Episodes

Bollotta-FIDE x SDSU MEM Master’s Class: IMEX-cited for This Series Anthony and Alex find time during the busy slate at IMEX America in Las Vegas to introduce a new ongoing series on Bollotta-FIDE. Master’s Class follows Anthony’s journey in the Meeting & Event Management (MEM) master’s program at San Diego State University (SDSU). Carl Winston, Founding Director of the L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at SDSU, joins the show, along with two of the school’s master’s in...

Bollotta-FIDE x SDSU MEM Master’s Class: IMEX-cited for This Series Anthony and Alex find time during the busy slate at IMEX America in Las Vegas to introduce a new ongoing series on Bollotta-FIDE. Master’s Class follows Anthony’s journey in the Meeting & Event Management (MEM) master’s program at San Diego State University (SDSU). Carl Winston, Founding Director of the L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at SDSU, joins the show, along with two of the school’s master’s in...

What a dream! This week Bollotta-FIDE is joined by the creative design maestro JOE MINEO (Joe Mineo Creative, Author "It's My Party"). Anthony and Alex find out how Joe has regrouped, rethought and restructured in the past year. Joe lets us in on how he has set healthy boundaries with incoming clients and how he sets their expectations early on. Anthony and Alex get into how JMC treats every event like a live show in the theater. There is also some behind the business talk about staffing needs, ...

What a dream! This week Bollotta-FIDE is joined by the creative design maestro JOE MINEO (Joe Mineo Creative, Author "It's My Party"). Anthony and Alex find out how Joe has regrouped, rethought and restructured in the past year. Joe lets us in on how he has set healthy boundaries with incoming clients and how he sets their expectations early on. Anthony and Alex get into how JMC treats every event like a live show in the theater. There is also some behind the business talk about staffing needs, ...

What a dream! This week Bollotta-FIDE is joined by the creative design maestro JOE MINEO (Joe Mineo Creative, Author "It's My Party"). Anthony and Alex find out how Joe has regrouped, rethought and restructured in the past year. Joe lets us in on how he has set healthy boundaries with incoming clients and how he sets their expectations early on. Anthony and Alex get into how JMC treats every event like a live show in the theater. There is also some behind the business talk about staffing needs, ...

Bollotta-FIDE takes a deep dive into HALLOWEEN. Anthony and Alex discuss their personal feelings and memories for the Spooky Season past and present. They go over a grab bag of Halloween traditions and how they started. Random sidelines like, 'HOW WOO-WOO ARE YOU?". Questions arise like, "Did you TP a house or were you TP'd?" Enjoy their Halloween romp. ASK ANTHONY at www.bollotta.com/podcast Follow @BollottaEntertainment on Instagram ALSO REMEMBER TO JOIN! JOIN THE LIVE EVENTS COALITION at w...

Bollotta-FIDE takes a deep dive into HALLOWEEN. Anthony and Alex discuss their personal feelings and memories for the Spooky Season past and present. They go over a grab bag of Halloween traditions and how they started. Random sidelines like, 'HOW WOO-WOO ARE YOU?". Questions arise like, "Did you TP a house or were you TP'd?" Enjoy their Halloween romp. ASK ANTHONY at www.bollotta.com/podcast Follow @BollottaEntertainment on Instagram ALSO REMEMBER TO JOIN! JOIN THE LIVE EVENTS COALITION at w...

Bollotta-FIDE takes a deep dive into HALLOWEEN. Anthony and Alex discuss their personal feelings and memories for the Spooky Season past and present. They go over a grab bag of Halloween traditions and how they started. Random sidelines like, 'HOW WOO-WOO ARE YOU?". Questions arise like, "Did you TP a house or were you TP'd?" Enjoy their Halloween romp. ASK ANTHONY at www.bollotta.com/podcast Follow @BollottaEntertainment on Instagram ALSO REMEMBER TO JOIN! JOIN THE LIVE EVENTS COALITION at w...

This week Bollotta-FIDE puts the magnifying glass on the co-hostess with the most-ess, ALEX APOSTOLIDIS! Anthony takes a focus on the "best wingman" with this Q&A. Alex takes us on her journey from the coveted musical theater roles from her childhood, through her college experience and even a journey cross country on a train. They talk about her personal experiences like living in Seattle, her personal relationships and her amazing daughter. They discuss being in the original cast of How The Gri...

This week Bollotta-FIDE puts the magnifying glass on the co-hostess with the most-ess, ALEX APOSTOLIDIS! Anthony takes a focus on the "best wingman" with this Q&A. Alex takes us on her journey from the coveted musical theater roles from her childhood, through her college experience and even a journey cross country on a train. They talk about her personal experiences like living in Seattle, her personal relationships and her amazing daughter. They discuss being in the original cast of How The Gri...

This week Bollotta-FIDE puts the magnifying glass on the co-hostess with the most-ess, ALEX APOSTOLIDIS! Anthony takes a focus on the "best wingman" with this Q&A. Alex takes us on her journey from the coveted musical theater roles from her childhood, through her college experience and even a journey cross country on a train. They talk about her personal experiences like living in Seattle, her personal relationships and her amazing daughter. They discuss being in the original cast of How The Gri...

ENCORE of BollottaFIDE Ep 6, our most popular episode to date! Recorded in August 2020 (before the new mics) Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis are joined by the musical multihyphenate Kenny Ard. The pianist-showman-businessman-college professor-cabaret staple talks about teaching college level musical courses during the pandemic, Injecting new life into past projects and how rehearsing your material and setup makes for a smooth quality performance. Also, Anthony breaks down his thoughts on ...

