The Events Insight Jack Saward & Karen Edwards

Honesty is always best when it comes to chatting on the podcast, we like to find out about the person behind the LinkedIn profile.
 
 Jack and Karen chat to Neil Fagg, Managing Director of StandOut Magazine and Event Director for Event Buyers Live.  Neil has a great story to tell… like most people, he fell into the events industry!
In his own words, he is “a father of 2, F1 nut and always seeking a new adventure!”
Neil started out as a roofer, then moved into advertising, then one Boxing Day sat in a pub (with his business partner) and decided they should produce a magazine.  Neil had been dealing a lot with the events industry through his work in advertising, he knew this was the industry to target – warm, friendly, and full of interesting people.  And so StandOut Magazine was born.
https://www.standoutmagazine.co.uk/october-2023/
Event Buyers Live, or speed networking for the industry, is in its 9th year.  Neil is passionate about this event, about bringing people together and about listening to the industry.
https://eventbuyerslive.com/
The one thing most people know about Neil is a certain chest waxing event… listen to the podcast to find out all of the details!  
Listen out for our 'special' sponsors this week who are JCFX Media and Wavecastpro

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The Wrap Session – Season 11
Well, that’s it folks!  We have reached the end of another fantastic season.
Jack and Karen have chatted to some truly interesting and inspiring guests from across the events industry. From wedding sales to event platform development and everything in between.
For the Wrap Session, we ask our lovely listeners to get in touch, and join us for a chat about the season.  Lively, surprising and entertaining… 3 words to describe our listeners who joined us!!
 
First of all, we have Gee Edwards
Gee Edwards is a technical production manager with a former background in technical sales and solutions. He has been in the industry for 15 years and has worked with some major organisations and clients. He has had a lot of roles up and down the technical spectrum including a cable wireman on an installation project in a west end theatre right up to a senior production management role handing all aspects of a 300 square meter corporate event and arena work.
You can find him at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geeedwards/
https://www.facebook.com/scorpiontechnical 
 
 
Our second listeners is Jenny Davies 
Jenny Davies works at The Scouts as an Events & Contingents Officer. This role involves planning and operational delivery of national conferences, Awards celebrations and state events, such as the Scouts involvement in the Coronation, as well as project managing UK attendance at international events. This summer Jenny will be supporting the UK Scouting Contingent of 4500 young people and volunteers in South Korea. 
You can find her at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-bull-davies/
 
Thanks for all your continued support of the podcast.
We do appreciated all your messages, calls and suggestions for the podcast.
 
Enjoy the Wrap!



Keep a track of all that's going on with the Podcast via;
 
www.theeventsinsight.com/
www.linkedin.com/company/the-events-insight-podcast/
www.instagram.com/the_eventsin/
 
See more about our Season Sponsor Safe Events via;
https://www.safeevents.ie/
Find out more about our Shoutout Sponsor Matt Glover Photography via;
https://mattgloverphotography.co.uk/
Our Season Quickfire round Sponsor is Yellow Glove Productions;
 
 https://yellow-glove.co.uk/
 
Our partnership with Standout Magazine is also worth following;
https://standoutmagazine.co.uk/

Stand building and design is a precise craft.  With a degree in mathematics and a legacy of 70 years in the events industry, Michael was destined to follow in his fathers’ footsteps and work as a stand builder, craftsman and now company MD.
From an early age, Michael was working in the exhibition industry; weekends and holidays were spent learning how to design and install stands.
Michael is a believer in learning on the job.  You need to know how to do, before you manage.
He is also a big believer in taking time out and looking after your mental health.  Cycling is a massive part of his life; cycling to and from exhibitions is the norm for him!

We're so pleased to have Michael join us from Germany and share his journey with you.

Self confessed not to be the most natural speaker in the world, especially in his second language, we're sure you will agree he shares some really great content with you all.

