Episodes

Anthony and Alex are on assignment this week, so we are giving you an encore presentation of: 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 Hospit...

Anthony and Alex are on assignment this week, so we are giving you an encore presentation of: 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 Hospit...

Anthony and Alex are alone on the pod this week. Alex attended a fun seder over the weekend and talks about the games she learned like "tele-strations". They get to talking about event decisions with the "surge" happening and how it's impacting mask mandates, crowd size, clients making decisions last minute and the hard decisions to make in the moment. More talk about event attendees (see episode 65) and why they attend, Virtual Reality, and does our audience notice when people are reading telep...

Anthony and Alex are alone on the pod this week. Alex attended a fun seder over the weekend and talks about the games she learned like "tele-strations". They get to talking about event decisions with the "surge" happening and how it's impacting mask mandates, crowd size, clients making decisions last minute and the hard decisions to make in the moment. More talk about event attendees (see episode 65) and why they attend, Virtual Reality, and does our audience notice when people are reading telep...

Anthony and Alex are alone on the pod this week. Alex attended a fun seder over the weekend and talks about the games she learned like "tele-strations". They get to talking about event decisions with the "surge" happening and how it's impacting mask mandates, crowd size, clients making decisions last minute and the hard decisions to make in the moment. More talk about event attendees (see episode 65) and why they attend, Virtual Reality, and does our audience notice when people are reading telep...

Anthony and Alex are joined this week with SDSU MEM students: Lauren Dejmal (CMP), Senior Marking Manager, North America Events & Marketing Services with AGCO Corporation and Andrew Elkins, Event and Marketing Manager with California State University Northridge, Center on Disabilities. Submit questions on the form at www.bollotta.com/podcast Follow @BollottaEntertainment on Instagram

Anthony and Alex are joined this week with SDSU MEM students: Lauren Dejmal (CMP), Senior Marking Manager, North America Events & Marketing Services with AGCO Corporation and Andrew Elkins, Event and Marketing Manager with California State University Northridge, Center on Disabilities. Submit questions on the form at www.bollotta.com/podcast Follow @BollottaEntertainment on Instagram

Anthony and Alex are joined this week with SDSU MEM students: Lauren Dejmal (CMP), Senior Marking Manager, North America Events & Marketing Services with AGCO Corporation and Andrew Elkins, Event and Marketing Manager with California State University Northridge, Center on Disabilities. Submit questions on the form at www.bollotta.com/podcast Follow @BollottaEntertainment on Instagram

Feast on the TREATS in this episode. Anthony starts off this episode catching up Alex on his recent business trip to Charleston, SC and they talk about the nightmare getting back across the country. They are joined by event pro Sheri Karpinski owner and operator Sensational Treats to discuss all things business. Sheri and the Bollotta-philes discuss the restructuring of pricing in 2022, creating new products from her imagination vs. client request and doing what makes sense. They also discuss he...

Feast on the TREATS in this episode. Anthony starts off this episode catching up Alex on his recent business trip to Charleston, SC and they talk about the nightmare getting back across the country. They are joined by event pro Sheri Karpinski owner and operator Sensational Treats to discuss all things business. Sheri and the Bollotta-philes discuss the restructuring of pricing in 2022, creating new products from her imagination vs. client request and doing what makes sense. They also discuss he...

Feast on the TREATS in this episode. Anthony starts off this episode catching up Alex on his recent business trip to Charleston, SC and they talk about the nightmare getting back across the country. They are joined by event pro Sheri Karpinski owner and operator Sensational Treats to discuss all things business. Sheri and the Bollotta-philes discuss the restructuring of pricing in 2022, creating new products from her imagination vs. client request and doing what makes sense. They also discuss he...

A little Oscar 2022 talk from the Bollotta-philes today. Anthony and Alex are joined this week with Tara Hoffman of Bob Hoffman Photography & Video and the owner of the San Diego Bridal Bazaar. Tara talks about her company's history and their success at the trade show and how important it was to keep the legacy alive when the Bridal Bazaar became available for purchase. In this episode gain insight as a business on the importance of participating in a trade show in establishing and maintaining ...

A little Oscar 2022 talk from the Bollotta-philes today. Anthony and Alex are joined this week with Tara Hoffman of Bob Hoffman Photography & Video and the owner of the San Diego Bridal Bazaar. Tara talks about her company's history and their success at the trade show and how important it was to keep the legacy alive when the Bridal Bazaar became available for purchase. In this episode gain insight as a business on the importance of participating in a trade show in establishing and maintaining ...

