Berlin's Awakening Beauties

Ladies and Gentlemen!   Take you seats and buckle up for a whirlwind tour around the world of events with the amazing Björn Kempe!!   Björn has over 20 years' experience representing and brokering  major trade fair organisations in Asia – whether Singapore, Shanghai, Bangkok or Hong Kong.. he has seen them all!!   Now that Björn is back in Berlin a big shout out goes to Mash Media's own Paul Colson who brought the two of us together and resulted in this value packed podcast so listen up!!   Björn spends time with me to not only wax lyrical about Berlin, but also to offer some incisive answers to the following questions:   Q: How has the pandemic acted like a wildfire in the events industry and are we now seeing the sprouting of new green shoots?   Q: To continue the polemic, after a forced break from just fighting fires in many cases, where is the good ship HMS Events Industry navigating towards?   Q: How will your newly released book “The Future of the Events, Exhibitions and Congresses”  – a book compiled by the musings of 26 C -Level authors from around the world -  help us set course?   Q: What role is private equity playing in the shaping of the future landscape of the events industry?   Q: What is a MICE Hedge Fund and an Internationally listed MICE Index?   Listen to the end too, as not only is there a special offer to BAB listeners for his book, which is absolutely essential reading for those in the industry, but he also drops some golden nuggets of advice regarding cultural differences from the West to the East!   Wow!! What can I say apart from thanks again Paul for bringing this powerhouse of knowledge into our sphere of influence!!     Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com    

Today we talk to someone who has over 15 years event experience in Berlin, who I consider to be something of a legend – even though we have amazingly never met before!!   Stuart, like me, is a great fan of Berlin and all it has to offer for major events.     Also like me he arrived to Berlin from London, even at around the same time, and have benefitted enormously from this vibrant and family friendly city.   Listen in as Stuart explains how he is creating new business around the enabling that new technology has brought and how he puts a very positive spin on the future!!   He brings his experience form working in one of Europe's leading PR agency to the events industry will a view to really working on ROI and increasing the shelf life of events.  He also embraces warmly the idea of collaboration with other event agencies to help them add value to their clients.   Next Convention has been modest in promoting itself but organizes something like 1,500 events a year and focusses very much on bringing innovation into play.   We discuss together the role that meaningful data is starting to play today as the technology allows more accurate tracking and can add value to the event to increase its ROI.   Stay ‘til the end as we also talk about the sustainability and carbon footprint of our industry, which is nowadays no longer an option but a must have – and the cost benefit it brings.   Finally we talk a little about the “Common Good Economy” which is becoming so important to younger people entering the business today before taking a lovely positive spin on where the event industry is going moving forwards before sharing some personal tips of where we can meet next time!     Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

BABs Episode 7 Merryn Scholz, K.I.T. Group : BERLIN LOVES YOU! In this episode we return to the core values of BABs and talk to the fabulous Merryn Scholz, General Manager of K.I.T. Group in Berlin – one of Europe's largest PCOs – about the role she recently played in organizing the “Freedom Dinner” for 3,000 guests on the recently closed Berlin Tegel airfield, as well as talking a little about how congress business is now developing looking to 2022 as confidence in events starts to return. Listen in and learn how Merryn and her team, supported by Messe Berlin and their event suppliers, were asked to play a game of pure brinkmanship whilst organizing the dinner.  They were up against very tight deadlines, but could not even be sure until the last minute how many guests they were actually allowed to invite!! (which, as most of you know, is pretty crucial to being able to organize the event properly!) Learn too as how Merryn and her team were faced with the challenge of implementing an outdoor dinner concept on a recently closed airfield, devoid of any infrastructure to speak of and completely at the mercy of wind and weather ! Add to that, the central theme of the event was laying out the tables over an 800 metre stretch of runway to spell out exactly the phrase “BERLIN LOVES YOU” – even though up until the 12th hour they were not even sure how many guests would fill the tables! Did it work against the odds? Did the weather gods shine down on Merryn and her Team? Listen in and find out! Finally, the future for congresses and RFPs gets discussed and Merryn gives her frank take on it all…. One not to miss!! Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

Wow listeners! Do we have an amazing treat for you today… Thanks to the infinite charm and wide-reaching network (and somewhat sordid past!) of your host Mark Felstead, we are talking today to Jacquie Hughes – mother of 5 and for the last 2 weeks the most celebrated mother in the UK!! The video of her and her family cheering on Tom Dean to his first Olympic Gold in Tokyo went viral and has now over 20M views!!   Jacquie talks to me about the chaos and joy of the moment of Tom's success and the back story that led up to her new found, but immensely deserved, media fame.   Listen too to the end as the man himself, Tom Dean, also makes a little cameo appearance to speak about his mother.   Jacquie is no stranger to media and TV having already a great track record herself as TV producer and journalist but nothing could quite prepare her (and Tom) for the media storm around Tom's performances in Tokyo.   Imagine her frustration after years of devotion and dedication to Tom and his siblings (all accomplished athletes) – getting up early every day, attending competitions the length and breadth of the country - and then when it comes to the BIG ONE – not even being allowed to be there!!   But Jacqui decided she could not just let the moment go by and, also to have something to show Tom on his return, she did her best to re-create the poolside arena atmosphere in her own back garden in Maidenhead.  Yes, there was careful planning behind the Watch Party, but no-one could have imagined how it would end!!!   The images of Jacquie with her family and friends celebrating Tom's win not only went viral, they were used by the BBC as one of the defining images of the games, and they were even shown as part of the closing ceremony in Tokyo (apologies here to athletes)!!   She took hosting virtual events to the next level!!  In her own words, “Events are the bringing together of people for a common cause, and alongside all the technology, it is the human story that people want to see and experience.”   What made it so moving of course, was its authenticity – the images were captured on a phone's camera! And no, she was not even aware she was being filmed.   And for the future…   Jacquie has been asked so many times about how she raised her son to be an Olympic champion and what were the elements that went into his success, that she hopes very soon to publish her own podcast to share with parents the nuggets of knowledge and experience. Especially relevant in these times of post-lockdown lethargy to help parents motivate their children and to get them involved in sport. “Swimming is such an enrichment to your upbringing, even if you don't harbour thoughts of raising an Olympic athlete.”   And listeners! You heard it here first!! Jacquie will launch very soon her own podcast called “Raising Gold!”—The story behind raising an Olympic Double Gold medalist and how she can help others raise their children to a Gold Standard!!    Looking forward very much to that!!   Finally, the stars are aligning that Jacquie and Tom may be making a guest appearance at the International Confex show in Excel in September…. So look forward to seeing you there!!   Links   Jacquie Hughes https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquiehughes/ www.raising-gold.com   Mark Felstead https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-charles-felstead-3303b9a/ www.weloveourheart.com   International Confex https://www.international-confex.com     Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

