Two-time best-seller author with his work featured by the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, Success Magazine and even Costco magazine. A professional magician who has performed from the Sydney Opera House to Paris to Las Vegas. And a Philanthropist that founded the Miracles & Magic Foundation serving children.

He believes life is about moments – and will help us achieve our best ones today.

In this episode, we discuss the following:
🪄 Behind the Miracles of Magic
🌀 Transition during the pandemic
🔮 The future of virtual and hybrid events

Resources:
https://jonpetz.com/

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Caryn is the Chief Door Opener® at Kopp Consulting whose Door Opener® Service has helped thousands secure initial meetings at the Executive Level in almost every major company.

Caryn Kopp has been dubbed the Chief Door Opener® because she gets her clients “in the door” with their prospects. Caryn’s senior business developers known as Kopp Door Openers® find the right opportunities and secure initial meetings for their clients. How helpful it would be if someone else did the high-level prospecting for you?

In this episode, we discuss the following:

🤝 How to build trust in sales
🙅‍♀️ Hire the right salespeople with these tips!
💻 How to make a virtual sales meeting engaging

Resources:
https://www.koppconsultingusa.com

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Larry J Snyder is a Redmond WA. based, Hands On Philanthropist providing support to domestic and international causes.

Larry typically partners with charities for which he has a personal connection, especially those that honor his extraordinary late mother and father.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

❤️ The genesis of Love Lahaina Luau
😉 Favorite engagement tips as an auctioneer
🚀 Future of virtual or hybrid events

Resources:
https://larryjsnyder.com
Love Lahaina Luau on FOX 13 Seattle - • Love Lahaina luau in Seattle on Aug. 31

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In this episode, John and Roger talk about top engagement fails and how to fix them!

Contact Roger at roger@engagementunlimited.ca

http://www.engagementunlimited.ca

Click http://engagingvirtualmeetings.com/meet to meet John Chen.

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Mindy Bomonti is the creator of memorable, comfortably-elegant events and campaigns that enhance key relationships through a human-centric approach to planning while achieving data-supported KPIs and amplifying thought leadership to the targeted audience.

Mindy started in the hospitality industry as the receptionist at CRG Events and quickly became the EA to the CEO.

She followed him to his new company, Columbia Hospitality, where she held sales and marketing roles, with the final position as Director of the World Trade Center Seattle for two years, working with leaders from around the Puget Sound engaged in international trade.

Since then, she has consulted for Microsoft and AWS and been a part of several technology startups, leading their experiential marketing, events, and customer story programs.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

💥 New event professional advice from Mindy
🎥 Key aspect of Hybrid strategy is livestreaming
🚀Future of Hybrid industry

Resources:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindybomonti

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The AAPI Caucus will share our personal journeys, travel experiences, self-discovery, and the process of achieving goals of being AAPI. Our stories of growth, challenges, resilience, and the unique paths that have led us to where we are today will surely enlighten everyone in the room that we are not alone in our journey.

This month hear from John Chen, a designer, producer, speaker, trainer and emcee for engaging virtual & in-person meetings and one of the top 3 digital event strategists in the world (by PCMA). He has planned the only 100% virtual conference in the training industry for 1,200 people and is the author of the top selling book, "Engaging Virtual Meetings." John's contagious and dynamic energy will have you feeling motivated and inspired.

The NACE AAPI Caucus invites NACE members of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent and anyone who is interested in supporting the well-being, recruitment, retention, support and advancement of Asians in the hospitality industry. Come to learn, discuss, and meet like-minded members who want to share and educate everyone about Asian identities and issues. We're here to support AAPI student and professional talent and leadership so everyone is welcome to join and connect.

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Lisa Niver is the author of Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty and an award-winning travel expert who has explored 101 countries and six continents.

Discover her articles in publications from AARP: The Magazine and AAA Explorer to WIRED and Wharton Magazine, as well as her site WeSaidGoTravel.

For her print, podcast, digital and broadcast segments, she has been awarded three Southern California Journalism Awards and two National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards and has been a finalist 22 times.

Niver is also the host of the award-nominated podcast Make Your Own Map.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

💪 Where it all started - being brave

🙅‍♀️ High production doesn’t mean engaging

Resources:

https://lisaniver.com/braveish/

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Alex is the Founder & Community Manager of OBN Events, an online event hosting, marketing, and management company. In this conversation he spoke about networking, events promotions and what are the most common struggles that event hosts face. He also shared some advice on how to sell through your events & have people attending them again & again.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

🔥 Alex Hitt’s background
🤔 The last 10 minutes of your virtual event
🥽🕹 Is VR the future for virtual events?

Resources:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhitt
https://obn.events/

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