This week, we welcome two creative entrepreneurs to the studio to talk events and corporate entertainment.
Events are a critical ways for businesses to create connections with staff, clients, and prospects. Events can be a great way to create buzz and recognition for your brand. No matter what your business size is, you should be thinking about what kinds of events you can be hosting.
Our two guests will give you some good ideas.
Dick Smith is an industry expert and CEO/Founder of communivisions. Dick has staged some of the industry’s largest and most successful communications programs for clients such as McDonald’s, Motorola, IGA, State Farm, Eli Lilly, and Astra Zeneca, to name a few. With over 25 years in the meetings and events industry, Dick was formerly Executive Vice President with TBA Corporate Communications, and prior to that, founded Corporate Productions, which, over 15 years, he built into one of the country’s leading event production companies. Dick is also a founding member and Chairman Emeritus of IACEP (International Association of Corporate Entertainment Producers). www.iacep.com
Dan Gillogly is a musician, entertainer, and entrepreneur. Dan will talk about his days with the infamous Second City comedy club here in Chicago (working with the likes of Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert). Dan plays his dueling piano shows across the country and he specializes in corporate entertainment, and helping corporations host great events. Dan’s a music veteran and he will share about how he uses music to set a mood, propel a theme, and make the party hosts shine in the eyes of their guests.
Please join us on this entertaining show!