What a treat we have listeners!! An absolute highlight!!  Today we are talking to Christina Aue who is the Managing Director of none other than Berlin's TV Tower – one of the true icons of the city!   It is not only a tremendous tourist attraction—whether with its 360° views of the city either from 203m up on the viewing platform or from its fabulous revolving restaurant 207m in the sky—but also a unique event location and, increasingly, a unique stage to promote the cultural and artistic diversity of the city.   Christine is no stranger to historic monuments, having previously run the Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam, famous as the place where the allies met at the end WWII to negotiate the future of a war-torn Germany, and hosting the G7 conferences as well as her Majesty the Queen herself!   But she is also extremely aware of the historical and cultural role the TV Tower of Berlin has played in the city's development over the last decades and over her 145 years here she has overseen many developments and changes not least to the city itself form her birds eye viewpoint!!   Listen in to find out more about how she is re-aligning the TV Tower to offer artists, photographers, DJs and musicians a much needed place to perform and exhibit as a way of giving something back to the Berlin public.    Also Christina is herself very active on an international stage, as the Berlin TV Tower is not only part of the Magnacity Group, with towers in Paris (Montpernasse) Chicago (previously called the John Hancock Building) and Rotterdam, but also an Executive Director of the World Federation of Great Towers, a collaboration of 51 towers from around the globe, which gives her excellent access to best practices in place worldwide.   Join us in learning more about one of the most respected and admired icons of the city which not only offers unparalleled views but also some very unique event experiences.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

A slightly longer episode this time as Mark takes the opportunity to jump on shank's pony and visit some of his favourite Berlin hotels and venues to get a VoxPox first hand report of how great it is that Berlin is now opening up, guests can once again check into hotels, cafes and restaurants are open and events can once again take place – so stick around for the second half of the episode to get some real feel good feeling!   But first we talk to Christian Lehnert, one of Berlin's most experienced event planners with a strong palmares of exclusive automotive events over the last 2 decades and who now very much concentrates on what exactly it means to make an event sustainable.   We look closely together at all aspects of the supply and command chain to see where concrete measures can be implemented.   He shares with us some real gems about how to plan events in the most sustainable way and how to avoid some of the common mistakes being made.   He explains that what is definitely needed is a top-down approach and much more education.  We learn about the avoidance of food wastage e.g., a seldom talked about culprit when making events sustainable and that together with the correct hygiene concepts and measures are very much what his  focus now is in his company bettrlive.   Finally, Chris and I put on our rose tinted glasses and talk about what the hybrid events of the future will look like and try to see it as a great opportunity for the events industry….   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com    

Today we talk to Bernard Wolf, the creator and presenter of the very popular  “Ideenfrühstück “ (ideas breakfast) which has been a regular series of great ideas to start your day with some creative input.   But Bernard has much more to offer than just that.   He moved from being a magician and entertainer to stand-up comedy and from there to the slightly better behaved audiences of corporate events!   He now, like many of us, spends most of his presenting time online as a professional and at the end of the podcast he shares his personal Top 5 Tips for presenting online so stick around!   He is also the master of the visual gag (OK so this is a podcast!) and talks about the relevance of imaging and how to fool your brain's own perception. His party trick is talking backwards and even eating a banana backwards! Unfortunately it is not possible to show it in the podcast!   We then take a conversational wander through the different ‘hoods of Berlin and their appropriate dress codes before returning to the script and looking at what characteristics can indicate one's willingness to adapt.   Finally, we look at Bernard's own Top 5 tips for presenting professionally on line!! Well worth a listen!   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

Talking about diversity with a very diverse group of people!   Today to celebrate World Diversity Day on May 18th we have a special podcast with three of the Berlin's leading supporters of diversity and all its glorious colours.     This is certainly one of the most powerful episodes so far, as although the image of diversity is seemingly bright for Berlin, there is a dark cloud threatening the rainbow so listen up!   My three guests are Irene Wolters from the AXICA, Gregor Blach CEO from We-Do communication agency and Philip Ibrahim, MD of The Student Hotel Berlin.   Brief introductions:  Irene dreams of travelling the world but has found her home in Berlin, Gregor is a Frankfurter (with a mix of rusty Scottish!) whose heart is now in Berlin and Philip a Berliner who represents the second most ethnic group in the city – the Swabians!!   Gregor has also been voted one of the top 100 “out” CEO executives in Germany and Philip was one of the co-founders back as long ago as 2008 of the “Pink Pillow” hotel initiative to promote a group of Berlin's hotels to the LBGIQ community – still one of the most unique movements of its kind.   “Berlin, good so far but could do better…” is the outcome of the talk as we take a warts-and -all walk around the city.   Gregor suggests we should literally do that, but by taking the challenge of wearing a Jewish Kippah or holding hands with someone of the same sex to get a true picture.   The passion for the subject floods from the speakers as we talk about the economic benefits of diversity, the diversity charter  and the SIX DIMENSIONS OF DIVERSITY ….   Finally, we lighten the discussions with a lobster's tale and a light hearted competition!   Please accept my apologies for the less than perfect audio, but I could not resist the chance of doing the recording live in the hotel's café and wallow in the sound of chat, background music  and coffees being made and served…oh those halcyon days…   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

