{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EY 9 HI-TOUCH MEETS HI-TECH with Bruce Wood","description":"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. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Bruce Wood LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bruce-wood-56955517\/ Email:&amp;nbsp;bruce@hi-techstaffing.com Phone: 502.558.0339 &amp;nbsp; Hi-Tech Staffing Website: https:\/\/www.hi-techstaffing.com\/ LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/hi-tech-staffing-llc\/ &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Terri Walters: Twitter:&amp;nbsp;@TerriLWalters LinkedIn:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/terrilwalters\/ Email: Terri@MoonfishProduction.com &amp;nbsp; Event Yak: Website: www.eventyak.com Facebook:&amp;nbsp;@TheEventYak Email:&amp;nbsp;terri@eventyak.com &amp;nbsp; Moonfish Production, Ltd.: Website: www.moonfishproduction.com LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/moonfish-production-ltd-\/ Facebook:&amp;nbsp;@MoonfishCreative Email: info@MoonfishProduction.com &amp;nbsp; Episode 9 By the Numbers:&amp;nbsp; 00:00 | Terri Walters Meet, Bruce Wood: Founder &amp;amp; Owner, Hi-Tech Staffing. &amp;nbsp; 06:05 | Bruce Wood An epiphany! The seed is planted for a new endeavor in the heartland \u2013 local labor and production management for screen &amp;amp; stage productions. &amp;nbsp; 11:03 | Bruce Wood Treating clients like individuals, assessing their needs and managing all the moving parts. &amp;nbsp; 14:08 | Terri Walters How do clients find you? Discussing the power of word-of-mouth. &amp;nbsp; 15:42 | Terri Walters \/ Bruce Wood Managing the TECH for Hi-Tech Staffing, and sourcing staff to make a show run flawlessly. &amp;nbsp; 17:44 | Bruce Wood Hi-Tech\u2019s claim to fame \u2013 vetting staff. &amp;nbsp; 22:24 | Terri Walters \/ Bruce Wood On working both sides of the equation \u2013 as a vendor and an employer. The power of pre-production, being prepared and, ultimately, taking a leap of faith. &amp;nbsp; 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? &amp;nbsp; 33:08| Terri Walters \/ Bruce Wood How do we replace LIVE? What\u2019s the evolution? The importance of staying active and creative during this massive disruption in the industry. &amp;nbsp; 40:17| Bruce Wood On taking the pulse of the hi-tech community, staying ready, and the evolving labor and client pools. &amp;nbsp; 48:10| Happy National Craft Distillery Day from Louisville! ","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\/14596130\/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\/74097599"}