SITE Midwest Post Recap

Charessa, originally from North Carolina, discussed her transition to Atlanta and her work in the film industry and event planning. She highlighted the importance of mental health awareness in the event industry and the steps taken by Event Therapy to promote this issue. Charessa shared her personal strategies for maintaining self-care and work-life balance, and emphasized the role of social networking and relationship sustainability in enhancing one's thought process and career growth. She also discussed the support systems available for those facing challenges, and the updates about Event Therapy, including the launch of a new magazine and the return of group sessions.

Mark spoke with Darriun Hayth, the Event and Communications Manager for Everflow, a Sas company that provides a smart marketing platform. They discussed Darriun's role in managing global events and trade shows, the importance of mutually beneficial partnerships with sponsors, and the success of their recent conference event held in New York City. They also touched on the benefits of outsourcing venue services, the strategic decision to engage a sourcer for larger events, and upcoming projects, including a new initiative due to launch at the end of January.

Sepideh Eivazi from Elevated Meeting Solutions joins Mark to discuss Health and Wellness, Post covid Era

Mariles Krok with Visit Anaheim met with Mark to discuss DMO/CVB Best Practices.

Fausto with Blue Elephant Events and Catering joined mark to discuss Creating and Nurturing Professional Relationships

Nicole Hankton with Visit Walnut Creek joins Mark to discuss Making good use of limited resources and managing change.

Brian Green By BrianGreen met with Mark to discuss the importance of Managing with Empathy.

Kate Patay with Patay Consulting sits down with Mark to discuss IMEX and the recap of 2021. Kate talks about upcoming events in 2022 you can find her at.

Ashley Lawson joins us on Keeping Up With Events to discuss Safe travel around the world, the complexities of being an event planner making protocol rules, and SITE Midwest ⁠

Jamie Quickert with Allseated joins Mark to talk about how she joined the Allseated team and how Allseated platform in helping the industry with their new technology.