
The second in our podcast series for US event planners and conference producers talks with our pioneer.
Having joined etc.venues in 2006, Alastair Stewart has fearlessly lead our team from £9m in sales to £60m. Welcoming over 850,000 delegates through the doors of our UK veunes, receiving countless industry awards, rave reviews from clients and event visits from The Royal Family and Prime Ministers.
Hosted by Caleb Parker of Future in 15, listen below or watch on Vimeo as Alastair talks about our expansion across the Atlantic and our exciting launch in New York.
Below are just some of the standout moments from episode two of 'Views from etc.venues'.
[0:33] How do you feel about the upcoming New York launch?
[0:59] The bespoke nature of our offering.
[2.14] Why now?
[3.11] What do you see as your biggest challenges?
[4:40] Here's an example of a really bad meeting and conference product...
[6.29] With no rating system for venues, how do planners know your good?
[7.19] If there was a rating system, what should the criteria be?
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