Miracle Workers. A Podcast for Meeting Planners, By Meeting Planners

08/04/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT🎙️ Dive into the world of event design with Adrian Segar on the latest Miracle Workers Podcast episode! Learn practical strategies to revolutionize your events without going crazy. From CERN to hotel ballrooms, Adrian shares fascinating insights and ideas you can implement right away. Tune in now: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/miracleworkerspodcast/episodes/EP-38-Conferences-That-Work-e2i3o26 🌟

Event Design? Who has the time for that? I thought the same until I started reading what our guest, Adrian Segar, had to say. Come listen for a discussion on what event design is and isn’t and how all of us can integrate it into our programs (without going crazy!). From bringing particles together...

30/01/2023

It's a new year and so that means new episodes! Amanda and Darryl get it started lamenting about recent air travel delays and start thinking about what this means for your meetings and events. Got backup plans? Got your pilot's license? Got patience??

Check out the newest episode now!
https://anchor.fm/miracleworkerspodcast/episodes/EP-34-Delayed-A-Travel-Disaster-Episode-e1u6efg

07/10/2022

So it's been a while, huh? We didn't plan on this episode but when Amanda hits "Record", the game is on. Darryl recaps his recent travel including the "Don't you dare look out your hotel window" story and they both highlight upcoming episodes and the future of the pod. Sit back, enjoy, and get ready...

07/10/2022

NEW EPISODE!!! This is not a drill!!
https://anchor.fm/miracleworkerspodcast/episodes/EP32-Are-we-Recording--Dont-Look-Out-Your-Window--and-Amandas-Sweater-e1orvfi
So I bet you're wondering where we've been. Yep, us too. Well, what was supposed to be a brief call to talk about the pod, became an episode. Because, why not?! We talk sweaters, looking out of a hotel window and even Robocop patrolling the conference center.

So it's been a while, huh? We didn't plan on this episode but when Amanda hits "Record", the game is on. Darryl recaps his recent travel including the "Don't you dare look out your hotel window" story and they both highlight upcoming episodes and the future of the pod. Sit back, enjoy, and get ready...

04/05/2022

We used to hypothesize about what meetings would look like post-Covid. Now more of us are finding out. We dropped a new episode of the pod today on what "Post-Covid" (I hate that term) meetings are looking like and what you can do to keep your attendees safe.

We also find out what Amanda and Darryl are eating for lunch. So we've got that going for us.


https://anchor.fm/miracleworkerspodcast/episodes/EP-31-Hot-Soup--Chewing-Sounds--and-Not-Calling-It-Post-Covid-e1hvm85

Amanda and Darryl are back and...evidently, eating lunch? After getting through with hot soup and chewing of salad, they settle in to talk about what events look like as we return to in-person in the coming months. Amanda tells some interesting stories about doing an event and the White House and Da...

06/04/2022

We know that literally dozens of you have been depressed and wondering if it is even worth checking Facebook without a new episode of the Miracle Workers podcast to listen to.

Wait no more! Amanda and Darryl are back with the one and only Rebecca to talk the value of . In a surprise to exactly nobody, Rebecca and Darryl get into it and Amanda does her best job to try and break it up.

Listen and enjoy the next 43 minutes of your life (no refunds please!)
https://anchor.fm/miracleworkerspodcast

Hi, I'm Amanda and I'm a Meeting Planner. Hi, I'm Darryl and I'm also a meeting planner. We created this pod to talk about the world of meetings and events from the planner's perspective. Join us as we talk about everything from Wi-Fi pricing to last-minute requests for kosher, vegetarian, gluten-fr...

28/06/2021

Your Monday can now start! A new episode of your favorite Meeting-related podcast is out now. As month wraps up, this new episode looks at how and should handle (PGPs). What is the line between inclusivity and pandering? Listen to find out.
https://anchor.fm/miracleworkerspodcast/episodes/EP-28-Pronouns-Accommodation-or-Pandering-e13fvho

Amanda and Darryl celebrate Pride Month with the great team at the LGBT Meeting Professional Association. They take a look at the world of Prefered Gender Pronouns (PGPs). When planners collect and use them for our attendees, are we inclusive and accomodating or are we pandering? Should we even be a...

