We're kicking off 2021 with a discussion on how to infuse wellness into your virtual event.   As many attendees continue another quarter of working from home, many are feeling  "zoomed out" spending most days online and continuing to balance the blurred lines of home and work life.   On this episode of EXPOsed Conferences Podcast, I’m speaking with Dr. Kim a health a health behavior scientist (with a Ph.D. in Community Health from the University of Toronto), professional speaker, CMP preferred provider, and certified yoga instructor.  She’s on a mission to infuse ENERGY into virtual events with her virtual wellness experiences that turn attendees from Zoom Zombies to invigorated Meeting Mavens!

Today, Dr. Kim shares some unique ways you can incorporate short mind-body breaks to get attendees moving (without breaking a sweat!) , the blood flowing, and keeping attendee engagement high. Tune in for some great tips!

Learn more about Dr.Kim HERE

View Dr.Kim's Wellness Lounge : Wellness experiences that reduce Zoom butt and brain burnout and keep participants engaged and energized -- at virtual meetings and work. 

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On today's episode we sit down with Mo Husseini, Senior Vice President of Design with Freeman.  Mo is well-steeped in print design, exhibition booth designs, and film and has a deep background in brand strategy, messaging narrative, creative ideation, experiential marketing, and a variety of digital and physical media.  He helps clients launch products, services, and brands into the world through live and digital experiences.  

On this episode of EXPOsed, Mo shares his sentiments on the impact that Covid-19 has had on the events industry,  the opportunities that have been realized  and what lies ahead in the future of LIVE.

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Today marks the first episode of Season 3! On today's episode we sit down with Steve Mapes, Senior Vice President of Strategy at Impact XM.  Steve is a 30-year veteran of the event and trade show business. Steve leads the development of integrated exhibit and event communication strategies for clients that include award-winning Design, Business Theater, Biointeractivity, Interactive Learning and Virtual Events.

He presents at conferences on various topics and writes for diverse publications such as Design Management International.

Impact XM is global event and experiential marketing agency that specializes in immersive live and virtual experiences, engagements, brand activations, and temporary and permanent environments. The agency provides clients with a customized suite of services spanning program management, strategy, creative, production, fabrication, logistics and measurement.

Today, Steve discusses how COVID-19 has disrupted the events industry and has encouraged and excelerated rapid change. Steve walks us through the phases of events which takes a look from the "beginning of time" to this past February where we experienced "The Big Pivot" and now at looking to the future.  This episode will expose how you can position your conference  in the virtual space, stay current of industry trends and learn how to position your conference narrative to stay relevant.

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On Today’s Episode I’m speaking with John Capano, Senior Vice President of Client Development of Impact XM.  John brings two decades of experience as a strategy and marketing leader across several industries including automotive, technology, travel, and business services. With a wide range of expertise in B2B and B2C strategy, brand development, and experiential marketing, John’s brand experience includes multiple Fortune 100 global clients.  John applies his expertise in strategy, digital, and client service — for both B2B and B2C programs — to Impact XM’s growing portfolio of tier 1 trade show, event and experiential marketing projects.

About Impact XM

Impact XM is global event and experiential marketing agency that specializes in immersive live and virtual experiences, engagements, brand activations, and temporary and permanent environments. The agency provides clients with a customized suite of services spanning program management, strategy, creative, production, fabrication, logistics and measurement.

Learn more about John Capano HERE

On Today's episode we expand on some previous discussion on the virtual event space and how to implement gamification into your event, the benefits of adding gamification and why it's such an easy way to create additional opportunities for connection and engagement not only during the event but how you can use it for touch points before and after your event as well.

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On Today’s Episode I’m speaking with Alyson Shane the CEO and co-founder of HeyAlfa, a tool that generates complete social media marketing campaigns for events, and owns Starling Social Inc. a digital marketing agency specializing in content strategy.

A passionate communicator, Alyson serves as the Communications Director for TEDxWinnipeg and gives dozens of talks and workshops focused on marketing strategy each year.

Want to learn more about how Alyson Shane and how HeyAlfa can help you automate your event content so you can save time and focus more on the planning of your events? Learn more about HeyAlfa your event promotion sidekick HERE

When it comes to events, organizers are already handling a multitude of tasks and adding on top of that is creating compelling and strategic marketing campaigns to target and promote our events.  On today's episode of EXPOsed Conferences Podcast we sit down with Alyson to discuss how we can take back our time and be strategic about the way we are writing, scheduling and promoting our event content.

On this episode we will expose

-How having a social media presence benefits your event and your event community
-Which social media channels have more impact
-Creating more direct messaging for your target audience with attendee personas
-Building momentum through your marketing campaign to keep your attendees engaged
-Content Rules that will help cross promote and to highlight other individuals involved within your event
-What metrics should we be paying attention when it comes to ROI
-Taking your time back and be strategic about your posts with event automation
-Best practices for developing a successful social media campaign
-Why customizing content by network is a MUST
-Chat Bots! Being authentic with the approach to automation
-And so much more!

