In Any Event

The best event planners are the ones who have taken the challenges of our times in stride and in fact leverage them to create unique experiences we never thought of. We have two such guests with us today: Dr. Nance Wilson from SUNY Cortland and Dr. Thomas Wolsey of the American University in Cairo.

What you will learn in this episode:

Logistics behind creating a face to face experience online

The importance of integrating the education of digital literacy into our systems

Supporting the efforts to make a successful global education effort

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You can learn more about Dr. Nance and Dr. Thomas and what they do by visiting https://www.beyondtheappliteracy.com/. Reach out to Dr. Wolsey at [email protected] and Dr. Wilson at [email protected].

You can connect with me, Michael Kranitz, on LinkedIn (@kranitz) or by emailing me at [email protected]. This show is brought to you by Event Squid. Visit the website at https://learnabout.eventsquid.com/ and contact us so we can help you never worry about your event software ever again by tailoring our work to your specific needs. Event Squid: thinks like you, works like eight of you.

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With grief being such an individual experience, it takes a skilled and understanding person to meet people where they’re at. This person is Jenny Sellers, the Global Operations Manager of Soaring Spirits International; a non-profit that helps widows through their grieving process. Having attended her first Camp at just 10 weeks after losing her fiance Jenny developed a true passion for supporting new widows and widowers. Now she provides operational support for all Soaring Spirits programs, managing various offsite events, and providing additional logistical help to the Executive Team.

What you will learn in this episode:

Providing different options for those in different stages in their journey

Taking such a personal event and bringing it to virtual space

How it can look for someone to move forward through their grief

You can reach Jenny on LinkedIn(in/jennysellers). Visit https://soaringspirits.org/ to learn even more.

You can connect with me, Michael Kranitz, on LinkedIn or by emailing me at [email protected]. This show is brought to you by Event Squid. Visit the website and contact us so we can help you never worry about your event software ever again by tailoring our work to your specific needs. Event Squid: thinks like you, works like eight of you.

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From using emergency systems to running them - Tom Louis currently serves as the Enterprise Training Manager for Emergency Reporting, serving over 7,000 EMS and Fire agencies around the world. As a retired battalion chief, from the Green Valley Fire District in Arizona, Tom was very familiar with Emergency Reporting. He started working for them in 2011 (as a part time trainer), then as a full time DoD/International Trainer in 2013, Business Dev. Analyst in 2018, and now Enterprise Training Manager in Jan 2021. He was recently the project manager of Emergency Reporting’s inaugural virtual summit, ADAPT 2020. Are you ready for some Red Hot insights into the emergency reporting industry? Let’s dive right into the episode with Tom.

What you will learn in this episode:

Using Data to Fuel Higher Level Abstractions

ADAPT 2020 and how they transitioned so quickly from a live to a virtual event

Advice around platforms and transitioning

You can reach Tom on LinkedIn (in/Thomas Louis). Visit https://emergencyreporting.com/ to learn even more about their work.

You can connect with me, Michael Kranitz, on LinkedIn or by emailing me at [email protected]. This show is brought to you by Event Squid. Visit the website and contact us so we can help you never worry about your event software ever again by tailoring our work to your specific needs. Event Squid: thinks like you, works like eight of you.

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Today we are speaking with Randi Rivera, who is the Director of Customer Operations for the Space Foundation located in Colorado. Randi started with the Space Foundation in early 2011 assisting with customer service and registration support during the 27th National Space Symposium, an international annual event that is famously held by the foundation. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and is meticulous about the details needed to execute the yearly Symposiums that boast 15,000 people from around the world including government officials, CEOs, and Military Personnel!

What you will learn in this episode:

The kind of details that need attention to pull off the Symposium event

Handling the Pandemic

Balancing life and these massive events

You can reach Randi on LinkedIn(in/randi-rivera). Visit https://www.spacefoundation.org to learn even more about Randi’s work.

You can connect with me, Michael Kranitz, on LinkedIn or by emailing me at [email protected]. This show is brought to you by Eventsquid. Visit the website and contact us so we can help you never worry about your event software ever again by tailoring our work to your specific needs. Eventsquid: thinks like you, works like eight of you.