As Analena Baerbrock from the Green Party leads the polls at the moment as a candidate to be the next German chancellor in the upcoming September elections, now is an excellent time to talk to two of the city's leading exponents in sustainability for events.   Enter Alex Beck from the AXICA and Luisa Mentz from the Berlin Convention Bureau in this lively discussion about the current innovation in sustainability.   They both share a common goal – their passion for sustainability in the city and the hosting of sustainable events.   Listen up as Luisa from Berlin Convention Bureau shares her vision of Berlin as one of the world's leading sustainable cities in the next 10 years.   “Sustainability is the New Normal for events” – but then she queries where do you start and where do you stop?!   Luisa talks in excited terms about the new platform for planners which encourages sustainable events and also the newly announced congress funds which purport to support events hosted in the city – initially only for 2021, but there is hope of an extension.   Alex from the AXICA holds her own as she explains that not only can you trace the meat and two veg on your plate back to its source, but also the plate itself!  The MO for the AXICA is  “No premium without sustainability” as well as the expansion in their off-site catering services,“Hof Lieferant”    Finally, both women share their very personal secrets!!   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

Berlin, the final frontier This is the podcast of the digital agency Futurehain Their 10 year mission: To explore digital event formats To seek out new ideas and innovations To boldly go where no agency has gone before!!   (Apologies to Captain James T. Kirk)   Guys! This episode is about to reach parts of your mind other podcasts simply fail to reach. I am talking to two of the smartest guys in the event industry as we take quantum leaps in our discussion from the falling of the Berlin Wall to the Mars Explorer and back again for tea!!   Futurehain is an agency dedicated to creating and structuring events, whether digital or physical, that bring together the top scientific minds and themes to the creative maelstrom that is Berlin.   Listen in as they raise the intellectual bar, putting Berlin as the “Wild West” of the start-up scene.  We look at the three columns of innovation: Explorer, Pioneer and Settler and its relevance to the Berlin as a hub of innovation. Hear them skip seamlessly from organizing events to Nikolai Tesla, from meeting design to quantum technology and know what to do if you suddenly find yourself to be the smartest person in the room!!   Fill your brains with oxygen and your blood with caffeine and join us for a mind expanding finale to this series of Berlin's Awakening Beauties!!   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

Hi Listeners!!   Today we are being entertained by Tanja Schramm.   She has worked for over 30 years in the events business in a variety of countries and now runs Meet Germany, which has the largest network of event professionals in the German Speaking world…   But that is not enough! This year she is spreading her wings and planning to expand Meet Germany to become Meet Europe!! (Am I allowed to say the Germans are coming? However no cause for immediate alarm - Switzerland is her first target!)   Add to that her recently announced co-operation with the IMEX and you can see she has certainly been very busy so far this year.   Make sure you stay listening to the end as Tanja drops a great value bomb when she shares with me her Top 5 tips for New Venues in Berlin and for David Bowie fans she also talks to me about her experiences working in the recording studios he made famous in Berlin - Oh yes, we can all be heroes – just for one day!   But first we talk about the meetings Meet Germany and Meet Europe are planning this year and how they have gone digital and whether that is working out.  They were certainly a highlight of my year back when proper events were still allowed – a great place to meet and network with peers so let's hope they can come back in that form as soon as possible  ( Don't forget – nothing can replace Face to Face!!)   There is also some serious reminiscing going on as we both realized that we used to work very close to one another in two competing venues…..even though our paths did not cross til much later.   Enjoy!   PS if you want to get details from her Top 5 venues drop me a note at  felstead@mcf-consulting.eu   Links: https://meet-germany.network/en/   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanja-schramm-meet-germany/   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

Hi Listeners!!   Today is a true tail of two cities!!   First off is Jason Scott as he explains to me the difference between WFH and WFA (and what actually the G I G economy means!).   Are you an Urban Creator? Now, or in the future, this is definitely something for you!   We talk about the pros and cons of remote working and the social, legal and productivity aspects involved – as well as its impact on work-life balance   Jason muses on the following questions in his own unique style:   Is it a format that is here to stay? Where are the pitfalls and what are the advantages? Does it help or hinder with the recruitment of talent? Are internal communication and team building neglected – feeling disconnected? Are “working from anywhere” mutually exclusive with working in the office or does it enhance it?   He goes on to introduce his own latest GIG, the creation of a software platform called Kopus (www.kopus.com) which allows you to convert any space into a co-working space – that means anything from a convention center to a local café or coffee shop – which also helps them produce an extra source of revenue by making use of an existing asset.   So here is hoping that you too can soon book a small co-working space in your favourite venue!!   In the second half we “seamlessly” move back to Berlin and talk to Sebastian from Novotel Tiergarten, Berlin about his innovative office space idea, whereby rooms are rented out for up to 10 hours a day to offer a private work-space away from home schooling kids, frustrated spouses and partners to work or just to find a little solace!   Hear how this went when my wife suggested this as a cunning plan to find some “us time” on valentines day!!   Enjoy!   Links: Jason Allen Scott: www.kopus.com   Sebastian Loefl:  www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-loelf-806ba990/   Mark Felstead www.weloveourheart.com   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

