Why do event professionals love the industry? We caught up with Daven, Business Development Manager at DSV, to hear his take! "I love...

We asked Emma Murray-Jones 20 Questions to find out more about the person behind her brand. Emma has worked with luxury weddings, events and venues including The Ritz London, Sheraton Grand Park Lane, Le Meridien Piccadilly, W Hotel London and Marriott Hotel Group. Emma now offers a personalised luxury planning experience and writes regularly for wedding and event blogs and media. About Emma "Creating the perfect setting and surroundings for each of my clients and ensurin

We played '20 Questions" with Major Sports Event Specialist, Sharifa Wilkinson to learn more about the person behind the expert. Bringing an international perspective to her experience, Sharifa has travelled all over the world, working on world class sporting events in Canada, the United States and Australia. Sharifa has worked for the Organising Committee in the Functional Areas of Venue Management and Games Operations Planning for three international multi-sport events;

We asked Claire Potts 20 Questions to find out more about the person behind her brand. Claire is a creative & artistic cake designer and owner of Claire's Sweet Temptations. (An interview surprise was finding out Claire started her career in horticulture!) Claire's passion was inspiring and she's all about taking a client's vision & creating the perfect cake for their event or wedding. An award winning cake designer, Claire is based in Cornwall. But her stunning creations a

In our quest to find out more about the people behind leading event industry roles and brands, we played "20 Questions" with Roger Hooker, Event Operations Director, Formula E. One of the most inspiring and positive leaders in the event and sports event industry, Roger answered questions about his career and opened up on some aspects of his personal life, including the favourite part of his day and his guilty pleasures during lockdown! About Roger Hooker An international

We played 20 Questions recently with International Major Event Specialist, Karla Pleasance. Discover Karla's totally surprising early career, why she needed to learn patience while working overseas and why the favourite part of her day had a lot to do with home-schooling! Karla has 25 years experience, from the ExCeL London start up in 2000, through to producing events right across the United Arab Emirates and the GCC region. Karla had lived and worked in the UAE for the pas

We played 20 Questions to find out more about the person behind the successful brand The Honeymoon & Holiday Fixer. Founder, Britt-Marie Monks was incredibly honest about the rewards and challenges of owning your own business. And we also found out how Britt-Marie has combined her two great career passions - travel and weddings - to become one of the UK's leading independent honeymoon travel agents. Plus she shared a few unexpected stories about herself and a few fun facts

Charlie Mussett is a Freelance Event & Safety Consultant working across Event and TV production. We played '20 Questions" with Charlie to learn more about the person behind the expert. We learnt more about his passion for events, who his role models had been and what he wishes all event managers would pay more attention to - and a few fun facts about his guilty pleasures, his favourite part of the day and what life lessons he has learnt along the way. As a specialist in pro

We played 20 Questions with Wedding Industry Leader and Influencer and Co-Director of the NAWP and found out a lot about the person behind the Siobhan Craven-Robins brand! Including which famous British music icon’s house she celebrated her 11th birthday at! A National Association of Wedding Professionals (NAWP) Director, Siobhan is also widely recognised as the UK's first professional wedding planner, has planned weddings for celebrity clients like Joan Collins and works

We wanted to get to know the real people behind London's Leading Event Industry Professionals, so we've been playing "20 Questions" with Fola Salako, Event Manager at "One Great George Street". Find out more about Fola's most rewarding and challenging experiences in the event world (including as head of Events at Leiths ExCel London and as an Event Coordinator at Tottenham Hotspur FC and Crystal Palace FC. And learn more about her life and interests and the characteristics t

We wanted to get to know the person behind the Guides for Brides brand, so we've been playing "20 Questions" with Founder and Director Alison Hargreaves. Find out more about how and why Alison formed Guides for Brides, what she finds most challenging and rewarding about being a business owner and learn a few surprising details about Alison and her life along the way. (Look out for info on dream dinner guests, pony clubs and rose wine!) "Guides for Brides have been helping br

We wanted to get to know the people behind Industry Brands and leaders so our School Director, Maria O'Dea has been playing "20 Questions", learning more about those who drive the industry and having a little fun along the way! 20 Questions Series launches on 29 January so watch this space!

Ollie Morris with The Event School London has been catching up with International Major Event Professional, Roger Hooker. Roger is the...

Ollie Morris has been “In Conversation with…” Yara Abdallah, one of our online Certificate in Sports Event Management course graduates, and she has an amazing career story to tell plus some great tips for getting ahead in the sports event industry. Yara shares her career highlights and challenges, and stresses the importance of experience and connections in getting ahead in the industry. She also strongly recommends to those starting out that they volunteer and try to volunte