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We Make Events So You Can Make Connections – with Vickie Claiborne and Andrew Gumper

with:

Vickie Claiborne – Training Manager Americas at disguise and Regional Director for WeMakeEvents

Andrew Gumper – Owner and President AG Production Services and National Director for WeMakeEvents

On this episode, we discuss what we can do to show support and solidarity for our brothers and sisters out of work. Nationwide, we can light it up red on Sept. 1st from 9pm-midnight. We can take a photo and share it far and wide on social media with the hashtags #wemakeevents and #redalertrestart. We can send emails to our local representatives. We can reach out to our fellow artists, production professionals and friends and make sure that they are doing well.

Please visit:  www.wemakeevents.org

and https://actionnetwork.org/letters/send-a-letter-to-congress-to-save-live-events-workers-and-the-industry

  • Live events directly employ over 12 million people.
  • Live events contribute over $1 trillion annually to the US economy.
  • 95% of live events have been cancelled due to COVID-19.
  • 96% of companies have cut staff and/or wages.
  • 77% of people in the live events industry have lost 100% of their income, including 97% of 1099 workers.

A Little Nepotism Never Hurt Nobody, Honey

with:

John Featherstone – Founding Partner at Lightswitch Inc.

Hailey Featherstone – Freelance Lighting Programmer and Designer

Mario Educate – President & CEO, OSA International

Carmen Educate – Executive Vice President, OSA International

On this episode, we discuss the pros and cons of nepotism in the entertainment business, the pride of having children be a part of big projects, bringing children into the shops and theaters, providing support for children who want to follow in their parents footsteps, how to get out from a parent’s shadow, how to climb the corporate ladder with a parental safety net, comparing work ethics and philosophies of the younger and older generations and a whole lot of family discussions about work.

“A little nepotism never hurt nobody, honey. If you got it, use it. Press on with it. Remind them of it.”

– Lena Horne

Please visit: www.lightswitch.net and www.osasolutions.com

COVID-19 Cancellations Have a Silver Lining and AVEducate Can Help Us Find it.

with Omar Colom – Director of Show Services, Zach Larsen – C.O.O. at AFPC.inc and Adam Faldetta – President / C.E.O at AFPC.inc

We discussed the many things that we can be learning about while we are at home during the travel restriction, how COVID-19 is affecting all markets, online education, online community and how to ask for help when you need help in these lean times.

Please checkout:

AVEducate.com , http://www.digeratiproductions.com/event-industry-aid , https://www.afpc-inc.net/

Spectrum Productions Names Greg Gardner President

Spectrum Productions Names Greg Gardner President

ATLANTA, GA  — Spectrum Productions, Inc. named Greg Gardner president.  Gardner will be responsible for sales team management, operations management and back office management as well as general management responsibilities. Prior to Spectrum Productions, Gardner had been with XL Video since 2010, serving most recently as COO, where he had been responsible for U.S. operations.