Nicola Kastner, CEO of Event Leaders Exchange (ELX), joins host Courtney Stanley for an honest and inspiring conversation about leading with authenticity, clarity and purpose. She shares how authenticity shapes influence, how intentional ambition drives impact and why staying true to yourself is the most powerful leadership strategy of all.
 

Yush Sztalkoper, founder and neuroinclusion strategist at NeuroSpark+, and Precious L. Williams, CEO of Perfect Pitch Group, join host Courtney Stanley to explore what it truly means to step fully into your power, build unshakable confidence and lead with authenticity—on stage, in business and in life.

Meetings Today’s Tyler Davidson met up with Lisa Messina, chief sales officer for Visit Orlando, at IMEX America 2025 to discover what’s new and improved in a destination that is always top of mind with meeting and event planners.

Meetings industry giants Maritz, Marriott and Hilton have joined forces to combat human trafficking as part of the Fight Against Human Trafficking Collaborative.

Meetings Today's Taylor Smith sat down with Hyatt's Trina Camacho-London, vice president of group sales, and Christina Gambini, vice president of global sales, to talk business travel trends and how they've shifted since the first half of the year. 

Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson sat down with Maritz Deputy General Counsel Jill Blood at IMEX America 2025 to find out what's keeping both planners and suppliers up at night, and strategies to overcome these vexatious legal dilemmas.

On this episode of the Meetings Today podcast, learn all about the meeting planner's guide to Indianapolis' new developments with Leonard Hoops, CEO and president of Visit Indy. 

Taylor Smith sits down with Richard Bliss, a LinkedIn Top Voices Influencer and 2025 Meetings Trendsetter, in this Meetings Today Podcast to understand how he helps executives and meeting planners master modern communication tools for strategic business advantage, specifically through LinkedIn.

Keynote speaker, MC and author Joel Zeff joins Logan Pratt to talk about the necessity of a good MC at events, the power of "ta-da" and celebrating life's small wins and the power improv has to change people's lives for the better.

Telesa Via, vice president of luxury and leisure sales at Associated Luxury Hotels International, shares how mastering negotiation, leading with purpose and lifting other women along the way can create lasting impact in the hospitality industry and beyond.