Are you planning an event in your future? A wedding? An anniversary?

On this episode of "The Dad Who Knows Nothing" I speak with Keith Willard, an event planner in South Florida, one of the busiest event areas of the country. He is also the host of the "Behind the Veil" podcast, where he provides tips and tricks for event planning.

We talked about many of his insights on event planning (and maybe a few stories as well) and it is required listening if you are going to be hiring someone to plan or planning an event in the future.

For more information Keith Willard and his event planning, visit https://www.keithwillardevents.com/

How do you grow your brand and your network? BUILD RELATIONSHIPS!

This episode's guest is an expert in this very thing and it has translated to great success, including having a podcast "Now Hear This Entertainment" that is a top 2% podcast in the world.

Bruce Wawrzyniak has been promoting for many years.  
A cum laude graduate of Medaille College in Buffalo, New York, his background runs the gamut from marketing to broadcasting to public/media relations and promotions.  He has served industries such as sports/entertainment, radio/TV (on-air positions in both), and full-service (advertising/public relations) agencies.  He also taught a Promotions Techniques course to college juniors and seniors.  Bruce has dealt with (and been quoted by) national and international media.  Some of his successful story placements include USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Sports Illustrated, to name just a few.  His résumé also includes video work and websites.  Plus, he has done numerous speaking engagements from Orlando to Nashville to Washington DC to Las Vegas to Los Angeles and points in between.  His work over the years has not only taken him throughout the United States, but, to more than 15 different countries.  He is a member of the Social Media Marketing Society and the American Marketing Association and can even be found on IMDb.

“Now Hear This Entertainment” is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with guests who are having success in entertainment – primarily music.  A new episode has been delivered on-time, every week since February 2014.  The show has gotten listeners from 162 countries around the world and is one of the top two percent most popular shows out of more than 3.1 million podcasts globally.  “Now Hear This Entertainment” has had multiple placements in the iTunes Top Ten (Music category) and the show has received two honors and been nominated for three other awards. In late spring of 2021 it was in the "20 Best Entertainment Podcasts of 2021," as published by Welp Magazine.

Guests on NHTE have ranged from Roy Orbison, Jr. to the keyboard player for Aerosmith to the lead guitar player for Garth Brooks to the drummer for Cheap Trick to the bass player for P!NK to the trumpet player for Billy Joel, plus, five GRAMMY Award winners, a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, a Las Vegas headliner, three Emmy Award winners, and even participants from “American Idol,” “The Voice,” “America’s Got Talent,” and “The X Factor” (including one singer who won “The Voice”).  Guests have come from an array of genres and locales (the latter to include twelve different countries).

How do you get the right customers to your business? Marketing is usually the answer that first comes to mind, but is all marketing created equal?

On this podcast, I speak with Steven Lentz, founder of Ocelot Traffic. The agency creates multi-faceted, branded content that can be shared across high-authority platforms, allowing SMBs to increase their reach among potential customers who are actively searching for their products or services. The service also helps clients improve their Google ranking, building trust and credibility in the process.

They help your business reach your best clients by crafting meaningful hyper-local ads and media coverage. If there's a service you offer in a specific location, neighborhood, or region, they will help you get seen.

Connect with Steven at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-lentz-96079b1b6/