events insider

events insider

Hosted by: Jodie McLean

Events Insider is a podcast to open the door on the world of business events. Every week I’ll take you back stage with some amazing guest experts and give you the insider scoop on how to take your events to the next...

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Ep#29 | Navigating event catering

One of the biggest decisions when planning an event is what to do about the catering. What to order, how much, who has dietary requirements, and how to make your budget stretch the furthest but also not wanting to...
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Ep#28 | 7 questions to ask when planning an event

Many people dive into planning an event before really thinking it through, or we forget to continue to look up as we’re in the trenches of planning.  Today I’m covering 7 questions to ask yourself when planning a...
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Ep#27 | Optimising your event run sheet

Let's talk about your event run sheet. Its super critical to your event success regardless of how big or small the event is, and there are a lot of small tweaks and tips I can share from my experience to help you...
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Ep#26 | From EA to Director of Events with Janette Beedell

Today I'm joined by Janette Beedell, Founder & Director of TPM Events. I always love chatting to other event agency owners about how they do things and in this episode we talk about how to get started when you get...
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Ep#25 | Securing partners and sponsors for your business event

Have you ever thought, maybe we can get some event partners and sponsors to help put on this event? Free money right? (hint: it's not!) But yes, you can have really successful and (most importantly) mutually...
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Ep#24 | From 10 to 10,000 - lessons in event planning with Stuart Frank of Salesforce

Today we go behind the scenes of what it's like planning Salesforce World Tour for 10,000 people with Stuart Frank. But if that's giving you heart palpitations, I encourage you to still tune in as we also talk...
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Ep#23 | Answering the 5 most asked questions about planning events

Changing it up today and answering the top 5 questions I get asked most about planning business events.  What software do you use to plan events? How do you find venues? How do you come with creative ideas? What do...
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Ep#22 | 3 events every company should be holding this year

Unlike some other industries, business events are less influenced by trends.  But there are 3 types of events that, whilst they’re not new, I’m continuing to see more of them occurring, AND more importantly, seeing...
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Ep#21 | Behind the scenes of a recent conference we ran

In this episode I take you behind the scenes of a recent event we ran - sharing the good, the bad and the ugly. I walk you through what we did, what worked well and what I would do differently next time.  If you need...
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Ep#20 | Planning Events as a Virtual Assistant with Adrienne Donnelly

Today I'm joined by the wonderful Adrienne Donnelly from Organised by Adrienne, as we chat about her experience planning and managing events for her clients as a VA! We cover: What makes a successful event & what...
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Ep#19 | BTS of the *NEW* Events Academy

Today is an exciting day because we are officially launching the NEW events academy! In this episode I walk you through how and why we started Events Academy, the evolution to the NEW offering today, and what you can...
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Ep#18 | Planning Company Events as an Admin Professional with Candice Burningham

In this episode I’m joined by an admin expert to discuss tips and best practice for when you are tasked with the company event on top of your day to day work, and how to manage all the different stakeholders and...
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