Show Notes – Kay Soelve Richter episode 8   Wow Listeners!!    Today we are talking to one of Germany's Breakfast TV celebrities!   Kay Soelve Richter is a woman I often share my morning coffee with ( don't let the wife know!) as she comes into our kitchen …. as the News Anchor for ZDF breakfast TV – Germany's equivalent of the BBC!   Kay is an absolute bundle of energy and floods my headphones with her passion and energy and you are in for a treat!   Hear how she has made the transition from TV to being a top presenter at live events, as well as being a super coach for people presenting on stage or in front of the camera.   What is more, she generously shares with us her Top 3 Tips for presenting to a large audience – live or on screen – and boy, she hits the nail on the head!! So do listen out for that!   Listen in too, to find out how ( and why) she made the jump from TV to live events and of course today how she is in demand for Gala Dinners (ahh remember those?) as well as of course hybrid and virtual events.   Finally, although she sees the pandemic as an opportunity, we both agree that ultimately “nothing can replace face to face!”   This is a high-octane ride together with Kay so fasten your seatbelts!!   If you like what you hear from Kay, there is a lot more to be learnt from her new book “Executive Presence – How to present to audiences when it really has to count!”   So now, not only is she in my kitchen in the mornings, she is also by my bedside at night!  I am sooooo in trouble!!   Links: Kay Solve Richter Kay-soelve-richter.de   Mark Felstead www.weloveourheart.com     Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

Today BAB is taking a trip outside the confines of Berlin (well virtually anyway) and talking to one of the “Masters” of the virtual meetings world, Matthijs Otto from Network Tables in Amsterdam.   We first met in London way back in the day and I was immensely impressed by the idea of Network Tables which at the time was a way to get people sitting and talking together at events who actually wanted to meet and had things in common.   An individual attendee at a sales conference, for example, would host a table and people would register to sit at that table, meaning the host had some control over his or her table and the guest would later feel obliged to attend knowing they had a place reserved for them.   Network Tables has won many awards for increasing attendee participation and engagement at events of all kinds. In fact, the original drive for the idea was to serve the exhibition community by allowing meetings to be established between parties who had real interests so that exhibitors were not just randomly talking to passers-by and visitors did not feel overwhelmed by the large trade fairs.    Things have moved on a lot since then and even as far back as 2017 Network Tables were hosting virtual events for upwards of 20,000 participants!! This meant they were well placed to when the pandemic caused a shift last year to virtual and hybrid events – and indeed they were able to count themselves amongst the winners in 2020 with strong revenue growth (I know – makes you want to cry!)   Matthijs lives in Amsterdam and in fact many years ago he was the first person to show me his WeWork office and explain their co-working concept. Little did I know then I was also going to be part of the Berlin WeWork community for a few years myself!  Ahh Bless, those were the days.   Links: https://www.networktables.com matthijs@networktables.com   Mark Felstead: Felstead@mcf-consulting.eu   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

This week we talk to Tim Nievelstein about his work as an Event-Director and his part at digital and hybrid events these times.   Tim has an interesting background as he came to events from TV broadcasting.  In fact he used to be part of the production team for a certain Stefan Raab – Germany's premiere late night TV talk show hosts and one of the most popular figures in the country. (You can compare him to someone like James Corden with all the singing and a lot more physical challenges!!)   Not many people know that but Stefan Raab broadcast for 16 years first weekly and later Mon to Thur without missing a show!!   So listen to hear what took Tim away from one of TVs most successful shows and into the world of Director of live events. How less is often more and what he means by “Spider in the Web!?”   Tim comes to Berlin this week for a digital version of The “Grüne Woche” (Literally green week) – one of the big three trade fairs in Berlin in the year, though sadly only virtual this year.   Here how Tim uses his hard-earned expertise to raise the production game for digital events and drag us kicking and screaming into 2021!   Links: Tim Nievelstein www.tim-nievelstein.de   Mark Felstead: www.felstead@mcf-consulting.eu   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

Welcome our Christmas messages of hope from Berlin and the Merry Crowd that first brought Berlin's Sleeping Beauties to life!!   We do our best to take a positive spin on what has been a disastrous year for Berlin and its event industry, there is no other way to say it!!   Let our Berlin Beauties from Event Venues, Event Agencies and the city's Convention Bureau spread some hope and cheer into your festivities as we draw to the end of this chapter and look forward with full hearts and optimism to 2021!!   Merry Christmas and a very happy and healthy New Year from all of us in Berlin!!   We shall be back with new Gusto in 2021 and a big thank you to AXICA, Mash Media and all our listeners for allowing me to bring these episodes to you!!   Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

Value Bombs   In another packed episode we learn today:   In the case of a “Worst Case” scenario e.g. a fire hazard, act of terrorism of a "Super Spreader" attending an event, who is actually liable for the considerable damages that may be caused? The importance of having a documented “Risk Assessment” and “Hygiene Concept” for every event – or rather the consequences you risk when you don't! The importance of having a qualified “Hygiene Marshal” on-site. That not all hand disinfectants are the same… About new career opportunities appearing in the events branch!   In this week's Episode we talk to one of Germany's leading experts in the field of Hygiene Management for Event Organisers  and Event Venues.   Olaf Jastrob has spent over 30 years in the industry and is today one of the most sought after consultant and trainers on the subject of health and safety for events.   He talks with me today about the importance of having a water-tight hygiene concept and risk-analysis for every event and the possible consequences of having a so-called “Super Spreader” event, something that will become increasingly important when we recommence events after COVID.   We also look at the important question of who is actually liable between the various parties involved in the organizing and carrying out of events. Olaf makes it very clear that should a “worst case” or disaster scenario take place during an event, the consequent financial and legal penalties can be huge.    Also we learn about some of the proper measures venues, hotels and restaurants can take to help neutralize COVID and how important having someone in the role of Hygienic Marshal will be in the future to check and police events for “COVID Conformality” and the training courses available for this - which could  become a real career chance with the events job industry being currently under a squeeze, to say the least.    Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

