Just One Thing with Mel Noakes and Max Fellows

About Just One Thing with Mel Noakes and Max Fellows

Just One Thing is presented by Mel Noakes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissanoakes01/) and Max Fellows (https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-fellows-9186661b/) and is a brand new event industry podcast brought to you by Elevate (https://www.elevateme.co/), providing mentoring and building community within the events industry. In this podcast we invite industry leaders to write a letter to their younger self and consider what wise advice they would give themselves now if they only could. Our discussion is based on this letter. Be prepared for refreshingly, honest and sincere conversations, wise words of wisdom and insider secrets. We’ve interviewed some incredible people and we’re excited to share them all with you. Our sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello (https://beacons.ai/matteomagariello) and our producer is Peter Kerwood (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkerwood/). About Elevate - Elevate is a pioneering free mentoring programme that has been designed with a specific goal in mind – to inspire, inform and empower people within the event industry. Elevate operates, thanks to the generosity of our partners and supporters. Our partners are: Cvent (https://www.cvent.com/), Jack Morton Worldwide (https://jackmorton.com/), Live Union (https://liveunion.co.uk/), Powwow Events (https://www.powwowevents.co.uk/), Protein STUDIOS (https://www.proteinstudios.com/shoreditch/spaces) (venue partner), PSP (https://www.pspav.com/), The Production Department (https://theproductiondept.com/), We Are Collider (https://wearecollider.com/) and CastleBell Ltd (https://www.castlebell.co.uk/), SPECIAL SAUCE TRAINING LTD (https://www.thespecialsauce.co.uk/) (training partner), Times Ten Coaching (https://www.timesten.co.uk/), Nic Neal (https://www.nicneal.co.uk/) (people and culture partners). Our Supporters include; Trivandi (https://www.trivandi.com/en/contact), TRO (https://www.tro.com/), Xquisite Productions (https://www.xquisite.com/). Together, we’re changing lives, careers and the events industry for the better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Elevate Mentoring

Category

business · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Mar 2023

Latest episode

2 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Dec 2025

   Mel Noakes – Head of Sponsorship and Events at Santander

   Our guest on this episode is my friend Mel Noakes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissanoakes01/), Head of Sponsorship and Events at Santander (https://www.linkedin.com/company/santander-uk/), and co-founder, with me, of the event industry’s largest mentoring and training provider, Elevate. Mel has worked both agency and client side and has spent the last 20 years creating and delivering world-class brand experiences and sponsorship activations globally for Santander, Sony Ericsson and Sony Mobile, Shell, L'Oreal, Budweiser, Jack Daniels, and Disney to name just a few. She’s also been lucky enough to work on some of the most iconic sponsorship properties including Ferrari, Formula 1, Williams Racing, UEFA Champions League, the World Cup, and Santander cycles. She’s also a successful coach and a published author. She says, get comfortable with being uncomfortable because that’s where the magic happens. Our sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteomagariello/) and our producer is Peter Kerwood (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkerwood/). Elevate is a pioneering free mentoring programme that has been designed with a specific goal in mind – to inspire, inform and empower people within the event industry. Elevate operates, thanks to the generosity of our partners and supporters. Our partners are: Cvent (https://www.cvent.com/), Jack Morton Worldwide (https://jackmorton.com/), Live Union (https://liveunion.co.uk/), Powwow Events (https://www.powwowevents.co.uk/), Protein STUDIOS (https://www.proteinstudios.com/shoreditch/spaces) (venue partner), PSP (https://www.pspav.com/), The Production Department (https://theproductiondept.com/), We Are Collider (https://wearecollider.com/) and CastleBell Ltd (https://www.castlebell.co.uk/), SPECIAL SAUCE TRAINING LTD (https://www.thespecialsauce.co.uk/) (training partner), Times Ten Coaching (https://www.timesten.co.uk/), Nic Neal (https://www.nicneal.co.uk/) (people and culture partners). Our Supporters include; Trivandi (https://www.trivandi.com/en/contact), TRO (https://www.tro.com/) and Xquisite Productions (https://www.xquisite.com/). Together, we’re changing lives, careers and the events industry for the better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   20 Nov 2025

