Your Reputation Either Attracts Vendors or Repels Them—There's No Middle
Why should you stop placing your entire event's institutional knowledge on one person's shoulders? What happens when that person retires?
Cat McDevitt from Eventeny and I had a whole moment about this. And it led into something I've been saying more and more: in 2026, using technology to run your event business is not optional. The organizers are treating it like it won't be around in another year or two.
This is a clip from my full conversation with Cat McDevitt, Head of Community at Eventeny. We went deep on the staffing crisis, vendor relationships, and the systems that actually keep events alive and growing.
🎧 Full episode linked in the description — search "The Festival Staffing Crisis" on whatever platform you listen on: • The Festival Staffing Problem Nobody's Say...
Timestamps
0:00 — Introduction To Conversation
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