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Welcome to GatherGeeks, the event industry podcast, where people passionate about the power of live experiences and events come together. Join host David Adler as he discusses the latest news and trends affecting event marketers, meeting strategists, nonprofit organizers, and everyone in between. This podcast by BizBash is the destination for information, innovation, and inspiration for anyone involved in planning events and meetings, from conferences, trade shows, and fund-raising galas to product launches, festivals, award shows, weddings, and birthdays.

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GG045: Planning Events for Powerful People

Feb 27, 2017

Hosts: David Adler, Beth Kormanik

Guest: Philip Dufour

In this episode of GatherGeeks, David Adler, C.E.O. of BizBash, sits down with Philip Dufour, the owner of Dufour & Co. and a longtime Washington event planner. Formerly the social secretary to Al Gore—the first social secretary for any Vice...

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GG044: Introducing EnventU, a New Program Exposing Inner-City High Schoolers to the Event Industry

Feb 20, 2017

Hosts: David Adler, Beth Kormanik
Guest: Latoya Lewis

In this episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash C.E.O. David Adler sits down with Latoya Lewis, the founder and executive director of Washington-based nonprofit EnventU. This two-year-old program partners with urban high schools to teach event, meeting, conference, and trade...

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GG043: Voices From the New Front Lines: How the Event Industry Is Changing Under President Trump

Feb 13, 2017

Hosts: David Adler, Beth Kormanik
Guests: Kevin Chaffee, Kindra Meyer, Nancy Shaffer

In this episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash C.E.O. David Adler and executive editor Beth Kormanik share insights from three industry pros on events in the age of President Trump. These knowledgeable insiders give their take on how...

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GG042: The Dos and Don’ts of Social Media at Events

Feb 6, 2017

Hosts: David Adler, Beth Kormanik
Guest: Alex Plaxen

In this episode of GatherGeeks, social-media whiz Alex Plaxen of Little Bird Told Media chats with David Adler, C.E.O. of BizBash, and Beth Kormanik, executive editor of BizBash, about how to define social-media goals, how and why to live tweet an event, who should be...

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