Latest Gatherers Podcast Episodes
#068 We Are Humans
What We Will Abide - January 25, 2021 12:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsI've been wrestling with my anger about the havoc Covid-19 has wrought in our country and the ineptitude that has typified how we've dealt with it. But, I still feel I don't know enough to have an opinion at all. So, in this episode, I turn to Michael Taylor, a Respiratory Therapist who works in...
#067 - I Can, I Am: Jessica Edonick
What We Will Abide - November 26, 2020 03:15 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOnce an aspiring Medieval historian, Jessica Edonick now serves as Dean of Students at the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in downtown Lancaster, PA. She defines and redefines the position almost all the time, giving liberally of herself to students in need in a selfless, exhaustive way. ...
All Hallows Eve-nt - A Halloween Brand Ambassador SPECIAL!
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - October 29, 2020 01:00 - 16 minutesAll Hallows Eve-nt - A Halloween Brand Ambassador SPECIAL! Philip Victor shares his story of breaking BAD Channon Adde tells us about her interaction with Khaleesi Kristina Fryk has an ALARMING experience. Larry Wyatt finds out about BLOOD and STITCHES Rick Gerber in “Who Do VooDoo”? Sasha...
Using Ear Prompters / Steve Multer, Corporate Storyteller
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - October 19, 2020 23:00 - 42 minutesEar Prompter tips from Philip Victor, Rick Gerber, Sasha Love Higgins, Larry Wyatt, Sara Konecky, and Shannon Dade. Corporate Storytelling -Steve Multer’s first tradeshow as a presenter for Live Marketing in Chicago started as an actor on stage. LARGE theater presentations back in the 1990’s “...
The BEST & WORST places to work / Amy Cosgrove, tradeshow staffer
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - October 08, 2020 23:00 - 39 minutesQ&A With Amy Cosgrove: Starting a career as a “costumed character” Getting her first “gig” in Boston, MA How to get the NEXT gig and building her reputation in Boston and Philadelphia Working with more than one agency so that she is turning work away because she is so busy. OPTIMISM in tr...
The most “unique” products ever worked for / Auto Shows with Laura Harwood - Las Vegas showgirl.
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - September 16, 2020 00:00 - 31 minutesThe most “unique” products ever worked for question team: Laura Harwood, Amy Cosgrove, Philip Victor, Rick Gerber, Channon Dade, Laura Harwood - Las Vegas showgirl. Remembering her first tradeshow in Detroit at Cobo Hall and how she got her first booking. Working in Chicago’s McCormick Place...
Aching Feet / Sara Konecky, branding associate - crowd gatherer
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - September 07, 2020 22:00 - 35 minutesAching Feet - Sara Konecky, branding associate/crowd gatherer How Sara got into the business of crowd gathering and event staffing at tradeshows. Crowd gatherer, hostess, or associate, what do you like to call yourself. What are the duties of a crowd gatherer? Why it is important to KNOW what...
Tradeshow Give-Aways / Chef Anton - Trick-shot Sales Entertainer
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - August 28, 2020 21:00 - 39 minutesSeason 1, Episode 13 - Tradeshow Give-Aways / Chef Anton - Trick-shot Sales Entertainer How do variety acts work in brand activations? How to best use a professional brand ambassador to assist with crowd dynamics in a live presentation Using a dedicated team or local talent advantages and pit...
MASTERCLASS in tradeshow presenting with Scotty Meltzer / Should you go to dinner with your client?
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - August 22, 2020 19:00 - 44 minutesQuestion: What do you do if your client asks you to dinner? Scotty Meltzer, Tradeshow juggler - Comedy Industries Today’s episode is a MASTERCLASS in tradeshow presenting (period). What is a “tradeshow juggler”? Adding a commercial message to a variety act helps make a product understandabl...
