Those of us in this line of work know why “Event Planner” is consistently listed in the Top 5 Most Stressful Jobs. We pull back the curtain on this ‘glam’ world of events with stories from a wide array of perspectives. We laugh. We cry. We get real about the stresses and joys and why we continue to do this work.
If you’ve worked on an event of any kind - whether a conference for 10,000, a company retreat, a product launch in Tokyo, a wedding or family reunion, been a speaker, sponsor - or event attended an event, this show is for you!
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The Host Becomes the Guest - A Bit of Saundra's Experience
After many requests, our host, Saundra becomes the guest. We welcome Episode #2's Adriana Cerundolo as this week's host. She asks about how Saundra got her start, what life was like working on a Presidential campaign (grueling af), and how she approaches events now versus when she started allll those years ago.
HUGE THANKS to Adriana for taking time to serve as your host this week 💖 - and to you for listening!
We want to hear from YOU! If you work in events, have hosted an event, planned your own wedding - share your stories! Please hit us up at uneventfulpod.com (https://www.uneventfulpod.com) - you can leave a voice note or email.
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Thanks again for listening!
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27 Jul 2024
Tenacity and Passion Go A Long Way
This week's guest got their start working in hotels, has worked on major festivals, and has done quite a lot in their short time working in the events space. Ryan is tenacious and full of passion and will go a long way in this work. Saundra also started in hotels and her first job was at Seafair, Seattle's Summer festival. Lots in common, these two!
BIG thanks to Ryan for sharing their time and passion - and to *you* for listening 🤩
Learn more about Cute Story Events (https://www.cutestoryevents.com/) and follow them on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cutestoryevents/).
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Thank you again and again!
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11 Jul 2024
Fundraising Events
Seattle broadcast legend, Stephen Kilbreath joins this week to talk about how his auctioneering side hustle led to becoming a fundraising events mainstay in the Pacific Northwest. We discuss how fundraisers have changed since COVID, some of the wildest things he's auctioned, and working with his teenaged sons. Fundraisers, volunteering and acts of service are deep in my bones, plus I developed some fundraisers in my day, so getting to share about that was an added treat.
BIG thanks to Stephen for his time - and to you for listening, as always.
Learn more about Kilbreath Auctions & Events (https://kilbreathauctions.com/).
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Thank you again and again!
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6 Jul 2024
The Wild World of Events Security
Mark Jaques (Jakes) worked in Microsoft events security for over 15 years. As he tells it, that 15 years contained about 30 years of experience, learning, and stories. In this episode, Mark shares stories of managing the aftermath of a show site devastated by Hurricane Sandy, gratitude for incredible moments amidst the chaos of working in events, and the various degrees of humanity that come with this work.
So much appreciation to Mark for spending time and sharing stories - and to YOU for listening 🤩
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Thank you again for listening!
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28 Jun 2024
Emotional and Gratifying Work
This week, Angel Hanson (https://www.angelevents.xyz/) shares stories of her long career in events - mostly with Microsoft. She's had the great fortune of building teams she trusts and who trust her. She and Saundra discuss the very emotional toll this job can take, as well as the absolute joys and pride in taking a step back and realizing that despite everything "I'm pretty freaking great at my job!", and the profound perspective shift that comes from a long career and lived experiences.
Deep gratitude to Angel for the generous gift of her time, to James for the wonderful introduction - and as always, to YOU for listening ✨
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Thank you again for listening!
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21 Jun 2024
An Unexpected Journey into the World of Events
Dr. Teresa Deveaux is currently a professor in Organizational Leadership at Pepperdine and Antioch Universities. Several years ago, though, as an executive at Microsoft, she was given a large conference to run as the Business Owner of the event. And so began her brief journey into the world of events.
Whether you take away any new knowledge about this world events, you'll most assuredly glean a few leadership gems from Professor Deveaux. ENJOY!
Boundless gratitude to Teresa for spending her valuable time chatting, to James for the lovely introduction - and as always, to YOU for listening ✨
You can learn more about Teresa here (https://teresadeveaux.com/) or her LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drteresadeveaux/) page.
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Thank you again for listening!
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14 Jun 2024
The Ups & Downs of a Long Career in Events
This conversation was really great and a tough one to edit. So many joy triggers!
Lori Luna has had a long career in events - starting at Ticketmaster at the dawn of the internet, later at the dawn of the blogoshpere with BlogHer, and now on the vendor side with D3G Productions (https://www.d3gproductions.com/). We talk about being yelled at to the point of tears, Lactation Lounges, and the glory of transparency & open communication. Lori also co-hosts a podcast called GenX Stories (https://www.genxstories.com/).
