Mandell Experiences LLC

01/01/2022

Happy New Year! 2021 had its ups and downs, but overall I'm feeling immense gratitude for the highlights. Top 5:

1. Starting a contract with Microsoft as Event PM and getting assigned Lead PM for one of Microsoft's flagship events!
2. Watching Sport Climbing's debut at the Tokyo Olympics and feeling immense pride when Nathaniel Coleman took silver for USA
3. Mandell Experiences turning 6 years old!
4. Putting effort toward my mental health as well as my physical health, doing PT daily and fixing my chronic back pain of 17 years!
5. My boyfriend moving in with me!

What were some of your 2021 highlights? What are you most looking forward to in 2022?

04/05/2021

Very curious to see the results of this scientific trial. Linking COVID tests to tickets is an interesting strategy. A huge thanks to the participants and an excellent overview of the importance of events in our lives.

In Liverpool, people danced together at a warehouse party as part of a scientific trial of how and if social distancing can safely end.

24/04/2021

I've never run an Ultimate tournament (surprisingly), and my business model does not include owning events. Nevertheless, I found this article about the economics of Ultimate tournament organizing fascinating. Having managed event budgets up to a quarter million for the past decade, here are my 5 contributions to the conversation:

1) As an event organizer, if you're just in it for the money it won't be satisfying work
2) Regarding staff and vendors, you get what you pay for and it is important to compensate people for their time and the value they bring
3) Adding customization to ticket pricing can allow people access to the experience they want (opt in or out of swag packages, dinners, after parties, etc.)
4) Costs do go up for annual events - it is unrealistic to expect to pay the same every year as an attendee.
5) There are under-leveraged sources of incomes for both events to keep costs low AND teams to help meet rising costs. I'm still figuring out how COVID has changed the sponsorship landscape, but brands have something to gain from strategic partnerships and, done right, events and team partnerships can support their business goals.

I welcome your input and thoughtful conversation.

TDs aren't making any money. It's a problem.

23/02/2021

A message from Chloe Mandell:

I am thrilled to announce my latest independent contractor role, producing virtual events for Microsoft!

I will be supporting the Developer Relations (DevRel) department as a contracted project manager, planning and running events for Microsoft's 24/7 educational streaming service, Learn TV.

My new team is awesome and I'm both honored and humbled to be working alongside such talented individuals.

Find out more at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/tv/

Learn how to build solutions and use Microsoft products from the experts that built them! Learn TV is the place to find the latest digital content so you can always keep updated on the latest announcements, features, and products from Microsoft. Let us know what you think with the hashtag LearnTV.