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Today we’re talking about how to manage the shifting dynamics of engagement in a virtual platform in the context of the Beauty industry! Here to talk about it is Kai Flood, an internal sales partner and part of the education team at The Salon People, an organization that helps stylists become their best selves as part of the Aveda Products Team. Kai has a wealth of experience in positions of leadership for various groups and jobs. She has a unique passion for education and teaching others how to care for the world and coordinates the events and classes that make it happen.

What you will learn in this episode:

The capacity of The Salon People Events before Covid19

How Kai has had to adjust as a coordinator for the pandemic

Ideas to change the shifting dynamics of engagement

You can reach Kai on LinkedIn(in/Kai Flood) or by emailing [email protected]. Visit https://thesalonpeople.com to learn more about her space.

You can connect with me, Michael Kranitz, on LinkedIn or by emailing me at [email protected]. This show is brought to you by Eventsquid. Visit the website and contact us so we can help you never worry about your event software ever again by tailoring our work to your specific needs. Eventsquid: thinks like you, works like eight of you.

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Today’s guest provides a unique approach to the world of events; she is a meeting planner for meeting planners. Diana Hakenholz, CMP is the Director of Meetings and Education at the Association of Collegiate Conference & Events Directors-International (ACCED-I). She is responsible for the highly anticipated Collegiate Conference & Events Professional (CCEP) designation as well as educational content and planning for meetings and events.

What you will learn in this episode:

Staying connected in the midst of the pandemic

How the role of the Collegiate planner has evolved

Information on the Acced-i conference

You can reach Diana on LinkedIn(in/dianahakenholz). Visit https://www.acced-i.org to learn more about the annual conference and how you can be a part of the November 19th educational forum.

You can connect with me, Michael Kranitz, on LinkedIn or by emailing me at [email protected]. This show is brought to you by Event Squid. Visit the website and contact us so we can help you never worry about your event software ever again by tailoring our work to your specific needs. Event Squid: thinks like you, works like eight of you.

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Welcome back to, In Any Event, I’m your host Michael Kranitz, CEO of EventSquid. Today’s guest is Joanne Dennison, a speaker and event planner that has traveled the world educating people. She started out as a college administrator and even then was busy planning events, then started her own small event planning firm, which evolved into speaking, writing, and advising masses on her strategies for 20 years now. Her secret is her passion for listening to other people’s viewpoints to find points of communication and agreement to know how to best serve the client and build ROI for both parties.

What you will learn in this episode:

Negative event practices and how to fix them

Seeing things from the attendee’s chair

Thoughts on the changing climate of events and how to navigate

You can reach Joanne on LinkedIn (in/JoanneDennison). Also, be sure to visit her website http://www.themeetguide.com/ to learn more.

You can connect with me, Michael Kranitz, on LinkedIn or by emailing me at [email protected]. This show is brought to you by Event Squid. Visit the website and contact us so we can help you never worry about your event software ever again by tailoring our work to your specific needs. Event Squid: thinks like you, works like eight of you.

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Today’s guest is Patrick Higgins, Vice-President of Connect Marketplace. Patrick is a strategic leader within the events space. He provides destination marketing organizations, hotels, resorts, and service providers with unique and impactful methods to fast track business development success and achieve lasting results.

Let’s dive right into Patrick’s expertise to learn what he does, how he does it, and how he is about to inspire positive change in the field.

What you will learn in this episode:

The unique model behind Connect

The inner workings of how Connect is done

Connects approach to getting back to live events during the pandemic

You can reach Patrick on LinkedIn or email [email protected]. Visit his website https://www.connectmeetings.com/ to learn more.

You can connect with me, Michael Kranitz, on LinkedIn or by emailing me at [email protected]. This show is brought to you by Event Squid. Visit the website and contact us so we can help you never worry about your event software ever again by tailoring our work to your specific needs. Event Squid: thinks like you, works like eight of you.

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