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 River, via restaur

Ep 18: Darryl Lovegrove

Jul 25th, 2021 1h

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 productions. Wh

Ep 17: Ruth Lilian OAM

Nov 4th, 2020 1h 7m

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 meetings on her

Ep 16: Nick Eltis

Sep 2nd, 2020 12m 18s

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 Directors and he spoke about the challeng

Ep 15b: Sandy Hollway AO – Former CEO of SOCOG

Aug 12th, 2020 44m 28s

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 the Austr

Ep 15a: Sandy Hollway AO – Former CEO of SOCOG

Aug 12th, 2020 50m 59s

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 Australian

Ep 14: Di Henry – Games Girl

Aug 4th, 2020 1h 15m

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 the 2000 Sydney O

Ep 13b: Andrew Walsh AM - storyteller

Jul 29th, 2020 52m 58s

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

Ep 13a: Andrew Walsh AM - storyteller

Jul 21st, 2020 48m 15s

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 theatre produc

Ep 12: Johnny Allen – founding director of ACEM

Jul 14th, 2020 1h 10m

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

Ep 11: Karen Bolinger

Jul 7th, 2020 1h 15m

Ep 10b: Roslyn McLeod OAM - Arinex (Part 2)

Jun 29th, 2020 45m 31s

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 one of the for

Ep 10a: Roslyn McLeod OAM - Arinex (Part 1)

Jun 24th, 2020 44m 22s

Ep 9: Philip Carr - Philip Carr Events

Jun 15th, 2020 56m 41s

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. Philip moved to Sydney

Ep 8b: Peter Jones AM - Peter Jones Special Events (Part 2)

Jun 10th, 2020 43m 39s

Ep 8a: Peter Jones AM - Peter Jones Special Events (Part 1)

Jun 2nd, 2020 40m 39s

Ep 7: Lena Malouf - My spectacular career

May 26th, 2020 55m 27s

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 opening a flo

Ep 6: Anne Jamieson - Saxton Speakers

May 19th, 2020 40m 39s

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 sales

Ep 5: Andrea Heath - Onstage Entertainment

May 13th, 2020 40m 7s

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.Andrea’s memories

Ep 4: Ian Stuart - Business Events Sydney

May 5th, 2020 39m 19s

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 provided

Ep 3: Thomas Brown - Events Fantastic Australia

Apr 27th, 2020 45m 49s

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 Corporate Theat

Ep 2: David Green - DG Global Events

Apr 20th, 2020 54m 45s

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 outstand

Ep 1: Meri Took - Staging Rentals and Construction

Apr 17th, 2020 44m 27s

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 across Australia, back to L