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Our guest for this week’s episode is the vice-president of The Butler Did It, one of Toronto’s leading event staffing companies. John talks about The Butler’s 30-year history, the strong working relationships they have formed with numerous venues across the city - including our very near and dear Meridian Hall, and how the pandemic will affect the event staffing of our industry!
On a very special episode this week, Scott talks with Phil Pritchard, Vice President of the Hockey Hall of Fame and Keeper of the Stanley Cup! Giving us the inside scoop on life in the NHL Playoff Bubble, Phil tells us what it’s like travelling with Lord Stanley’s Cup (along with a few other trophies) and the evolution of professional hockey during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
On this week’s episode, Scott is joined by Peter Carruthers, a special event entrepreneur who built up a number of businesses from Presidential Gourmet, to 43 Degrees Design and now acts as CEO for his own event consulting firm. P.H. Carruthers. Scott and Peter look back at their 27 years of friendship and as with all our guests, discuss the current and future implications of running events during the COVID pandemic.
We’re incredibly excited to announce that this week’s guest is none other than the multi-talented Jian Magen, film producer and founder/owner of Magen Boys Entertainment Group. As per usual, host Scott picks Jian’s brain, gathering his insights on our industry as it stands, his current and future endeavours, and (unexpectedly) the importance of a good pair of underwear. You don’t want to miss this one!
For our 10th Episode, we take a walk across the street (figuratively) and talk to Aaron Stocco, Manager of Special Events and Hospitality from our neighbouring venue, Hockey Hall of Fame. Scott shares a little about his experience working at the HHOF in the past and the pair reminisce and reflect on the past, present and future of events for the two premier event venues on Front Street.
Things get a little more technical on the podcast this week as Scott speaks with Aidan Cosgrave - event management/production guru and Owner of J.S.T Productions. We ask him what it's like working production for some of the largest events in our building and how he sees his aspect of the events industry evolving in the near future.
On a very special episode 8 of the Podcast, Scott is joined by fellow Dresden-ite Trevor Thompson - Reporter/Host for Fox Sports Detroit. Trevor not only provides some welcome hometown banter with our host but also shares what it’s like working in the sports industry and how they’ve adapted live broadcast events to deal with the ongoing global health crisis.
Scott meets with Jonathan Fruitman, Director of Sales & Marketing for EventSource to discuss the ins and outs of Event Marketing across a vast and diverse industry, while also looking at the numerous effects COVID-19 has had and will continue to have on it.
Our guest this week is Janice Cardinale, Chief Huntress at The Idea Hunter. From sourcing event talent to finding the perfect artist to make any event Instagram-worthy, Janice talks shop with Scott, discussing the nuances of event head-hunting as well as the current and future event industry landscape!
Chef Bruce Berga discusses what it’s like to have a unique role inside the TO Live family, commanding the kitchen for private events and conferences at our very own Meridian Hall. From past, near-present, and the now uncertain future, Bruce highlights what his plan is for special event food service going forward.