Real Talk for the Non-Profit Event Pro

👉 Sign up for the AI Workshop here! Amy takes the mic solo and comes out swinging at one of the most sacred phrases in the nonprofit sector: "do more with less." She's not here for it anymore. Armed with an idea she pulled from a book about Tesla, a hot tub revelation, and a lot of built-up conviction, she makes the case for flipping the whole script — and explains exactly why handing AI a broken process is one of the most expensive mistakes you can make right now. This one is part manifesto,...

Molly Fast is back. The most-listened-to guest in Real Talk history returns with a new vantage point and a lot more to say. After more than two decades running one of the most successful peer-to-peer programs in North America, Molly has shifted into building something new within the same company she's called home. This shift has given her a front-row seat to a problem she's increasingly convinced is at the root of why so many events underperform: Organizations have perfected the tools but the...

He's back for a third time, and he still has plenty to say. Jamie Lamont, VP of Events at Sinai Health Foundation, is one of the most experienced voices in Canadian fundraising events — and one of Amy's favourite people to think out loud with. This episode is a can't miss and covers a lot of ground: what's kept Jamie in the sector for decades, how he approaches leadership in a world full of micromanagers, how to attract the next generation of donors, and the event trend he's watching that mos...

Kris Chau has been in the event world long enough to know which details make or break an experience — and most event pros are getting one of them wrong consistently. In this episode, Amy welcomes back one of her earliest mentors in the industry: Partner and COO of Bella Vista Entertainment, business coach, and the woman who once onboarded Amy so efficiently it's still talked about twenty-five years later. This episode covers a lot of important ground — building a business around your life ins...

He's back! Keith Clarke, Senior Director of Corporate and Community Partnerships at Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation and the most-listened-to guest in Real Talk history, returns for a conversation that's just as good as the first time — maybe even better. Keith manages a $7M+ community events portfolio that consistently holds multiple spots in Canada's Top 30 fundraising events. In this episode, he and Amy get into the real stuff: how you build a portfolio of events that don't cannibalize ...