Plan-tastic Events Podcast

We get caught up in the mesmerizing dance performance but we often don't realize what goes on to make it all come together. Organizing a dance event requires a super team that focuses on the lighting, stage setup, costume changes, and so much more!

This episode of Plantastic Events is all about organizing dance performances with our guest, Shiva Turlapati. Shiva Turlapati is an entrepreneur and a producer. He is also the founder of Shiv's Institute of Dance, a dance studio in Atlanta, GA. He specializes in a variety of dance forms and has more than 20 years of experience in the dance industry!

Shiva will talk about the following topics:

1. How to build a super team to manage performances
2. Ways to quickly organize make-up, costumes, and other stuff
3. How to deal with food preparation
4. Increase ways to engage with guests

Produced by Stoogeapp.com. Topics include: Dance, Bollywood, studios, Film industry, music industry, event management, event planning, venue planning, sponsors, Shiv's Institute of Dance. Guest Shiva Turlapati from Shiv's Institute of Dance. All for event professionals.

Hosting parades and festivals can bring the community together and as an event organizer, you bring excitement for many people! However, organizing any parade or festival requires a super team to help bring it all together and it requires a lot of planning in advance.

This episode of Plantastic Events is all about organizing parades and festivals with our guest, Dave Huffman. We'll also talk about ziplining Chick-fil-a cows! Dave Huffman is the president of Peachtree Corners Festival organizing committee. He has an electrical engineering background but since his retirement, he spends most of his time volunteering with Peachtree Corners Festival and assisting with refugee relocation.

Dave will talk about the following topics:

1. Important things to budget when hosting large parades and festivals
2. How to build a super team/committee to organize all events
3. Identify best ways to set up an event with appropriate routes and times
4. How to control traffic and collaborate with local police stations for security

Produced by Stoogeapp.com. Topics include: Festivals, parades, live music, community, event planning, venue planning, parking, event management, sponsors, Peachtree Corners. Guest: Dave Huffman from Peachtree Corners Festival. All for event professionals.

Planning a live music event is far different than any other events. It's definitely exciting but can also get very stressful. There are some critical success factors for managing a large music event and and we'll get into that in this episode of Plantastic Events.

This episode of Plantastic Events is about planning a live music event and how to work with different music artists with our guest, Justin Goodwin (Last Name Good). Justin is an entrepreneur, a podcaster, and has been in the music industry since 2007. He is also the founder of Str8outdaden and works with over 400 artists through blogging and his events.

Justin will talk about the following topics:

1. DJs and the 'DJ world'
2. How to find the right venue for a live music event
3. How to work with artists with different backgrounds and how to build their fanbase
4. Strategies on budgeting for a live music event

Produced by Stoogeapp.com. Topics include: Event marketing, event planning, hip-hop artists, live music events, DJs, music industry, venue planning, event management. Guest: Justin Goodwin (Last Name Good) from Str8outdaden. All for event professionals.

Produced by Stoogeapp.com. Topics include: Event marketing, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, event planning, event managing, pay-per-click, event industry, digital analytics, Google, and Bing. Guest: Sadiq Punjani and Suleman Punjani.

This is an introductory episode for Plantastic Events with your host Nausheen Punjani. Nausheen will review the following topics that will be discussed in 2018 for event professionals:

• Event security: common and pressing security requirements all event professionals need to focus on
• Event planning and managing: Tips on how to plan and manage your events
• Event marketing: digital analytics, including SEM and SEO and how to leverage social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.
• Event budgeting: how to stretch a tight budget
• Event photography: getting the most out of your event photographers
• Live music events: How to promote successful concerts or shows
• Event technology: keeping up with all the technology in the event industry

Produced by Stoogeapp.com. Host: Nausheen Punjani. Music: Justin Mahar. Support: Aly Hussaini from Stooge and Prototype Prime.

Many times event marketing can be so overwhelming and requires more time than planning the entire event. We'll talk about how to overcome these challenges.

This episode of Plantastic Events is about event marketing and social media with our guest, Asif Lakhani. Asif Lakhani is the Marketing Coordinator for Prototype Prime, a hardware and software tech startup incubator in Peachtree Corners, GA. He has written articles for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cox Media Group, and other local and national publications.

Asif will talk about the following things:

1. Top trending social media platforms
2. How to utilize a social media checklist before any event (example checklist will be posted soon)
3. How to create the perfect hashtag for an event
4. Tips on promoting your event prior to the event
5. Tips to stand out on social media platforms

Produced by Stoogeapp.com. Topics include: Event marketing, hashtags, social media, event planning, event managing, checklist. Guest: Asif Lakhani from Prototype Prime. All for event professionals.

It's hard to plan an event budget and sometimes, you have to make cuts where you really don't want to. Unfortunately, when you're planning an event, that's usually the first step and we'll get into that in this episode of Plantastic Events.

This episode of Plantastic Events is about stretching that event budget and how to attract sponsors with our guest, Darrah Brustein. Darrah is an author, an entrepreneur, and award honoree of 40 Under 40 awards. She is the founder of Network Under 40 and Network Over 40.

Darrah will talk about the following topics:

1. Tips on trimming parts of your budget before an event
2. How to leverage sponsors for financial support
3. How to attract, build, and maintain relationships with sponsors
4. Strategies to collaborate with venues, photographers, and others when you're under a tight budget

Produced by Stoogeapp.com. Topics include: Event budgeting, sponsorships, social media, event planning, event managing. Guest: Darrah Brustein from Network Under 40 and Network Over 40. All for event professionals.