Berlin's Awakening Beauties meets Studio 104, leading bespoke uniform designer for luxury and premium hospitality brands, to hear some good news stories and to give inspiration for those who are struggling with our beloved events industry currently!!   Firstly, Ian shares with us some of his “Magic Moments” from Berlin and talks about Gehry's “Best Thing I've Ever Done” architecture, drawing his own comparisons to the times he has spent in the city.   Meanwhile his partner Jane, who launched her company Studio 104 ten years ago, talks about her story and the challenges she faced as a young woman launching her own business and what it takes to succeed – empowering stuff!   Studio 104 is not only designing bespoke uniforms for some of the top luxury hotels around the world, but it is expanding rapidly!   Both go to portray how a career in the events business can act as a launch pad onto other pastures green!   Finally, she and her partner share with us some great advice for those wanting to set up their own business and how to make it a success! So stick around til the end of the podcast!   For film buffs there are even some tenuous links between Mod fashion, Quadrophenia and Bell Boys!!   Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

BAB Episode 2 – Peter Antoni   This week's special guest is none other than one of the true Godfathers of Berlin's Event industry - Peter Antoni!!   Peter has been one of the major players in the business in Berlin since its fledgling beginnings as an international destination of note way back in 1989 with the coming down of the wall.  You can say he is living proof of being in the right place at the right time!!   Peter has had the fortune to follow his own destiny, which has seen him involved in many great projects in the city and beyond over the years, from being one of the first to bring cruise ship tours to the city to the dizzying heights of the MTV Awards.   As a confirmed Anglophile he has a special relationship with the UK, and through his years at the head of Conference and Touring he has also been mentor to many of today's personalities in our city's events landscape.   Let's hear together:   The prognosis for the future of events in the city   How those working in the backroom have been further thrown into the shadows of our industry through lockdown.   How Berlin and Germany are taking to the streets to protest to the government to help tackle this lack of funding -Code Red Alert!   Hear how I am still getting my words muddled up!!   And    How the MICE industry needs to speak with one voice … (hopefully stronger than mine right now!)   How Berlin now finally has its new airport BER and the first impressions thereof  (and we wave a fond farewell to TEGEL)   How Peter has – after 18 months of sabbatical – now helps to steer the metamorphosis for the agency Time Change to a successful full-service communications agency, complete with tech tools for registration, virtual events and hybrid meetings.   Finally, how fate and the universe has drawn us together in the most unlikely settings!!   Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

Episode 1, Season 2, Berlin's Awakening Beauties!!   Once again, an exclusive interview with Ivor Cummins, @fatemperor and a left field take on the Corona pandemic, and an look at the Science, Data and Statistics we are seeing today.   Stick around listeners and hear:   The lockdowns and their cost benefit    What traffic lights today mean!!   How more testing might automatically include more false positives   The Tiger Horn fable and we ask the question “Who is still blowing the horn today?”   But equally important   What simple environmental systems and interventions can we implement to reduce our risks of infections.   And finally we look at the white elephant in the room, type 2 diabetes, and how we can strengthen our immune system massively through a real food diet and our good friend vitamin D!!!   Links:   Ivor Cummins @fatemperor (youtube & twitter)   The Great Barrington Declaration: https://gbdeclaration.org   Mark Felstead Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-charles-felstead-3303b9a/   Disclaimer:  This interview was recorded in mid-October and some of the figures mentioned have changed.  Unfortunately there was a slight delay in editing and releasing, my apologies.   Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

BSB-S1-011   Episode 11 Berlin's Sleeping Beauties: Kieran Dennis   Kieran Dennis – Once a legend of Berlin's Event Scene upped anchor and moved back to London where he now works as a DMC for Incentives and Cruise Ships – a business that has been literally stranded over the last few months!     Value Bombs:   Hear about:   How the cruise ship business has been left high and dry since COVID   And how it has been for the most part unfairly demonized by the COVID hungry press pack at the beginning of the Pandemic.     How the UK / London lockdown has compared to that of Berlin    How the meek may possibly still inherit the earth! Not quite, but has the pandemic acted as a catalyst for many to re-assess their true personalities and after the rough and tumble of the events world finding solace in being introvert after all!?   So we wrap up this current series before taking a short summer break by talking today with Kieran Dennis, one of Berlin's legends of the event scene and long time colleague / sparring partner of mine.  Some 8 years ago he up-stumps and returned to London, where he worked as MD for the London operation of a large global DMC company before setting up on his own running a very successful business working with groups on cruises – a business that has literally been left stranded on the barren beaches of COVID.   We talk about the finger pointing that an over eager media pointed at them in the early phases of the pandemic and the bashing his business has taken.   But then we move on to a more philosophical discussion about the importance of being extrovert (or not) in this sometimes very gung ho and dynamic industry that is often overrun with alpha males ( and females) and how the pandemic has maybe redressed the balance somewhat.  And of course we cannot help but  languish in the rich pool of reminiscence about the good times in Berlin!!   Enjoy         Links:   Kieran Dennis   www.comms-destinations.co.uk   linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kieran-dennis   Mark Felstead www.mcf-consulting.eu   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

Berlin's Sleeping Beauties Episode 10: MR Congress Mareen Rühmkorf / PanUp Marieke and Jan!!   “If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live.” Albert Einstein   Value Bombs:   Hear about:   How one of the leading Berlin DMC's is coping with the current situation   How clients are slowly but surely moving towards online and hybrid events   How it looks like the French might be amongst the first to show some mettle!!   How now is the time not TO WAIT but TO CREATE!   How Mareen and her team have innovated to create their own sustainable Festival – PanUp   How they have embraced innovation and are looking to tap into new sources of revenue (digital and eCommerce) whilst furthering the cause of sustainable living!   Finally find out what a “Blue Strip” is and how it might help to save the world!!     Today we are talking to Mareen Rühmkorf, and Mareike and Jan from MR Congress and PanUp. Mareen is the founder of MR Congress and is part of the Berlin “Institution” when it comes to organizing events in this city and beyond.  How has she been finding the last months? What signs are there in the market that things are slowly coming back to life? Listen to who is slowly showing confidence to start international planning events (spoiler – even this year!!)   Then we talk to some younger members of her team about how they have grasped the mettle and created their own event – a sustainability festival called PanUp.  It was originally planned for Oct 2020 but has wisely been postponed til April '21 – but rather than sit back and wait the team have been very innovative and creative in forming now various ideas leading to new revenue streams and awareness building exercises…. Including some great summer cocktail ideas using only the best organice ingredients!! Thought that might get your attention!   Listen to their concept and take maybe a little inspiration from their initiative. And finally find out what a “blue strip” is and how this small contribution might go towards saving the World!!!   So Cheers to PanUp!!   Links:   MR Congress: https://mr-congress.com   PanUp : https://panup.de   PanUp shopify: shop-panup.myshopify.com   Mark Felstead www.mcf-consulting.eu   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company - is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