21/06/2021

New Episode! Darryl and Amanda are back. But not just on the podcasting machine...they are back in person. No Zoom window here. Join them as they discuss what their ideal virtual meeting component looks like, talk baseball, business travel, plumbing, and even egg rolls. This is the episode you’ve been waiting for (if you’re really bored).
https://anchor.fm/miracleworkerspodcast/episodes/EP-27-Who-are-You-and-Why-are-You-at-My-Table-e1317qm

Darryl and Amanda are back. But not just on the podcasting machine...they are back in person. No Zoom window here. Join them as they discuss what their ideal virtual meeting component looks like, talk baseball, business travel, plumbing, and even egg rolls. This is the episode you’ve been waiting ...

19/04/2021

and are talking hybrid, but how do you budget for it? Are you looking beyond the costs for some extra A/V? Do you have dollars budgeted for engagement and to create value for your virtual audience?

Shayna Moskowitz (Part 2 Events) provides amazing insight. This episode of The Miracle Workers Podcasts was recorded live at

https://anchor.fm/miracleworkerspodcast/episodes/EP26-But-How-Am-I-Going-to-Budget-for-Hybrid-ev5jm4

Everybody is talking about hybrid meetings but where do you begin? Most of us start with the budget, but if you’ve never produced a hybrid meeting what do you need? Our special guest, Shayna Moskowitz, the Director of Meetings and Event Technology with Part 2 Events (part2events.com), breaks down ...

26/03/2021

For your weekend listening (or sleeping) pleasure...Because we carry our special crystal ball wherever we go, all of us should have known about the year that was before it happened. Of course, we can’t predict the future (no matter how much we tell people that). But, what do the next few months hold as some of us are returning to in-person events? Will hybrid always be here? Will we ever return to true normal? Will Darryl ever tell us what he’s drinking in his “coffee” cup? These mysteries and more on the latest episode of the Miracle Workers Podcast, “Well That Was a Year.”

https://anchor.fm/miracleworkerspodcast/episodes/EP25-Well-That-Was-a-Year-et96vq

We’re a year into what we never thought could ever happen. When will we return to face-to-face meetings? What will “Normal” look like? Why are you asking us? Do you think we just sit around our offices with a crystal ball? What are we some sort of Miracle Workers? Well, yes, we are but even wi...

09/03/2021

Are you an accidental or (like us), or did you plan it all along? But what about that next career move? Join career coach, Gigi Blair as she discusses powerful steps for making our professional visions a reality. This special “live-ish” episode was recorded in front of a virtual-studio audience from the MPI Virginia Chapter!
https://anchor.fm/miracleworkerspodcast/episodes/EP24-Youre-a-Meeting-Planner--Now-What-erskcf

Are you an accidental meeting planner (like Darryl and Amanda), or did you plan...get it…” plan”...to be a planner all along? Well no matter how you got here, you’re here now and it’s time to own it. But what happens when you want to move up or are forced to move out and onto a new positio...

26/02/2021

The new episode is up! EP23: Take Stock Of Your Health (Part 1: Physical Health

Meeting Planning is consistently in the top 10 most stressful jobs in America and while we're great at focusing on our guests and clients, we rarely look in on our own health.

Amanda and I were so happy to have Patty Stern join us to talk about and taking a serious look at our personal . Hear Patty's story on the latest episode!
https://anchor.fm/miracleworkerspodcast/episodes/Ep-23-Take-Stock-Of-Your-Health-Part-1-Physical-Health-eqrq3o/a-a4nkcng

Our focus is laser-locked on making sure our attendees have a great time at our events. Do they have enough to eat? Are they comfortable in those chairs? What can I do to make their lives better? But what about us? When did you take time out to look at your own health? In this episode, we explore ju...

09/02/2021

New Episode: React vs. Respond (🤬 vs 🤔)

Did you know meeting planning is one of the top 5 most “high-stress jobs”? Of course, you have, it’s one of 12 reasons that I have very little hair left! Have you ever been ankle-deep in planning and that board member, or your boss, comes to you with yet another change? What do you do? Do you rip them a new one and say that you hope they get hit by a bus and then a steamroller and then the USC marching band...oh wait that was the end of The Naked Gun.

