordinaryeventsinitiative.com  

In this amazingly passionate episode, I talk with Jim about ALL THINGS TRADESHOWS!  Tradeshows are often overlooked as a viable career option but there is a wide variety of options in this extremely successful industry!  Jim is an industry veteran with 30 years of marketing experience and is the host of an extremely successful podcast called Trade Show University!  I hope you have as much fun listening to this podcast as we had creating it!

To connect with Jim Cermak, listen to his podcast, and see all the things he has to offer, check out his website here:  https://tradeshowu.biz/  In addition to his linked social channels from his website, you can email him directly at [email protected]

Want to know more about tradeshows?  The industry organization where Jim and I met that represents the tradeshow industry is IAEE.  Check them out here - https://www.iaee.com/

Interested in tradeshows? This podcast episode is for you! In this very special episode, I discuss all the different viable career paths in tradeshows. I also give examples of my experience with tradeshows, new trends in the tradeshow industry, and how tradeshows may be easily misunderstood.

Interested in our Friday webinar series? It starts back up this Friday, February 5, and continues every Friday for the rest of the year. February's series theme is on Online Event Technology. To register for this free event, click here: https://go.unl.edu/nextlevelevents

Want to connect with us in other ways? Connect to all our social channels at our website, extraordinaryeventinitiative.com!

Does anyone else miss going to a crowded arena to watch a live performance from your favorite artist? Although Covid-19 has taken away how we originally thought of concerts, many venues are adapting what a normal concert would look like in order to perform in front of live crowds again. In this episode, Jess Conrad, a self proclaimed concert junkie, gives her reaction to concerts coming to a halt back in March, the  dynamic of concerts before the pandemic, and after the pandemic, as well as how  concerts may be affected long-term due to the pandemic.

Interested in our Friday webinar series? It starts back up this Friday, February 5, and continues every Friday for the rest of the year. February's series theme is on Online Event Technology. To register for this free event, click here: https://go.unl.edu/nextlevelevents

Want to connect with us in other ways? Connect to all our social channels at our website, extraordinaryeventinitiative.com!

If you have not been listening to our Tuesday "Lessons and Life Coaching" episodes, this is the PERFECT one to jump into! In this episode, I share how we are doing Sponsorships (ie. Partnerships) for our upcoming omnichannel conference and some of the innovative ways we are structuring these to be a win-win-win. I also share how we are making our partners and our primary target market WORK to get the opportunity to be "in the room where it happens".   Are you scared to make that ask? Listen in and steal all our secrets! 

Interested in our Friday webinar series? It starts back up this Friday, February 5, and continues every Friday for the rest of the year. February's series theme is on Online Event Technology. To register for this free event, click here: https://go.unl.edu/nextlevelevents

Want to connect with us in other ways? Connect to all our social channels at our website, extraordinaryeventinitiative.com!

Do you know what event rentals are?  Or what an event rental company does? It seems self-explanatory, but it is not always!  Mekenna joins us on the podcast today to talk about her work and how it has shifted from Covid-19.  She also shares with us her secret for success when it has come to getting job after job after job after job that she was not qualified for on paper. Listen in to see how you can too!

We have a lot of cool things going on!  Make sure to follow us on our social channels - Insta, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Youtube, and more!  Connect to all of them through our website at www.extraordinaryeventsinitiative.com.