Episode Summary:
This one hits different. In the season finale of Beats Working, Alysse Bryson and Libby Sundgren sit down with producer Tamar Routly for a final look behind the curtain. From near-disasters no guest ever noticed to the quiet power of the people holding it all together, this episode reflects on what the event industry really teaches you over time.
It’s a love letter to the unsung heroes of events — and a reminder that even when everything feels like chaos backstage, the audience still experiences magic.
Takeaways:
- The best events are held together by people you rarely see, but always need
- What feels like failure behind the scenes often feels like magic to attendees
- Event professionals operate with resilience, adaptability, and quiet brilliance
- Perspective shifts everything. You never attend an event the same way again
- Community, collaboration, and storytelling are the real heartbeat of this industry
- The Beats Working party isn’t over! What’s next for the podcast
Timestamps:
[00:01:07] — Season finale kickoff + why this episode matters
[00:02:00] — Meet Tamar: the voice behind the edits (and the outtakes)
[00:03:02] — Favorite moments + behind-the-scenes hilarity
[00:04:00] — The invisible heroes of events
[00:05:00] — What guests never see when things go wrong
[00:06:00] — “Clipboard people” and why they run the show
Resources & Links:
-Alysse Bryson: LinkedIn & The Sober Curator
-Tamar Routly: LinkedIn & Podcast Impact Studio
-Libby: Bio & LinkedIn
Connect with Us:
-Website: www.beatsworkingpodcast.com
-LinkedIn: @Beats Working Podcast
-Instagram: @beatsworkingpodcast
-Facebook: @Beats Working
-YouTube: @beatsworkingpodcast
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[00:00:00] Yeah. All those people with clipboards, they’re important. They’re not just trying to look important. They are important.
[00:00:06] Yeah. And I’ve, I have to say it, it, even though I don’t do events, I have been tempted to get one of your clipboards, Libby, with the pen that you could put underneath,
[00:00:14] recommend.
[00:00:15] Like when you talked about that, I was like, Ooh,
[00:00:17] it is a power move.
[00:00:19] Yeah. Yeah.
[00:00:19] I had a real bonding moment with somebody last year at an event when she opened up her like box of supplies and she brought out a clipboard like that. It was a different color. Hers was purple I think, or something, and I was like, oh my gosh, I left mine at home. But don’t you love that clipboard?
[00:00:33] Welcome to BEATS WORKING, winning the Game of Events where we share stories and strategies to turn any event or life moment into something Unforgettable.
[00:00:44] Events are wild and the people who work in them are some of the most resilient humans on earth, if you know, you know.
[00:00:51] So come with us behind the curtain for a look at their most memorable experiences,
[00:00:57] as they say, the show must go on.
[00:00:59] So let’s get on with the show.
[00:01:07] Alysse Bryson: Welcome back to BEATS WORKING, winning The Game of Events. Today’s episode is a little different and a little special because it’s our final episode of the season and this chapter of the show, NA Na na.
[00:01:25] Tamar Routly: Nana.
[00:01:27] Libby Sundgren: Hey.
[00:01:27] Tamar Routly: hey, hey.
[00:01:29] Libby Sundgren: Goodbye.
[00:01:32] Alysse Bryson: That’s right. We’re taking a few minutes to look back at what we’ve learned this season, share some of our favorite moments, and talk about what’s next for BEATS WORKING.
[00:01:41] Libby Sundgren: All right. I wanna bring on our very VIP special guest who everybody should already know about, but if you don’t, um, the person behind the curtain, the magic maker, the producer extraordinaire. Tamara Rowley, welcome to the final episode.
[00:01:58] Alysse Bryson: The crowd goes [00:02:00] wild.
[00:02:00] Tamar Routly: Oh my. I’m just so honored to be here with you two. I
[00:02:04] mean, not only do I get to listen to you record, but I get to edit your shows over
[00:02:09] And
[00:02:09] Libby Sundgren: And over
[00:02:10] Tamar Routly: and literally over. again.
