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The power of partnerships, with Margaret Reeves and Christian Skelton

Earlier this year, RefTech [https://www.reftech.com/] and Eventflow [https://www.eventflowapp.com/] announced a new partnership. The introduction was made by Richard John [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrrichardjohn/], who is a Meetings and Events author, mentor and consultant. At this years Meetings Show, I caught up with Christian Skelton of Eventflow and Margaret Reeves of RefTech at the Meetings and Events Support Association’s exhibit stand. We discussed the power of partnerships and the importance of focussing on your core business. What do you think about partnerships in general? What do you see as the pros and cons? Leave a comment or head over to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EPN Journal Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://blog.eventplannernews.com/community/] where you find out how you can share your thoughts. A huge thank you to our partners ⁠Vividink⁠ and ⁠Eventflow⁠. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠find out more about them on EPN Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://blog.eventplannernews.com/patrons-sponsors/]. I would like to note that while Eventflow is a valued sponsor, our conversation remained entirely objective and editorially independent. Thanks for listening...

Events, confidence and human connection, why mental health & wellbeing is important

Juliette Devillard is the founder & CEO of Climate Connection [https://climateconnection.co.uk/] and Connection Studio [https://www.connectionstudio.co.uk/]. Her areas of interest included sustainability, mental health & wellbeing, and helping founders and entrepreneurs to become better speakers. When Juliette and I first discussed this episode, as I do with guests before we record, we didn’t plan to go too far in to mental health and wellbeing - but we did. It was during our chat on that topic that Juliette shared something personal about her own mental health journey. I won’t give details here because it’s important you hear it in context. There are many things about podcasting that I love, one of them is talking to guests who make you think about things you’ve not considered before. That’s why talking with Juliette was a learning experience and a pleasure. Don’t forget to like and subscribe so you get notifications of new episodes. If you have something to say about this episode then leave a comment or head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EPN Journal Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://blog.eventplannernews.com/community/] where you find out how you can share your thoughts. A huge thank you to our partners ⁠Vividink⁠ and ⁠Eventflow⁠. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠find out more about them on EPN Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://blog.eventplannernews.com/patrons-sponsors/]. Thanks for listening...

When it comes to events, do you know the difference between 'experiences' and 'experiential'?

Marketing people and event planners create events, one uses the term ‘experiences’, while the other uses ‘experiential’. It sounds like they’re two sides of the same coin, but is that really the case? To help me understand this, I’m joined by Harry McCreanor [https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-mccreanor-04042637/] who is the Global Business Development Director at the AVANTGARDE Group. Along with the main question, we chat about whisky, cars and is there really a difference between B2B and B2C these days? Do we get to an answer? I guess we do but it’s all rather fuzzy. Don’t forget to like and subscribe so you get notifications of new episodes. If you have something to say about this episode then leave a comment or head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠EPN Journal Community⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://blog.eventplannernews.com/community/] where you find out how you can share your thoughts. A huge thank you to our partners ⁠Vividink⁠ and ⁠Eventflow⁠. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠find out more about them on EPN Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://blog.eventplannernews.com/patrons-sponsors/]. Thanks for listening!

How to deal with overwhelm & stress at events and taking children to trade shows

Mental health and wellbeing is still, and will always be, a very important topic. Providing for your attendees wellbeing needs to part of the fabric of an event, not just an add-on or an exercise in ticking a box. This is something Johanna Roodt [https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannaroodt/] has been specialising in for the last 6 years She also a coach and a mother of a young family. We explore mental health and wellbeing, her experiences of taking children to trade shows like IMEX, and she shares some great tips you can use when there is a lack of places to go when you need some time out. Find out more about Leladijo here [https://www.leladijo.com/] and their event mental wellbeing e-learning here [https://event-mental-wellbeing.thinkific.com/products/courses/event-mental-wellbeing-course]. Don’t forget to like and subscribe so you get notifications of new episodes. If you would like to comment on this episode then leave a comment or head over to ⁠⁠⁠EPN Journal Community⁠⁠⁠ [https://blog.eventplannernews.com/community/] where you can find out how to share your thoughts. A huge thank you to our partners ⁠Vividink⁠ and ⁠Eventflow⁠. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠find out more about them on EPN Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://blog.eventplannernews.com/patrons-sponsors/]. Thanks for listening!

From Kitchen to table, how Searcy’s maintains sustainability across 26 venues - with Rebecca Hawkes

Searcys began with humble beginnings. Founder, John Searcy, began his journey as an apprentice pastry chef in 1834 where he honed his craftsmanship for which Searcys has become well known today. My guest is Rebecca Hawkes, Director of Sales & Events at Searcy’s [https://searcys.co.uk/]. She is responsible for the company’s portfolio of 26 venues. This includes restaurants at locations such St. Pancras, Battersea Power station, National Portrait Gallery and the Barbican. We discuss how Searcy's maintains sustainability across it's venues, ice cubes and wet weather plans. Don’t forget to like and subscribe so you get notifications of new episodes. If you would like to comment on this episode then head over to ⁠⁠EPN Journal Community⁠⁠ [https://blog.eventplannernews.com/community/] and find out how you can share your thoughts. A huge thank you to our partners ⁠Vividink⁠ and ⁠Eventflow⁠. You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠find out more about them on EPN Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://blog.eventplannernews.com/patrons-sponsors/]. Thanks for listening!