Keep a track of all that's going on with the Podcast via;
 
www.theeventsinsight.com/
www.linkedin.com/company/the-events-insight-podcast/
www.instagram.com/the_eventsin/
 
See more about our Season Sponsor Safe Events via;
https://www.safeevents.ie/
Find out more about our Shoutout Sponsor Matt Glover Photography via;
https://mattgloverphotography.co.uk/
Our Season Quickfire round Sponsor is Yellow Glove Productions;
 
 https://yellow-glove.co.uk/
 
Our partnership with Standout Magazine is also worth following;
https://standoutmagazine.co.uk/

When you talk to Alon, you realise how important technology is for all our events. Whether it be a virtual event, a registration system or a full event App, technology is now pivitol to our modern day event needs.
Alon, based in sunny New York City, is the Co-Founder and CMO of Bizzabo, the Event Experience Operating System that powers the immersive in-person, virtual and hybrid event experiences of world-leading brands.
In 2012, Alon (alongside his business partners) designed the Bizzabo event App, then came the software in 2015, then the Pandemic hit in 2020.  After losing 50% of his staff to the Pandemic and having a business that relied solely on an industry which had disappeared, Alon had to make some changes, and fast.  Enter the training programme for event professionals; an on-line training session all about how to designed, deliver and run on-line event….. genius!!
Alon works closely with thousands of event executives and CMOs to deliver world-class event programmes.
He was named one of the Meetings industry’s “40 under 40 young leaders” by Collaborate & BizBash Magazine, one of Business Insider’s “2021’s Most Important Marketing Tech Executives”, and a “100 Most Influential People in The Event Industry” by Eventex.
Get ready for a truly fascinating and inspiring chat with Alon.

Keep a track of all that's going on with the Podcast via;
 
www.theeventsinsight.com/
www.linkedin.com/company/the-events-insight-podcast/
www.instagram.com/the_eventsin/
 
See more about our Season Sponsor Safe Events via;
https://www.safeevents.ie/
Find out more about our Shoutout Sponsor Matt Glover Photography via;
https://mattgloverphotography.co.uk/
Our Season Quickfire round Sponsor is Yellow Glove Productions;
 
 https://yellow-glove.co.uk/
 
Our partnership with Standout Magazine is also worth following;
https://standoutmagazine.co.uk/

For more than two decades and a thousand projects, speechwriter, storyteller and pitch specialist Jason Thomson has been hired to passionately win over audiences and sell ideas through content, writing and storytelling.
Jason is process driven, determined and wants to win every pitch, client, situation he is faced with.  Getting to know the client and the audience are key to his success.
The world’s smartest organizations turn to Jason’s creative leadership and original mind as a way to create better presentations, pitches, events, blogs, PR, infographics, Podcasts, websites, and more – all to address sales, marketing, HR and operational challenges. Jason helps your leaders explore, develop and sell with engaging and clear presentations that inspire action.
As a professional thinker, copywriter and speaker, Jason has fuelled the trajectory of the world’s most important brands, including Intel, RBC Royal Bank, Nissan, Entertainment One and McCain Foods. His powerful perspective on what it takes to imagine, develop and sell an idea transforms audiences, leaving them prepared to think faster, better and brighter.
Did you know… we pass judgement on someone’s character, ability, background, skillset within 4 seconds of meeting them!

Keep a track of all that's going on with the Podcast via;
 
www.theeventsinsight.com/
www.linkedin.com/company/the-events-insight-podcast/
www.instagram.com/the_eventsin/
 
See more about our Season Sponsor Safe Events via;
https://www.safeevents.ie/
Find out more about our Shoutout Sponsor Matt Glover Photography via;
https://mattgloverphotography.co.uk/
Our Season Quickfire round Sponsor is Yellow Glove Productions;
 
 https://yellow-glove.co.uk/
 
Our partnership with Standout Magazine is also worth following;
https://standoutmagazine.co.uk/

Up until the pandemic, very few people had heard of a virtual meeting, let alone attended one.  The pandemic showed us that it is possible to run events in a new way and engage with a larger audience.
Marvin talks about the importance of virtual and hybrid meetings and how Sched, an event management software platform, is helping event organizers and attendees with its innovative and efficient technology. The platform powers various virtual, hybrid, and in-person events, from large-scale conventions to school events and conferences. 
 
With a background in business & brand development, strategy and technology, Marvin understands how and why technology is so important to the events industry and his processes driven methods ensure a product and service that is user friendly and can be used across different sectors.
Marvin is a big believer in technology, its development and how it can enhance corporate events, schools and colleges.

Keep a track of all that's going on with the Podcast via;
 
www.theeventsinsight.com/
www.linkedin.com/company/the-events-insight-podcast/
www.instagram.com/the_eventsin/
 
See more about our Season Sponsor Safe Events via;
https://www.safeevents.ie/
Find out more about our Shoutout Sponsor Matt Glover Photography via;
https://mattgloverphotography.co.uk/
Our Season Quickfire round Sponsor is Yellow Glove Productions;
 
 https://yellow-glove.co.uk/
 
Our partnership with Standout Magazine is also worth following;
https://standoutmagazine.co.uk/