Berlin's Sleeping Beauties Episode 9: Sabine Reise – AllSeated   Value Bombs:   Hear about:   How to simply upgrade your floor plans / event plans to make them  COVID 19 relevant with social distancing .   How to host or join virtual site inspections and walk arounds complete with 360° and 3D images.   The value of taking a complete break from your job and re-setting yourself with heightened awareness and focus!!   How some 1600 year old Buddhist business principles may be as relevant as ever today!!   How we are digitally bringing (or dragging) the events industry into the 21st century post COVID and the positives it may have brought with it!!   Today we are talking to Sabine Reise, Managing Director of All Seated Germany – a digital company dedicated to supporting suppliers and buyers alike by being able to bring them together digitally and interactively on a virtual, cloud based platform to sell or plan better their events.   Sabine is a woman with substantial drive and focus and, after quitting from her Event Sales  Job and spending time in Nepal re-assessing her life and focus, returned to form her own company, EasyRaum, as a tool to help show digitally the layout and seating configurations of hotel meeting rooms and venues for planner.  The software tool helped both the venues sell their space and the event planners better visualize how the spaces would look for their events.   She led this company for 6 years before joining forces with the USA / Israel company Allseated to, well pretty much carry on doing the same thing!!!   She is driven by a goal and a vision to bring the events industry right up to date by providing intuitive and interactive platforms for event planners and venues to optimally plan the spaces being used.  The requirements are pretty straightforward for new venues or hotels to join and it currently has one large benefit –  Using their algorithms you can very simply and quickly update your current capacities and floorplans to be COVID ready factoring in Social Distancing!   Mark Felstead www.mcf-consulting.eu   Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

Berlin's Sleeping Beauties. Episode 8: Philip Ibrahim, The Student Hotel   Value Bombs:   Hear about:   How it really is today in the Berlin's hotel scene – warts and all!   What ideas innovative hotel managers are having to raise some revenue but above all the spirits of their staff!   The heart rendering story of some lifelong hoteliers who have had to close their properties   The challenges of trying to keep your furloughed staff motivated    How students are literally saving the day for this hotel!!   We are talking today to Philip Ibrahim, one of the legends of the Berlin hotel scene and how he is managing to keep his (and his staffs) head above water in The Student Hotel… his new baby.     It all looked so promising when we last spoke in January… he had recently taken over the role of Hotel Director in a new and dynamic hotel and was part of a fas- growing innovative chain of hotels….   But that was in January….   Now, and over the last months he has been reduced to a managing a cost cutting exercise and keeping his furloughed staff motivated… which if anyone can then it is Philip!   He shares with us some of his heart rendering stories of life long hotelier colleagues as they have been forced to close their properties as well as some of the more, shall we say, innovative ideas he has tried to introduce to bring a bit of life back into his very young hotel!!   Berlin is in limp home modus right now, but it is surviving and looking forward to better times and Philip is an inspiration when it comes to positive thinking.   https://www.thestudenthotel.com/berlin-mitte/ Philip Ibrahim   Mark Felstead www.mcf-consulting.eu   Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

Episode 7 Berlin's Sleeping Beauties. Comedian Tammy Ingram   Value Bombs: And all said and done we both agree that, especially right now, laughter is the best medicine!!   Hear about:   How to command an audience without dying on stage!   How to realize that failure is a MUST if you want know what really works!   What can we learn from comedy's true great, Robin Williams and Whoopee Golderg?   How important it is to tell your story and show your weaknesses to win an audience over!   How empowering standing up in front of an audience can be!   And Finally   Despite it being a case of British meets American humour … in Berlin, in these COVID times we both agree on one thing – Laughter is the best medicine!   Today we are talking to Tammy Ingram, the mother of English comedy in Berlin!!  Tammy has learnt her craft from personal experience working with the greats such as Robin Williams and Whoopee Goldberg before coming to Berlin 20 years ago to do what she most loves doing – making people laugh!  She formed the English Comedy Club in Berlin, home to stand-up comedy and alternative cabaret and has grown to love it here.  We take a look at the city today from a different perspective, as Germany's capital of alternative and cabaret comedy, warts and all.   Tammy also gives advice on how to get “presence”on stage and how to win over audiences from her experience as a professional standup comedian.  Tammy talks about the importance of failure if you want to truly learn what works (there is no greater baptism of fire than telling jokes to a critical audience) and how empowering standing on stage can be.     Tammy is also a great source of information when it comes to Berlin's not-so-well-known venues and she can be hired as a compare or presenter for your events in the city – and her skills at impromptu voice over must also be mentioned!!   And all said and done we both agree that, especially right now, laughter is the best medicine!!   Mark Felstead www.mcf-consulting.eu   Tammy Ingram https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Tamara%20Ingram   Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

