Actually, there is a recipe for guest engagement and Laura shares it with Linchpin Nation inside this episode.  Listen for a mini masterclass on how to create treat like experiences that help your guests bond as a community.

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02:20  What does it mean to thrive?

05:48  The difference between a network and community

17:44  How to make your event stand out

25:15  How Laura got started hosting events

32:41  Best advice for encouraging guest to open up

38:19  How to find your voice as an event leader

46:14  Laura’s mindset backstage and onstage

49:41  Laura’s best tip for filling events

53:38  Laura’s favorite event moment

56:08  Best thing about hosting events

59:42  What Laura’s reading right now

01:01:53  Where to find Laura

The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
Tribes by Seth Goden
Coaching by Michael W. Kithcart

I used to be called a fun-hater. I told myself I’m a serious person here to work. But… what if I told you that adding LEGO purposeful play to your events could spark creativity, create and deepen connections, and bring joy to the shared experience?  You’d be game, yes?

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02:52  Who attends Benjamin’s events

04:18  About Benjamin’s events

07:48  Why Benjamin’s events foster connection

10:22  What is purposeful play

12:32  Why is it a strategic tool?

14:21  Why do our values show up when we play?

16:17  What makes an effective facilitator?

20:31  Physical SWAG & curated play kits

23:42  Creating unboxing moments

25:31  Mindset Backstage and Onstage

26:37  Best Tip for Filling Events

28:34  Best thing about hosting events

28:38  Favorite Event Moment

29:00  What Benjamin is reading right now

29:52  Where to find Benjamin

Don’t Feed the Elephants!: Overcoming the Art of Avoidance to Build Powerful Partnerships by Sarah Noll Wilson

People put up walls to keep themselves safe, but they must be broken down to kick off the transformation. In this episode, learn how as Jurgen shares his recipe for boutique business retreats in exotic locations.

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02:06  Jurgen’s boutique business events

04:53  How do you create an environment conducive to business planning

11:10  Does taking care of everything help with marketing

13:59  NLP & Events

17:12  Fostering community: Is there a specific tactic to create community on that first night?

21:23  Restarting after a pandemic pause

25:17  Engaging during Zoom

27:08  How do you have fun in-person

34:08  The feeling you get after events you’ve hosted

41:14  Mindset Backstage and Onstage

43:44  Best tip for filling events

46:01  Favorite event moment

48:55  Best thing about hosting events

50:10  What Jurgen is reading right now

53:25  Where to find Jurgen

Marketer in Chief: How Each President Sold the American Idea by Jason Voiovich

We would see phenomenal jumps in our guests’ engagement and our confidence as hosts if we could get better at simply reading a room and setting the stage.  Jessica shares her secrets inside this episode.

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2:25  What are some common misconceptions about the role of play in our lives?

5:52  Of all the things to spend time on, why events?

8:43  How Jessica’s theater background helps her be a better event host

10:27  How to read a room

17:16  How do you make personal development alluring?

22:58  How can games foster intimacy within an event?

26:42  How do you use analog board games in virtual settings?

29:38  Your thoughts on artifacts or talisman’s to take with you after an event

31:33  Mindset Backstage and Onstage

32:01  Best Tip for Filling Events

32:39  Favorite Event Moment

33:45  Best thing about hosting events

35:06  What she’s reading right now

35:54  Where to find Jessica

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
The Practice of Groundedness by Brad Stulberg

Did you know Fiji is an easy 10-hour, direct plane ride from SFO or LAX? They serve dinner, you sleep, wake up, eat breakfast, and land in paradise. It’s the perfect stillness retreat from work so you can adopt lucky behaviors and accelerate growth.

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2:40  Stillness retreats in Fiji

6:25  The guest experience in Fiji

9:26  Lucky Behaviors

14:37  What is Quantum Surfing

18:38  Why Fiji as the retreat location?

34:47  Creating simple playful experiences

40:48  Tavola Luxe Private Villa in Fiji

43:53  Mindset Backstage and Onstage

44:28  Best Tip for Filling Events

43:43  Favorite Event Moment

49:37  Best thing about hosting events

52:45  What Monica’s reading right now

55:42  Where to find Monica

56:06  Wrap-up

Into the Magic Shop by James R. Doty
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Hero On a Mission by Donald Miller

I was shocked when I heard C.J. has been hosting virtual events since 1992. Listen for valuable tips on engaging guests virtually and using virtual events to build your business quickly.

