The Art of Corporate Events Planning with Gianna Gaudini

Whether you’re throwing a party for your employees or trying to impress a new client with a champagne-fueled celebration, corporate events planning plays a big part in it.

And it is undoubtedly true that event planning is an art. It’s a delicate balance of the big picture and small details that can make or break your event. You want to make sure your guests feel like they’re being taken care of, but also that they have a great time. If you don’t think about the music, lighting, and décor in advance, you could end up with something that feels out of place or just plain wrong.

In today’s episode, we are joined by Gianna Gaudini. Gianna is the Global Head of Events at Airtable. A former Google event leader for nine years, and Global Head of Events for AWS and SoftBank Vision Fund, Gianna is an experienced brand marketing event leader, author of Amazon’s best-selling book, The Art of Event Planning, and creator of Million Dollar Event Planning Career. Her specialties and focus are driving global event strategy, building community, diversity and inclusion, events, and experiences that drive business results, brand, and reputation.

If you want to become successful in planning corporate events, tune in to this episode now!

Highlights:

(00:24) The most common myth about corporate event planning

(04:20) How did Gianna manage to find herself in corporate event planning?

(07:11) The most important lesson Gianna learned throughout her career

(11:31) The Importance of Knowing Your Skills and Niche

(15:38) Gianna’s favorite event format to produce

(21:11) Biggest challenges of the event planning community

(24:29) Why You Need Mentors and Peers

(26:14) The most important personality trait that you need if you are in the corporate event industry

(28:36) The kind of contact lists every corporate event planner should have

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