Skift Meetings Podcast

By Skift Meetings

The podcast for event professionals featuring the leading innovators in the industry. We cover the latest innovations in event technology, case studies of successful events, new thinking in event desi... more

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Skift Meetings Podcast episodes:

October 29, 2021 The Power of Personal Branding with Leanne Calderwood
Leanne Calderwood, Personal Branding and LinkedIn Trainer

In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Leanne Calderwood discuss:
How our personal brands become part of what our clients experience
Why you should always tie your personal branding efforts to professionals goals
Why investing in one main platform for personal branding is the way to go
Why LinkedIn is the ideal place advocate and share our thought leadership
What are the content styles that work best right now on LinkedIn
Why the industry needs innovation and why simple returning to normal is not the best possible outcome of the pandemic
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48min
October 22, 2021#22 Josh Hotsenpiller: Technology as a Catalyst of Community
This episode features Josh Hotsenpiller, CEO of JUNO in conversation with EventMB editor-in-chief Miguel Neves. They cover a number of topics around community and technology including:
How do you make technology a catalyst of community and not a deterrent to community
The important difference between functional and utility-based software
Why tracking what people do rather than what people declare is a game-changer
How organizations are ultimately looking for value and that value may not necessarily come from events as we know them
How we need to adapt to the reality of the hybrid attendee
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57min
October 15, 2021#21 Martin Sirk: The Event Industry‘s Flight to Quality
In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Martin Sirk, Owner of Sirk Serendipity, discuss:
The flight to quality across the event industry
The real purpose of meetings
Events are more about rituals than content because they give us a sense of shared purpose
How remote workforces means more regional-wide meetings to build culture and promote understanding
How smart destinations use resources (people/companies) for the benefit of events which ultimately benefits the destination
Future predictions include: failed meetings, merged meetings and whole companies departments attending meetings as a retreat
The meetings of 20 people today are the events of 1,000 in the future
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1h 7min
October 08, 2021#20 Ori Lahav: The Sweet Spot for Interactivity in Virtual Events
Ori Lahav, Vice President Client & Operations at Kenes Group and President of IAPCO

In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest, Ori Lahav, discuss:
Why conferences need to think and act as brands
Explore the reasons behind developing your own virtual events solution
Some of the surprising challenges of virtual events
The advantages and disadvantages of different hybrid event models
How event professionals need to also be experts in on-demand content
Why harmonizing travel policies is needed to restart international in-person events
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56min
October 01, 2021#19 Hoyin Cheung: Interaction is King
Ho Yin Cheung, Founder and CEO of Remo

In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Ho Yin Cheung discuss:
Content is no longer king, interaction is king and content is now queen
How events add purpose to human gatherings
Ho Yin's mission to create meaningful connections
The challenges of marketing a virtual office product
Why Ho Yin sees the SaaS Model and partnering with agencies as the way forward
How Ho Yin is looking to offer carbon credits as a way to carbon offset the in-person side of hybrid events.
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49min
September 24, 2021#18 Ade Allenby: The Human Side of Digital Innovation
Ade Allenby, Global Head of Digital and Data Innovation, Reed Exhibitions

In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest, Ade Allenby, discuss:
How there is a big people component to leveraging new technologies
Why speed is crucial to innovation
Why we need to understand attendee needs at different key points of the attendee journey
Why only some events may be suitable to become year-long communities
Why in-person event attendees should recognize and appreciate the advantages of getting away from day-to-day work
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51min
September 17, 2021#17 Dan Berger: Deep Dive on Community
Entrepreneur and Investor Dan Berger

In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and deputy editor, Dylan Monorchio discuss:
Love for bringing people together and it brings him joy
How the word community is thrown around a lot and the concept deserves to be better understood
How Dan defines community as something that gives people a sense of belonging
How communities needs more than one qualifier to get people to really connect
How focusing on community management may really powerful for event planners despite
The challenge of creating a sense of exclusivity while respecting diversity, equity and inclusion
Dan believes that event planning is in everybody’s job description but it’s not in every person’s job title
Community organizing skills are the differentiator between good and great event professionals.
How event organizers should define what community means for them and their event and also name the community
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44min
September 10, 2021#16 Shawn Kanungo: The Disruption Code
Shawn Kanungo is a Disruptive Innovation Keynote Speaker with Speakers’ Spotlight and General Partner at Queen & Rook.

In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Shawn Kanungo discuss disruptive innovation, among other things including:
Hybrid events and how they are still so new and how we are developing different ways of using them
Shawn’s amazing studio production and the team he works with to make his videos and virtual events look as good as they can
The importance of looking good in virtual or any events and how that helps to carry the message
The next season of events and how they are going to be hybrid, in-person, and a mix of different events
NFTs and how we can apply NFTs to events
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59min
September 03, 2021#15 Elliott Ferguson: Why Diversity in the Event Industry Really Matters
Elliott Ferguson is the President & CEO of Destination DC

In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Elliot Ferguson discuss diversity in the event industry, among other things including:
The evolving role of Destination Marketing Organisations
How planners are now assessing destinations in terms of sustainability as well as diversity and inclusion
The state of DEI (Diversity Equity and Inlusion) in the event industry
How we can help make the event industry more diverse and inclusive?
What are the best ways to inspire young event professionals to be part of this industry?
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31min
August 20, 2021#14 Brandt Krueger: The Rise of the Event Technologist in the Age of Hybrid Event
Brandt Krueger is the Technical Producer of Event Technology Consulting

In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Brandt Krueger discuss:
How technology has made it easier to deliver hybrid events
Is it ever a good idea to have onsite attendees network with the online attendees?
The concept for equivalent value, where we look for ways to deliver value for online audiences but not replicating exactly what onsite audiences have
The data "gold" of online event experiences and also why data flows between platforms can be challenging
The amazing value that custom-designed sponsorships for online events can deliver
Why going from free to paid events is going to be very hard
Why is there a need for an event technologist on each event’s design team and the simple business case for the role
Why it's so hard to recommend specific event platforms
Why Brandt would rather see old technology used well than new technology used badly
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50min

FAQs about Skift Meetings Podcast:

How many episodes does Skift Meetings Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 174 episodes available.