Joel sits down with Mike Anderson, the chief executive officer at ConnectUs Global. Mike talks about the importance of using technology to help large venues with personal health and safety. The changes in the event industry have led to new solutions in the health sector of the event industry. The high-tech capabilities of ConnectUs can give test results in as little as two hours so that people in the production world can get on with their jobs safely. This episode shines a light on how technology can assist workers in any facet of the event industry to stay healthy.

Joel sits down with Jonathan Kazarian, Founder, and CEO of Accelevents. Jon talks about how he started his company In the fundraising industry, with eventual shifting to a full forced hybrid event platform. Jon talks about events as a means to bringing consumers back to business on a frequent basis as well as how technology plays a role in hosting and planning events. Jon's platform and tech provide the consumer with everything they need to produce their event. The platform has an easy-to-use growth engine and consumer engagement report system to make sure your events are successfully monitored. From events to tech, this episode is one you won't want to miss!

Joel Martin has a chat with Lauren Goldberg, a regional sales manager from AFR Furniture, a company that provides high-quality contemporary office furniture rentals to consumers around the globe. Lauren gives us a glimpse inside AFR’s current endeavors in an industry that has shifted into a technological hybrid of furniture staging that can be revised and catered to the needs of any customer. Throughout the pandemic, AFR has served individual consumers, clients in the retail space, and even healthcare workers in hospitals. Jessica highlights her assistance with AFR working at the Super Bowl as well as continuing to stage for events as the industry returns more in-person.

Jessica has blossomed from throwing her birthday party events at home to becoming a professional in the industry throughout Miami, New York, and Chicago. Jessica’s role with AFR Furniture has allowed her to develop more knowledge in the event space by working first-hand with this wildly innovative company.

Joel Martin sits down with Kunal Patel, CTO of BrandXR. Patel is a tech guy! His background experience lies in game development, gaming tools, and 3D computer science. He realized how hard it is to do VR, he created a platform that offers simple templates and doesn’t requiring coding. Be sure to watch this episode to get a glimpse of the magic that goes into the company and sign up at BrandXR.IO today!

Joel Martin sits down with Brandt Krueger to talk about event tech! They discuss the transition from live events to online events and best practices for choosing an online platform. While the future is still unknown Brandt offers valuable insight to where the live side is heading

Joel Martin sits down with Jessica Gonzalez to have a conversation about the event world and Jessica’s entrepreneurial side. She founded LuxUVC which uses safe and powerful 254-nm UV-C germicidal cleaning technology for commercial, residential, and medical spaces. It clean spaces in a little as 10 minutes removing 99.9% of all germs. She is passionate, and hardworking, and will continue to spark new ideas within her company as the world is ever-changing.

Hohoho!

It’s that time of year again… Join us as Joel sits down with Jolly man himself, Santa Claus, as we talk about his own 2020 pivot from mall meet & greets to virtual experiences! Buzz Santa is the newest North Pole creation, where you and your family can still create that memorable Santa Claus photo keepsake- safely (and digitally) from the comforts of your own home!

For more information on Santa and his Buzz Santa enterprise, check out the links below. Merry Christmas!

https://buzzsanta.com/

https://santatracker.google.com/

https://www.pinterest.com/PAArtDesigns/hilarious-pictures-with-santa/

Innovate or Hibernate

Welcome back to another episode of I Love Event Tech! On tonight's show, Joel (who is temporarily replaced by his trusted Omnibot) speaks with David Perkins, CEO and Chief Architect at Imaginary Labs.

In the year of the pivot, David talks with us about how this year has allowed him and his team to focus on developing new tools to their customers, including Carbon for Unreal, a plug-in that allows lighting engineers to use their existing live production tools in virtual productions.

To learn more about David and his services, check-out the below...

https://imaginary-labs.com/

https://www.imaginarylights.com/

https://www.facebook.com/CarbonforUnreal

Tonight's guest on ILET is Ciaran Mullaney, Owner of EventsTag US and Co-Founder at Manhattan Digital. Ciaran talks to us about how he ended up in events and how his products and services are adapting to the new climate, including having to re-think an entire zoo installation at the start of COVID.

For more information on Ciaran and what his companies can offer, check out the below:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciaran-mullaney-783b01a/

https://www.eventstag.com/

https://www.manhattandigital.com/

In tonight's episode of ILET, we chat with tech expert and entrepreneur Duncan Abdelnour, from Crowd Sync Technology. Crowd Sync is an Event Experience and Brand Activation Company specializing in LED Wristbands and RFID Event Technology. Learn about how their new "safe bands" are revolutionizing COVID-friendly events by using infrared technology to alert people if they're too close at an event.

Also, make sure to stay until the end when Joel visits Duncan at a Tradeshow IN-PERSON at BizBash 2020.

For more information on Duncan and his products, check out the below links:

https://crowdsynctechnology.com/

https://crowdhealth.org/

https://crowdneon.com/

Enjoy!