Episode 40: Taking time out for your wellbeing boosts your business success

You don’t have to be on your knees, on the edge of burnout to know that something needs to change in your life. But it’s definitely one way to force you to prioritise your wellbeing. Going through sudden loss, grief and a few years of working tirelessly in a pandemic gave Samme Allen the push to put her wellbeing at the top of her and her business’ agenda. Weaving wellbeing into the heart of her work has seen her life and her business fly so it was amazing to have her on the podcast to share her experiences and wisdom. We spoke about: What the catalyst to change can look like that pushes us to prioritise our health and wellbeing How taking a break positively impacted her business  Is it possible to build a business that is ‘well’ and profitable? The biggest impact of HOW we work on our wellbeing How the events industry needs to change its attitude towards wellbeing   About Samme Samme Allen is the CEO of conferenceemcees.com, the leading global and sustainable network of elite professional conference emcees, moderators and facilitators. Launched in 2021, during the height of the global pandemic, conferenceemcees.com delivers in person, virtual, or hybrid professional hosts anywhere in the world our clients need them, ensuring a seamless and sustainable solution to professional event delivery. With individually selected and assessed professionals across the conferenceemcees.com community, from San Francisco to Sydney, we help clients source their emcee/moderator or facilitator for meetings, conferences and events from 6-60,000 people and can search based on location, language, industry or sector experience as well as event type and budget.  Most importantly, conferenceemcees.com is built on the three founding pillars of sustainability, diversity and experience.  Offering global, sustainable event support services including meeting design consultation and the Academy offering communications and moderator training for internal stakeholders, Samme herself is an award-winning professional emcee, speaker and presenter. Samme has been working with global audiences for over 20 years, as well as designing meetings and coaching speakers and moderators to facilitate greater engagement and deliver more sustainable event solutions. conferenceemcees.com on linked in Samme Allen on Linked In