[00:02:12] Libby Sundgren: So our jokes should have edited a little bit more. She could have let it,
[00:02:16] Tamar Routly: I could have, but you know, we, wanted to keep it real.
[00:02:18] Alysse Bryson: well, it was real.
[00:02:20] Tamar Routly: Mm-hmm. Yeah, it
[00:02:21] Libby Sundgren: It was really something. That’s
[00:02:23] Tamar Routly: for our listeners, we probably have enough outtakes that we could give Libby her own podcast about how not to podcast.
[00:02:32] Libby Sundgren: You know, crinkling your wrappers,
[00:02:39] stirring your ice and your drink right next to the mic. P.
[00:02:43] Alysse Bryson: These are things that Libby Sunrun did for the last year,
[00:02:47] Libby Sundgren: Yep.
[00:02:48] Alysse Bryson: and if you didn’t hear it, that’s because Tamar was doing her job and editing it out.
[00:02:53] Libby Sundgren: Okay. You’ve been behind the scenes for every single episode.
[00:02:58] Alysse Bryson: Mm-hmm.
[00:02:59] Libby Sundgren: me a [00:03:00] moment from the season that really stuck with you.
[00:03:02] Tamar Routly: Well, there were so many moments. I mean, if we’re talking about more of the fun behind the curtain, I have to say Libby Bossy Pops. in one of her candy episodes, Libby was wielding a lollipop and started lecturing the guest with her lollipop.
[00:03:25] Alysse Bryson: I think she was lecturing me.
[00:03:27] Tamar Routly: Um,
[00:03:27] Libby Sundgren: or was it Sheena? I think it was you and then Sheena was just maybe collateral damage. I’m not sure. Poor Sheena.
[00:03:36] Tamar Routly: Yeah. So we actually did turn that into a little clip. So I think those moments were definitely very memorable and I don’t think there was any episodes that didn’t make me laugh. Um, and I think just the, the guests that we had on. Some of them, like Brian Hurley is one that sticks out how he really spoke about the guys behind the [00:04:00] scenes, right?
[00:04:00] When the people that nobody really gets to see that often and their role in, you know, connecting a mic to someone who’s famous maybe and you know, they kind of get nervous about it and stuff and you know, he’s like, you need those people. Those people are what make the show. And so I just thought all the guests that. You two lined up for the show, which most of these people you’ve worked with, you know, the ins and outs of what they do. And I think that really, that showed in the episodes, but yeah, they, they didn’t all, it wasn’t all about them. It was about, a lot of it was about the people that they work with and the collaborations.
[00:04:38] Alysse Bryson: So here’s what I’m curious about, Tamara. ’cause you don’t come from the events world like Libby and myself do, and so I’m curious what surprised you the most about the events world after. Producing the show from all the different stories and all the different roles that you heard.
[00:04:55] Tamar Routly: I think that there’s so many things that go wrong. In an event [00:05:00] that nobody actually sees, right? Because going to an event, I mean, there is the occasional thing where you can tell at a concert where maybe things didn’t go right or something was missed ’cause it was on the program and nothing happened. But like some of the, uh, examples that the guests gave about things going horribly wrong and then thinking that’s it. Like this is over. Um, how much we don’t see. As as guests of that event and how it just seems like even when it’s imperfect to them, it’s like,
[00:05:36] Wow.
[00:05:37] this was a great event. Like people rave about it.
[00:05:39] Right? And it just shows, I think, how passionate you guys are about the events that you put on and that shows what the guests as well.
[00:05:47] Alysse Bryson: When you’ve gone to events since producing this podcast, did it make you look around events a little differently, perhaps?
[00:05:55] Tamar Routly: I would say that’s a hell yes. , because you just notice the [00:06:00] people behind the scenes a little bit more,
[00:06:01] right? You’re not just sitting there waiting for someone to walk on that stage or waiting for this display or, or waiting for something big to happen. You actually start to pay attention to all the other people who are walking around and making this happen and how much work they put into it.