ENCORE of BollottaFIDE Ep 6, our most popular episode to date! Recorded in August 2020 (before the new mics) Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis are joined by the musical multihyphenate Kenny Ard. The pianist-showman-businessman-college professor-cabaret staple talks about teaching college level musical courses during the pandemic, Injecting new life into past projects and how rehearsing your material and setup makes for a smooth quality performance. Also, Anthony breaks down his thoughts on ...

ENCORE of BollottaFIDE Ep 6, our most popular episode to date! Recorded in August 2020 (before the new mics) Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis are joined by the musical multihyphenate Kenny Ard. The pianist-showman-businessman-college professor-cabaret staple talks about teaching college level musical courses during the pandemic, Injecting new life into past projects and how rehearsing your material and setup makes for a smooth quality performance. Also, Anthony breaks down his thoughts on ...

Anthony and Alex are in the Bollotta-FIDE today. Alex got a call for a last minute acting gig and she said, "YES". Everyone is asking for proposals and who are we to say, "No"? Updates about what's we have been seeing in the #virtualevent trends, it will surprise you. What's up with #AB5 at the moment from #eventpro and personal perspective. Broadway is open and LIVE theater is BACK! Gab about Holiday bookings and recent BESA trade show experience with Shan the Candyman. ASK ANTHONY at www.boll...

Anthony and Alex are in the Bollotta-FIDE today. Alex got a call for a last minute acting gig and she said, "YES". Everyone is asking for proposals and who are we to say, "No"? Updates about what's we have been seeing in the #virtualevent trends, it will surprise you. What's up with #AB5 at the moment from #eventpro and personal perspective. Broadway is open and LIVE theater is BACK! Gab about Holiday bookings and recent BESA trade show experience with Shan the Candyman. ASK ANTHONY at www.boll...

Anthony and Alex are in the Bollotta-FIDE today. Alex got a call for a last minute acting gig and she said, "YES". Everyone is asking for proposals and who are we to say, "No"? Updates about what's we have been seeing in the #virtualevent trends, it will surprise you. What's up with #AB5 at the moment from #eventpro and personal perspective. Broadway is open and LIVE theater is BACK! Gab about Holiday bookings and recent BESA trade show experience with Shan the Candyman. ASK ANTHONY at www.boll...

Anthony and Alex are back and more Bollotta-FIDE than ever. No guests this week as they catch up. Anthony start with a discussion on engagement and is it actually adding to the value of the overall experience. They talk about converting a live experience to a virtual hybrid audience without making them feel slighted. Anthony gives his opinion on where virtual will still be used after everything is fully open. They talk about how this is the time to tighten up the event in timing, the importance ...

Anthony and Alex are back and more Bollotta-FIDE than ever. No guests this week as they catch up. Anthony start with a discussion on engagement and is it actually adding to the value of the overall experience. They talk about converting a live experience to a virtual hybrid audience without making them feel slighted. Anthony gives his opinion on where virtual will still be used after everything is fully open. They talk about how this is the time to tighten up the event in timing, the importance ...

Anthony and Alex are back and more Bollotta-FIDE than ever. No guests this week as they catch up. Anthony start with a discussion on engagement and is it actually adding to the value of the overall experience. They talk about converting a live experience to a virtual hybrid audience without making them feel slighted. Anthony gives his opinion on where virtual will still be used after everything is fully open. They talk about how this is the time to tighten up the event in timing, the importance ...

Anthony and Alex are both off tackling projects this week so enjoy this re-run episode in their stead. This week we are running the pilot episode of Bollotta-Fide! Who is Anthony Bollotta and why in the world does he think he has the right to Bollotta-fy anything? Get to know Anthony Bollotta through his sidekick Alex Apostolidis' in-depth interview about life, business and what is next in the world of Special Event Entertainment. ASK ANTHONY at www.bollotta.com/podcast Follow @BollottaEntertai...

Anthony and Alex are both off tackling projects this week so enjoy this re-run episode in their stead. This week we are running the pilot episode of Bollotta-Fide! Who is Anthony Bollotta and why in the world does he think he has the right to Bollotta-fy anything? Get to know Anthony Bollotta through his sidekick Alex Apostolidis' in-depth interview about life, business and what is next in the world of Special Event Entertainment. ASK ANTHONY at www.bollotta.com/podcast Follow @BollottaEntertai...

Anthony and Alex are both off tackling projects this week so enjoy this re-run episode in their stead. This week we are running the pilot episode of Bollotta-Fide! Who is Anthony Bollotta and why in the world does he think he has the right to Bollotta-fy anything? Get to know Anthony Bollotta through his sidekick Alex Apostolidis' in-depth interview about life, business and what is next in the world of Special Event Entertainment. ASK ANTHONY at www.bollotta.com/podcast Follow @BollottaEntertai...

Anthony and Alex start with a discussion about attitudes and the PRINT Survey that Anthony had to complete recently at his Master’s program orientation. In this supersized episode they are joined by Principal and Founder of Kaleidoscope Vue Consulting, Wayne Harth. In 2020 when the pandemic hit and after being furloughed for 8 months from his corporate hotel job, Wayne was presented with a new opportunity to take his experience and expertise and create a new path. Wayne found a way to take his d...