Episode 6 Berlin's Sleeping Beauties   K.I.T. Group's View of Moving Forward in Berlin's Event Industry Value Bombs:   Hear about:   The Covid situation from K.I.T. Group's (a leading PCO) point of view   The issues associations have on finding dates in the next years trying to  re-book cancelled congresses due to the colliding of dates   The knock-on effects into 2024 of cancelling conferences and how the different destinations globally have a different approach!   How COVID has shown the proof of concept re: home working and virtual team building skills for K.I.T. Group   The current sit rep for Berlin, Germany and beyond for hotels and venues from the perspective of one of Europe's leading hotel bookers (more than 150,000 room nights a year!!)   The complexities of event law, contracting and insurance when looking into the future so as to avoid some of the issues from a possible second wave of COVID    The differences between a PCO and a DMC!!   Today it is my great pleasure to talk to Merryn Scholz, Managing Director of K.I.T. Group, one of Europe's, if not the world's largest PCO's (Professional Congress Organizer) about her views on the current situation and how it affects large association and medical congresses. She and her team have been extremely busy the last months trying to renegotiate with hotels and congress centres around the globe and we are given a little behind the scenes insight into how challenging this has been.  When dealing with this very unique situation, the sharing of best practice and knowledge amongst the global PCO community has been vital and has definitely influenced the contracting of, and negotiations with, venues and destinations for years to come.   We also learn how K.I.T. (once a fairly conservative company in reference to home office!) is today reaping the rewards of having introduced a more flexible working arrangement for its staff of over 120 located around the globe (K.I.T. had the foresight over a year ago to equip their employees with the necessary hardware and software) .   Finally of course, we raise the question of the future facing larger events, hybrid and physical and whether big public events (K.I.T. Group were the organizers of the famous and glorious fan mile in Berlin for the World Cup 2006 (held in and won by Germany!!)) such as the Fan Mile will make a return as well as the chances of this year's cancelled European Cup making it into 2021!   Enjoy!!     Mark Felstead www.mcf-consulting.eu    Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

Berlin's Sleeping Beauties. Episode 5 Marco Oelschlegel, Head of the Berlin Convention Office   Value Bombs:   Hear about:   The situation report on what events are allowed to be held in Berlin currently    How the next phases of the loosening up of the restrictions will look for hosting events.   What the situation is with the city's hotels…   The increased use of home office, zoom et al and what we have learned from the CORONA crisis – although nothing will replace Face to Face!   And the news we have all been waiting for … what is the prognosis on the opening of Berlin's NEW city airport!!   Today we are talking again to Marco Oelschlegel , Berlin's recently appointed Head of the Berlin Convention Office, as he gives us a rundown of the current situation in the city for both tourists ( oh how we miss them!!) and of course for hosting events here.  Marco explains the phasing in of the loosening of the restrictions, as the Senate has now realized how important the event and tourism industry are to the city's economy.  We also talk about the prognosis for air travel back to the city as well as how the long awaited, planned opening of the city's NEW airport BER is going.   We also talk about the live and hybrid events that are taking place as of ths week  and despite the rise in the use of Zoom et al, nothing can replace face to face!!  Something that is very close to both our hearts!!   Longer version   So today I am joined by the recently promoted Head of Berlin Convention Office, Marco Oelschlegel to catch up after a seven week lock down of where Berlin is right now in terms of welcoming back tourists, international and domestic, and when can we start to host events again in this lovely city.  One thing is sure… we are really missing you guys as the city is really quiet without you and there is a whole industry of people waiting for the visitors to come back, whether to enjoy the city for relaxation or for business.   We look specifically at what is currently allowed and the moving forward the time plan from the city's government to allow events of different sizes to take place as well as what the Messe Berlin is doing and the question that is on everyone's lips…. When might we expect Berlin's NEW airport BER to open!! To be fair Marco has something of a Baptism of Fire behind him as no sooner was he settling into his new position as head of the Convention Bureau than Corona happened! So what how has he coped too and what has he and the Visti Berlin team been doing over the last months… Marco reveals all!   Links:   Marco Oelschlegel https://convention.visitberlin.de/ueber-uns   Mark Felstead www.mcf-consulting.eu   Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

Berlin's Sleeping Beauties Episode 4   Value Bombs:   Sustainable Events / Team Building   XXL Insect Hotel   Upcycling Art   Contribute to your local environment!   Protect the Bees as Albert Einstein once said “If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live”   Show notes / short description   Sustainable Events!!   We talk again to Patrick Havenstein from Teamgeist about a very creative and sustainable Team Building Event – The Insect Hotel!! As Einstein once famoulsy quoted, “If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live”. So Patrick introduces the XXL Insect Hotel project to help us be creative and do something positive for the environment… But that is not all!! In the second part of the talk he talks about “Sustainable Art” and how to sculpture to create “Upcycling Art!”, a project which not only has 0 material waste but can also lead to awards and charity donations!   Show Notes / Longer   Sustainable Event Ideas for Team Building!  Here we talk again to Patrick Havenstein from Teamgeist about two of their events that are not only completely sustainable but help create a team spirit (the WE Feeling) and contribute positively to the environment!! The first is as XXL Insect Hotel.  It was none other than Einstein who said, ““If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live” and Patrick will talk about how to create a home for those bees as part of your company's Team Building Project.    In the second half we then talk about a project with minus zero waste!  Upcycling Art  - the use of discarded old work clothes and chicken mess to create sculptures and works of art…These can also be used to give awards or even to help make donations for charity.  Great ideas in a time where everyone is rediscovering a passion for analogue creation!!   Berlin's Sleeping Beauties Episode 4   Links:   Patrick Havenstein, Teamgeist: https://www.teamgeist.com   Mark Felstead, MCF Consulting https://www.mcf-consulting.eu   AXICA Event Centre https://www.axica.de/home.html   Mash Media Group https://www.mashmedia.net   Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com