[00:06:17] Libby Sundgren: Yeah, all those people with clipboards, they’re important. They’re not just trying to look important. They are important.
[00:06:23] Alysse Bryson: Mm-hmm.
[00:06:24] Tamar Routly: I have to say it it, even though I don’t do events, I have been tempted to get one of your clipboards, Libby,
[00:06:30] with the pen that you could put underneath. Like when you talked about that I was like, Ooh.
[00:06:34] Alysse Bryson: It is a power move. Mm-hmm.
[00:06:36] Tamar Routly: Yeah.
[00:06:36] Libby Sundgren: I had a real bonding moment with somebody last year at an event when she opened up her like box of supplies and she brought out a clipboard like that. It was a different color. Hers was purple, I think, or something, and I was like, oh my gosh, I left mine at home, but don’t you love that clipboard? Mine’s black.
[00:06:52] She was like, I tried to get the black. I could only get the purple.
[00:06:57] Next time.
[00:06:58] Alysse Bryson: Okay. I’ve gotta ask you, Libby, [00:07:00] you’ve got your black clipboard that you
[00:07:01] love, but if you were design to design to retrofit. Libby Sunrun Clipboard, would you make any changes to that one? And if so, what would they be like? Would there be a drink holder in it for your diet Coke? Like if you could make anything, money, not an option
[00:07:19] Libby Sundgren: I
[00:07:19] Alysse Bryson: would, what would you do to upgrade a clipboard?
[00:07:22] Libby Sundgren: um, I’d put a built-in phone charger inside so you could put your phone in, you know, plug it in or whatever, cord out, or no cord, I don’t know, whatever. Um, and I would. Maybe make it just like a smidge bigger, the holding space, because it’s kinda like a box, you know, that you can like open up and close and like you can put a lot of stuff in there.
[00:07:47] But if you get a bunch of paper and a Sharpie, it doesn’t wanna close ’cause that’s too thick. But the next size up for thickness is like too big. Aggressive. It looks like an Amazon [00:08:00] package, so maybe just like a smidge bigger holding space. Add a phone charger. I’d probably spill the drink if I had a drink holder on there, but I’d probably put in like, I don’t know, a million dollars or something.
[00:08:16] Money’s not an if the clipboard could have like a matching fanny pack? Like, like matching.
[00:08:23] Alysse Bryson: Like matching?
[00:08:25] Libby Sundgren: Okay. Yeah. Okay, well now we’re talking. Okay, so what if
[00:08:29] Alysse Bryson: I’ve been watching a lot of the, the staples batty on TikTok. Okay. I’m like really deep in with the,
[00:08:35] Libby Sundgren: what if know what the staples batty is? Just really quick.
[00:08:39] no.
[00:08:39] I’ll have to look it up.
[00:08:40] Alysse Bryson: Look it up. Sta staples batty, but go ahead.
[00:08:43] Libby Sundgren: Okay. So you know the stables body, but I see like kids thing. So now they have this thing, it’s like a. Hit pack thing you can wear if your kid wants you to carry them all the time. But they’re older, they’re not a baby, you know, they’re like toddler or like, you know, heavy Yeah, like my [00:09:00] son says, he’s goes, I’m a thick boy. You are buddy. So, but it’s like a little cushion thing that’s like a fanny pack, but it’s a cushion and you, they can sit on it. So I think I would have a fanny pack combo that your clipboard can clip into so that it’s just right in front of you and then you can use both hands to do things.
[00:09:22] Alysse Bryson: Uhhuh,
[00:09:22] Libby Sundgren: Or like you probably wouldn’t want it on the side ’cause then your arm would hit it, but like in front of you, something you could rest it. You could pull, hold it clo, like fold it in close and then you could reticulate it out to any kind of angle you wanted it so that you could write or do whatever. Oh, I actually think that would be amazing.
[00:09:41] You would look a little inspector gadgety, but I mean, that’s the price you pay.
