{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EY 4 IT'S CALLED SHOW BUSINESS with Austin Beaver","description":"In this show I yak it up with Seattle-based Austin Beaver. We talk about the challenges of launching a new endeavor during a crisis, and how he thinks the events industry is going to roll out of this COVID thing. We discuss working both corporate and personal events for his clients, his current favorite productivity app, and we dip our toes into East Coast vs. West Coast approaches to production. Austin Beaver: Founder \u2013 EXP Events Co-Founder \u2013 Benchmark Shop Owner \u2013 Benchmark Production Company Website: https:\/\/www.expevents.com\/ LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/austin-beaver-64a21a14\/ Austin\u2019s App du jour: Trello: https:\/\/trello.com\/en-US &amp;nbsp; Terri Walters: Twitter:&amp;nbsp;@TerriLWalters LinkedIn:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/terrilwalters\/ &amp;nbsp; Moonfish Production: www.moonfishproduction.com Facebook:&amp;nbsp;@MoonfishCreative info@moonfishproduction.com \u200b Event Yak: www.eventyak.com Facebook:&amp;nbsp;@TheEventYak Email:&amp;nbsp;terri@eventyak.com \u200b\u200b Episode 4 By the Numbers: 00:00 | Terri Walters From a West coast perspective, meet Austin Beaver: Benchmark Productions and EXP Events. &amp;nbsp; 03:13 | Austin Beaver On the evolution of his business model and his strategy for building a successful production company. &amp;nbsp; 09:22 | Terri Walters How do you \u201cwalk the line\u201d when doing both corporate gigs and private estate events for the same executive? How do you transition between those two worlds? &amp;nbsp; 16:00 | Austin Beaver The creative space of the DJ World. Creating staging moments \u2013 setting yourself apart from the pack. How strong teams make the difference. &amp;nbsp; 24:28 | Terri Walters How do you talk with you clients about how &amp;amp; why to bring your core team on-site? How do you become a vendor-partner? &amp;nbsp; 26:50 | Austin Beaver On the importance of mentoring. Remembering it\u2019s show-BUSINESS. &amp;nbsp; 29:21 | Austin Beaver Education clutter. Technology over-think. Live vs. \u201cZoom Live\u201d delivery, and the boomerang effect on the future of the Live Events Industry. &amp;nbsp; 34:25 | Terri Walters What do you see as the roll-out plan for the Live Events Industry post COVID-19? Which segments of the industry might come back first? What will that look like? Will there be shake-out? &amp;nbsp; 43:10 | Terri Walters What\u2019s the one gadget, app or process you can\u2019t do without? &amp;nbsp; 46:04 | Terri Walters East Coast vs. West Coast personalities, mentalities, environs, and how to get the work done. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Event Yak","author_url":"http:\/\/www.eventyak.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14113826\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/70840208"}