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On Today’s Episode I’m speaking with Jess Ekstrom the founder and CEO of Headbands of Hope, a company that donates headbands to kids with cancer with every headband sold. Headbands of Hope has been featured on the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, QVC, The View and worn by celebrities like Kelsea Ballerini and Khloe Kardashian. More importantly, Headbands of Hope has donated over 600k headbands, reaching every single children's hospital in America and 22 countries.

Jess is also the bestselling author of Chasing the Bright Side and creator of Mic Drop Workshop, an online course and community for women to become paid keynote speakers. 

And during COVID-19 her company Headbands of Hope stopped production of headbands for several weeks and just made masks.  They shifted their model that for every headband sold on their site they donated a mask.  So far they have donated over 50,000 masks to U.S. accute hospitals!  Jess is an inspiration and she continues to give back again and again.

CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT HEADBANDS OF HOPE!  FOR EVERY ITEM SOLD, A HEADBAND WILL BE DONATED TO A CHILD WITH AN ILLNESS. OVER 500K + COUNTING HEADBANDS DONATED!  

On this episode we will expose...

- "Meet people where they are"... How Jess was able to restructure her event schedule and price structure as well as her entire business model too!  (I love this approach!)
-Priming the Pump for next year 
-How to create unique mutual exchanges with speakers who are looking to share content
-Re-envisioning your business and event strategies to create NEW solutions that you haven't tried before
-Repurposing your cancelled or postponed or cancelled conference materials 
-How we can use this time to reflect and take a positive approach to some of the issues we are running into with our events
-In what ways can you take a little time out of your day and give back to the industry, your relationships and communities during this time

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On Today’s Episode I’m speaking with Dana Freker Doody, Vice President, Communications and Public Relations for The Expo Group, which works with organizations to help grow revenues and advance causes through the design and execution of compelling, memorable experiences. Dana excels at strategic thinking, communications programming and bringing communities of people together to achieve their objectives. A 19-year employee of The Expo Group, Dana started her career in newspapers and still subscribes. She holds bachelor of arts degrees in journalism and in history from Southern Methodist University plus a fancy certificate in improv from the Dallas Comedy House.

Hybrid events have been around for a little more than 10 years but more recently have become a popular topic of discussion.  Hybrid Events expand our events and help us think differently about the way we run our events!  Tune in for some great tips for building your hybrid event!

You can learn more about The Expo Group HERE

Webinar: Engagement Strategies for Virtual & Hybrid Events
Best Practices for Virtual & Hybrid Events, The Expo Group 

On this episode we will expose...

-Key considerations for implementing your hybrid event
-Successful strategies for coaching your event team to simulatenously engage both your LIVE and VIRTUAL audiences
-How you can use technology to create "Spin Ups" to further relationship building within your communities
-How you can drive growth and revenue with your hybrid events
-Top risks for hosting a hybrid event and how to avoid them
-The best platforms for this type of event offering and the questions should you be asking them before signing with them!
-How technology and data provide value to your organization, members and participants as well as and create further opportunities for sponsorship
-What to expect to see develop within hybrid events over the next few months/year
-Fun and unique ways to create unique experiences and engagement for your audience

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On Today’s Episode I’m speaking with Lauren Schwab creator of Unplugged Mornings.  Lauren created a 9-step process to help individuals disconnect to reconnect back to their true self! In connection to that effort Lauren has hiked Mount Kilimanjaro, spent almost 60 days living in a cave, and competed with more than 1 million people to win one of 50 coveted spots in a competition reality TV show held on NBC.

Lauren has also opened and sold two fitness studios, is a certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor and fitness model in addition to leading online workouts that reach hundreds of thousands of men & women focused on changing their lives through fitness and mindfulness and has been featured in USA Today Sports, Marie Claire Magazine and Mind Body Green. Lauren has been seen on Good Day LA Fox 11, FOX, ABC, NBC Universal, GSN, E! Entertainment, CBS and Syfy.

With tens of thousands of online followers she was recently identified as a woman of influence in the Los Angeles area and was invited to the mayor’s home to help lead and inspire young women across California.

Lauren currently hosts wholeness retreats all over the U.S. and recently launched her online coaching business, Retreat Launch Formula, where she helps aspiring retreat leaders plan and launch their first retreat!

Lauren travels and speaks all around the country to provide hope to the hopeless, facilitate connection to the lonely and share the message that every life matters.

You can learn more about Lauren Schwab HERE

On this episode we will expose...

-Shifting our focus to abundance from scarcity and lack
-Disconnect from technology and find ways you connect with YOURSELF
-"Plug in with purpose"
-Opportunity within virtual events to expand reach and caliber of speakers
-Connecting with one another beyond technology
-Exposing fears and the unknown and how we can heal these areas
-Lauren's 9 step process to disconnect to reconnect with YOURSELF!
-Fun and unique ideas for connecting with others for your events

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On Today’s Episode I’m speaking MICHELLE M. GOMEZ, MBA, The Latina Career & Life Coach, speaker and author of Own Your Brilliance: Overcome Impostor Syndrome for Career Success. 