Berlin's Sleeping Beauties Episode 3   Intro notes / short description   BAMM! EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Ivor Cummins – Leading Bio Chemical Engineer and World Respected Thought leader on Covid19 and author of “Eat Rich Live Long”   For everyone, but especially those over 40, THIS IS ESSENTIAL LISTENING!   I am talking to Ivor Cummins, leading Bio Chemical Engineer and World Respected thought leader on Covid19 - the science and the DATA.   In the course of our talk he reveals to me “The most powerful thing you can do (right now) to reduce your chances of a severe Corona Virus outcome or even death!!” - and believe me listeners, it's a lot simpler than you think.   We also talk about Insulin Resistance and the best way to reduce the risk of getting type 2 Diabetes and its many associated illnesses including arteriosclerosis and CVD (Cardio Vascular Disease) in the future – although many of us probably already are Type 2 Diabetes – we just don't know it yet!!   Hear about how I found Ivor, what I have learnt from his book “Eat Rich Live Long”, my emotional journey of the last 18 months and how I could have possibly avoided it! (I have survived 2 terrible “Widow Maker” heart attacks).   You will hear things I so wish I had known 20 years ago, and things that could literally SAVE LIVES!   And keep listening to the end as Ivor will tell you how to get one of his “MUST SEE” films for FREE!           Berlin's Sleeping Beauties Episode 3   Interview With Ivor Cummins   BAMM! EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Ivor Cummins – Leading Bio Chemical Engineer and World Respected Thought leader on Covid19 and author of “Eat Rich Live Long”   For everyone, but especially those over 40, THIS IS ESSENTIAL LISTENING     This time around BSB has taken a bit of a look outside of the Berlin Events scene to talk to one of my absolute heroes in the health world, Ivor Cummins, leading Bio Chemical Engineer and author.   As well as his current work on Covid19 (where his network includes hundreds of the World's leading epidemiologists and virologists) he also has done extensive research on arteriosclerosis and insulin resistance which is a subject literally very close to my heart!   He has so generously taken time out from talking to Nobel Prize Winners and Stanford University Professors to discuss some of his findings regarding Covid 19 and Type 2 Diabetes with you and me listeners … and it makes for fascinating listening!!!   In the course of our talk he reveals to me, “The most powerful thing you can do (right now) to reduce your chances of a severe Corona Virus outcome or even death!!” - and believe me listeners, it's a lot simpler than you think.   We also talk about Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance and how to avoid it now and in the future.  Probably many of you with healthy lifestyles and diets don't think this should be a worry… Like me in fact. But two Widow Maker Heart Attacks later and I really wonder how I managed to damage my pipes so badly when I thought I was doing everything right!!   Listen to Ivor provide some of the answers to my questions and tell me things I so wish I had known 20 years ago!!       You will hear things I so wish I had known 20 years ago, and things that could literally SAVE LIVES!     Finally, please stay to the end as Ivor tells you how to download one of his “Must See” films for FREE!        Links:   Ivor Cummins, https://thefatemperor.com   Eat Rich Live Long, Amazon: https://www.amazon.de/s?k=eat+rich+live+long&hvadid=79989569898371&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvqmt=p&tag=hyddemsn-21&ref=pd_sl_9j52nrsach_p   The Widow Maker Movie: http://widowmakerthemovie.com   Extra Time Movie : https://www.extratimemovie.com   The Irish Heart Disease Awareness: https://www.extratimemovie.com   Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com/sales-page32057188 and www.podcastsyndicator.com

Show notes for Berlin's Sleeping Beauties   Title of the show:   Berlin's Sleeping Beauties start to wake up!!   We talk today about Re-Boarding - getting people back to work after lockdown!   Bombs:   Learn what it means for Berlin to slowly get back to the New Normal?   What does Re-boarding mean and how is it now relevant?   How to Manage-The-Managers – are they ready to deal with this?   How to Re-Create the “We” Feeling, and getting back the TEAM SPIRIT with Patrick Havenstein from TEAMGEIST   Intro notes / short description   Berlin is starting to make its return to the so called “New Normal”. We talk to Patrick Havenstein from Teamgeist, one of Europe's largest Team Building Companies, about the art of getting people back into work and to re-create the “WE” Feeling of working in a team and as a team after isolation in lockdown and Home Office. We also question the ability of managers to be able to cope with this by themselves and look to how Teamgeist ( which literally means Team Spirit) can offer help.   Medium Berlin is a few weeks ahead of the UK with their Lockdown and Staying at Home. This weekend (16th/17th May) will see beer gardens and Cafés slowly start to open in the city. Businesses will start to re-open to but many challenges remain – especially that of getting employees and managers back into work and back into the mind set of being again part of a team – the “We” feeling.  Patrick Havenstein from Team Geist talks to our host Mark Felstead about re-boarding staff and creating the “WE” feeling , building the team once again and we ask if these soft skills are something the managers are even trained for in these times of “New Normality”. We also have suggestions for Team Building events that can be held completely remotely but nevertheless bring people together. Links: Mark Felstead https://www.mcf-consulting.eu Patrick Havenstein,  http://www.teamgeist.com AXICA Event Centre: https://www.axica.de/home.html Mash Media Group: https://www.mashmedia.net MICEOFFERS https://miceoffers.com   Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com/sales-page32057188 and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

Berlin's Sleeping Beauties!! The City's event community is ready to bounce back into action!   Following on from the video tour of the AXICA, one of Berlins sleeping beauties of event spaces, Mark Felstead talks to the city's event community on how excited they are to get back to business, how Berlin will bounce back again as a great destination, what are they keeping busy with now and how are they coping with the current lockdown.   Links: He talks to ( in no particular order): Marco Oelschlegel - Head of the Berlin Convention Bureau https://convention.visitberlin.de/ansprechpartner Diane Pantaleri Otto from the Estrel Hotel Berlin https://www.estrel.com/en/home.html Martina Goettler from the AXICA https://www.axica.de/home.html Valentina Azzoni from CAMONSITE DMC https://www.camonsite.de/de/ and Nikolas Blischke from Time Change Agency https://www.time-change.com     A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing and then produces you and promotes you. - www.apodcastcompany.com