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We’re delighted to have Mike Gamble, the Co-founder, President, and CEO of SearchWide™ joining us on the podcast. Mike has had a tremendous amount of experience in our industry. In today’s episode, he shares his knowledge and many nuggets of information about where our industry is heading, diversity, inclusion, the skills you need to focus on to prepare yourself for the future, how to start developing your own business, and ways to find new clients. >>Click Here To Join Our Facebook Group << Mike Gamble’s bio: Since co-founding SearchWide™ in 1999, Mike Gamble’s primary focus has been to ensure that SearchWide™ exceeds client and candidate expectations every day. While striving to add value and develop new opportunities for SearchWide™, Mike keeps the team focused on its core mission. Through his cooperative leadership style, he creates a secure and productive environment for the team’s success...

It is an honor and a pleasure to be speaking to Roger Dow today. Roger is the president and CEO of U.S. Travel. He has had an amazing career, and in today’s conversation, he gives us some insight into what’s happening on Capitol Hill regarding our industry. He also talks about the unique way he got into the industry, the effect the pandemic has had on it, and what he predicts for its future. It’s a very interesting conversation, and we know you’re going to enjoy it! >>Click Here To Join Our Facebook Group << Roger Dow’s Bio Roger Dow is president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, the Washington, D.C.-based organization representing all segments of travel in America. Their mission is to increase travel to and within the United States. As the leading travel industry advocate, Roger Dow and his team regularly meet with the executive branch and congressional leaders to advance policies that benefit..

Today, we are delighted to have the honor of speaking to Liz King Caruso! Liz is an icon, a thought-leader, and an innovator in our industry! She is an entrepreneur. She has been running her company for the last ten years, and she has gained recognition for her success from many different publications and organizations. Liz is joining us today to discuss the difference between virtual and face to face events and how to design them. She will explain what you need to learn now to be ready afterward. She will also talk about what you need to know to be able to plan a virtual experience and to partner with the people helping you to deliver that experience to your customer. >>Click Here To Join Our Facebook Group << Liz King Caruso’s bio Liz King Caruso is an Event Specialist, Consultant & Speaker who is passionate about impactful, successful & fun events. Liz launched Liz King Events while still running..

We have the great pleasure of speaking to an amazing person today! Bruce Turkel, the Guru of Branding, is joining us as our guest! Bruce Turkel is entertaining and educational! He plays the harmonica, and he is a Hall of Fame Speaker from the National Speakers Association. Today, he shares several different points that you can apply in your business to ensure that you connect with your audience on an emotional level before you connect with them intellectually. He tells us about three things that need to happen when you’re speaking publicly, he explains how to make your scar your star, and he also tells us about the latest book he is writing. >>Click Here To Join Our Facebook Group << Bruce Turkel’s bio Bruce Turkel has helped create some of the world’s most compelling brands, including Hasbro, Nike, American Express, Charles Schwab, Citicorp, Discovery Networks, Bacardi, Sol Melia Hotels, Partnership for..

We are thrilled to welcome Phil Jones as our guest for today’s podcast! Phil is brilliant! He is a true Master of Words, and it is fascinating to find out how the specific words he chooses, and the context in which he uses them, really work!  Phil has written several books, including Exactly What To Say,Exactly How To Sell and Exactly Where To Start. He is joining us today to talk about his entrepreneurial journey, discuss his books, share some of his invaluable knowledge, and offer some golden nuggets of advice. We know you’re going to love today’s conversation! >>Click Here To Join Our Facebook Group << Phil Jones’s bio Phil is exactly like… nobody else! He entered the world of business at the tender age of 14, armed with nothing more than a bucket and sponge, and since then, he hasn’t looked back! Phil’s early career went from strength to strength. After starting as the..

We are delighted to have the opportunity to talk to an amazing serial entrepreneur today, Robert Glazer. He's our friend, so to us, he is Bob Glazer! Bob has a passion for helping individuals and organizations build their capacity to outperform. He is the founder and CEO of the global partner marketing agency, Acceleration Partners, where the mission is to drive the digital marketing industry to be performance-based and to change the work-life paradigm. A serial entrepreneur with a passion for helping individuals and organizations, Bob helps build their capacity and elevate their performance. He started his company remotely, and grew it from 7 to 170 employees in just ten years, in eight different countries! He is with us today to talk about his upcoming book Friday Forward, which launches September 1, 2020, and is about how he made the decision to run his company remotely, and how he uses his unique methods of helping and..

Erik Huberman is the founder and CEO of Hawke Media. He is joining us today to talk about how he managed to achieve the fantastic success that he has had in his business, and to tell us how his business keeps on growing, even during the global pandemic. He will also be offering some advice for all of us in the meetings and events industry. We’re delighted to welcome a successful rock star entrepreneur as our guest for today’s podcast! >>Click Here To Join Our Facebook Group << About Hawke Media Erik Huberman started Hawke Media in 2014, and over the last six years, the company has been experiencing phenomenal growth. Hawke media currently has around 165 employees, and it continues to grow at an exponential rate.  Erik Huberman’s bio Erik Huberman is a serial entrepreneur and a sought-after thought leader in the world of digital marketing, entrepreneurship, sales, and business. Before starting..

We have the great pleasure of interviewing another amazing guest on today’s podcast! We’re having a conversation with Mike Michalowicz, and he is very well-known everywhere! Mike started three different million-dollar businesses before he turned thirty-five, and he has written several books, including Profit First, Clockwork, The Pumpkin Plan, and his most recent book, Fix This Next: Make the Vital Change That Will Level Up Your Business. >>Click Here To Join Our Facebook Group << He is joining us today talk about his journey, and to discuss what he has learned along the way, including his successes and his failures, the principles of Profit First, his Business Hierarchy of Needs, what it takes to be an entrepreneur and the one thing that all business owners need to bear in mind when testing out a new idea.  How Mike became an entrepreneur At first, Mike never really wanted to be an entrepreneur. He..

I’m delighted to be speaking to another amazing entrepreneur today! Chris Krimitsos is the creator of the Podfest Multimedia Expo. And he is joining me today to share some funny and inspiring stories, and to talk about podcasting, his take on entrepreneurship, and his new book, Start Ugly: A Timeless Tale About Innovation and Change. >>Click Here To Join Our Facebook Group << About Chris Krimitsos Chris Krimitsos is a speaker, a business leader, and a source for growth. He uses his unique skill set to bring the perspective of success from both sides of an event and to empower his audiences towards greater opportunities for succeeding in business. He is a passionate professional who is driven to make a difference, and he has been described as a changemaker, a motivator, and an inspiration.  Chris truly understands the kinds of challenges that event organizers face, having facilitated more than 2000 events..

Today, we are delighted to have a conversation with Janet Sperstad, another icon in our industry. Janet has had a huge impact on the entire meetings and events industry. She is very knowledgeable about neuroscience, and she is currently involved in academia, teaching our future colleagues in the Meetings and Events Industry.   Janet is joining us today to talk about the way our brains work, risk and reward, optimizing the way you perform, and the importance of being authentic.  >>Click Here To Join Our Facebook Group << About Janet Sperstad Janet is all about driving excellence in meeting and event management execution and education. She has dedicated her career to defining the competencies and career pathways that communicate meeting planning as a discipline that requires skills in the social and cognitive sciences, as well as in executive leadership. Janet is currently serving as Faculty..