Event Bestie Podcast
The biweekly 30ish minute show that unlocks the magic of event planning by taking you behind and before the scenes of your favorite events and answering the questions you need to know to execute event excellence of your own!
Hosted by 20+ year event planning veteran, Tanya Hayles - your new event bestie will bring you the FOMO you didn't know you needed and the event hacks that you definitely do.
Original music by https://www.kratedigga.com/
Episodes
20 episodes
Earth Day Is Everyday: Making sustainable events the default
Episode twenty and the spotlight is on...the planet! Specifically the importance of making events as eco-friendly as possible. We chatted with Romina Kwong an award-winning event strategist and educator with a passion for sustainability. ...
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Episode 20
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From ESPN to galas: the number one skill for event success
Episode nineteen, and the spotlight is on Gabriella Robuccio, founder of ProEventTips, an event management consulting company, where she draws on over a decade of experience in high-stakes event production and relationship management to provide...
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Episode 19
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The Life of Event Design
Episode eighteen, and the spotlight is on Jordan Gustus, a branding and event designer making 2D visions come to life in 3D and in 4K. With over 10 years of experience in Marketing, Design, & Visual Communication, she has desig...
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Episode 18
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The Evolution + Pivot Of An Event Planner
Episode seventeen, and the spotlight is on... Adrienne Giroux, a 20-year event veteran and founder of Chef In The House. Adrienne started planning parties long before turning it into a career. Post-university when she worked in Fil...
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Episode 17
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Collaborations Make Events Go Round (The World)
Episode sixteen, and the spotlight is on the amazing live event contractor Cheryl Izen, whom I've affectionately nicknamed The Event Closer. With over 25 years working international film festivals and global scale events, we chat a...
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Episode 16
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Community Powered Events Heals Hearts and Empowers Voices
Episode fifteen, the spotlight is on...how to create an event from scratch with nothing but a dream and a community!You've heard me say in previous episodes that you cannot have a successful event without sponsors. Jam Gamble, a prolifi...
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Episode 15
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Show Me The (Event Sponsorship) Money
Episode fourteen, the spotlight is on...sponsorship!This is probably the most asked question I get from folks trying to do their own events, so instead of telling you what I know - I went right to the source!
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Episode 14
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35:49
All Talk: booking and becoming a speaker
Episode thirteen, the spotlight is on... speaking. I'm seeing a lot of chatter online (thanks algorithm) from speakers about events trying to pay them in exposure, so I went to the source! In this episode, I chat with Tami Adams, f...
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Episode 13
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Top 4 biggest event pet peeves
Episode twelve, the spotlight is on... my top 4 biggest event pet peeves. These are the things I am not-so-silently judging your event on, sometimes before I even walk in the door. And if I'm doing it, so are your actual and potential guests.&n...
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Episode 12
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The Detroit Bridgerton Ball Debacle
Episode eleven, the spotlight is on... the ball drop heard around the world!If you haven't heard about the event (or lack thereof) that went viral last week, we're dropping this week's edition of the podcast early to catch you up on all...
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Episode 11
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Parents are people (and guests) too
Episode ten, the spotlight is on... parents as event guests! We'll talk about what current and future event planner people need to think about parents when planning their events. From making sure your venue meets their...
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Episode 10
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[The Clipboard] Mailbag of viral event stories pt 2
Episode nine, the spotlight is on...more event stories that had gotten the people going in the last 30 days.From the triumph of the Paris Olympics to film festival season to couples charging wedding guests an admission fee, events from ...
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Episode 9
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Point, click and photoshop: lessons from your event photographer
Episode eight, the spotlight is on...the event component that literally lasts a lifetime...photography!We sat down with Samantha Clarke who left the world of law to pursue photography 15 years ago. Samantha's commitment to excellence an...
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Episode 8
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Go DJ Go: Dropping event DJ'ing facts with DJ Lissa Monet
Episode seven, the spotlight is on...one of the most important event components - the music!We sit down with seasoned event, club and corporate event DJ Lissa Monet, a 6x award-winning female DJ based in Toronto with over 15+ years of r...
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Episode 7
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[The Clipboard] Mailbag of viral event stories pt 1
Episode six, the spotlight is on...event stories that have gone viral on the internet!From The Sepia Bride (the filter OG Instagram users used to love to hate/hate to love), to slave ships at weddings, we're covering stories that got th...
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Episode 6
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Virtual events are here to stay
Episode five, the spotlight is on...virtual events. When the pandemic hit, the world was forced into virtual galas, summits and everything else in between. Now just four years later, and everyone officially 'zoomed out', we're chat...
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Episode 5
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Fyre Fest: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Episode four, the spotlight is on... one of the biggest event planning failures in the history event planning failures: Fyre Festival.You know as a certified event nerd, I watched these docs when they dropped, but I definitely had to do...
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Episode 4
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33:48
Yes, events need DEIR too.
I’m going to say the letters DEI and you’re going to raise your shoulders to your ears. 1,2,3 - DEI! This is the physical reaction many inwardly have when they hear those letters. My goal is to not have your shoulders be...
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Episode 3
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Oops! I (mis) planned it again
Episode two, the spotlight is on...not being perfect and the time we almost had ZERO food to feed 60 guests. You can plan until the cows come home (and where did the cows even go?), but even seasoned event planners have their day of mistakes. &...
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Episode 2
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Introducing your new event bestie
You only get one chance to make a first impression - and that is especially true for a live event. Episode one, the spotlight is on...the host! Learn how Tanya went from dreams of law school to being a part of some of the biggest events in Nort...
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Episode 1
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