A little Oscar 2022 talk from the Bollotta-philes today. Anthony and Alex are joined this week with Tara Hoffman of Bob Hoffman Photography & Video and the owner of the San Diego Bridal Bazaar. Tara talks about her company's history and their success at the trade show and how important it was to keep the legacy alive when the Bridal Bazaar became available for purchase. In this episode gain insight as a business on the importance of participating in a trade show in establishing and maintaining ...

This week Anthony is calling in from Philadelphia where he's onsite for an event , while Alex is still in sunny San Diego! This week's conversation is inspired by what's been happening in their lives in real time. At 2:36 AM, Anthony had a rude awakening via. emergency siren and this leads to their sparkling conversation about booking venues, travel issues, On Duty vs. Onsite. Anthony gives his review of the new 21st Century reimagined Broadway touring production of Oklahoma. Alex talks about so...

This week Anthony is calling in from Philadelphia where he's onsite for an event , while Alex is still in sunny San Diego! This week's conversation is inspired by what's been happening in their lives in real time. At 2:36 AM, Anthony had a rude awakening via. emergency siren and this leads to their sparkling conversation about booking venues, travel issues, On Duty vs. Onsite. Anthony gives his review of the new 21st Century reimagined Broadway touring production of Oklahoma. Alex talks about so...

This week Anthony is calling in from Philadelphia where he's onsite for an event , while Alex is still in sunny San Diego! This week's conversation is inspired by what's been happening in their lives in real time. At 2:36 AM, Anthony had a rude awakening via. emergency siren and this leads to their sparkling conversation about booking venues, travel issues, On Duty vs. Onsite. Anthony gives his review of the new 21st Century reimagined Broadway touring production of Oklahoma. Alex talks about so...

Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis are back this week starting with some light chatter about Alex's weekend full of pickleball and bowling. This week they take a look at a recent Banks Sadler article "Understanding Your Attendees: The Key to Event Success" They take a look at the six event attendee identifications that #BanksSadler has defined: The Knowledge Seeker, The Tech-Savvy Networker, The Inspiration Seeker, The Social Butterfly, The Reluctant Attendee and The Brand Fanatic. Find out h...

Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis are back this week starting with some light chatter about Alex's weekend full of pickleball and bowling. This week they take a look at a recent Banks Sadler article "Understanding Your Attendees: The Key to Event Success" They take a look at the six event attendee identifications that #BanksSadler has defined: The Knowledge Seeker, The Tech-Savvy Networker, The Inspiration Seeker, The Social Butterfly, The Reluctant Attendee and The Brand Fanatic. Find out h...

Anthony Bollotta and Alex Apostolidis are back this week starting with some light chatter about Alex's weekend full of pickleball and bowling. This week they take a look at a recent Banks Sadler article "Understanding Your Attendees: The Key to Event Success" They take a look at the six event attendee identifications that #BanksSadler has defined: The Knowledge Seeker, The Tech-Savvy Networker, The Inspiration Seeker, The Social Butterfly, The Reluctant Attendee and The Brand Fanatic. Find out h...

Anthony and Alex are joined by Cali of PhotosbyCali.com. This week we are getting a new perspective on the event world from an artist/photographer. Cali lets us know what she's been seeing from the frontlines at both social and corporate events in a post 2020 world. Hear about the stresses of photographing Presidential Cabinet members and editing in the parking deck to the bliss in finding the perfect ambient light during a corporate cocktail hour to capture candid moments. Learn about what Cali...

Anthony and Alex are joined by Cali of PhotosbyCali.com. This week we are getting a new perspective on the event world from an artist/photographer. Cali lets us know what she's been seeing from the frontlines at both social and corporate events in a post 2020 world. Hear about the stresses of photographing Presidential Cabinet members and editing in the parking deck to the bliss in finding the perfect ambient light during a corporate cocktail hour to capture candid moments. Learn about what Cali...

Anthony and Alex are joined by Cali of PhotosbyCali.com. This week we are getting a new perspective on the event world from an artist/photographer. Cali lets us know what she's been seeing from the frontlines at both social and corporate events in a post 2020 world. Hear about the stresses of photographing Presidential Cabinet members and editing in the parking deck to the bliss in finding the perfect ambient light during a corporate cocktail hour to capture candid moments. Learn about what Cali...

Anthony and Alex lead a roundtable discussion on how leadership, emotional intelligence and self-reflection make for a rewarding experience in SDSU’s HTM/MEM Master’s journey. Three of Anthony’s fellow master’s cohort members—Charlene Liu, Senior Meeting Planner for the National Council on Compensation Insurance; Todd Hale, COO and General Manager at the San Diego Country Club; and Adrienne Foster, CMP, Event Manager at VTM Group—join the show. They each answer the burning question, “What is one...