A better move is to take a deep breath and not just react but carefully respond. Today’s guest Molly Marsh from AMR Management Services walks us through this process and leaves us with some tips on how to keep our cool when all we want to do is rip someone’s head off!

https://anchor.fm/miracleworkerspodcast/episodes/EP22-React-vs--Respond-eq488s

Did you know meeting planning is one of the top 5 most “high-stress jobs”? Of course, you have, it’s one of 12 reasons that I have very little hair left! Have you ever been ankle-deep in planning and that board member, or your boss, comes to you with yet another change? What do you do? Do you ...

25/01/2021

The first episode of 2021 is here! Darryl puts on his sp*edo again (and Amanda begs him to put on pants), as they DIVE into the world of event mapping and design with Shawn Cheng from the MCI Group.

https://anchor.fm/miracleworkerspodcast/episodes/EP21-DIVE-Right-In-Event-Design-Mapping-ep8elb

Welcome to 2021! It’s a new year but Darryl is still taking things too literally. Amanda talks him off the diving board and back into pants as they welcome Shawn Cheng of the MCI Group to talk about Event Mapping and the D.I.V.E methodology. Takeaways: Event Mapping is a great way to design your e...

21/12/2020

The Last 2020 Episode drops today. Come hear "A Clip Show" as Amanda and Darryl recount this dumpster fire of a year and look forward to their New Year's resolutions.


https://anchor.fm/MiracleWorkersPodcast/episodes/EP20-Its-a-Clip-Show-ent9cg

2020 has FINALLY come to an end. Amanda and Darryl would have liked to provide a full fresh episode to send you out on but instead, they mailed it in and gave you a clip show. You should be grateful you got anything other than a lump of coal! Listen as they look back on 2020, share some behind-the-s...

15/12/2020

I was looking at some of the Podcast analytics today. Disappointed we don't have more intergalactic listeners!

26/11/2020

We wish all of you out there a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. While the bird is roasting, take a listen to our New Episode! Even in a craptastic year like 2020, Amanda and I can find things to be thankful for. We talk about all that's has happened this year, name drop Derrick a few more times and even provide some insight into my barber. Special thanks to Jan Auman, Terry Matthews-Lombardo , Shelli Vasser Gilliam, Shameka Allen-Lane and Linda Allen for calling in and sharing their thankful moments!

https://anchor.fm/MiracleWorkersPodcast/episodes/EP-19-Were-Thank-Full-emt0kl

In this episode we give thanks to all of you out there listening, our awesome guests (yes, Derrick Johnson), and for the great community of who have allowed us to do this for this first year! We wish you a happy, healthy, and especially, safe Thanksgiving this year! A special thanks...

20/11/2020

Can this year be over yet? Seriously! 2020 was in a word but we are all thankful for something. Share with us the thing(s) that made you this year. Use the link to record a message and we'll use it on our upcoming Thanksgiving show.
https://anchor.fm/miracleworkerspodcast/message

Hi, I'm Amanda and I'm a Meeting Planner. Hi, I'm Darryl and I'm also a meeting planner. We created this pod to talk about the world of meetings and events from the planner perspective. Join us as we talk about everything from Wi-Fi pricing to last-minute requests for kosher, vegetarian, gluten-free...

16/11/2020

Hey are you ready to go back to f2f meetings in 2021? I know I am. This week on the Miracle Workers Podcast Amanda and I interview 3 amazing planners who are running the new Pandemic Compliance Advisor course. Take a listen and hear from Heather Seasholtz, CMP, DES, Mary-Ann Urbanovich, MS, CMP-HC and Shannon Majewski, CMP, CMM, HMCC, VEMM as they breakdown what the course is all about and why more people need to get trained before we can return to f2f meetings safely!

This week Amanda and Darryl learn all about the new Pandemic Compliance Advisor course being offered by the team over at Health Education Services (https://healtheducationservices.net/training/pandemic-compliance-advisor/). They interview the creators/facilitators: Heather Seasholtz, CMP, DES, Mary-...

