Two Chicks, Three Seats: The Event Manager's Guide to Industry Trends

Oct 11 2024 89 ep. 36 mins 13
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Two Chicks, Three Seats is a podcast that covers all of the hospitality industry’s hottest topics, from current hospitality news, food and beverage trends, interviews with event guests, to marketing tips and more. Two Chicks, Three Seats keeps you in the loop on all things relatable to anyone in the events industry. Tune in with hosts Kate Kennedy, Tripleseat’s Customer Marketing Manager, and Rachel Calkins, Tripleseat's Marketing Coordinator, to catch up on the latest hospitality topics. Two Chicks, Three Seats is brought to you by Tripleseat, the industry leader in event management software.

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Episode 89: Advocating for the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Hospitality Industry Workers with Steve Palmer, Founder of Indigo Road Hospitality Group & Co-Founder of Ben's Friends

Oct 11 2024 37 mins  
On this episode, Kate and Rachel sit down with Steve Palmer, the Founder of Indigo Road Hospitality Group, which has a portfolio of over 30 restaurants and independent hotels, and the co-founder of Ben’s Friends, a non-profit organization offering support to hospitality industry workers struggling with substance abuse. Throughout the conversation, we discuss Steve's career in th

Episode 88: How to Drive Wedding Venue Sales in 2024 with Neal Bergstrom and Hayden Holm of Rocket Venue

Aug 09 2024 52 mins  
On this episode, Kate and Rachel sit down with Neal Bergstrom and Hayden Holm, the business partners behind Rocket Venue, a boot camp service that helps wedding venues get a hold of their sales, operations, and marketing strategies in order to run a successful wedding business. Throughout the episode, we discuss what exactly goes into the "secret sauce" model that venue

Episode 87: Digital Marketing Strategy for Promoting Ticketed Events with Ashley Stanford, VP and Founder of Ice Cream Social

Jul 19 2024 41 mins  
On this episode, Kate and Rachel sat down with Ashley Stanford, the Vice President and Co-Founder of Ice Cream Social, which was once just a feature inside the product Ticket Socket, and now is its own standalone product that helps gamify ticket sales for events. Whether you are promoting ticket sales for a conference, an experience, or a music event, a digital strategy should be p

Episode 86: Creating Exceptional Experiential Events with Cassie LaMere, Founder & Creative Director at Cassie LaMere Events

Mar 22 2024 75 mins  
On this episode, Kate and Rachel sit down with Cassie LaMere, Founder and Creative Director of the luxury event planning company Cassie LaMere Events, based out of Austin, Texas. Through her company, Cassie plans and executes social and corporate events, bringing event dreams to life with creative activations and experiences. Cassie has especially great experience creating lifestyl

Episode 85: Revamping for 2024 in the Hospitality Industry: Tips for Leveling Up Operations, Events, Marketing & Personal Development

Jan 12 2024 30 mins  
On this episode, Kate and Rachel discuss how hospitality businesses and industry professionals can level up various areas of their business in 2024. They discuss tips and strategies for revamping operations, events, marketing, and personal development. Take a listen and bring some new energy, initiatives, and revenue into 2024! Other resources: - New industry content posted on o

Episode 84: Trending Cocktails, Recipes, Decor, and Activations for the 2023 Holiday Event Season

Dec 08 2023 40 mins  
On this episode, Rachel and Kate discuss what is trending for the 2023 holiday events season when it comes to cocktails, recipes, decor, and event activations. Looking to bring a new cocktail to your menu of specials? Pitch a new theme to a client? Add a last-minute event experience from a third-party partner? This episode is for you! The holiday season is underway, but with part

Episode 83: Festive Season Events in the UK: What Consumers Want and How Venues Can Prepare

Nov 10 2023 34 mins  
On this episode, Rachel and Kate sit down with special guest, Laurence Brown, Senior Insight Manager at KAM Research & Insights in London. KAM conducts research within the hospitality and food service sectors in order to provide valuable and actionable insight solutions to their clients. Tripleseat and KAM recently partnered on a research study, asking venues about how they man

Episode 82: The Power of Competitive Socialising in the UK with Laurence Stevenson, Head of Sales at Sixes Social Cricket

Jul 28 2023 46 mins  
On this episode, Kate and Rachel sit down with Laurence Stevenson, Head of Sales at Sixes Social Cricket, which is a UK-based competitive socialising brand that offers a high-energy game of cricket alongside food and drinks for the ultimate activity-based experience. Commonly known as eatertainment in the States, competitive socialising combines activity with top-notch food and be

Episode 81: Let’s Talk Event Planning and Building a Business with Valerie Francois and Paige Pasley, co-founders of The Social Butterflies

Jul 14 2023 48 mins  
On this episode, Kate and Rachel are joined by two lovely guests: Valerie Francois and Paige Pasley, the two co-founders of The Social Butterflies. The Social Butterflies is a Boston-based full-service event company, working from conception to execution on their events within the social, wedding, and corporate event spaces. During the episode, we talk about the Social Butterflies&

Episode 80: Creating Hospitality Industry Video Content for Social Media with Latasha James, Founder & Creative Director of James + Park

Jun 16 2023 48 mins  
On this episode, Kate and Rachel are joined by Latasha James, Founder & Creative Director of James + Park, a social-first video marketing firm serving clients throughout the globe. Latasha is a marketing strategist, digital content creator, and coach with years of experience creating successful video marketing strategies. Looking to grow your hospitality business' social