All roads lead to the community model 💻

The #EventIcons podcast made a glorious return ten days ago when Karmen interviewed Gianna Gaudini who understands events inside and out. [Weekly Sound Check Med-Res with Endless Logo] February 28th, 2022 All roads lead to the community model 💻 🔥 The Best of the Best:113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgfV3q3pBV1-WJV7CgJjGW4w72GH11l4wyW4pMm7C6Nh_BkW3tgxbx6Wc_LnW1cTCbd1x9pGSN5q_8Nyvnw-hW6WCzxq5bQmN_W7QqNvG4bdWhWW2x8VVr8T3ryPW7VXlLY7JvSsRW8xg95d27dtyfN3wRNgB97RDJW2m7cJc1MNSPFN6J6R8WWmhFmW8KTlkM8CtJyRW8drSQ4781CXSLDCF3NghmZW2YPgdG1Zn6S6MSfZbJTX-GVW8b_wDw8qVQNrW6x_sm64ydLxBW7K2Pmd4XxGN-W5xP34Q8Kq__GVDzfCw4RpVxRW8GdPnJ8V5TjDW4mDBC84hw10bW4f9mSr2X7Kk0W3Vw3CN8xzbsNW5XcdkX4pcwmqW3t94S826XHZ4W29_dJm3grv0D35vL1 - Engagement: [Engagement & Networking At Events With Mark Herschberg!](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgd_3q3nJV1-WJV7CgzZVW1pSKZf2sr6M2Vfx6Fm1D62ZCW7Q6H4k5gfH3zW9kspBW2yMTStW63-8J332CP05W8zVNgv1ZJvlcV5C3nn5ybKRcV-d5l66kC179W2z36tr4B1th1N3ZKhXd98M4ZW8tp24v690qCcW5kDkM51JJkMqW8PFqGF93n0swW8fMHtG69GmqHW2-kPGT7hcy5XW8Dd-_M8604QqW2RkMF64cs9vLVf8qmj8fVJr0Vx6BYs3Fp0FtW21jgm74m930fW2f6W6617QjcNW6bfPgS1fRP7TW6sytGS5K0jktW5nb45f63jf4_3mvs1) - Event ROI & planning tips: [Top Event Planning Tips 2022 With Gianna Gaudini](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgd_3q3nJV1-WJV7CgV7dW4RlD975ZrtnQVZz7222qWzW6W1jyPBS4MTx_YW2TlTvp5m4GxtW3dgy4j4jQS1QW1vv-9S9fGGGgW8BKp2R7mYgpYW1_gKM91jk5B7W2SlXNS7KqjfYW6bB_Sb8byF8TW92vzH22cjQ4nVtlfBK6m9mzPW4Ww58Q1DKBMJW2CjJJy6bSXb1N3n4KP0F2_Q4V-lc9P6sNSpPVff78m6fLP0qW4sXy4Z3HW-yHM1kzdRp6K8dN7R4ZTpzXvh1W916QwM1g3srNW6jFzB36m2wnhW6jt4gP8gCTYyW8h6P8V4PNw3c3lt21) ✨ Feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of event platforms on the market? Check out our list of[Top 100 Event Platforms](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgfh3q3n_V1-WJV7CgFGCW2jK-pV7X7jLyW5Bbw0p7lRKzBW5vdS7W8ChNKhVD50qM4PryMCW8KK_rB7fjcR7W7xGlCz3yYc7nW1nLLpx28mxXQN7NGm-pnNrYNW1X21Gk9d8YMqW4jDS4G2HXCtzW1901-64qMnZrW8-rdnQ44P0jlW1q7KKT77JbfbW5hfMmG1q09n2W73k3bF18c-F9W2zkth71nhsjcW3fdx-26NXxX0W6S7cnz39sK6lW5rn5fn8sSJrKVVtSkN47P--nW89T27m7lYn4VW2NCW2377rJYWW8VGG0F5rvmsXW50XYDk3p3fm2W1rGTrs5_qpXnW1qmdQS8nhfpc37m-1) and compare them based on features, pricing, and more! 🔍 Good morning, I'd like to think of my introductions to the newsletter as personal, but for the past few mornings, I've found myself out of words. And so, I've sought solace in the world of words: literature. ~~~~ "The evil in the world comes almost always from ignorance, and goodwill can cause as much damage as ill-will if it is not enlightened. People are more often good than bad, though in fact that is not the question. But they are more or less ignorant and this is what one calls vice or