Recent Podcasts

Massive Maritz Study: Late Registrations = Extra Revenue

Maritz released a groundbreaking Registration Insights Report that collected data over three years from 360,000 registrations at 30 tradeshows, and reveals the sweet spot between fretting over late attendee registrations and taking their increased event spend to the bank.

Say Her Name: Unapologetic Amplification and Breaking the Glass Ceiling

This Women's History Month, Tiffany Andrews, sales and marketing administrator at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, shares her perspectives on how to break the glass ceiling and build upon the advancements of women.


Podcast sponsored by Myrtle Beach Convention Center and Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach.

Hybrid Meetings: A Death Greatly Exaggerated

In the first ever episode of the Fast Forward podcast, host Logan Pratt sits down with hybrid meetings expert Bill Reed, who shares why meeting planners should still consider planning a hybrid event, and discusses the benefit of incorporating hybrid elements to events even four years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Black Meeting Profs CEO Jason Dunn on the State of DEIAB in the Meetings Industry

Jason Dunn, CEO of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals, reflects on his work there as well as where the meetings and events industry is in terms of diversity and inclusion, the nuanced issue of travel boycotts and advisories, and the generational challenge of persuading young people to consider a career in the meetings and hospitality industries.