The Joe and Todd Show Joe Mathis and Todd Wade

Joe And Todd talk with Meredith Commender, owner and Lead Event Coordinator & Designer at Significant Events of Texas. They discuss the similarities between planning corporate events and planning weddings and why event planners should be open to doing both. Meredith also gives a little background on her start in the event business and how she went from a school teacher to event planner.

70 random questions (kinda), 140 answers. In this episode, we get to know more about our hosts and some of their personal likes and opinions. 

Joe and Todd sit down with entrepreneur and retailer Mary Beth Babcock. Mary Beth is well known for her love of Tulsa and creative retail endeavors. In 2018 she brought one of her biggest dreams to life when she transformed an empty 1950s PEMCO gas station into Buck Atom’s Cosmic Curios, a must-see retail stop on Tulsa’s Route 66. Adding to her Route 66 roadside attraction is Buck Atom, a 21-foot-tall space cowboy Muffler Man.

Joe and Todd discuss Fundraising with with one of the experts, Kent Stroman.
Kent is a Certified Fund-Raising Executive and the author of Asking about Asking: Mastering the Art of Conversational Fundraising and The Intentional Board: Why Your Board Doesn’t Work and How to Fix It.

Many new creatives find it difficult to determine what to charge a client based on the time and expense that goes into a project. Follow along as Joe and Todd explain some of the tools and methods creatives can use to determine what to bill and how to bill it.

Short of a client telling you you’re doing a good job; how do you know? During this session of the podcast, Joe and Todd talk about the many ways you can analyze experiences and information to reach a conclusion. They also discuss why it’s essential that creatives feel good about what they are creating and the work that they are doing for their clients or customers.