AV and productions trends. What is New in 2023 and some great stories with friends!

Continuing to catch up and talk about what's happening in the industry. Production and AV. What new and how much has changed.   #AAV # Eventprof #video #production #AVLife 

We're back and talking about the last year of AV and touring. Looking forward to a great 2023 and how we can be better Event Professionsals.

You love and I love it! We want good customer Service. Good Service. The kind you remember. The "we keep coming back kind of service". With the internet and all of the other ways that you can be put on blast these days. The only thing that will set each of us apart is how we serve our customers. As a freelancer, you serve your customers even if you don't see them that way. We can all learn a lot from watching others and finding the things not to do. Let's find out what it means to have great customer service. Please let us know how we can serve you better. GigReady@gigrent.com

The labor market has changed drasticaly. Now more than ever it's critical to ensure that we have the right people to do the jobs that need done. How do you find those people and when you do, how do you get them to get on-board. Joe Mac and I talk with Mike Finn from Big Finn productions about how they get the best labor crews and keep their teams together for a long time. Check it out and tell someone about GigReady! GigReady@gigrent.com Reach out and tell us how we are doing!

Your life is your alone. No one elses. No matter where you are in the journey, the choices that you make today will carry you either in the direction you want to go or take you away from your goals and no-one can control how you will respond to each and every situation. I spoke to Zach Babcock of the Underdog Empowerment podcast about coming out of a terrible situation and turning your lfe around to make the absolute most of it and then go to the next level. You define what your win is. Don't let anyone else take that from you. You can find Zach at Underdogempowerment.com Check it out! Reach GigReady at GigReady@gigrent.com And Joe Mac! - JoeMac@morethanlight.com  

It's coming back and you don't want to get caught. It's time to dust everything off and get ready to be back at it. We're talking gear, health and the mental game. Joe and I are taking a few minutes to make sure that you're ready to go and have the right steps in mind to get back at it now and everyday going forward. Reach out to GigReady @ GigReady@gigrent.com Reach JoeMac - Joemac@morethanlight.com Please share this out and let your friends know tha tyou're ready to get back to ther Gig.  

The absolute most important part about being on the road is attempting to stay healthy while doing it. Who said it would be easy? No one! However, we can make slight closer to easy and Dr. Jesse Butler is here to help us see how. We are going through the whole body and mind when it comes to health as all parts are important and you can't really get one without the other. Listen in, find ways to get more healthy on the road and share them and GigReady with everyone you know! You can reach out to Joe Mac - JoeMac@morethanlight.com Give us feedback on gigready - GigReady@gigrent.com You can reach Doctor Butler at Northwest Natural Medicine in Milwaukie, OR  And please let all your friends know about GigReady and help more event professionals have a better Gig!!!

The AV industry is unique in many ways and one of the most prevelant is that I have met more people in the Audio Visual industry that want to get better and improve than anywhere else. In episode 37 we are had Mic Mel the founder of 11 Coaching with us to talk about how we can reach new heights and find the next level in our professional journey. No matter who you are, you can be more.  Interested in learning more? Email Mic and find out how he can help! Let us know what you thought and how you are ready to take it to the next Level! You reach us here. Mic Mel - Mic@elevencoaching.com Reach GigReady - GigReady@gigrent.com Joe Mac - Joemac@morethanlight.com

As we get back to it, event security is going to be a huge factor in making sure that every facet of an event is running smoothly. We are talking to Eric Roussseau a security consultant out of the Washington DC metro area about events large and small. How they are secured and what goes into making sure you have a smooth event from start to finish that is not interupted. Whether it's a CEO, a dignitary or even the leader of a nation. Security is extremely important and we can all work together to make them more secure and protect our colleagues. Please share this out to your colleagues and friends. Rate us on itunes and share GigReady with everyone that you know! You can reach Joe @ joemac@morethanlight.com Let us know how we can do better too GigReady@gigrent.com

At one point in time or another each of us have been or are an operator of some sort in the live event industry. Then we saw an opportunity, decided to grab a hold of it with both hands And not let go. This is the journey of going from operator to owner. We are going to spend time exploring what it means to move from an operator to an owner and how to make the leap, while being successful at running a business. This will most likely take more than one episode and we're excited to share it with you. Share this and all the GigReady episodes with your friends! Reach out to us and let us know what you want to hear about and how we can make GigReady more valuable to you. Reach out to us! Dave Jensen - djensen@encompasseventgroup.com Josh Grassi - josh@technicalmediasolutions.com JoeMac - joemac@morethanlight.com GigReady@gigrent.com    

Today Joe and I had a candid discussion on how we can be better event professionals in 2021. How can we act and treat each other with respect and understanding while getting our jobs done and being even more effective. We also have a great update from the #liveeventscoalition Thanks for listening and share this with all of your live event colleagues. We're excited to keep proving you with the best value in the industry! Reach out to us too! JoeMac@morethanlight.com Gigready@gigrent.com    