[00:09:48] Alysse Bryson: Yeah.
[00:09:48] Libby Sundgren: For event
[00:09:49] Alysse Bryson: Okay. So those of you that are listening with your 3D printers, like Get to
[00:09:54] work, let’s go. Mm-hmm.
[00:09:55] Tamar Routly: Yep. Yep.
[00:09:56] Libby Sundgren: Make me one.
[00:09:57] Okay.
[00:09:58] Alysse Bryson: Well, that was a [00:10:00] tangent. See, this is what you guys are gonna miss. You’re gonna miss these rabbit
[00:10:03] Libby Sundgren: I know.
[00:10:04] I know.
[00:10:04] Alysse Bryson: rabbit holes.
[00:10:06] Okay, well let’s talk about the human side of events. ’cause that is what we love. We can sit here and obviously talk
[00:10:12] Libby Sundgren: love the peeps.
[00:10:14] Alysse Bryson: but it’s really the people, because that’s the heart of every event, is the people. Not only that make it happen, but the people that come. Attend the event.
[00:10:24] Libby Sundgren: That’s right, sister.
[00:10:26] Alysse Bryson: I, I, I didn’t have more to say besides that. I was just trying to pass it off to One of you
[00:10:31] Tamar Routly: and so
[00:10:33] I’ll take that I’ll take that lead
[00:10:35] Alysse Bryson: wasn’t the smoothest past, I admit it wasn’t the
[00:10:38] Tamar Routly: Now it’s almost like you dropped the baton
[00:10:41] and Libby and I couldn’t decide who was gonna pick
[00:10:44] up the baton,
[00:10:46] Libby Sundgren: is it? Mm-hmm.
[00:10:47] Alysse Bryson: the clipboard. I dropped the clipboard.
[00:10:48] Libby Sundgren: you sure did.
[00:10:49] Alysse Bryson: Stay on
[00:10:50] Tamar Routly: would like to say this is, you know, you said community and I think, you know, it’s, it. The planning and organization of [00:11:00] an event is very community based.
[00:11:02] Like you can’t do it by yourself. You’ve got all these team members, these people doing it with you. And a lot of people in the interviews have referenced that, like putting it all together and all the hard work and the late nights and just, it’s a comradery. And I believe Libby, you’ve, you’ve talked about that too, being on site, but there’s also that. Community that the event itself builds. Right? Because if you think about it, these people that are, you know, creating, coming up with these, these event types, making them real, but then you’re getting a bunch of people together to, to form community and to build relationships like it’s events are like the ultimate community builder from both ends
[00:11:49] of the spectrum.
[00:11:50] Alysse Bryson: Mm-hmm.
[00:11:50] Tamar Routly: you, wouldn’t you say.
[00:11:51] Libby Sundgren: I think you’re
[00:11:52] Tamar Routly: Wouldn’t you say a, I’m
[00:11:54] Canadian,
[00:11:54] by the right. mm-hmm. are. And you’re, so it’s just, [00:12:00] I love that. I mean, I’ve said it before and I’m gonna say it again, but when you really like the people that you are working with, you know, you really are, , it just like feels good to be with them, even if you’re working until midnight and, you know, have really long days and really long, you know.
[00:12:18] Libby Sundgren: Event hours and kind of chaotic things happening. It’s just, , it, the sense of comradery that I have found among so many people in the event community is just the best.
[00:12:29] Tamar Routly: Can I ask you a question, Libby?
[00:12:31] Libby Sundgren: Okay.
[00:12:32] Tamar Routly: If you have late nights, do you ever get up the next day and are you ever Libby cranky pants?
[00:12:40] Libby Sundgren: No, I’ve got that event. Adrenaline. Mm-hmm.
[00:12:43] Tamar Routly: Oh,
[00:12:43] Alysse Bryson: Yeah, she loves it.
