Happy Hour with Amanda Younger

In this episode, we take the time to reflect on what we have learned from our guests and conversations in 2020. We take time to thank our listeners and guests while remembering what we prize as event producers. From the wise words of Bronson Van Wyck, "We are helping people make other people feel good." During this reset, we reminisce on how our guests could not stand still and volunteered, became activists, and started their own projects of creativity into the world. Keep producing, keep inspiring, keep doing.

To learn more about the people and companies discussed on the show, check out the links below:

https://www.hudsonwhiskey.com/en-US/distillery/

https://www.cheekycocktails.co/

https://flaviar.com/

https://laxamanamedia.com/

https://www.vanwyck.net/book

https://www.kevabrams.com/

https://jonathandlovitz.com/

https://www.weedandgrub.com/

https://www.theshatteredstar.com/

https://www.glwd.org/

https://mowaxvisual.com/#mg

In this episode, we sit with Lindsay Caprioni Rummell, Director of Design and Product Development, as she discusses the immense travel through production to product launch in her industry. We talk quarantine and how the design process has drastically changed adding a new trust in suppliers abroad that may have changed production for brands in a better way. Finally, we talk about virtual events altering how consumers shop, what they shop, and why.

Learn more:

https://www.designerbrands.com/

https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/new-york-fashion-week-spring-2021-free-virtual-events-fashion-shows-1234579411/

https://www.drapersonline.com/insight/analysis/footwear-slips-into-the-comfort-zone

https://www.just-style.com/comment/can-the-fractured-supplier-buyer-relationship-be-repaired_id138466.aspx

https://www.cadcrowd.com/blog/3d-virtual-sampling-revolution-or-evolution/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookerobertsislam/2020/08/21/how-digital-fashion-could-replace-fast-fashion-and-the-startup-paving-the-way/?sh=4016104870d8

Welcome to our Thanksgiving Special where we spend the holidays with family across the miles. In this episode, we discuss Thanksgiving with family in Staten Island in the 1950s with who else, but Mom Younger! Then we talk about living on the Gulf Coast during hurricane season that finally resulted in a big move to Tennessee during a global pandemic. Finally, we talk turkey, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, and new traditions.

To learn more:

https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/20/archives/staten-island-ferry-to-end-brooklyn-runs-displaced-by-bridge-over.html

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/19/715134716/hurricane-michael-was-a-category-5-noaa-finds-the-first-since-andrew-in-1992

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/us/oregon-fires-politics.html

https://www.al.com/outdoors/2017/11/gatlinburg_one_year_after_the.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/arts/television/macys-thanksgiving-parade-coronavirus.html

www.statenislandzoo.org

www.beekmandelamaterinn.com

In this episode, we settle in with April Wachtel, Founder of Cheeky Cocktails, as she explains her long journey learning how to facilitate the connection of people over beverages. We go a little bit deeper into the entrepreneur mind of Wachtel as she evolves her product and launches at the start of COVID-19. Finally, we discuss how teaching cocktails from the bar to the classroom to YouTube has been an integral part of sharing knowledge in and out of a pandemic.

To Learn More:

http://www.aprilwachtel.com/

https://www.cheekycocktails.co/

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1811915968/swig-swallow-cocktails-for-a-crowd-delivered

https://www.moverssshakers.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMSVnZkzKKqExeMaTDLaAw

And don't forget to use the promo code "HAPPYHOUR" for great deals at CheekyCocktails.co Enjoy!

In this episode, we grab a drink with Curtis Parks, Event Producer and Founder of Oncoming Traffic Events and Entertainment, and discuss the evolution of experiential marketing in brand tours and the current protective solutions added to these setups. Then, we share stories of gig work through a recession and how that's affected contract workers during the hard rest of 2020. Finally, we discuss the underground comedy scene and performances in the park.

To Learn More:

oncomingtrafficevents.com

www.hudsonwhiskey.com

www.stellaartois.com sailorjerry.com

Use Promo Code "HAPPYHOUR" at www.cheekycocktails.co

www.mry.com

www.siriusxm.com

www.mapquest.com

www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/mr-youth-kicks-techknow-tour-67401

vimeo.com/5084366

www.richdad.com

www.airbnb.com

blacklivesmatter.com

boomchicago.nl

www.secondcity.com/people/toronto/michael-gellman

www.gigsalad.com/dave_lester_brooklyn

In this segment, we sip our drink with Jonathan D Lovitz, creator of PhillyVoting.org, on the new and inventive ways the initiative expanded voter registration during a pandemic. We cheer the return of the QR codes on menus and how sitting around a table with friends grabbing a drink sparks ideas. Finally, we discuss the future of fundraising campaigns and reassessing the value of the Gala.

