No More Bad Events
From locking in tech vendors to booking high-impact speakers to ensuring the cocktail hour goes off without a hitch, planning meetings or events can be a daunting task, and the likelihood of something going sideways is inevitable. No matter your experience level or the number of events you've planned.
Brought to you by eSpeakers, No More Bad Events is the professional event planner's best resource for navigating this tenuous universe towards event perfection every time.
Hosted by Scott Bloom, No More Bad Events provides an inside look into the world of flawless event execution, insider secrets, non-traditional approaches, and must-have tactics, as shared by legendary event organizers and contributors. Each episode also provides key insights to ensure your next event is met with rave reviews and resounding success.
Tune into No More Bad Events on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.
No More Bad Events is produced and presented by eSpeakers.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 77
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Pulling the Red Thread (ft. Gail Davis | President and Founder | GDA Speakers)
Title
Pulling the Red Thread (ft. Gail Davis | President and Founder | GDA Speakers)
Bio
Gail Davis is the president and founder of GDA Speakers, one of the top speaker bureaus in the world, representin…
Who is Bowie Badger? (ft. Kristina McCoobery and Paul Blurton | CEO & Chief Creative Officer, INVNT)
Title
Who is Bowie Badger? (ft. Kristina McCoobery and Paul Blurton | CEO & Chief Creative Officer, INVNT)
Bio
Kristina McCoobery (CEO) and Paul Blurton (Chief Creative Officer) of INVNT, an NYC-based l…
There’s No Business Like Show Business (ft. Mark Felix | Director of Entertainment Services, Drury Design Dynamics)
Title: There’s No Business Like Show Business (ft. Mark Felix | Director of Entertainment Services, Drury Design Dynamics)
Opening Quote:
“Anybody can book, as I said, a talent, but we pride ourselves…
The Voice of Meetings and Events (ft. Glenn Thayer | Conference Moderator & Master of Ceremonies)
Title:
The Voice of Meetings and Events (ft. Glenn Thayer | Conference Moderator & Master of Ceremonies)
Opening Quote:
Why do people go to conferences? Why do people go to award shows? They're there to…
Audience Advocates, Engagement Experts, and Kick-Ass Experiences (ft. DJ Hanson and John Sideris | Founders, BlueprintNYC
OPENING QUOTE:
“One of the most innovative things that we have embraced is diversity. Diversity in background and diversity in culture and diversity in thought really is what creates this most incredi…
Pushing Boundaries to Produce the Best | (ft. Chris Janese | Co-CEO, The Green Room)
OPENING QUOTE:
“That last mile is about standing there with the CEO, with the Chief Marketing Officer, with the product people that are on stage, and saying how can we take this script that we have ri…
Picking the Perfect Speaker | (ft. Rich Gibbons | President, SpeakInc)
TITLE:
Picking the Perfect Speaker | (ft. Rich Gibbons | President, SpeakInc)
OPENING QUOTE:
“There are so many. I don't want to say horror stories, but there have been lots of selections over the years…
Scoring Big in the Event World | (ft. Ross Bernstein | Author and Keynote Speaker)
TITLE:
Scoring Big in the Event World | (ft. Ross Bernstein | Author and Keynote Speaker)
OPENING QUOTE:
“And I guess the trend now that we're fully back in person, I mean, there's obviously some hybrid…
Laughter and the Lightness of Being | (ft. Melinda Buckley | Executive Coach and Creative Director)
TITLE:
Laughter and the Lightness of Being | (ft. Melinda Buckley | Executive Coach and Creative Director)
OPENING QUOTE:
“Humor is a tool, just like anything else. So it's not something that's dominant…
Where Theatre Meets Corporate Events | (ft. Jeremy Dobrish | Senior Creative Director, Proscenium)
TITLE:
Where Theatre Meets Corporate Events | (ft. Jeremy Dobrish | Senior Creative Director, Proscenium)
OPENING QUOTE:
“What playwriting really taught me was structure. And how do you structure a stor…
Producing Moments That Matter | (ft. J.B. Miller | President & CEO, Empire Entertainment)
TITLE: Producing Moments That Matter | (ft. J.B. Miller | President & CEO, Empire Entertainment)
OPENING QUOTE:
“And to create big moments requires creativity, but it requires engineering, requires the…
Flying High on Success with a Dynamic Event Production Duo | (ft. Nicole Beukers and Jennifer Winegardner | Co-founders of Heron Production Group)
TITLE:
Flying High on Success with a Dynamic Event Production Duo | (ft. Nicole Beukers and Jennifer Winegardner | Co-founders of Heron Production Group)
OPENING QUOTE:
“We are in the business of sellin…
Behind the Scenes with a Mega Influencer (ft. Eric Rutherford | Executive Producer, 15|40 Productions)
TITLE:
Behind the Scenes with a Mega Influencer (ft. Eric Rutherford | Executive Producer, 15|40 Productions)
OPENING QUOTE:
“Time is bleeding, and every minute should count. So how I approach an event …
Luxury Brand Events with a French Twist. Ooh la la! (ft. Thomas Serrano | Founder and CEO, Exclamation Group)
TITLE:
Luxury Brand Events with a French Twist. Ooh la la! (ft. Thomas Serrano | Founder and CEO, Exclamation Group)
OPENING QUOTE:
“It's just those different levels of emotion that we lay down on the t…
Unlocking the Five Keys to Engagement (ft. Sharon Reus | President, CPG Agency)
TITLE: Unlocking the Five Keys to Engagement (ft. Sharon Reus | President, CPG Agency)
OPENING QUOTE:
“We have the power to change people's beliefs, and why is that important? Well, people act out of t…
Collaboration Artists, Connectors, and Goosebump Moments (ft. David Adler | Chairman & Founder, BizBash)
TITLE:
Collaboration Artists, Connectors, and Goosebump Moments (ft. David Adler | Chairman & Founder, BizBash)
OPENING QUOTE:
“Everybody wants to be heard. And most of the times when we go to events, p…
Prepare for Impact. Taking Your Event to An Eleven. (ft. Ryan Estis | Keynote Speaker, Author & Founding Partner, ImpactEleven)
TITLE:
Prepare for Impact. Taking Your Event to An Eleven. (ft. Ryan Estis | Keynote Speaker, Author & Founding Partner, ImpactEleven)
OPENING QUOTE:
“It's a question I love to ask Meeting Planners… how…
Getting to Exceptional. (ft. Gary Forman. | Freelance Creative Director and Speechwriter)
TITLE:
Getting to Exceptional. (ft. Gary Forman. | Freelance Creative Director and Speechwriter)
OPENING QUOTE:
“I have to say because it’s one of the more interesting things I found in this work. I’ve …
Start with Why. End with a Win. (ft. Mike Bonheim | Communications Strategist and Creative Director)
TITLE: Start with Why. End with a Win. (ft. Mike Bonheim | Communications Strategist and Creative Director)
OPENING QUOTE:
“We want to create an experience here where our message is, and the key messag…
Screen management. Camera time. And tidy backgrounds in the virtual world. (ft. Rebecca Morgan | Management Consultant and Coach)
TITLE:
Screen management. Camera time. And tidy backgrounds in the virtual world. (ft. Rebecca Morgan | Management Consultant and Coach)
OPENING QUOTE:
I coined the phrase “tidy authentic beats virtual …