Almost everywhere we look, artificial intelligence is causing a fundamental shift in the way people work. As AI begins to automate those mundane, repetitive tasks, employees’ focuses will transfer to what truly needs human judgement. As part of our 2020 Events Disruptor Report, I explored how these changes enable workers to become more empathetic, focusing…
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For our latest HeadBox Connect panel event, we discussed the topic of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. Our Head of Marketing, Ann-Marie Rossiter was joined by three mental health experts at Level39 to talk about the importance of wellbeing in the workplace, tactics event professionals can use in their day-to-day lives, and what…
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Following our 4th Birthday party celebrations last month, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to start looking at the year ahead with Gavin Spurling our CTO, to set out our big plans for year 5. The events industry isn’t short of problems that we could try to solve through human-kind event tech. It’s…
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Working in the events industry is stressful. As a venue, you will be working closely with stressed event planners every single day. Event planners may be grappling with budgets in jeopardy, a lack of time and resource, high expectations and high-stress levels. With tensions high, negotiation can be difficult, and the struggle doesn’t end there.…
Read MoreMaking the perfect shots of espresso coffee is a serious craft. To create only one cup of espresso, a barista has to be a bit of a sciencentist and a bit of a passionate artist. In the following text, we are going to discuss how you can make a magic shot of espresso at the…
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You have been tasked with booking your team’s Christmas party. You are given a budget of £1,500 and there are 25 people in the team. You visit an event marketplace that has thousands of venues, confident you can find the perfect Space for your event. After a quick search, you are faced with an unusual…
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For episode 9 of HeadBox Connect, Ann-Marie Rossiter was joined by Paybase Founder and CEO Anna Tsyupko, where Anna described how Paybase is challenging the status quo in the FinTech industry and how important it is, as CEO, to relax and take time for yourself. To listen to Anna’s episode in full you can find…
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For episode 3 of HeadBox Connect, Ann-Marie Rossiter was joined by Patchwork founder Liv Knight at The Old Bank Vault in Hackney, to talk about how Patchwork is on a mission to reinvent gifting through its digital and collaborative gifting platform. Liv spoke about how the idea the revolutionary gift-giving platform came about, the major…
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There was a time when attendees were asked to switch off their mobile devices during events. There was a time when event venues didn’t provide free WiFi and there was a time when it was necessary for you to make eye contact with the speaker on stage. It is exciting to see how fast things…
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For episode 15 of HeadBox Connect, we interviewed Alex Packham, the Founder and CEO of ContentCal a social media planning and publishing tool. Alex became an entrepreneur at 23, hear all about his journey below or listen to the full podcast episode here. Ann-Marie: Can you tell our listeners about the history of ContentCal and…
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