BIG thanks to Lori for this great convo and her time! Thanks to Elisa at Optionality (https://optionalitylife.substack.com/about) for the intro. And heaps of gratitude to YOU for listening!
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7 Jun 2024
Content for Events and Filmmaking with Laurisha Yniguez Cotton
Saundra & Laurisha have worked together on & off for over 10 years. Laurisha discusses her time starting out in events working on social media and her natural progression to content marketing. She's a filmmaker by training and shares how her experiences working around events have proven invaluable in her filmmaking career. There's talk of donuts and narwhals and the omnipresent AI.
Grateful to Laurisha for sharing her stories and her time - and to you for listening!
Learn more about Laurisha and her company Cryptofilma (https://www.cryptofilma.com/).
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31 May 2024
Microsoft, AV, and the Majesty of Horses with Danny Morrow
This week, Saundra talks to long time friend and former Microsoft events colleague, Danny Morrow. He shares what it's like to work on an enormous show like CES - the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and his early days in AV when the 'V' in AV was overhead projectors and maybe a betamax machine. He also talks about his love of horses and being mistaken for Richard Branson on more than one occasion!
I'm so grateful to Danny for his time - and to *you* for listening!
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24 May 2024
We're Talking Weddings with Crista Tharp
Wedding season is upon us and Crista Tharp, a wedding planner with 25 years of experience is here to dish, give pro tips, and chat about wedding tradition history. Having been through a wedding of her own, planning other peoples' weddings, and now recently Mother of the Bride, she has a great perspective on the myriad aspects. I've been dying to talk about weddings with a pro. It's a really fun and informative conversation!
Crista is pivoting from weddings to curated self-care retreats (https://cristatharp.com/retreat/) for women - first one taking place later this year in Scotland. Looks incredible! Check out her first book (https://www.amazon.com/Ditch-king-Cape-Confessions-superwoman/dp/8794302642).
So grateful to Crista for her time - and to you for listening!
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17 May 2024
Email was Barely Invented - Our Early Days in Events with Dana Roberge
This episode contains a lot of laughter! Dana & I worked together at our first events jobs - she, in sponsorship sales - at Seattle's summer festival, Seafair. We discuss the early days of cell phones and the internet, her flair for sales, and thriving for two months of 20-hour days as only 20-somethings could. Dana talks about a career pivot from the events world and recently coming back to it working on some pretty incredible corporate experiences with Charitybuzz (https://corpexperiences.charitybuzz.com/).
So grateful to Dana for her time - and to you for listening!
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9 May 2024
Good Leadership is a Game Changer with James Phillips
In this episode, James discusses the incredible mentoring and leadership that has informed his events career, empathy as an important lens, and prioritizing people over data.
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Big thanks to James for his time - and to you for listening!
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2 May 2024
Working on the Olympics with Kari Riley
In this episode, Kari talks about working on the Olympics, attendees hoarding office supplies, and trauma bonding with teammates...among other things.
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Big thanks to Kari for her time - and to you for listening!
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25 Apr 2024
Building Community with Adriana Cerundolo
In this episode, we talk about events as community-building endeavors, the powerful energy of a room full of people, pulling all-nighters, setting boundaries, and planning family reunions. Lots of great info here!
Learn more about Adriana's great work at Bloomtree Wellness (https://www.bloomtreewellness.com/).
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Big thanks to Adriana for her time - and to you for listening!
About Adriana
Adriana is the founder of Bloomtree Wellness and has been guiding group experiences for 10+ years. She has worked in Silicon Valley since 2012, supporting developer communities at Google and the Celo Foundation. She’s also a certified sound healer, kundalini yoga teacher, and ceremonialist. She loves creating experiences for people to connect meaningfully to themselves and others.
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18 Apr 2024
Uneventful with Joshua Dyer
In our inaugural episode, Saundra talks with her good friend, Joshua Dyer - reminiscing about working in corporate law, dealing with difficult stakeholders, and navigating situations that *no* events person could foresee.
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Thanks for listening!
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18 Apr 2024
Uneventful Trailer
Welcome to Uneventful - a podcast where we pull back the curtain on the world of events. Join me weekly as I speak with people in and around the industry about their experiences. We talk about turning chaos into calm, diva behaviour, take-your-breath-away moments, and those bonkers instances that even the most seasoned pro could never plan for.
“Event planner” is consistently listed in the top 5 most stressful jobs. These chats will illuminate why that is, and why, as my friend JJ says “it takes a special kind of [person] to work in events.”
We’re getting a ton of different perspectives - from graphic designers, AV and tech gurus, to stakeholders and the folks running the venues. We’re spilling the tea and laughing together.
If you have stories you'd like to share, please hit us up at uneventfulpod.com. You can also follow us on Instagram at wyldmynd.global.
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