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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Jennifer Simpson is a wife, mother, 20-year quota crushing sales leader and EmpowerMentor with decades of been-there-done-that experience and let's-not-do-that-again life lessons to share.

Her EmpowerMentor mission helps overwhelmed entrepreneurs, exhausted executives, and stressed sales producers uncover and unleash their natural sales superpowers.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

🤝 How to create trust with someone you don’t know
💯 Virtual meetings must-haves
🔮 Future of virtual selling

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

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Amanda Lea Kaiser is a keynote speaker and author of Elevating Engagement: Uncommon Strategies for Creating a Thriving Member Community.

Through her extensive research, Amanda is at the forefront of exploring how attendee engagement is rapidly changing within communities. Find Amanda at https://amandaleakaiser.com, LinkedIn /amandakaiser , and Facebook / kaiserinsightsllc , and get weekly tips, resources, and articles about engagement delivered to you.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

🤩 Amanda Lea Kaiser’s background
💡 The importance of first impressions
💻 Top digital tools Amanda recommends

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In 2000, Milo left fifteen years in Information Technology to pursue his passion: applying improvisation to business practices and personal development.

Through his teamwork course “TEAMprovising” , he creates team connectedness, improved communication and boosted innovation (programmers at Sempra Energy, engineers at Qualcomm...even surgeons at AOSpine).

His interactive improv-game motivational speeches have delighted Southwest Airlines, Minolta, and Pfizer.

As a speaking coach, Milo has helped hundreds (including top management at Sharp Health Care) become more prepared, polished and powerful. A speech about his book “Public Speaking: Get A’s, Not Zzzzzz’s!” provides a fresh voice on this old topic.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

😍 Milo Shapiro's background
1️⃣ #1 Public speaking tip
🚀 The future of virtual learning is design

Resources:

https://www.MiloShapiro.com for info about him as a speaker and teambuilder or
https://www.PublicDynamics.com about him as a public speaking skills coach

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Over the past 34 years, Don Jones has achieved a reputation as one of the foremost designers of sophisticated, story-driven behavioral learning in the world.

His company Experience It Inc. is called on by organizations in over 78 countries to help them transform their organizational curriculum from passive content into immersive experiences both in the classroom and in blended formats.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

🤗 Don Jones background
🤳 Going human in a digital world
🚀 The future of virtual learning is design

Resources:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/donjonesexperienceit/
https://www.experienceit.com

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