virtue, the most appalling vice being the ignorance that thinks it knows everything and which consequently authorizes itself to kill. The murderer's soul is blind, and there is no true goodness or fine love without the greatest possible degree of clear-sightedness." - [Albert Camus, The](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgfB3q3phV1-WJV7CgMCWV1PcfT8K13H4W4lthCP667CzkW8VK4PN7j2zCtW7cjnGX24wb3-W70SGYZ7yPCN-W6xMS3H7PFlD0W501sbh9cQC9mN1nZBdc66G0KW5vChFg1vF-YcW8JglcQ1lS5_cW3ts4zg7CVG5DW7sgyHF5LSY8zW1L6mZx7bx5KTW4FJ_7M3tVK4HVK2gjh8LQMNZW5FlSSC1yNgy3W4Scrxb7kG64wW1hsxLB3JtD2TW4lSfSy6G1QJLW6GPMK-5xQ6GTV_NtmM7H2sK1W20vlsw86-8fzW4nMJYr7xqVZ3VMnnCW3QZkChW25TB256jV357VDXxnQ4JNgyBW5s9x1Q8DnfG1W5DYZ9c7F88hj32xT1)[Plague (1947)](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgfB3q3phV1-WJV7CgRHMW4nDsnQ9gB7qVN8b8KD5F20yBW6V-XKw60y68HW39Gc1b44vdTvW2zTmzQ6lxycLW1yh3FW7bl4z2W2hJtXV3D1w44W8KY9LL4XGbDNVfdG0D1rDPSyW99F1wr6Kt8YMVT3gNF12x0cqW3SKn2C3qkNBdVrPfTT3k7BJgW3LCGfZ4Md22-W5TRcF-6F5m6bW6KkD8G12XL0qW8DMc1Q82yc3LW8TRgHR1QdHKKW4k-n4H8G8PGcW7yPDx_16BLMVW1y_pVB90t3CyN94wzmWGGRXVW5C0qmq3T2pvdW55Lf6K8NMr3pW3YXwNK8S9bg0W63hsvS5gtwGPW7TL5k73YZ3lnN90FjGQSbnkS3dTQ1) ~~~~ Here's the Weekly Soundcheck! 💚 😍 ROI, sustainability, & more with Gianna Gaudini [podcast](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgd_3q3nJV1-WJV7CgV-YVG84sB99C2V7W5f1mGF8v2X77W8kP4W-34ftk7W6jz5K05BK-fBM7fYHCF9GgpW5y-F-Q7-0VG6W2PdqgP3tbkdVW93KlKf3FYGPMV3TQ0f7Z5Z2wW7bsZdj1tfLm_W22Lbh83S14HNN8mrjlQ2HmPgW471G3R8h1MHkW2rHXJz8nXrSrW5ffCfy8l7SdWW3fTLvq5wLGpgW6CSHVv2PNlhtW2bbL972Cp_mRW5k817t4VRlc7W738_WP3T634nW7SrNbz6wQ-fdW2SNT_s6B52P9W6rxbgq7zBkvJW8hKzkt83J_nC27y1) [giphy-Feb-28-2022-12-52-32-45-PM](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgd_3q3nJV1-WJV7CgVphW3rTrTW5yvgBvVQD5y13kN06RW5pXg-B7PTQy7W7SxKvY2yZyBGW8G6tK623HC0RW5tz0t96hsnKmW55wmVd5QlXCCN1HQb92Td9ptW55kJhm79wPzJW3ZX4yY3TS3dhW95RVdz63zc9xW35Hj6z3GvCj2W1smNyt5tT9gVVbfLNm4ZLdDLW3pPbx56bczhzW5VNK7n317B6HW5Pz_jr7PcK7CW1RRBww6B9nmKW7kr4BG6Xq2HzW74RNJT3gvrj2W15s7XV5mxtQVW7xQJlG6YrsnqW4PQMJC4trm1wW2T51Wy7bFss_2Mq1) The #EventIcons podcast made a glorious return ten days ago when [Karmen interviewed Gianna Gaudini](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgd_3q3nJV1-WJV7CgTfnW1SXHrF2-k5ZDW2p0PFJ8RnNqBW27vWjl3pMKfWW1tPGsH8zqsr_W2RTmsd4snF9BW8xBXTH9c1VyjW90C-yG58y_bVW2RMQRQ4sbQxGN1X5rS61gH-1W5c1wH_4gBmCFW84fzWC6LxVT3W4j7KpJ8ZQQZGW77y8Wp5BNjB9W46P7_d4LdCXDW4f6GlH9bBsGqVJxb9y353SVsW975Tcq9drhHwN2V827gF--J1W5dTfS151g7bMW9lYrVw2t3ghRW2BZ1K65pNTSxN8KlqmRB-f1TW5C3FPn6mlxx0W11JFLV3Ty69_35BR1), an event marketing strategist who understands events inside and out. 