Planners on Purpose Podcast
The Planners on Purpose Podcast is created for dedicated and passionate event planners facing burnout yet seeking to elevate their event leadership skills within the dynamic meeting and event industry. Join Naomi for a transformative exploration, she will be your guide to rediscovering your passion and purpose.
Learn to navigate the challenges of event planning with renewed focus, reclaim lost time, and align with your personal goals. If you're yearning to reduce stress, enhance your well-being, and prevent burnout, Naomi will empower you to unveil your leadership potential, boost productivity, and strike a harmonious balance in both your professional and personal life.
Episodes
169 episodes
Going Beyond the Event with Valentina Ruffoni
In this episode, we chat with Valentina Ruffoni, a freelance event manager who is not only redefining herself but also what it means to create unforgettable experiences. Valentina shares her journey of launching "Beyond the Event," a new ventur...
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Season 6
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Episode 167
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49:07
Leading Difficult Conversations in the Event Industry with Hilary Blair
Hello there!I had the opportunity to sit down with Hilary Blair, MFA from Articulate. We had the opportunity to discuss why and how event leaders struggle with communication. Almost every event professional that I converse with about the...
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Season 6
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Episode 166
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47:35
Top "Must Have" Meeting & Event Industry Certifications
Understanding how to level up in your career can be confusing. Especially when there are so many certifications within the event industry to choose from. This episode will unpack some of the main robust event planning certifications out there t...
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Season 6
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Episode 165
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18:51
Event Planners, Give Yourself Permission to Do Something Different
This episode invites you to do something different in your life, especially if you can sense an imbalance happening that is affecting you.Event planners have no problem understanding burnout and its implications, however, many times whe...
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Season 6
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Episode 164
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5:26
Event Planner Burnout Is Not Inevitable
Burnout is not inevitable? However, many event industry professionals think that it is. With so much pressure in the industry, combined with unreasonable expectations, lack of boundaries, and high volumes, burnout is a very common result. &...
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Season 6
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Episode 163
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12:43
5 Reasons Why Getting Your CMP Is Important to Your Career
If you're an event professional that's looking to level up your career, then getting your Certified Meeting Professional Designation, may be the boost that you need.In this episode, Naomi shares 5 reasons why getting your CMP is importa...
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Season 6
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Episode 162
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8:17
Why Word-of-Mouth Marketing Is Still Crucial + How to Employ It with Ashley Stanford
In this episode, we delve into the dynamic world of event marketing strategies with the accomplished Ashley Stanford, a seasoned Digital Marketing Consultant and Freelancing Expert. With over 15 years of expertise in the digital marketing realm...
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Season 6
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Episode 161
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36:52
How to Be an Effective Advocate for the Meeting & Event Industry
This episode will showcase how to be an effective advocate in the event industry. Advocacy in the meeting and event planning industry plays a very important role, one that everyone can actively participate in. Showing public suppor...
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Season 6
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Episode 160
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19:22
Takeaways from CMP Advance 2024
In this episode, let's dive into the highlights from CMP Advance 2024, the go-to conference for Certified Meeting Professionals (CMPs).Conference Rundown: CMP Advance, hosted by the Event Industry Council in Toronto, offers a pack...
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Season 6
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Episode 159
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20:58
Take the Stress Out of Your Goal Setting
Goal setting can be stressful. This episode aims to take the stress out of the goal setting that you have to make. As we move into the second quarter of the year, it's important that we look at how we develop our goals without causing ourselves...
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Season 6
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Episode 158
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19:16
How Event Leaders Can Model Work-Life Balance for Their Teams
As event leaders, we know how to balance our lives perhaps a bit better than that of our teams, but do we model work-life balance? Do we share how we are managing our lives so that those who are coming up behind us have an idea of how to move f...