   Max Fellows – Founder of Allpoints and Co-founder of Elevate Mentoring

   Our guest on this episode is Max Fellows (https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-fellows-9186661b/), the founder of Allpoints (http://fromallpoints.co.uk/) and Co-founder of Elevate, the event industry’s largest mentoring and training provider. With nearly 20 years of experience, Max has successfully scaled global event businesses in commercial sales roles at some of the world's biggest agencies, and now leads a team of consultants delivering best in class support, helping business owners realise their companies full potential, this covers all aspects of growth, from training, sales and AI through to PR/ Marketing and M&A. Additional achievements include his TED talk and frequent global speaking engagements and commentary across mainstream news channels. His career success is a testament to his drive, determination, persistence, ingenuity and hard work. He lives by the mantra of his favourite quote: 'The brave may not live forever, but the cautious will never live at all.' Our sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteomagariello/) and our producer is Peter Kerwood (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkerwood/). Elevate is a pioneering free mentoring programme that has been designed with a specific goal in mind – to inspire, inform and empower people within the event industry. Elevate operates, thanks to the generosity of our partners and supporters. Our partners are: Cvent (https://www.cvent.com/), Jack Morton Worldwide (https://jackmorton.com/), Live Union (https://liveunion.co.uk/), Powwow Events (https://www.powwowevents.co.uk/), Protein STUDIOS (https://www.proteinstudios.com/shoreditch/spaces) (venue partner), PSP (https://www.pspav.com/), The Production Department (https://theproductiondept.com/), We Are Collider (https://wearecollider.com/) and CastleBell Ltd (https://www.castlebell.co.uk/), SPECIAL SAUCE TRAINING LTD (https://www.thespecialsauce.co.uk/) (training partner), Times Ten Coaching (https://www.timesten.co.uk/), Nic Neal (https://www.nicneal.co.uk/) (people and culture partners). Our Supporters include; Trivandi (https://www.trivandi.com/en/contact), TRO (https://www.tro.com/) and Xquisite Productions (https://www.xquisite.com/). Together, we’re changing lives, careers and the events industry for the better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   12 Sept 2025

   Simon Mitchell – CEO of KERB Food & Founder of KIN London

   Our guest on this episode is Simon Mitchell (https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-mitchell-b0258514/), CEO of KERB Food (https://www.kerbfood.com/) and founder of events agency KIN (https://kinlondon.co.uk/). Simon’s impressive career spans over two decades in events and hospitality, beginning behind the decks as a DJ before moving into event production and leadership, where his creative drive and commercial instinct really stood out. Ten years ago, he joined the fledgling street food collaborative KERB as Managing Director and now leads the business as CEO, overseeing its transformation into one of the most influential forces in the UK street food scene. Under Simon’s leadership, KERB has expanded from local markets to bricks-and-mortar food halls, securing long-term residencies at venues including Kew Gardens and the National Theatre. He continues to push the brand into new territory, with international ventures in Berlin and San Francisco, and a strong focus on nurturing the next generation of food entrepreneurs through KERB’s inKERBator programme. Simon brings sharp business acumen, creative energy and a deep understanding of what makes experiences and people succeed. We’re delighted to have him with us. Our sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteomagariello/) and our producer is Peter Kerwood (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkerwood/). Elevate is a pioneering free mentoring programme that has been designed with a specific goal in mind – to inspire, inform and empower people within the event industry. Elevate operates, thanks to the generosity of our partners and supporters. Our partners are: Cvent (https://www.cvent.com/), Jack Morton Worldwide (https://jackmorton.com/), Live Union (https://liveunion.co.uk/), Powwow Events (https://www.powwowevents.co.uk/), Protein STUDIOS (https://www.proteinstudios.com/shoreditch/spaces) (venue partner), PSP (https://www.pspav.com/), The Production Department (https://theproductiondept.com/), We Are Collider (https://wearecollider.com/) and CastleBell Ltd (https://www.castlebell.co.uk/), SPECIAL SAUCE TRAINING LTD (https://www.thespecialsauce.co.uk/) (training partner), Times Ten Coaching (https://www.timesten.co.uk/), Nic Neal (https://www.nicneal.co.uk/) (people and culture partners). Our Supporters include; Trivandi (https://www.trivandi.com/en/contact), TRO (https://www.tro.com/), Xquisite Productions (https://www.xquisite.com/). Together, we’re changing lives, careers and the events industry for the better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

17,531

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

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Quality

27

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

68

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