[00:12:44] Libby Sundgren: I just keep going and going. I’m just like totally into it. And then once it’s over, because I also don’t sleep that great, you know, during events ’cause I’m like kind of stressed or not stressed necessarily. I’m like afraid I’m gonna [00:13:00] oversleep or like. Just like all these things I wanna do.
[00:13:04] And then afterwards, I do usually have a bit of an event hangover is what I started calling it many years ago
[00:13:12] where I would need to just like eat Cheez-Its, I needed a day to just like eat snacks, not be productive like I do the bare minimum.
[00:13:23] Alysse Bryson: Are they the extra burnt Cheez-Its
[00:13:26] Libby Sundgren: Extra toasty. So, you know, I did extra toasty was my Cheez-It of choice for quite a while. But I kind of think they have changed the way that they make the original Cheez-Its now because let me tell you something. The Cheez-Its the original juice. Okay? If I, this is where, if I had a lollipop, I’d be waving it
[00:13:49] Alysse Bryson: She’d be wielding it. She’d be wielding it right now like a
[00:13:52] Libby Sundgren: The Cheez-Its as of late in the box in the regular boxes. I don’t know for sure about the individual packs, but [00:14:00] in the boxes that you buy in the store are like almost more, they’re almost like bubbled. They’re not super compact for a couple years. The original Cheez-It cracker was very compact. I did not.
[00:14:17] I like that these ones are a, they’re not like a crisp, not like a Ritz Crisp or a Cheezit Crisp, but they’re like, I don’t know, they’re almost like a little more buttery maybe. I don’t know what it is. They’ve done something. I swear I’m gonna go into a Reddit rabbit hole, even though I don’t really understand Reddit.
[00:14:38] It’s like the cloud I, it’s still taking me a really long time to figure it out. I don’t fully understand how to navigate that thing, but I do think they’ve changed the recipe. So my, or the way they bake it. So my long, my short answer is I’m onto the original Cheez-Its right now. But I do love an extra toasty
[00:14:57] Alysse Bryson: that was not a short answer. [00:15:00] Like nothing about that was a short answer, but, okay. Yvette hangovers, that’s how you handle it with snacks.
[00:15:07] Tamar Routly: Alysse,
[00:15:08] Libby Sundgren: Candy, diet Coke. Mm-hmm.
[00:15:09] Tamar Routly: I have to ask you the question too in the morning. I mean, how are you at events, and then I’ve gotta tag on another question because it just wouldn’t be right if I didn’t ask you is, what is your favorite event snack?
[00:15:21] Libby Sundgren: Mm-hmm. Yeah, when I hear that,
[00:15:23] Alysse Bryson: Pretty much whatever’s in Libby’s bag, like
[00:15:26] Libby Sundgren: see we, we need like a little snack. Yeah. A snack compartment packs the snacks. I don’t have to worry about it because she packs the
[00:15:34] Alysse Bryson: snacks and I just eat hers.
[00:15:35] Tamar Routly: That makes
[00:15:36] Alysse Bryson: every time,
[00:15:37] and she always knows that’s gonna happen, so she brings extra,
[00:15:39] Libby Sundgren: I always bring
[00:15:40] Alysse Bryson: a giver like that.
[00:15:41] Libby Sundgren: Well, you never know. What if you’re stuck on site and you have to like eat snacks for like three days or something? I don’t
[00:15:47] Alysse Bryson: know.
[00:15:47] You just don’t know.
[00:15:48] Tamar Routly: Yep.
[00:15:49] Alysse Bryson: hangovers. I don’t. I think I’m with Libby. Like I assuming there was no major catastrophes and that everything went mostly a accord according to plan. [00:16:00] Like I’m pretty energized. I’m pretty jazzed. I’m definitely combining social media, looking for what other people have posted or what they’re saying. I really don’t like it when I find complaints. I just wanna put that out there.
[00:16:13] But they happen once in a while.
[00:16:15] Libby Sundgren: It hurts us. Even if they’re true.
[00:16:17] Alysse Bryson: flower. I’m a sensitive flower.