13/11/2020

2020 was in a word but we are all thankful for something. Share with us that thing that made you this year. Leave us a message and we'll use it on our upcoming Thanksgiving show.

https://anchor.fm/MiracleWorkersPodcast/message

Hi, I'm Amanda and I'm a Meeting Planner. Hi, I'm Darryl and I'm also a meeting planner. We created this pod to talk about the world of meetings and events from the planner perspective. Join us as we talk about everything from Wi-Fi pricing to last-minute requests for kosher, vegetarian, gluten-free...

05/11/2020

Good Morning Meeting Planners and Event Profs! I know we could all use a break from the election, so why not listen to the latest episode of The Miracle Workers Podcast?

Join Amanda and me for the last of our 3 part series on "Using Events to Change the World" featuring a discussion of how to support the LGBT community with the incomparable Alex Carvalho-Lukachova and Jeffreys of the LGBT MPA!

If you need even more reason to listen, there is an in-depth discussion of dog p*e. See....much better than election news!

https://anchor.fm/MiracleWorkersPodcast/episodes/EP-17-Using-Events-to-Change-the-World-Part-III---All-The-Colors-Supporting-the-LGBT-Community-elq9ks

We round out our 3-part series on "Using Events to Change the World" by taking a look into discrimination based on sexual identity and orientation. Our guests for this rather long (but ultra-important) conversation: David Jefferys, Executive Director/CEO of the LGBT Meeting Professionals Association...

30/10/2020

Our new episode is coming Monday! "All The Colors: Supporting the LGBT Community" as Part 3 of our series on Using Events to Change the World!

We also have a "Thanksgiving" Episode coming up and we need to hear from you. Tell us what you're thankful for in this rather crap-tastic year. Record your message on our site: https://anchor.fm/MiracleWorkersPodcast/message

Hi, I'm Amanda and I'm a Meeting Planner. Hi, I'm Darryl and I'm also a meeting planner. We created this pod to talk about the world of meetings and events from the planner perspective. Join us as we talk about everything from Wi-Fi pricing to last-minute requests for kosher, vegetarian, gluten-free...

05/10/2020

Happy Monday: A new episode of Miracle Workers is now posted. Amanda runs the show as I shut up for almost the entire episode (worth the listen just for that). She interviews Iby Seltzer and Andrias White to talk about what it's like to be a woman in the meetings and events industry.

This is the 2nd of our 3-part series on using meetings and events to promote equality and fight diversity, gender, and sexual orientation discrimination.

Have a listen: https://anchor.fm/MiracleWorkersPodcast/episodes/EP-16-Using-Events-to-Change-the-World-Part-II---Girl-Talk-ek2puv

Darryl shuts up for (almost) an entire episode and Amanda gets to interview two of her best industry friends. Join us for a "girl talk" episode covering what it's like to be a woman in this business and all the pitfalls they have to navigate, and the celebrations they get to enjoy! We're joined by I...

14/09/2020

Brand New Episode: What We Did On Summer Vacation! Come here Amanda and Darryl break down their summer fun including Covid testing, airplane rides, registration fees and the usual supply of bad jokes and general smart-alec-ey!

Summer is over and Amanda and Darryl are back at it. Come hear how they spent their summers and what meeting-related lessons they learned. No take-aways this week, just good clean recapping fun! Links Mentioned In Today's Show: Vote.org: http://vote.org MPI Foundation: https://www.mpi.org/about/foun...

02/07/2020

Our first (of three) episodes on Meeting Planners Changing the World! Tune in to hear Derrick Johnson of Tally Management and Emee Pumarega of ELP Events as they discuss ways that planners can help call out racism and start to change the world through events.
https://anchor.fm/MiracleWorkersPodcast/episodes/EP-14-Using-Events-to-Change-The-World-Part-1-eg62vn

We are launching a 3-part series on how, as planners, we can use our meetings and events to call out inequalities and help change the world. We don't always think of our events in the larger community and can easily get comfortable and pigeon-holed into doing things just one way. In these episodes,....