This episode George speaks to Danielle Papania about how wedding events were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and how she helped the Southern Hotel prosper in dark times.

In this episode, we speak with Valerie Gernhauser, owner of Sapphire Events.  She is a wedding and events planner who has a wonderful story you must hear for yourself.  She also made some pivots during the 2020 Covid 19 pandemic, so never stop moving forward is her mantra.  

In this episode, Chuck and George talk about their busy few weeks and how the new masks mandate/ no mandate is affecting every business everywhere! Chuck and the William Credo Agency has sold out of tickets for their Brittany & JT tribute show being created for Rock & Bowl coming soon while George is killing it in the studio for the multi-level photography he produces. 

Chuck and the Mixed Nuts FINALLY had a LIVE SHOW at Rock & Bowl, George had an Elopement at Felicity Church and the future is starting to look promising for live events in New Orleans!

Eric Fredricks is a floral artist, painter, creative entrepreneur, and a positive force to be around.   When you combine being genuine and creative you get this guy!  :)

Larry Hamburger is the Marketing Director Rock & Bowl.  Chuck, George, and Larry talk about the history, the music, the food, and the fun of all things Rock & Bowl.  Dealing with the covid restrictions opened new opportunities for live streaming live bands and generating income for the musicians via online payments.  The future is here and we are proud to lead the way here in New Orleans.

In this episode, we have guest speaker, Gina Bonura with NOLA DMC and we discuss the before and after effects of pushing through the Covid Restrictions.   Gina is the operations manager for the company and her story is relevant to all who are coordinating events now and into the future. Our events world may be a little different from here on out but together we can create amazing experiences for our clients by working together.

In this episode, Chuck and George talk about Mardi Gras with no parades and the lack of Popeyes chicken due to the freeze.  We also discuss the lack of attention our event industry has received due to our restrictions for local leaders. 

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George and Chuck introduce you to the Creative Smack Podcast.