45. Inside The Minds Of The Top Meeting Planners

This week on Inside the Greenroom we have not one but FIVE incredible Meeting Planners and OPS’s (Operation and Production Specialists) that control some of the most powerful stages and events in the world on with us today. You may recognize their names from past episodes, but I promise you have never heard any practical wisdom, honest advice, or success strategies like in today’s podcast. Join this panel-style conversation from our recent event A360i, with TedX Organizer Dolores Hirschmann, Traffic Conversion Summit’s Roland Frasier, Sage Event Management owner Bari Baumgardner, Jarrod Glandt President of Cardone Enterprises, and our very own ‘secret weapon’, and owner of Ideas Unlimited Seminars Pat Quinn.   What You’re Going to Get: You will get the inside track on what is working and happening in the events world today. Speakers:  Hear their opinions on what they think EVERY speaker should be doing in this crucial time. Learn how you can grow your platform while also becoming so essential that event hosts will not forget your name and practical advice on:   What to do if an event doesn’t reply to your email How to make the most out of the new digital event opportunities How to go from “the best-kept secret to keynote” Tips on mastering your craft   Meeting Planners and Event Host: If you have an event of 3 or 30,000 people, you will get pivotal information on how to take your digital event to the next level and how to hit the ground running when live events come back with new and innovative thinking. (Plus, increase your ROI)   More Of What We Cover:   What Meeting Planners look for in people who speak on their stage The way to identify and solve a meeting planner’s problem as a speaker Understanding where you fit on the stage Bringing Value to an event One Mistake people make when reaching out to event planners Why starting small could drastically change how you get discovered How a “pay for access” approach can give you amazing opportunities Using this time to get a leg up if you’re a first-time event host Offering a creative approach as a speaker will get you invitations to events both Live and Virtual How you make sure you - as a “Best Kept Secret” - can gain the attention of event planners and powerful people.  3 ways  to get “unstuck” from your message Why a change in mindset will help The biggest mistake you can make as a “Best Kept Secret” Hear why my team and I have been asked back to the stage again and again AND MUCH MORE!.....   Work with us: www.advanceyourreach.com   Connect with the meeting planners: Roland Frasier Jarrod Glandt Dolores Hirschmann Pat Quinn Bari Baumgardner Episode Minute By Minute: 0:02 What to expect today 2:31 Meeting Planner intro 5:05 Meet the people behind the events 5:21 Dolores Hirschmann Intro 5:55 Roland Frazier intro 6:31 Jared Glen intro 7:14 Pat Quinn intro 7:45 Bari Baumgardner intro  9:21 What meeting planners look for when booking speakers 20:03 The new opportunities for speakers and event host 33:35 How to go from the best-kept secret to a household name 43:05 Why Doloris, Roland, Beri, Jarrad, and Pat work with Advance Your Reach