[00:16:19] But I, and I also, I’ve usually taken a lot of content, so I’m editing my content and trying to put something out. So I’m just trying to like, you know, make the event like the tailwind of the event.
[00:16:31] Keep going. But a couple days afterwards when it’s really, really, really over. Yeah, I’m over it. I don’t wanna talk about it anymore. I’m on to the next.
[00:16:39] Tamar Routly: mm-hmm.
[00:16:40] Libby Sundgren: and I kind of need some time to like not talk to anybody, which is unfortunate for my family because they’re like, you’ve been gone for days. We we’re so excited to have you back. And I’m like,
[00:16:49] Alysse Bryson: And you’re like, no.
[00:16:51] Libby Sundgren: no, I’m not back yet. Just pretend I’m still at the event,
[00:16:57] Alysse Bryson: What was your follow up question?
[00:16:58] Libby Sundgren: the snack,
[00:16:59] Alysse Bryson: [00:17:00] Oh, was it the
[00:17:00] Libby Sundgren: those two
[00:17:01] Tamar Routly: The snack,
[00:17:02] Alysse Bryson: I jumped, I jumped the line. Sorry.
[00:17:04] Tamar Routly: So why
[00:17:05] don’t we talk about the producer’s perspective now?
[00:17:07] Libby Sundgren: Okay. Give us a perspective.
[00:17:09] Tamar Routly: I mean, you know, I’m here. Why not?
[00:17:12] Libby Sundgren: Hit us with some spec
[00:17:14] Tamar Routly: perspective, I think that
[00:17:17] Alysse Bryson: That’s not
[00:17:18] gonna take off. That’s not a new lingo.
[00:17:21] Tamar Routly: it’s not,
[00:17:22] Libby Sundgren: that’s not it. That’s not fetch. Is that fetch? No.
[00:17:25] Tamar Routly: it’s
[00:17:25] not, make up not, no, it’s not fetch. what I got out of it is sharing is caring. And you
[00:17:32] might.
[00:17:33] be like, okay, we get it.
[00:17:34] You’re Canadian, you’re pretty nice. So that makes sense. But it actually doesn’t make sense, but it does. Is that out of all the professionals that you spoke to, all of them were very willing to give out their tips, tricks, and strategies so
[00:17:51] that others could learn from what they did.
[00:17:55] And I think that is, you know, there’s. There’s so many people in this [00:18:00] world. There’s so many different events, there’s so many different podcasts, and I find that the people that keep everything to themselves and keep all their information to themselves, they don’t grow. Right. Whereas the people that you two spoke to, and I think, you know, you did a great job at, you know, crafting the story and getting stuff out of them, but they were so willing to share. Everything they knew to help other people succeed and they weren’t shy about also saying that, Hey, this is a really hard industry.
[00:18:34] Alysse Bryson: Mm-hmm.
[00:18:35] Tamar Routly: I’ve been in, I’ve went to trade shows before. I used to work trade shows all the time, but the people who were there setting up, you know, like you guys at events are there for days before, you know, like it’s hard work and they weren’t afraid to state that. You know, so that. People who wanna get into this industry knew that, but I just thought, man, how incredible. Like they’re like, yeah, this is what we do to make the event [00:19:00] better. Like if everybody listened to the show, they could probably improve, like take at least one or two things that would help improve their events.
[00:19:08] Alysse Bryson: Well, we could probably take all those. Tips and like make a book. ’cause
[00:19:11] there were some, you’re right. They were very generous in sharing their experience.
[00:19:16] And I think what you were right about the most was how good of interviewing that Libby and I did and how good we were at pulling.
[00:19:24] Libby Sundgren: So good.
[00:19:25] Tamar Routly: So good.
[00:19:26] Alysse Bryson: Yeah.
[00:19:27] Tamar Routly: so good.
[00:19:28] Like people got real, people got real. And I
[00:19:30] think that’s what’s lacking from our society right now,
[00:19:34] Libby Sundgren: Yeah.