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Season 6
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Episode 157
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21:07
Communicating to Lead with Kele Belton
Kele Belton joins as a guest on this episode of the podcast to talk about how we can communicate to lead. She also provides some great insight for women in leadership.About Kele BeltonKele Belton is a Leadership and Communication ex...
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Season 6
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Episode 156
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53:19
The Neuroscience of Kindness with Janet Sperstad - Part 2
In this episode, I explore the neuroscience of kindness with special guest, Janet Sperstad, CMP-Fellow and Faculty Emeritus for Madison College. Janet Sperstad’s professional history reflects her lifelong vocation: driving excellence in...
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Season 6
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Episode 155
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21:25
The Neuroscience of Stress and Resilience with Janet Sperstad - Part 1
In this episode, I explore the neuroscience of stress and resilience with special guest, Janet Sperstad, CMP-Fellow and Faculty Emeritus for Madison College. Janet Sperstad’s professional history reflects her lifelong vocation: driv...
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Season 6
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Episode 154
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34:15
How to Reduce Attendee Stress at Your Event
When you can reduce attendee stress at an event, you can decrease the stress you have too. If an attendee feels comfortable, taken care of, and relaxed, they can be at their best for learning and are happier, which in turn means you can feel a ...
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Season 6
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Episode 153
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14:41
Elevate Your Well-Being Inside the Banish Burnout Challenge
This is an invitation to attend the Banish Burnout Challenge. This challenge will be held at the end of the month and it will focus on tips and tools for you to prevent burnout.Burnout is costly. Costing over 190 billion in healthcare c...
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Season 6
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Episode 152
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9:18
For the Love of Events!
If you are in the event profession, there are aspects of your job that you love. This episode is all about what we love about doing the great work that we do in planning events. Our work touches more than just the attendees of a me...
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Season 6
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Episode 151
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15:26
The Hidden Cost of Burnout in the Event Industry
There is a hidden cost of burnout that affects the events industry. With over 76% of American workers experiencing burnout, it isn't surprising that this is an area where organizations now need to take the helm. Helping to decrease...
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Season 6
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Episode 150
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20:03
5 Signs Your Job is Toxic and It’s Time to Move On
Many of us don't realize that we are in toxic jobs until it is too late. So this episode will provide you with 5 signs that you should be aware of to check and see if you are in a toxic job that may be headed downhill fast. This ep...
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Season 6
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Episode 149
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17:01
The Black Experience: A Different Burnout Battle
There is a segment of burnout that isn't typically discussed. It has to do with how diversity impacts the burnout experience, and in this episode, we dig deeper into the black experience with burnout.Black people have a different experi...
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Season 6
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Episode 148
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14:01
Catering a Culture That Cares with Bill Hansen
In this episode, Bill Hansen, an industry celebrity and veteran joins us to share his knowledge on building a caring culture, one that is built on and for its people. Over the last four decades, Bill Hansen has hosted four U.S. presiden...
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Season 6
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Episode 147
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34:04
How to Talk to Event Leadership About Burnout
As we are planning events, we can experience overwhelm and burnout from all different directions. Many times, we triage this ourselves, but when the going gets tough it can be helpful to take our situations to an event leader to get feedback an...
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Season 6
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Episode 146
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17:22
Cultivating Healthy Relationships With Your Clients
Client relationships are very important to businesses Yet, what happens when those relationships struggle? How can you maintain a healthy client relationship, one that thrives, not just survives? Our clients have a stake in the success ...
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Season 6
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Episode 145
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14:33
Putting the AI Edge in Your Planning
With all of the AI tools popping up on the scene, it should encourage professionals to action to learn and utilize these tools to make the job of planning an event easier than it was before.We are living in some exhilarating times where...
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Season 6
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Episode 144
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8:26
7 Soft Skills Event Planners Should Have
Event planners are talented individuals who can put some pizzazz on events, however, to make it all come together it also takes some soft skills.If you're a new event planner or an event planner wanting to brush up on a few soft skills ...
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Season 6
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Episode 143
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17:42