Tours are coming back and we want everyone to be ready. What are they going to look like? We haev no idea but what we do know is that they will be happening and we can't wait. We talked with a few of our touring brotheren about the future of touring and what it may look like. Thanks for listening! Please like, subscribe and tell some friends about GigReady. Reach out to us anytime and give us your feedback and share your story with us. You could be our next guest on GigReady. JoeMac - JoeMac@morethanlight.com GigReady - GigReady@gigrent.com      

Labor - The act of doing the work! We're going to be in a crunch soon if we aren't there already. What is it going to look like and how can we make adjustments in the Post covid world to keep up with everything that needs to be done and the new regulations that we will have. Joe and I decided to ask a Few of the Labor companies that we work with to answer some of the tougher questiosn that we will see. Have a listen and let us know what you think and where the industry is headed. Reach our guests below: Mike @mike@bigfinproductions.com Henry @ henry@avlancer.com JoeMac @ joemac@morethanlight.com And GigReady - GigReady@gigrent.com  

GigReady Ep. 31  Scenic Carpentry is a very specialized area of the live event space, however it has some of the greatest crossover with area's outside of our industry. Today we are talking to Chris Breton of Krome Productions about all things Scenic and what it takes to be a Scenic Carpenter in the world of live events. Get to know the scenic world and how they work! Reach Chris chris@kromeproductions.com JoeMac at JoeMac@morethanlight.com GigReady at GigReady@gigrent.com  

Business is just that, Business. For the AV industry, we got into to many times because we love it or we saw that their was a huge potential income stream available. However no matter how we started, we rarely looked at what the end might hold for us and as we grew it was obvious that our businesses would not last without us.  Can we change that and is it possible to make a business that will outlast us? It is and Tom Stimson is going to share with us how to do it.   Tom Stimson is President and Founder of The Stimson Group. Tom can be reached at https://www.trstimson.com/ Sign up for the Blog and stay informed. JoeMac is always at JoeMac@morethanlight.com GigReady, help us make it better. GigReady@gigrent.com

GigReady is your Podcast! Tell us how we're doing and what we can do better! Leave us a review on Itunes and if we've deserved it please leave us 5 stars. We started talking about lighting today and that quickly morphed into talking about the live event industry and how we can become a better industry as a whole. Bring up the next generation, sharing the life we've cosen to lead and allow others to share in that experience as well. Listen in and learn how you can take the knowledge and experience from the industry you love so much and make the most of it. We also are excited for the new drive through modern art exhibit that it being hosted by Arizona state university in a 6 story parking garage on Campus! Go check it out! https://www.asugammage.com/ You're only as good as your last show! Reach out to us! Paul Efron @ paul@se-ld.com John Featherstone @ jfeatherstone@lightswitch.net Joe Mac @ JoeMac@morethanlight.com GigReady@gigrent.com  

GigReady is your Podcast! Share it with other event professionals and please let know how we can do better! Post a review and drop 5 stars for us! Liz Caruso is the founder of the Techsytalk Community and host of The Event Hustler Podcast! She is Meeting planner by trade and has been a huge advocate of Meeting planners for many years! We talking about meetings, where they are now and what the future may look like over the next year. How meeting planners can prepare for the future and what they might see as the event industry comes back online for in person events! Thanks for listening! Meet Liz and tons of other planners in the Techsytalk community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/techsytalk/ Reach us too ! GigReady@Gigrent.com

Let people know that GigReady is awesome!   We are comepletly about making you a better professionl. If we are not doing that please let us know! LEave us a review and or tell your friends about the podcast. Your word of mouth is our Oxygen. Audio is critical in all parts of the event world but none so much as the Virtual one. What you hear is what you see and if you can't hear well..... Maybe it's not worth watching. We are talking with Pete Wiejaczka and Dan Crowe about Virtual Audio and how to do it right. You can reach us here: Pete @ PWiejaczka@osacorp.com Dan @ dancin1@comcast.net Joe @ Joemac@morethanlight.com GigReady @ Gigready@gigrent.com Show us some love on the socials!!!! Find us on Facebook and Instagram!

GigReady needs your help. Leave us a 5 star review on Itunes and let us know how we're doing!   Today we're discovering as much as we can about Hybrid events. The types, cost, needs and more. The future of our industry will be filled with these type of events. Like it or not, it's the future. Be excited about it and learn, learn, learn. The more you know the more valuable you will be.  It's the way of the future and we're going to ride the wave! ou reach all of our guests directly at the following place. Lynn Edwards - Proper Planning On LinkedIn - Lynn Edwards Lyn Stout - Bond Events LinkedIn - Lyn Stout Tiffany English - VelvetStyle Events and Marketing Facebook - Tiffany English Sarah Buchbinder- Meetings Made Easy Email - sarah@meetingsme.com linkedIn -Sarah Buchbinder Joe Mac @ Joemac@morethanlight.com You can always reach GigReady - Gigready@gigrent.com