[00:19:34] Tamar Routly: right? I mean, I had to edit things certainly, but we left a lot of real stuff in there that, you
[00:19:40] Libby Sundgren: or for worse? I don’t know. Some, I still get messages from my brother sometimes, like, why did you say that? I’m like, well,
[00:19:49] Tamar Routly: I still think of,
[00:19:51] Alysse Bryson: jd. You’re a biggest
[00:19:51] Libby Sundgren: Thanks Jay.
[00:19:52] Tamar Routly: I do think still of parrots pooping
[00:19:56] Libby Sundgren: Yeah, that
[00:19:57] Alysse Bryson: I mean that, I’m sorry,
[00:19:58] but that is an [00:20:00] iconic story. I’m gonna tell Parrots, pooping.
[00:20:03] At the Paramount
[00:20:05] Forever.
[00:20:06] Who else throws a party where there’s a Cadillac in the lobby and you do carport karaoke with a parrot on your shoulder? Yeah, that happened and it was sponsored
[00:20:15] Libby Sundgren: See, look at that magic.
[00:20:17] Alysse Bryson: magic. Magic.
[00:20:19] Libby Sundgren: Speaking of sharing, we are going to be sharing the mic. Yes. BEATS WORKING. Winning the game of events is coming to a close this season, but very soon you will be. Meeting BEATS WORKING.
[00:20:31] Winning the Game of Work, hosted by Dan t Rogers, expanding our conversations beyond events, to leadership, careers, and the realities of navigating work today. And let’s be real, we’re gonna need this. Okay, new chapter. New voices the show must go on. Okay, Alysse, I wanna hear a, something that you are gonna take with you from this season or something you want listeners to take with them [00:21:00] and tell us where people can find you next.
[00:21:02] Alysse Bryson: Well, we had a lot of great guests, but one of my favorite interviews was the gentleman, oh, you’re gonna have to remind me his name, but I’ll tell the story and then you’ll know exactly who it
[00:21:15] is. That was the tip about going into the bathroom and listening for what people are saying.
[00:21:21] Libby Sundgren: Yes. Keith Alpers.
[00:21:23] Alysse Bryson: Yes, Keith
[00:21:25] loved Keith Libby’s just better with names than I am.
[00:21:28] And true. I’m the just are like, if I knew his face, I could tell you his
[00:21:32] face. But, um, Keith thought that was such a, that was such a clever tip. And now at events, even if I’m not been working them, I’ve just been attending them, I’m definitely keeping my cocktail
[00:21:43] ear open in the bathroom to listen for what people say.
[00:21:46] ’cause you’re right, they’re, they’re talking about what’s going down.
[00:21:48] Libby Sundgren: it’s really true. That good things and the bad things. And so I thought that was an amazing tip. Um, but I just loved all the guests and their, and I think you really, you really [00:22:00] touched on it, Tamar, their willingness to just so freely share their tips because they’ve all worked really hard, um, at their career and, and a career in events is not an easy one, but it is fulfilling and it is fun and you do learn a lot.
[00:22:17] Alysse Bryson: And so. I just, that’s just one of the tips that I’m gonna take.
[00:22:21] Libby Sundgren: I love that. That was a really good thought it was such a really good one and, um, people can find me. Well, you know, I’m not too shy on the internet, so I can be found in lots of places. You can find me@Alyssebryson.com and you can find me at the sober curator dot.
[00:22:37] Tomorrow. Favorite moment, favorite lesson, and where can people find you?
[00:22:42] Tamar Routly: Well. As a producer, I think that it has become very clear and apparent that podcast hosts, and I wanna give you two a little shout out, that are willing to be vulnerable and that are willing to show the audience their personal [00:23:00] side. You create more of a connection, right? That is something I’ve been working on becoming a better podcast producer, and I think that is one of the things that you two have taught me. Is you haven’t been afraid
[00:23:13] to
[00:23:13] Show
[00:23:13] that personal side, to show the, you know, the vulnerability that a lot of hosts only like scratch the surface, right. As a
[00:23:22] podcaster, that’s really important, right? Because you’re trying to create connection. You want people to listen to the show. And so that’s incredibly important and both of you don’t shy away from that.
