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Jan
Picking the Perfect Flight, Part 1
Join host Mike Gatty on a quick 4 minute tour on how to pick the perfect flight for your next trip.
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11JanRead MoreOmicron Testing Alert!
According to the LA Times, it is possible to be infections with OMICRON before testing positive for the virus. Event planners should not rely solely on negative PCR or Lateral Flow testing to keep attendees safe. Mike also takes a look at isolation periods after testing positive.
29DecRead MoreCovid and Events: Omicron Silver Lining?
Host Mike Gatty examines the OMICRON variant, and what less severe illness, lower death rates -- but a more transmissible virus -- might mean for event planning in early 2022.
26NovRead MoreLiving Outloud in Gay Orlando: Travel Orlando with Welcome to Sam Jose
Host Mike Gatty sits down with Sam & Jose, a cute married gay couple living out loud in Orlando, FL. Their journey as a couple -- an epic, 2.5 year marriage proposal via YouTube, a live streamed wedding, starting their own VLOG Podcast -- serve as a backdrop to highlight Orlando as a premier LGBTQIA travel destination.
21NovRead MoreHow Much (Vaccine) is enough?
This week, Mike examines what our vaccination rate should be to prevent infection surges and runaway infections.
13NovRead MoreCovid and Events: Case Climb Benign?
While cases rose 10% in the United States over the past two weeks, hospitalizations remain steady. Mike examines if we're moving into a new phase of the pandemic, where higher case numbers reflect less severe illness and may result in fewer future disruptions to events and event planning.
07NovRead MoreCOVID and Events: Health Protocols Disconnect
Mike explores why event participation remains dramatically soft in the last months of 2021 -- and a disconnect between the health protocols event goers expect, and what event planners want to require.
01OctRead MoreBen DeHan: Don’t Embrace the Fear
Join Baltimore music sensation Ben DeHan in a heartfelt interview about rediscovering music and discovering love during COVID. Ben left his traditional job to start his own music group, and during that journey met his finance. When her mom dropped her cello off at their apartment, Ben's music -- and his life -- would never be the same. She became the one who whispers in his ear to not embrace the fear, and together they...
05JulRead MoreMiles Immler: Weathering the Storm (Audio)
The third installment in our three part series on being Transgender in 2021. Join transgender pioneer Miles Immler with US Event Photos lead photographer and podcast host Mike Gatty as they cover what it's like to be transgender today. The recent spike in violence against trans women, how to come out to your romantic partner as a trans person, how to come out as trans at work, what to do if a family member (including your child) comes out...
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Miles Immler: Weathering the Storm (Video)
The third installment in our three part series on being Transgender in 2021. Join transgender pioneer Miles Immler with US Event Photos lead photographer and podcast host Mike Gatty as they cover what it's like to be transgender today. The recent spike in violence against trans women, how to come out to your romantic partner as a trans person, how to come out as trans at work, what to do if a family member (including your child) comes out...