Jonathan D. Lovitz is a nationally recognized small business and public policy advocate, community organizer, and currently serve as the Senior Vice President of the NGLCC. In his role, he serves as head of advocacy and political work and press secretary, where he has been responsible for establishing the more than twenty county, city, and state laws passed over the last four years opening up contracting and economic opportunity to minority small business owners, including veterans, those with disabilities, and LGBTQ-owned businesses.

Learn more at: www.JonathanDLovitz.com

phillyvoting.org victoryfund.org/

www.torres.nyc sarahmcbride.com/ www.byersforkansas.com

www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/pennsylvania

epgn.com/2020/09/08/philly-voting-initiative-targets-lgbtq-voters/

phila.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

variety.com/2020/film/news/avengers-cast-joe-biden-fundraiser-1234808804/

On today's show, welcome the Partners of MoWax Visual, Molly Waxman, and Shane Kupka as we discuss frantic calls and nationwide partnerships. We talk about how they are able to provide protective solutions immediately for healthcare workers and businesses reopening during the pandemic of 2020. Finally, we go through fighting wind and heat with fabricated displays and miles of skrim.

Learn More

mowaxvisual.com mowaxvisual.com/protective-solutions/

www.nycpride.org/events/family-movie-night

Family Movie Night structure: www.instagram.com/p/BzSzyjRFgEM/

The infamous ball: www.instagram.com/p/BavPuNChDen/

www.orangecountydistillery.com

In this episode, enter the space of world-building by one of our favorite Sony writers, C.K. Riley Founder of Golden Bullet Entertainment and Creator of The Shattered Star universe. We discuss our beginnings at marketing agency MRY with experiential at CollegeFest. Then we go down the rabbit hole with Riley, as he explains the creation of Gabriel and the loss of interacting with new fans at ComicCon. Finally, we talk about how AR can add new dimensions to storytelling and our expectation of a writing boom in all industries.

Special Thank you to Black Dirt Bourbon for the way we Happy Hour in this segment

Angel's Flight - Black Dirt Bourbon, Simple Syrup, Lemon Juice, and Cointreau

To Learn More:

https://goldenbulletentertainment.wordpress.com/

https://www.theshatteredstar.com/

https://www.comixology.com/Gabriel-The-Shattered-Star/comics-series/137314?ref=cHVibGlzaGVyL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9saXN0L3Nlcmllc0xpc3Q

www.guinness.com #guiness blackdirtdistillery.com #blackdirtdistillery

americantheatrecompany.org galleryplayers.com www.larktheatre.org

www.sonypictures.com mry.com collegefest.com www.playstation.com

www.neilgaiman.com georgerrmartin.com

www.comicconla.com www.newyorkcomiccon.com

In this episode, we sit down with Amanda's former Director of Operations, Britton Hogge who now works as a Software Analyst for the government. We begin with a Flaviar tasting of Bourbon and plenty of Virginia based cocktail snacks to keep us going while discussing tasting events at wineries, surprise bus tours, and bedazzled merchandise. We continue with a tasting of Rye, through TV show tapings, city logistics, and the daunting task of event debris removal. Finally, we end our Tasting with Scotch as we go over finding your gaming Clan, the benefits of the Twitch platform, and how digital events allow ease of global programming and audience.

Articles Cited in the program:

Reuters "New York's same-sex marriage law sets off waves of engagements" By Barbara Goldberg June 25, 2011

http://jp.reuters.com/article/instant-article/idUSTRE75N5ZA20110625

New York Times "At Clerks’ Offices, Girding for More Weddings" By Nicholas Confessore and Michael Barbaro June 25, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/nyregion/new-york-clerks-offices-gird-for-influx-of-gay-couples.html

This week we start our morning with positivity and light Chief Edutainment Director Erin Diehl, Founder of Improve It! We spiked our brew of coffee with a gift of Maple Bourbon from Smuggler's Notch Distillery in Vermont. We laugh about our days living out of a suitcase and being official pee security of Spring Break experiential sites on Panama City Beach, FL. We talk about failure, controlling attitude & effort, and leaning into a new virtual community!

www.smugglersnotchdistillery.com

www.mry.com

www.learntoimproveit.com