😎 The conversation naturally flows from Gianna introducing herself to the changes brought by the pandemic. Then, they move on to talk about measuring ROI, the many perks of event platforms, and who is in Gianna's event 'dream team'. They also talk about DEI, sustainability, engagement strategies, and data - in short, the most important event planning tips for 2022! ✨ Additional articles and resources: - [Virtual Audience Engagement: Keep Your Remote Attendees Happy!](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgfh3q3n_V1-WJV7CgSZ6W6tjsxG26XXMqW9fSFMY1rmS53W139CYN92HgQ2W4KtGXL86rH2gW86J2R21BNK0MW5vXl9K4YJPSDW5hm3D-2NHpmcW431WF21L9b5VW26TL9g4-spcbW1RLxsl11w0N5W7lkcB45HZb3cVRV0tx6tDvXDW7XzGZ64DCWrNW4TvrXJ8nmGtPW79chb34C_w1qW2hkcK-3R0W3LV72BLz5bDN8NW1-0TH61n6vYjN4qmPfFSkwDSW37zQfQ4d8MzgVcb9n_2_c3kXW5k-PjC6mrzL2W9lPpGJ6zYq8WW3Gbqcs4mvpcRW5-LR0k38x801W2DYkfq8wK4fk379t1) - [How to Build “The Dream Event Planning Team”](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgfh3q3n_V1-WJV7CgHNQW8799p63jhWM9W9lFFHd5yrw9VW31vksK1BgBd6W8n3XKf8bG6S7Vh8jl26gFXYjW44pd6D1X-vd1VzDHv993Q4QDW80W1DH2KfQCKW6Ps_vp7twn_QW3lTFtr7pHTfdW3vB9xS5Yrpm9W6RZCgm2WP0Y4W7FNB2V7XnDblW4kKBPz8Z6_Y1W4XTqTX3z5PBYW3B0lfC1SfgMwW63BcBc98r8HTW1_3rdt2p9YNkW8gxSY27CVnKbW4RgrjW6BD6XTW7MmqZq8JqXm_W3hktvd31m09tW34_VKy8ymr9nW6NYmdr3b5Q-GW5Q9Ww71vZLKXW5tFdrT3s7Lwx3d-g1) - [Endless Events Presents: Event Industry Trends 2022!](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgd_3q3nJV1-WJV7CgM3tW97ZLKZ5937MRVYH9pk1x3q3rW6pfmwM4DXDHDW8Mf8Bz1W4dhRW1TwCBZ7NmmwGW2yNrW01D_1hBW2VSm-f4y5BXrW4TTcKn6zHd7VW1xzFqr3cXGpPW6M5sWD2GVc9wW5KSQ577zxCFCW18K7hD55pXMYN89mdzDjD7b0VdB1gY2xwC5PW16r68h1g4GsSW2G3MwZ3C94tcW5YTzcC25TC3YW7g-rhr1Pwc_-W3wSVBD1nRtgZW9jbWjP6nTNg8W6fdJBb2wnrv5W8lv9W97xLsvzW6_j-bm2vjDjzW7LLtTw2n0wR733Zh1) 💕 Engaging attendees at events & networking with Mark Herschberg! [podcast](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgd_3q3nJV1-WJV7CgPqHMwYl1lN5CswW79Vm_l3r0CfMW5xlG_l2Y7W9_W8g-WB16YTTvwW2Y83Fh7KDLkPW66vQzW1WDWR4W2fMtRS4CTXs7W9c_rdG5FhF5gW7zwXG93NgtZCL18qDK4M0yW59TtZ86x0DwTN11q1dFqBvH1W5WhKtY783lfRW4Hp18N8Qb6wjN6_ydN-lj7xNW6jDhrh1yKC5yW5Lzx7H6nRy3NW1HVLfT6zNd80W4V5Mgy4dKc2gW7pTqfP1wcG78W5d9n5h2gtRPmW61fkrY5pLHQbW2N5p9J1Rfj4DW1Z5J5J8hKT3b3pxl1) [giphy (1)-Feb-28-2022-01-40-54-92-PM] Last week's Event Tech Podcast guest was Mark Herschberg, an MIT instructor, author, speaker, and CTO. Will and Brandt were delighted to talk about events with somebody who's not primarily an event prof and thus hear a fresh perspective on events. Their main topic was [networking and fostering engagement at events](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgd_3q3nJV1-WJV7CgMnSW8sJ_8g5bq-VhW3g51642fS6VHW7dBPJ_5Njdz5W1q7n797zsxsCW5_Xzrh6_h-h2W58zRBp3Pms5sVLQ2xx4vGgdmW5-llR-4LcRZCW7ycZ7j8KHzsSN6P-Gv6-xxMyW2lZd5V5Sb-BHW26xpch9hbkzQW3TfLvr55-RMVW1fWKlY8bR3ZjW1KhSF56nj3ykW8rb5Qh3M0y8KW8Mnsjz2rQ-h4W7bC9-220V9chW5qnNdW8q6DXGW8LZvSw6HL6PDW5M9Jr38nctnGW8dlZrv3p-MKLW51_3vW6h0VxrW8KGlm_3M3hWV34lX1). Mark has made an interesting parallel between dating and networking - you can't consider somebody a part of your network after adding them on LinkedIn. That's like saying you're dating somebody after matching with them on Tinder! Instead, what we need to do is nurture relationships - that's what networking is all about. 