Budget Management is one of the most critical aspects of Event Management. 

If you are an avid listener of this podcast, you read my blog or you’re already signed up for  7 Steps to Event Success when you completed the activity in Step 3: Define your Event Scope, you would have stated your anticipated profit, or allowable spend, also known as your approved loss.

Now it’s time to line item costs for each aspect of your event, factoring in your anticipated revenue streams to ensure you can comfortably deliver your vision on-, or below-, budget. In this episode I take you through the steps to do just that!

Remember you can grab my free resource: 7 Steps to Event Success here. 

Find out more at melissapark.co and connect with me on Instagram @_melissapark

The Mel-Factor: helping both aspiring and established event professionals navigate their journey and fast-track their success.

This podcast was edited and produced by Perk Digital.

In today’s episode I’m talking about the 4th step of 7 Steps for Event Success, which is to source a skilled and experienced support team. 

The foundation of success on event day relies on a simple, yet uber important element: a team of skilled and experienced event and marketing professionals.

Whether they are internal or external support, you’ll need more than just yourself to plan, manage and deliver your event. But how do you know who is the right fit? 

In this episode I walk you through my three-step process to do just that.

Remember you can grab my free resource: 7 Steps to Event Success here. 

Find out more at melissapark.co and connect with me on Instagram @_melissapark

The Mel-Factor: helping both aspiring and established event professionals navigate their journey and fast-track their success.

This podcast was edited and produced by Perk Digital.

In today’s episode, I’m going to share my top 5 tips for avoiding burnout as an Entrepreneur.

Contrary to popular belief, burnout doesn’t actually occur because of your workload, it occurs due to the resentment you feel as a result of saying yes to something you should have said no to.  

In case you’re wondering whether you’re burnt out, red flags include emotions like rage, anger, overwhelm, loneliness, irritations, annoyance and of course resentment. Symptoms can include things like brain fog, emotional overload, low immunity, fatigue, fainting, hair loss, unexplained pain and insomnia. 

In 2019 I suffered from severe burnout and this was a defining moment and game-changer for me. I knew I had to make some pretty significant changes and in this episode I tell you how I did it.

Remember you can grab my free resource: 7 Steps to Event Success here. 

Find out more at melissapark.co and connect with me on Instagram @_melissapark

The Mel-Factor: helping both aspiring and established event professionals navigate their journey and fast-track their success.

This podcast was edited and produced by Perk Digital.