Face The Event: COVID-19 Special Edition
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - August 15, 2020 02:00 - 33 minutesIn this episode, we are taking a focused look into how the brand ambassador, tradeshow staffer world has changed since March 2020. Scott Tokar announces his new companion podcast “Convention(al) Protocol” available right here where you found THIS podcast. First, we speak with Becky Jo Schwarz...
I'm not contracted to do THAT / and an interview with BA, Kristina Fryk
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - August 07, 2020 21:00 - 29 minutesEpisode 10, Season 1 - Scott Tokar asks, "What do you do when you are asked to do something above and beyond your contract"? An Interview with Kristina Fryk, a brand ambassador from the Pacific Northwest. In Kristina's 3 Years as a Brand Ambassador, she has worked sporting events with the Seat...
Voice tips/loss of voice and an interview with BA, Channon Dade.
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - July 31, 2020 22:00 - 31 minutesThis week's episode isn’t at a loss for words, because Scott Tokar finds out how to SAVE your VOICE on an activation… Scott interviews Channon Dade who has over a decade of experience as a crowd gatherer, host, emcee, trainer, and is now talent management and a District Mgr for CE talent. Chan...
Scanning Badges / Sasha Love Higgins Brand Ambassador & Corporate Story Teller
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - July 24, 2020 01:00 - 44 minutesScott Tokar talks about scanning badges for maximum quantification on the show floor with Alexis Baize, Philip Victor, Rick Gerber, Jenifer Canale, Robin Bell, Channon Dade & Larry Wyatt. Then Scott interviews Sasha Higgins to find out how she got started in the BA and Tradeshow world. Secret...
Make-up / Becky Jo Schwarz & how to get booked as a brand ambassador
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - July 16, 2020 23:00 - 50 minutesEpisode 7, Season 1 Make-up episode! Becky Jo Schwarz of CE Talent talks with us and shares the secrets of what are agents REALLY looking for in brand ambassadors and event staffers? What kind of photos should you submit to an agency and why those NSFW bathing suit photos are the wrong choice ...
Shoes / Rick Gerber & On Premises Bar Activations
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - July 10, 2020 22:00 - 46 minutesShoes and standing all day on an activation. Rick Gerber - With over 40,000 on-premises bar promotions, Rick shares brand ambassador tips for working with a major beer brand around the world. Rick walks us through his 30+ year career as an in-person bar promotion expert that has allowed him to...
Getting TO the show / Plus, an interview with Larry Wyatt
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - July 02, 2020 23:00 - 40 minutesIf parking is at a premium, how should you get to an activation or event? Walk, Uber, or pay $60 to park? This week we hear from the tradeshow experts Alexis Baize, Becky Jo Schwarz, Robin Bell, Jennifer Canale, and Phillip Victor to find out! Our interview spotlight is with tradeshow actor, La...
What to wear, attire on the gig / Plus, an interview with Jennifer Canale
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - June 25, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutesWhat to wear, attire on the job - Alexis Baize, Becky Jo Schwarz, Veronica Tevelde, Robin Bell, Jennifer Canale, Philip Victor, Larry Wyatt Jeniffer canale interview - Badge scanning and crowd gathering, making a long term career out of event staffing. Finding ambassador gigs on Craigslist, wor...
What to wear, attire on the gig / Plus, an interview with Jennifer Canale
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - June 25, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutesWhat to wear, attire on the job - Alexis Baize, Becky Jo Schwarz, Veronica Tevelde, Robin Bell, Jennifer Canale, Philip Victor, Larry Wyatt Jeniffer canale interview - Badge scanning and crowd gathering, making a long term career out of event staffing. Finding ambassador gigs on Craigslist, wor...
How to handle "unwanted" attention / Plus, an interview with Philip Victor
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - June 18, 2020 08:00 - 53 minutesSeason 1, Episode 3: Scott Tokar discusses flirting and unwanted attention during activation with Robin Bell, Veronica Tevelde, Becky Jo Schwarz, Alexis Baize, Jennifer Canale, and Philip Victor. We bring you a “face-to-face” interview with the creator and moderator of the over 250 “Brand Amba...