Michelle has earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a master’s degree in Business Administration. She has over 21 years of experience learning, navigating, and overcoming obstacles that plague women in the corporate environment. Gomez is passionate about helping Latinas achieve positions of power and influence through effective career planning and personal advocacy. Gomez uses her expertise in executive presence, professional communication, personal branding, leadership quality, and negotiation methods to empower Latinas toward their personal and professional goals. 

As a working mom, holding down a corporate job while building her coaching business, Michelle helps other working moms develop a work/life design that incorporates career ambition and conscious parenting through inner-feminine healing. Recently, she’s launched a new area of her life coaching practice called Healed Hijas; a program focused on helping adult daughters heal their Latina Mother Wounds. 

You can learn more about Michelle Gomez HERE

On Today's episode we discuss the challenges and many roles that an event organizer now plays at home taking on more roles: parent, spouse, care taker, cook, maid, employer/employee, dog walker and more and all while under ONE ROOF! Tune in as Michelle offers some  great suggestions and tips for practicing mindfulness and leading with grace as we try to balance our work, our home and taking time for ourselves.

On this episode we will expose...

-Understanding impermanence and how this too will strengthen our resilience 
-The importance of extending grace to yourself and to others
-Why "lag time" can be beneficial for completing daily tasks 
-Morning Power Hour: Giving to yourself before giving to others
-How you can use this time for self- mastery and for creating new and better habits
-Leading From Home: How to set the tone with your employees and your relationships
-How learning your teams communication style can impact productivity
-Discovering what motivates your employees and how can you reward them
-Giving your employees and "OUT" and building trust between one another
-Rewarding yourself! Making sure you find opportunities to relax and reset
-Being mindful of where others are at and how they are showing up at this time

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On Today’s Episode of EXPOsed Conferences™ Podcast is Shay Wheat a Certified Event Producer™ & Creator of popular programs such as “The Powerful Event Process” and “The Ultimate Event Planner Certification Program.” 

Producing events as large as 800 attendees, and collaborates with many well-known celebrities such as Dr. Oz, Martha Stewart, Bill Baren, Lisa Nichols, and many others. She has assisted Speak-to-Sell clients to be extremely profitable with their events: generating over $2 Million dollars in one LIVE 3-day event, another generated $150,000 with just 20 people in the room. And just recently, a client added $550,000 to the books in her VIRTUAL event. 

Grace & Ease Productions, Inc. handles all planning, execution, and implementation of events to create high impact thrilling, revenue-generating and exciting events for the attendees.

You can learn more about Shay HERE

On this episode we will expose...

-How do we Pivot our events?
-What ways can we be innovative and pivot to still support those that we serve
-Getting creative with virtual experiences
-What opportunities are popping up for event planners and hosts
-Virtual Events: What ways you can transition your event to a virtual event
-What kinds of opportunities can you create for your audience to create the ENERGY from a live event.
-What ways can we connect and get to know our audience if we do not plan on hosting a virtual event
-What ways can we support others in our industry during this time

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Some say fun & law can’t coexist, but that means they haven’t met Annette Stepanian, a real lawyer who makes the law practical, approachable, and dare we say it – even a little fun. Not only can she lay down the law, but Annette equips other creative professionals and small business owners with the legal and business knowledge needed to confidently start and grow their businesses. 

Committed to making legal information accessible for small business owners and entrepreneurs, Annette founded Your Legal BFF®, your go-to online legal bestie for easy to understand and industry specific contract templates and trainings. Through Your Legal BFF® products, one-on-one services and the Office Talk podcast, Annette combines her passion for law and small business to help entrepreneurs protect their business baby! Learn more at www.annettestepanian.com or www.yourlegalbff.com.

On Today’s Episode of EXPOsed Conferences™ Podcast Annette helps walk us through some of the challenges we are facing when it comes to our Event Contracts as our events are being cancelled and postponed due to COVID-19.  Annette helps us identify areas we might need to rethink contracts, explaining what Force Majeure Clause in further detail and how we can rethink our event contracts to update or plan for future events.

*Please note there is a little bit of static on this episode, we apologize for any inconvenience in advance.

On this episode we will expose...

-Key areas you should pay attention to and discuss with your clients when reviewing your event contracts
- What is Force Majeure Clause really and does COVID-19 fall under the Force Majeure Clause?
-What potential reprocussions can an event planner expect when dealing with event cancellation and what is the financial impact can it have on their business?
-Understanding under what conditions you might consider when postponing your event
-Thinking through the "breakup" of your contracts - to honor your contracts and preserving your relationships
-How you can anticipate risk and make adjustments to your existing contracts
-Considerations you should make when amending your event contracts
-Best practices for communicating with your vendors and stakeholders
-Preventive measures you can take now to re-evaluate your business

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