💫 Will and Brandt were surprised to learn that Mark said a lot of things about engagement that they've been saying, too. Event technology offers new possibilities, but you cannot simply throw tech at challenges, hoping they'll magically do all the work for you. And one final surprise: Mark is a huge fan of the community model! ✨ Additional articles and resources: - [An Event Trend To Look Out For: 365 Community Model!](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgd_3q3nJV1-WJV7CgDzTW1JM9FM3R9fpSW1G2ckX2rDpzJW7crQ7R1Sxx2YW3nRxXb2SyDyDN8RYMnHtGPCLN7qKFxvXHxGkW8r16dJ6PjTh2W99nBCp8VM9mYW62v4sn21-VB8W7L1lms94Mb66W7L0Nm31gv_TCVyb16g1Ljd-_N5yFjqjnK_K3W1nZvsL81tNt2W7NgVfz4-zywwN5MRlJbGWSQ4W6l29Dr1z_FybW3DHx-15ycktMW3GSb1v8kDYscW7g4ZN569MjHxW3BdDw512gc8tW1l7nZM5q-YflW80RnzL8KJr-bW3ZyJGY6DrkS32zG1) - [Networking Games: 8 Effective & Fun Networking Activities For Your Next Event](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgd_3q3nJV1-WJV7CgG94M-NKRV6BFmZW34wjx11XgNZHV8ZnCM8lS9plW823Fwz2ywx9-W25rk5n4h_TSXW8T-g084fsmkkN2qZnLT2r3_fW7BkP0m1rNZ3YW9hl4_r3_hpcbW34P265643qMNW3SfDPZ2JFVS9W29gt5H2LBBD2W1Cz96v5m-FD5VfDY3k1fSVC9W1mmPsS3VqrsvW6JNqQ86kCkd5W2BBDNs8Xv6QlW7-W06D8h1r_-W3PjKPT10w7lZN3Zn9dfpRHfWVpxwVG2b5DBlN3lq1PzyCs56VCrgGM3QhC5ZW8fhVNc217mXL3fbM1) - [What Makes For A Great Virtual Networking Experience?](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgd_3q3nJV1-WJV7CgzVkVdyrWX6gcctRW3Xjw-R15sRVKW5Y8Mv490NsbZW3vZpXN9h0r0kW1CGwkS4KvGNYW6-xMbv5ZMRM2W3n6X6z6CG7kYW14s4m-3KLyqxVnlnbg9lkdgxW1Z_yBp8LDK0tW8Gdjpv4cdyDrW4RcsCX74YCpwW7-DC8S8pY_c3VRvSy186LzWxVh6BPB23f-9fW3_mPWg6y3-WqW6HJm9Z5FbdmNW8JGWz41vhw7TW8bRHjh4Vj0GmW3RcVG34kwb7PW43VZ-K57SnWvW1tw1kl8tqTXKW6WhQGZ7j99y1W6lPR9D3_g0Ct35lB1) 💚 Endless Growth The Endless team is growing! Check out these job descriptions and apply if you think you'd be a good fit for the team: - [Director of Marketing](113/c2Lwq04/VWyGCS476mtnVRrFL27TLJFXW1zSvF_4G4ptxN4CDgfB3q3phV1-WJV7CgHDMW6tGNZk4xmM83W5tnk866hk9QGW5YfkF7691jn1W3gTg_n4HWm03N99-QwsdvnDQW5k2lxP47rj0BW6dwg8d3cftnSW4XXSvg7TD8_vW1JW5yV2_lQP0W5Bm_1-3JfNLBW2KByQl1phLjzW7_Fy2R53QMcHW4W3-D_4DqVTPW6z4d9y41HBZ-W6WHkFH3-tmRBW3cfrvW4WNcmkW6VjJvY6ZhQn-W8D9lJQ7S6V1bW5bWr-J4h66WbW1jrDcx41H-wZW5bsVj78CFJMXW272d9K5dvw0FW6GR8cR5bv-8KW7kv7rF8wjMHNW9c0Qnq320GZ_V5sLPd2wR-xhW7kY0qP4nn-MYN5lFr1TqWWB138hY1) Hear from our team below about what it is like to work at Endless! 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