[00:23:34] So I just really wanna commend you two, at not only helping your guest get there, but you help them get there because you are willing to do it yourselves. And that is my takeaway from this season, is helping other podcasters get there, like you gals do.
[00:23:51] Libby Sundgren: In other words, we’re people find you?
[00:23:54] Tamar Routly: Oh,
[00:23:55] Alysse Bryson: Where can people find you tomorrow?
[00:23:56] Tamar Routly: uh, they can find [00:24:00] me@podcastimpactstudio.com or tamar@podcastimpactstudio.com. And my name does not have an A at the end. It’s not Tamara
[00:24:09] Or tomorrow.
[00:24:09] just to
[00:24:11] have heads up.
[00:24:12] Libby Sundgren: That’s
[00:24:13] Tamar Routly: Yeah. Yeah.
[00:24:14] Libby Sundgren: Well, I, uh, I loved everything. I loved all the people. I wanted our interviews to just be like all day long and to just repeat them and just. There were so many things that we didn’t get to ask or didn’t get to talk about. ’cause there just isn’t enough time, you know, to hold someone hostage on the mic.
[00:24:34] , but I really loved the scientific type tips that we got from different guests. So Lisa Schulte and the party scientist. I, um, just love those, you know, scientifically proven. Facts and data that, you know, could really influence the way that you, um, shape an event. So I thought [00:25:00] those were great and if you wanna find me, libby@workpdp.com or I’m trying to think of where else I am, but I don’t wanna give you my home address.
[00:25:10] So that’s it. My socials are private.
[00:25:14] Alysse Bryson: I’m also going to, I’m really gonna miss listening to your crinkling
[00:25:19] wrappers in the microphone. I’m just gonna miss spending You give good crinkle. you give good crinkle. I’m gonna say, even though it was like really annoying at
[00:25:28] various times, you do give good crinkle.
[00:25:31] You do good sound effects. the cook, we were a couple episodes in and I was like, oh, I think Alysse literally might kill me, and she’s never looked at me like she wanted to kill me before, but this is. A murderous stare. So it was a good thing we
[00:25:45] I think my
[00:25:46] internet just froze. I don’t think it was that
[00:25:48] Libby Sundgren: I know I’m gonna miss all my internet freezes.
[00:25:51] Alysse Bryson: I know we got so many good screen grabs, so many good screen grabs.
[00:25:56] Libby Sundgren: Uh,
[00:25:57] Tamar Routly: gave me job security for a while, Libby.
[00:25:59] Libby Sundgren: [00:26:00] I know always.
[00:26:00] Alysse Bryson: Mm.
[00:26:01] Tamar Routly: You did. You
[00:26:02] really did
[00:26:03] Alysse Bryson: of editing.
[00:26:03] Libby Sundgren: Who gave me a mic? I don’t know what they were thinking.
[00:26:05] That’s a wrap for this final episode of BEATS WORKING, winning The Game of Events. This chapter may be closing, but remember, BEATS WORKING isn’t going anywhere. A new season winning the Game of Work. We’ll be launching soon with fresh voices and new conversations about what it really takes to succeed at work today.
[00:26:24] Dear Reader. Slash listener, I had to record that four times because I could not say the word succeed. So it’s probably for the best that this is coming to a close. If you’ve got an idea or you wanna reach out, email us at info at BEATS WORKING show. We might not be the ones responding, but somebody else certainly will, and we wanna hear from you. All right.
[00:26:46] Alysse Bryson: And remember, every detail matters. Every moment counts. And Libby, take us out, but do it in your mobster voice please.
[00:26:54] Tamar Routly: Yes.
[00:26:54] Libby Sundgren: And no matter what the show must go on
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