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WE CREATE JOY

Dan Nilsen on Pride Month: Celebrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

For this Pride Month episode of The Events Experience, we spoke with our Founder and Owner, Dan Nilsen, about the importance of Pride Month for our agency and how we ensure everyone feels welcomed and included. Topics include:

Why inclusion is one of our core values
How Dan founded the Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Dan’s personal story regarding pride
How other organizations can support the LGBTQ+ community

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Pharmaceutical Events: Navigating the Unique Landscape

From telling you how to overcome pharma programs’ unique challenges to explaining how to stay up to date on compliance changes, Strategic Account Director, Shelley Huez, covers various pharmaceutical event insights in this podcast. Topics include:

Types of pharma programs we plan
Unique challenges of pharmaceutical events
How to stay on top of regulations and compliance requirements
Trends to watch for in pharma events

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Celebrating International Women’s Day

In this episode, we’re celebrating International Women’s Day with our talent and culture team’s Melanie Maddock and Shea Paredes! As a 90% female company in a female-dominated industry, we discuss what this day means to us and how we empower the women at our agency. Topics include:

What International Women’s Day means to us
How we promote women’s empowerment
Why inclusion is one of our values and how we foster inclusivity
Amazing female accomplishments achieved by Bishop-McCann women

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2023 Event Trends and Industry Outlook

With the new year just beginning, we discuss what’s to come in 2023 in the meetings and events landscape and what event industry trends to watch for with Amber Heintz, Vice President of Program Operations at Bishop-McCann. Topics include:

Key lessons learned in 2022
How economic conditions will affect our industry
New event trends to watch for in 2023
Challenges and opportunities for event planners this year

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Events Environment for Freelancers & Independent Talent

Joined by Bishop-McCann’s President and Owner, Rob Adams, and Soundings’ Founder and CEO, Tracy Judge, this episode covers issues relating to independent talent in the events industry, along with trends and the future of events. Topics include:

How the US Department of Labor defines independent contractors
Trends relating to independent talent
Short-term and long-term outlook for our industry
What attracts freelancers when choosing employers

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Giving Back Through Project JOY

With the season of giving right around the corner, we’re discussing our community relations program, Project JOY. Our guests are our Founder and Owner, Dan Nilsen, who created our program, and our Business Manager, Megan Barton, who has relaunched the program. Topics include:

Why Dan started our community relations program
Why we rebranded the program as Project JOY
How Project JOY works
Favorite memories from giving back

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