What are the secrets to making live auctions fun, interesting, and successful?  Today, I talk with one of the top auctioneers in the world, Lydia Fenet, Founder & CEO of the Lydia Fenet Agency to find out.

After a highly-successful 25-year career as an auctioneer at Christie's, Lydia started her own auction firm, the Lydia Fenet Agency. Over the past 25 years, auctions she has helmed have raised over $1 billion. She has consistently and successfully gotten donors, patrons, collectors, executives, and philanthropists to raise their hands and paddles. 

In this episode, Lydia shares her inspiring path to becoming an auctioneer, tips on how to effectively command the room, and the keys to successfully working alongside celebrities, including some of the world's best-known names. This is one episode you will not want to miss.