#066 - "I'm Still Black": Osmyn Oree
What We Will Abide - June 15, 2020 03:37 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOsmyn Oree is an admissions counselor at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCA&D) and is a gradate of the college. He is also a photographer and an activist. We talk about the evolution of his work, his political consciousness, and a bit about his inner life amidst this turbulent time. ...
Eating at an event / Robin Bell - Season 1, Episode 2
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - June 11, 2020 15:00 - 46 minutesEating and getting meals (dos and don'ts) while working a tradeshow event. Face-To-Face Interview with Robin Bell We chat about; booking via agents, booking direct, and via referrals, what you need in promotion materials, photos, videos and your own tradeshow marketing website Robin also tell...
#065 - Don't Forget What Lenny Said
What We Will Abide - June 06, 2020 03:55 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOf Lenny Bruce, Eric Bogosian said, "Saint Lenny, he died for our sins." Over 60 years ago, comedian Lenny Bruce cracked wise about racism, corrupt power and American culture. His critique still reverberates, which means not enough has changed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Exhibitor badges / Veronica Tevelde - Season 1, Episode 1
Face The Event - Event Staff & Brand Ambassador Podcast - June 04, 2020 21:00 - 36 minutesInaugural Podcast: Exhibitor badges and getting into a tradeshow with Robin Bell, Veronica Tevelde, Becky Jo Schwarz, Alexis Baize, Jennifer Canale. We brig you a “face-to-face” interview with tradeshow presenter, Veronica Tevelde where we discuss: how to get started as a tradeshow staffer, pr...
#064 - Turn Around
What We Will Abide - June 01, 2020 01:23 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsStep 1: Unite. People of all skin colors, political agendas, genders and sexualities. All together as one. Step 2: Get the police to join in. Otherwise, it's utter bloodshed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#063 The Long Walk
What We Will Abide - May 24, 2020 03:19 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsMy daughter records a message to herself at age 30 while getting trucks to honk at us; birthday present requests, and the glory of meatballs. Music by Eliot White and Eyal Marcovici. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#062 - Vulnerable to Demons: Leo DiSanto
What We Will Abide - May 03, 2020 02:49 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAt some point along the way, Leo DiSanto and I recognized we were dependent on alcohol and took steps to release ourselves from the hold it had on us. What we learned was that things got worse before they got better, Drinking quiets the hobgoblins of self-hatred, but only for a short while, and ...
#061 - The Whole Human: Dawn Cox from Prana PT
What We Will Abide - April 21, 2020 18:35 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsDawn Cox at Prana Functional Manual Therapy (PranaPT.com) came to the PT profession later in her life, and brings to bear her experience connecting with human beings in various sectors of her life in her work now. At Prana, physical therapists treat the whole human being, and don't just reduce p...
#060 - The Most Dangerous Profession: Bob Fenster
What We Will Abide - March 22, 2020 21:50 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsBob Fenster is a social studies teacher and a musician. I met him a bunch of years ago at aconference on the Arab Spring in Philly. He's a New Jersey boy, born and bred, but I still retain enough (professional) respect for him that I felt like asking him a few questions about how he addresses co...
Riverpod Crossover Episode—We're Still Here: Lee Francis IV
What We Will Abide - March 22, 2020 21:20 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThis is a crossover episode. These days I co-own 9 Panel Comics a comic book store with my friend Jon Darby. We buy and sell old and new comic books. We also produce a comic-related podcast. For this episode, I interview Lee Francis IV is the author of Ghost River, a graphic novel about the Cone...
9 Panel Crossover Episode—We're Still Here: Lee Francis IV
What We Will Abide - January 08, 2020 15:01 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThis is a crossover episode. These days I co-own 9 Panel Comics a comic book store with my friend Jon Darby. We buy and sell old and new comic books. We also produce a comic-related podcast. For this episode, I interview Lee Francis IV is the author of Ghost River, a graphic novel about the Cone...
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