About How to Deliver Outstanding Events that Creates Engagement and Memorable Experiences
Stephen gets up close and personal with events and marketing experts around the world to uncover their secret sauce to creating spectacular memorable events and experiences.
How businesses today are looking to enhance engagement, education and conversion by supporting their in-person events and marketing efforts online.
How different industries such as healthcare, education, government, sports, tourism, retail are using technology to achieve scale and profitability alongside their in-person events.
How associations can increase their memberships and revenue opportunities with sponsors by driving engagement in and around their events.
Free tools and resources that are available to events organizers that can help automate their hybrid events to give everyone involved a seamless, stress free experience.
This Podcast series is brought to you by V-Unite Virtual Experiences.
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Desiree Dolecki, CMP, is the director of conferences & events for the Association for Manufacturing Excellence, a 501(c)3 with a mission to inspire a commitment to enterprise excellence through experiential learning by bringing people together to share, learn and grow. In this role she creates event environments that foster learning for both virtual and in person audiences.
During her 20+ year career she has worked as an event professional in both the corporate and non-profit sectors. Before joining AME, Desiree was the director of meeting planning at WJ Weiser & Associates, an association management company, planning and executing medial meetings. Prior to that, she was an event manager with Walgreens for over 14 years, where she led a team who aligned event management and planning to corporate strategy and initiatives. Desiree obtained her bachelor’s degree in advertising and design and is an eternal student, continuing to earn certificates and designations in her field that support the passion of her work.
She is married, has one daughter, and currently resides in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Her interests include traveling, spending time with family and volunteering at the local food pantry.
9 May 2022
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Stefanie Ramirez became the Senior Director of Corporate Events & Employee Experience for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises in September of 2019.
Prior to serving as the Senior Director of Corporate Events & Employee Experience, Stefanie served as the Manager of Events and Talent Relations for Telemundo Communications Group LLC (NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises’ corporate predecessor). In this role, she also conceptualized, developed, and executed all of the Telemundo television network’s events, which included managing all of the logistical efforts related to the event execution, negotiating service agreements with vendors supporting the event, and coordinating internal (e.g., audiovisual, marketing, sales, and publicity departments) and external (e.g., third-party vendors) stakeholder’s contributions. In addition, she coordinated all talent-related promotional and cross-promotional activities, public appearances, and arranged for the talents’ participation in such activities, including servicing their travel and glam needs from a logistical perspective.
3 May 2022
Bringing coffee enthusiasts from around the world together through inspirational events, training & networking opportunities
Phillip Di Bella is a Director at the Di Bella Group of Companies
Phillip Di Bella is a highly respected business entrepreneur with a unique ability to visualise and commercialise what many others never see. Though initially known for the establishment of Di Bella Coffee, which became Australia’s largest speciality coffee company, Phillip’s entrepreneurial spirit has brought success to other businesses such as International Coffee Traders, Abbotsford Road Specialty Coffee in New York, and more recently The Coffee Commune.
Not satisfied with simply focusing on building his own successful businesses, Phillip has dedicated much time to supporting the growth and development of other businesses. Often referred to as an “Entrepreneur in Residence”, Phillip regularly lends his strategic thinking to businesses such as BDO Consulting, helping their clients overcome challenges, see new opportunities, and then supporting the commercialisation of these solutions.
Phillip has further extended his commitment to the coaching and mentoring of other businesses through the establishment of The Coffee Commune - a business dedicated to the long term development, sustainability and success of the broader coffee industry for all participants. Through The Coffee Commune Phillip enthusiastically shares his experience and knowledge of the coffee industry and continues his passion for encouraging improvement and inspiration in others.
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