The ASE 2020 Project
Great events take people on a journey. But what about the journey that the people involved in our industry have taken? During the 2020-21 lockdown I’m chatting with people who have made a career in our industry and asking them to share their story. Subscribe to the series via your favourite podcast app or you can come to this page for the next episode. Visit https://www.specialevents.com.au for more interviews, news and opinion about the Australian event industry. You might enjoy each episode with a cup of coffee and for the price of that cup of coffee you can support this podcast series - just go to https://www.specialevents.com.au/support
Episodes
24 episodes
Ep 19: Libbie Ray
Libbie Ray left school at 15 to become an apprentice chef in her father’s restaurant.Today she is co-owner of AV24/7 and a mentor to young women in event technology.Join Libbie on her journey from growing up on the Hawkesbury Rive...
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Episode 19
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Ep 18: Darryl Lovegrove
Darryl Lovegrove is a singer and an entrepreneur. His singing career started in the school choir – he featured as a soloist on a recording made by the choir.Darryl went on to be a pop singer and appeared in many musical theatre pro...
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Episode 18
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Ep 17: Ruth Lilian OAM
Ruth is an organiser. She became one of Australia’s first In-house PCOs through her work as a Practice Manager for a group of doctors then went on to manage a number of medical associations.Ruth went on to run numerous medical meet...
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Episode 17
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1:07:00
Ep 16: Nick Eltis
From the archive: 2007 presentation by Nick EltisIn 2007 the ISES Melbourne chapter hosted a breakfast where Peter Jones introduced guest speaker Nick Eltis Nick is one of Australia’s leading Technical Director...
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Episode 16
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Ep 15b: Sandy Hollway AO – Former CEO of SOCOG
In the second half of this interview Sandy reflects on the highlights of the Sydney Olympics (including that heart stopping cauldron moment).Post Olympics, Sandy kept in touch with the event industry as a head of the judging panel for th...
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Episode 15
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Ep 15a: Sandy Hollway AO – Former CEO of SOCOG
During his career in the Australian Public Service, Sandy served in the DFAT in postings as diverse as Pakistan, Germany, Canada and USA. As PM Bob Hawke’s Chief of Staff he was at the centre of one of the most progressive times of Austra...
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Ep 14: Di Henry – Games Girl
Di Henry’s first parade involved 1000 sheep and a bullock train trundling through the Sydney CBD to promote the Royal Easter Show, and she brought out Robosauraus to the RES.From that she went on to Mardi Gras parades and then...
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Episode 14
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Ep 13b: Andrew Walsh AM - storyteller
In part two of this interview Andrew takes us on a journey behind the scenes of the Athens Olympics in 2004, the Melbourne Commonwealth Games of 2006, White Night Melbourne, then back to Athens for the Special Olympics and finally we find out w...
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Episode 16
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Ep 13a: Andrew Walsh AM - storyteller
Andrew Walsh is a storyteller who has produced some of the biggest events in Australia and the world. In this wide ranging interview we cover how Andrew started in theatre in Melbourne while still at school then worked on various th...
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Episode 15
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Ep 12: Johnny Allen – founding director of ACEM
This extensive interview starts with Johnny’s career running music venues in Sydney and the 1973 Aquarius Festival in Nimbin. Then a year in New York and London as part of the arts and music scenes – especially the emerging punk movement (hangi...
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Episode 12
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Ep 10b: Roslyn McLeod OAM - Arinex (Part 2)
Roslyn Mcleod OAM started her first business providing tour guides for the 1971 Rotary International Convention in Sydney. That business developed through supplying tour guides and interpreters to then become a PCO.Arinex is now on...
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Episode 12
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Ep 10a: Roslyn McLeod OAM - Arinex (Part 1)
Roslyn Mcleod OAM started her first business providing tour guides for the 1971 Rotary International Convention in Sydney. That business developed through supplying tour guides and interpreters to then become a PCO.Arinex is now on...
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Episode 11
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Ep 9: Philip Carr - Philip Carr Events
Philip was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.In this interview Philip talks about growing up in apartheid South Africa, how started in business with his mother and catering for President Nelson Mandela’s 79th birthday. Phil...
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Episode 10
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Ep 7: Lena Malouf - My spectacular career
Lena Malouf grew up in Canowindra in regional NSW and learned retail from her shopkeeper parents.Engaged at 18, married at 19, then starting a business with three young children Lena had to be resourceful.We follow her career from...
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Ep 6: Anne Jamieson - Saxton Speakers
While training at the William Angliss Institute Anne failed egg boiling but managed to run a catering business on the side.Anne relives her career in hotels in Melbourne, Sydney and back to Melbourne – ranging from basic chores to senior...
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Episode 6
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Ep 5: Andrea Heath - Onstage Entertainment
Andrea is a girl who likes to party. Fortunately she is the Managing Director of Onstage Entertainment so she gets to design the entertainment for fabulous parties – mostly for her clients, but sometimes for her own amusement.Andre...
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Ep 4: Ian Stuart - Business Events Sydney
Ian Stuart recalls busking in northern England following university - then a job which eventually brought him to Australia.Reconnecting with Bryan Holliday, who Ian had met in England, the pair setup a business (Sound Information) that prov...
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Episode 4
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Ep 3: Thomas Brown - Events Fantastic Australia
Thomas Brown is the owner of event theming and décor company Events Fantastic.Thomas is the proud recipient of a Ducktorate from Disneyland.Follow his story from Disneyland to university in Perth, his start in business events at C...
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Episode 3
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Ep 2: David Green - DG Global Events
Originally from Perth, David moved to Sydney with dreams of being a successful rock musician. When that didn’t eventuate he became a roadie and met Stevie Wonder on his first gig.From rock n roll to corporate events David has delivered o...
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Ep 1: Meri Took - Staging Rentals and Construction
At age 11 Meri found himself in the migrant town of Elizabeth just north of Adelaide. Following university and a stint as a percussionist he found better income as a roadie. Follow Meri on his rock n roll road trip acr...
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