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01:51  Why virtual events are powerful business builders

04:23  How C.J. got started hosting virtual events

08:24  How to use virtual events as a business builder

11:24  Why virtual events relieve planning stress

14:33  Why do virtual events make marketing less stressful?

16:09  Common virtual event mistakes

18:50  Best tip for getting guests engaged

22:52  Shifts in the virtual event landscape since the pandemic

25:36  What events C.J. is hosting now

29:53  Mindset Backstage and Onstage

32:01  Best Tip for Filling Events

33:11  Favorite Event Moment

34:35  Best thing about hosting events

35:55  What she’s reading right now

36:36  Where to find C.J.

Seven Steps to Confident Writing by Alan Gelb

Learn how to create an event environment that fosters a sense of safety and vulnerability so your guests can access deeper levels of transformation with Thuy Jones, CEO and Founder of Vibe Set by Thuy.

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02:15  Being a communal person

06:20  Moving past the fear of hosting an event

09:00  Thuy’s Fly AF Business Conference

14:56  Thuy’s Talk and Roll Events

18:03  Allowing your personality to show up in every aspect of the event

25:59  How to make guests feel welcome

30:28  What Thuy tells herself before going on stage

32:02  Mindset Backstage and Onstage

34:00  Best Tip for Filling Events

35:52  Best thing about hosting events

36:58  Favorite Event Moment

38:47  What you’re reading right now

39:50  Where to find Thuy

Barack Obama’s A Promised Land

Donald Miller’s Building a Story Brand

Learn how to easily sidestep agenda creation blocks, establish instant trust with your virtual event prospects and turn your live streams into cash with Yifat Cohen, Wizard of Jackpot Moments.

If you've got event goals sitting on the back burner prepare for some serious strategy mic drops as Yifat unpacks powerful tools to elevate your virtual event game in the year ahead.

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02:02  What's the difference between a live stream and a static video

05:23  The biggest gold rush of 2022 hidden right under our noses

15:02  Building trust with events

27:34  Build your own casino

34:15  Yifat’s community of Action Heroes

37:32  Mindset Backstage and Onstage

40:39  Best Tip for Filling Events

43:32  Best thing about hosting events

44:38  Favorite Event Moment

46:49  What you’re reading right now

49:30  Where to find Yifat

Can learning financial literacy be fun? Sure it can! Sydney Otundo, Founder of the non-profit That's Their Dream shows us how. Find Sydney at https://thatstheirdream.wedid.it/#

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0:00  Opening
2:34  What was the inspiration for the event name?
3:56  Overcoming the challenge of getting people to show up
5:10  Predicting who will show up
6:14  Tracking where leads come from
7:02  Success using networking to fill events
8:47  How Sydney thinks about planning her events
12:22  How Sydney using gamification to impact her guests
16:48  Choosing in-person events to boost engagement
19:40  Sydney’s target audience
20:43  Overheard backstage
23:00  How to have faith
24:29  Best tip for filling events
24:51  Favorite event moment
26:50  What Sydney’s reading right now
27:26  Where to find Sydney
27:48  Wrap-Up

Read Sell It Like Serhant by Ryan Serhant

Read Start with Why by Simon Sinek

If you’ve ever wondered if you’ll fill your event, you’re not alone. Marty Dickinson, President of Here Next Year, and I talk about what it takes to overcome the fear of no one showing up. Find Marty at https://HereNextYear.com

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01:54  What is the heart attack curve and why is it important to know.

07:09  What made him start thinking he might be capable of someday hosting an event.

14:46  Why now is the best time in history to host events

18:35  The most rewarding thing about conducting live events that makes it all worth while

20:05  The biggest mental challenge to overcome about conducting a live event that you just can't really understand until you're there

30:45  The biggest *functional* challenge to overcome before event day

39:55  The most important suggestion for someone thinking about starting an event

42:55  Coolest thing heard in the greenroom

45:00  Mindset secret

46:39  Tip for filling events

47:51  Favorite event moment

48:44  Best thing about hosting events

50:35  What Marty is reading right now

53:32  Where to find Marty

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