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EY 9 HI-TOUCH MEETS HI-TECH with Bruce Wood
In this episode, I speak with long-time friend, Bruce Wood of Hi-Tech Staffing in Louisville. We discuss the challenges COVID-19 is throwing at the technical people in the Events Biz, the power of word-of-mouth advertising, work ethics, the importance of treating people right, and being ready when the live events world starts up again.    Bruce Wood LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-wood-56955517/ Email: bruce@hi-techstaffing.com Phone: 502.558.0339   Hi-Tech Staffing Website: https://www.hi-techstaffing.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hi-tech-staffing-llc/     Terri Walters: Twitter: @TerriLWalters LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/ Email: Terri@MoonfishProduction.com   Event Yak: Website: www.eventyak.com Facebook: @TheEventYak Email: terri@eventyak.com   Moonfish Production, Ltd.: Website: www.moonfishproduction.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moonfish-production-ltd-/ Facebook: @MoonfishCreative Email: info@MoonfishProduction.com   Episode 9 By the Numbers:  00:00 | Terri Walters Meet, Bruce Wood: Founder & Owner, Hi-Tech Staffing.   06:05 | Bruce Wood An epiphany! The seed is planted for a new endeavor in the heartland – local labor and production management for screen & stage productions.   11:03 | Bruce Wood Treating clients like individuals, assessing their needs and managing all the moving parts.   14:08 | Terri Walters How do clients find you? Discussing the power of word-of-mouth.   15:42 | Terri Walters / Bruce Wood Managing the TECH for Hi-Tech Staffing, and sourcing staff to make a show run flawlessly.   17:44 | Bruce Wood Hi-Tech’s claim to fame – vetting staff.   22:24 | Terri Walters / Bruce Wood On working both sides of the equation – as a vendor and an employer. The power of pre-production, being prepared and, ultimately, taking a leap of faith.   27:29| Terri Walters / Bruce Wood How has COVID-19 impacted the live events industry? What are customers, labor and business leaders saying about a path to recovery? How is the industry moving to digital? What do home-studios look like? Where do we go from here?   33:08| Terri Walters / Bruce Wood How do we replace LIVE? What’s the evolution? The importance of staying active and creative during this massive disruption in the industry.   40:17| Bruce Wood On taking the pulse of the hi-tech community, staying ready, and the evolving labor and client pools.   48:10| Happy National Craft Distillery Day from Louisville!
Event Yak
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