In this episode we talk with Michelle Bruno of Event Tech Brief. We chat about what she's been up to, the great event tech implosion and the current state of event tech. 

"Michelle Bruno is a writer, blogger, and technology journalist. At Bruno Group Signature Services, she develops content and content strategies for technology companies specializing in the live-event industry."

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In this episode, we talk with Mike Kavanagh about his experiences of  becoming a public speaker. We also discuss how he works with teams  within businesses to aid performance and well-being. Mike’s expertise  lays mainly with product development and strategy, but over the last 20  years he has branched out to coaching leaders in Fortune 1000 companies.

About Mike

Mike  Kavanagh has 17 years of experience as an advisor to C-level leaders of  Fortune 1000 companies and as a C-level corporate executive leading  large teams and organizations in product development, strategy, and  business development. During this time, he made a name for himself by  helping some of the most well-known names in business develop their  strategies, launch new businesses, and build an army of high potential  leaders capable of driving significant growth for their companies. In  parallel, Kavanagh has spent two decades cultivating an entirely  different skill-set – training and coaching people on a range of  practices for enhancing personal well-being and performance.

You can find out more about the services Mike provides on his website.

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In this episode, we talk about Facebook and the decline of Page reach. Our conversation is based around a video that was recently published by Michael Stelzner of Social Media Examiner. He details the experiments they carried out to increase reach, and the solution they eventually arrive at.

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In this episode, our guest is Michelle Bergstein-Fontanez of Beat Creative Marketing. We discuss event marketing and the art of engagement.

Our conversation includes, how to keep engagement going when an event  has to be postponed, how to make best use of Facebook groups and the  resurgence of local TV advertising. Michelle shares plenty of great tips  based on her experience as an event planner and marketeer.

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In this episode, Keith and I discuss the recent PCMA show in Las Vegas where Keith was in attendance. It was held at Caesars Forum and Harrahs Hotel, 10th – 12th January 2022.

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Keith goes through his list of hits and misses for the event, overall  though, his experience of the PCMA was very positive. During our  conversation, we discuss transport to the show (Taxi’s and Uber), the  lack of knives and the music played to attendees. We also chat about  toilets and a slight problem with our episode numbering!

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In this episode, our guest is the fabulous Dahlia El Gazzar from Dahlia Plus Agency.  We have a great conversation about the impact of Covid and how upcoming  events are being affected by Omicron. We also discuss the Metaverse and  much more !

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In this episode we diverge from the usual format, mainly because the topic of poster sessions was worth discussing at length.

Our guest is Tamsin Treasure-Jones, co-founder of Kubify. We talk  about how terrible poster sessions were and how Kubify is changing how  it’s done. Co-host Keith has plenty experience of poster sessions, as  you will hear, and so can relate to how Kubify made a difference.

Kubify is a software-as-a-service company that was founded in 2018.  Their flagship product is Learning Toolbox, an award-winning mobile  platform with a growing international user base. Many of their clients  come either from the conference and meetings sector or are companies and  institutions delivering training.

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In this episode, Bob and Keith talk about dealing with illness and discuss their own recent downtime due to ill health.

Thanks to Stuart Mitchel of Catch The Mice for the intro voice over and to Olly for the between segment voice overs.

During this episode, we discussed mental health. If you need any help then Eventwell has plenty of information and many very useful services.

In this episode, we are joined by Stuart Mitchell, who is encouraging  businesses to explore virtual events. You can find out more by checking  out the website Catch The Mice and by following Stuart and his team on Twitter.

For this episode, Stuart Mitchell shares his list on why businesses should be exploring online events.

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Hybrid events are not going away. They are now another great tool event planners can use. Join us as we discuss why they are going to stay.

In this episode, the intro voice-over is by Abbie Thoms, our guest from episode 3. The voice-over that comes between segments is by Olly Court. We highly recommend him for any voice over or announcer work.

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