Podcast appearances and mentions of Cindy Y Lo

In this week's episode of The Venue Rx Podcast, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Cindy Y Lo, the owner of Red Velvet and Strong Events. They dive into the event industry, emphasizing the creation of memorable experiences that align with clients' brands and deliver tangible results. Cindy discusses the specialized services her companies provide, the management of scope creep, and the significant impact of venue design on events. They explore the importance of venue layout, signage, and amenities, along with the challenges posed by urban venues and logistical considerations. She also highlights trends in personalized event elements and the growing need for versatile venue spaces. About Our Guest:  Cindy Y. Lo is an Entrepreneur, Professional Speaker & Author. She founded Red Velvet in 2002 with the mission to Outplan, Outplay, and Outparty! Red Velvet is a full-service experience agency that helps global brands ideate, design, and execute their vision. As an independent, woman, and minority-owned agency, RED VELVET prides itself on its diverse, detail-oriented team of creatives from various cultures, communities, and backgrounds. Under the leadership of CEO and Chief Event Strategist Cindy Y. Lo, the agency has been dedicated to generating genuine human connections through live experiences since its inception.  As of August 2023, Cindy Y. Lo is also the new owner and CEO of Strong Events. Celebrating 33 years in business, Strong Events is the longest-running and largest warehouse for specialty event rentals and custom fabrication, serving the Texas Hill Country area. Find Her Here:  Tel:  512.380.9688 Email: cindy@cindylo.com  Website: https://www.cindylo.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cindyknowsevents  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindyknowsevents/ 

�Leading by Example & Building a High Performance Culture�: Cindy Y. Lo, Founder of Red Velvet Events, International Speaker and a recent Amazon Best Selling Author (Behind the Red Velvet Curtain: Build and Run the Event Planning Business of Your Dreams.) chats with Kathy Kersten about how her unique strengths helped her start a business and build a high-performance company culture. Cindy�s Top 5 Signature Themes are Focus, Analytical, Command, Restorative, Individualization. www.cindylo.com. Kathy Kersten is the host of Obey Your Strengths, the podcast dedicated to fanning the flame of the Strengths movement one success story at a time. As a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach since 2008, Kathy has help 70+ organizations, hundreds of teams and thousands of individuals leverage individual�s strengths to increase performance. Kathy�s Top 5 Signature Themes are Strategic, Input, Learner, Belief, Maximizer. If you would like information on individual, team or organizational coaching, visit kathykersten.com. To discover your own strengths, visit gallupstrengthscenter.com. Instagram: @kathy.kersten Facebook: @obeyyourstrengths

�Leading by Example & Building a High Performance Culture�: Cindy Y. Lo, Founder of Red Velvet Events, International Speaker and a recent Amazon Best Selling Author (Behind the Red Velvet Curtain: Build and Run the Event Planning Business of Your Dreams.) chats with Kathy Kersten about how her unique strengths helped her start a business and build a high-performance company culture. Cindy�s Top 5 Signature Themes are Focus, Analytical, Command, Restorative, Individualization. www.cindylo.com. Kathy Kersten is the host of Obey Your Strengths, the podcast dedicated to fanning the flame of the Strengths movement one success story at a time. As a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach since 2008, Kathy has help 70+ organizations, hundreds of teams and thousands of individuals leverage individual�s strengths to increase performance. Kathy�s Top 5 Signature Themes are Strategic, Input, Learner, Belief, Maximizer. If you would like information on individual, team or organizational coaching, visit kathykersten.com. To discover your own strengths, visit gallupstrengthscenter.com. Instagram: @kathy.kersten Facebook: @obeyyourstrengths

Alternative Event Venues are a huge and growing trend this year. In fact, we listed it as one of our emerging event trends for 2018. Attendees and planners alike are growing tired of the standard meeting spaces and ballrooms. As an industry, we are pushing the boundaries and definition of where events can be held. But how do you find these alternative event venues? What do you have to keep in mind when planning at an alternative venue? Are there really major differences from planning an event at a standard ballroom? In this episode of #EventIcons our iconic guests Cindy Y. Lo, DMCP of Red Velvet Events and Babs Nijdam of Sequoia Partnership will discuss everything you need to know about alternative event venues. They will discuss what you need to know to be prepared for an alternative event venue. Why venue walkthroughs are so important. What benefits they see from offering clients to step outside the ballroom. The challenges they face working with clients at alternative event venues and so much more! You do not want to miss this episode! Lets jump in. We want to help keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest! Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were mentioned in this episode! You WANT to check these out! What has been your favorite episode so far? Comment below and let us know! You’re watching this recording of our episode here on our blog, but wouldn’t you rather watch live, ask your own questions, and participate in person? Subscribe now to watch live! (We’ll remind you of upcoming episodes.) We would love for you to join us LIVE and bring your questions for our icons. This is all for you! How To Subscribe: Click here to watch the show live and get email notifications of new episodes. Subscribe via iTunes: Video & Audio or Audio Only Click here to subscribe via RSS (non-iTunes feed): Video & Audio or Audio Only Follow our iconic guests on Twitter: Cindy Y. Lo, DMCP of Red Velvet Events (@RedVelvetEvents) Babs Nijdam of Sequoia Partnership (@Babs_Nijdam) Tahira Endean of BCIC (@TahiraCreates) Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode: Red Velvet Events Sequoia Partnership Behind the Red Velvet Curtain: Build and Run the Event Planning Business of Your Dreams(Book) ARTIS BizBash PCMA Google Docs EXHIBITOR Magazine

Alternative Event Venues are a huge and growing trend this year. In fact, we listed it as one of our emerging event trends for 2018. Attendees and planners alike are growing tired of the standard meeting spaces and ballrooms. As an industry, we are pushing the boundaries and definition of where events can be held. But how do you find these alternative event venues? What do you have to keep in mind when planning at an alternative venue? Are there really major differences from planning an event at a standard ballroom? In this episode of #EventIcons our iconic guests Cindy Y. Lo, DMCP of Red Velvet Events and Babs Nijdam of Sequoia Partnership will discuss everything you need to know about alternative event venues. They will discuss what you need to know to be prepared for an alternative event venue. Why venue walkthroughs are so important. What benefits they see from offering clients to step outside the ballroom. The challenges they face working with clients at alternative event venues and so much more! You do not want to miss this episode! Lets jump in. We want to help keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest! Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were mentioned in this episode! You WANT to check these out! What has been your favorite episode so far? Comment below and let us know! You’re watching this recording of our episode here on our blog, but wouldn’t you rather watch live, ask your own questions, and participate in person? Subscribe now to watch live! (We’ll remind you of upcoming episodes.) We would love for you to join us LIVE and bring your questions for our icons. This is all for you! How To Subscribe: Click here to watch the show live and get email notifications of new episodes. Subscribe via iTunes: Video & Audio or Audio Only Click here to subscribe via RSS (non-iTunes feed): Video & Audio or Audio Only Follow our iconic guests on Twitter: Cindy Y. Lo, DMCP of Red Velvet Events (@RedVelvetEvents) Babs Nijdam of Sequoia Partnership (@Babs_Nijdam) Tahira Endean of BCIC (@TahiraCreates) Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode: Red Velvet Events Sequoia Partnership Behind the Red Velvet Curtain: Build and Run the Event Planning Business of Your Dreams(Book) ARTIS BizBash PCMA Google Docs EXHIBITOR Magazine