Episode 20

#20 Planning an Unforgettable Kickass Conference with Isaac Watson

In this episode, founder and executive producer of Kickass Conferences, Isaac Watson, reveals how top-notch strategy and exceptional event design will make your audience sit up, take notice and get motivated to make real change.

Isaac shares his experience turning a community event into a successful online summit and highlights essential considerations for planning your next (or first!) event. We also discuss the trends in bringing communities together after the pandemic, the importance of understanding specific elements of an event budget, and how to determine the best design for an event.

Kickass Conferences help community builders upgrade to the next step: community management. Community management is the process of building an authentic community among an organization through various types of interaction.

Isaac has produced over 50 conferences and gatherings worldwide, specializing in event strategy and design for communities. He is also an avid traveler and advocate for sustainable entrepreneurship. He splits his time between Vancouver and Palm Springs, California, with his husband Justin and their dog Zeus.

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Episode highlights:

02:11 About Kickass Conferences and why Isaac founded the company

06:12 Propelling an event forward to make sure it reaches the finish line with ease

07:17 Community building with events

09:16 Maximizing impact on event attendees

11:14 Event budgeting and walking through decision-making

15:40 What Isaac learned about planning events during the pandemic

21:05 Choosing an event location and venue

32:23 Hybrid event challenges and opportunities

38:24 The power of virtual events to promote individual contributions

42:00 Speaker compensation packages and measuring speaker impact

50:07 Using AI for event planning support

53:54 What's next for Kickass Conferences and Isaac

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