<p>Our guest on this episode is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-fellows-9186661b/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Max Fellows</a>, the founder of <a href="http://fromallpoints.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Allpoints</a> and Co-founder of Elevate, the event industry’s largest mentoring and training provider.</p><br><p>With nearly 20 years of experience, Max has successfully scaled global event businesses in commercial sales roles at some of the world's biggest agencies, and now leads a team of consultants delivering best in class support, helping business owners realise their companies full potential, this covers all aspects of growth, from training, sales and AI through to PR/ Marketing and M&amp;A. Additional achievements include his TED talk and frequent global speaking engagements and commentary across mainstream news channels.</p><br><p>His career success is a testament to his drive, determination, persistence, ingenuity and hard work. He lives by the mantra of his favourite quote: 'The brave may not live forever, but the cautious will never live at all.'</p><br><p>Our sound and mix engineer is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteomagariello/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matteo Magariello</a>&nbsp;and our producer is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkerwood/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Kerwood</a>.</p><br><p>Elevate is a pioneering free mentoring programme that has been designed with a specific goal in mind – to inspire, inform and empower people within the event industry.</p><br><p>Elevate operates, thanks to the generosity of our partners and supporters. Our partners are: <a href="https://www.cvent.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cvent</a>,<a href="https://jackmorton.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Jack Morton Worldwide</a>,<a href="https://liveunion.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Live Union</a>,<a href="https://www.powwowevents.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Powwow Events</a>,<a href="https://www.proteinstudios.com/shoreditch/spaces" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Protein STUDIOS</a> (venue partner),<a href="https://www.pspav.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> PSP</a>,<a href="https://theproductiondept.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Production Department</a>,<a href="https://wearecollider.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> We Are Collider</a>&nbsp;and<a href="https://www.castlebell.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> CastleBell Ltd</a>,<a href="https://www.thespecialsauce.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> SPECIAL SAUCE TRAINING LTD</a> (training partner),<a href="https://www.timesten.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Times Ten Coaching</a>,<a href="https://www.nicneal.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Nic Neal</a> (people and culture partners). Our Supporters include;<a href="https://www.trivandi.com/en/contact" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Trivandi</a>,<a href="https://www.tro.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TRO</a> and <a href="https://www.xquisite.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Xquisite Productions</a>. Together, we’re changing lives, careers and the events industry for the better.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>