Event strategy after the floor opens.
Epic Events by vFairs brings event professionals into measured conversations about the work behind conferences, trade shows, webinars, and hybrid programs. The focus stays close to execution: KPIs, sponsor fit, booth traffic, staffing, risk, AI, and delegate experience.
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Epic Events by vFairs is a business interview show focused on the real mechanics of events. The conversations are measured and mostly operational. Guests come from trade shows, virtual events, hybrid conferences, experiential marketing, recruitment, charities, AI speaker work, and startup-event strategy. The common thread is not spectacle. It is the practical work of getting people into the room, keeping them engaged, proving value, and adjusting when the original plan stops matching reality. One episode frames event leadership as chaos navigation, with Norman Leach describing feedback loops, midstream adjustments, and the discipline of remembering that staff are there to support the show. Another follows Shanaz from Your Overseas Home through a high-volume virtual-events model built around weekly webinars, partner booths, registrations, attendance, document downloads, and booth visits. The show also spends time on trade-show attention, where Rich argues for leading with emotion before closing with data. That kind of field detail is the point. Episodes often return to the same practical questions: what counts as success, how attendees actually behave, and where technology helps without replacing judgment. Sarah Kill's conversation about Carers UK brings in hybrid and virtual event design, including immersive features, poster halls, response time, and the value of feeling supported on event day. Tavar James pushes against copying fashionable formats and argues for building from the reason people attend. Noah talks about AI through manual work saved, understaffed teams, custom GPTs, and tools that make sense for event planners rather than developers. Ben brings a startup and B2B exhibition lens, especially around qualified contacts, long sales cycles, and ROI that is hard to pin down cleanly. Mike Frost adds the hiring side, including niche recruiting, AI-assisted applications, and productivity without reducing every staffing question to headcount. The result is a grounded event-industry show for people who care about execution as much as ideas.
Made for: Designed for event organizers, marketers, association teams, exhibitors, recruiters, and founders who need practical examples from conferences, trade shows, webinars, and hybrid programs.
What sets it apart: The show stands apart by keeping the conversation close to field conditions: KPIs, attendee behavior, sponsor fit, support response, staffing realities, and technology that has to work on event day.
Join Muhammad Younas, CEO of vFairs, as he sits down with industry leaders to explore the creative strategies, challenges, and milestones behind some of the most epic events. Discover the innovative event tech and insights that are transforming the way we plan and execute successful events. Whether you're an event organizer, marketer, or just passionate about the events industry, this podcast is your go-to resource for proven strategies and inspiration.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Epic Events by vFairs turns event production into clear lessons about staffing, technology, attendee value, and commercial results.
Epic Events by vFairs treats events as operating businesses, with Mohamed Younis interviewing people who plan them, recruit for them, supply their technology, or use them to build commercial relationships.
A booth can skip the swag and still earn a follow-up; you'll want to know why.
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Practical event management guidance built around coordination, feedback, and readiness for plan B.
Norman Leach frames event work as disciplined coordination, early warning, and constant adjustment. He traces his path through chamber leadership and then turns to trade shows, trade missions, and the Grey Cup, where more than 30 events had to fit around the game.
A practical case for attendee experience built on fit, scale, and sponsor discipline.
James' conversation with Mohamed Younis treats attendee experience as an operating question, not a slogan. It follows James from a front desk and night auditor role at a Courtyard by Marriott in West Palm Beach into more than 17 years in marketing, events, and some sales, giving…
Practical AI resonates most when it starts with the day-to-day work of event teams.
The episode works best when it stays focused on practical AI for event work. Noah Cheyer gives the discussion a clear frame as head of marketing and operations and a co-founder at Speak About AI, and he connects that perspective to growing up around AI through his father, one of…
A focused case for treating exhibitions as a serious growth channel, not just a branding expense.
Ben Costantini presents Sesemers as a practical guide for startup founders who want a clearer read on the event industry and the opportunities it offers, especially in B2B exhibitions.
A practical conversation about events hiring, March 2020 timing, and how niche recruiters read AI.
Epic Events Podcast keeps its focus on the practical side of hiring in the exhibition and events industry. Mohamed Yunus draws Mike Frost into the story of launching ExpoCast in March 2020, and Frost links that moment to lockdown and the pace of change around the business.
Rob Walling on bootstrapped SaaS growth, plateaus, and exits — with founders who lived them.
Abbey Ashley's playbook for turning your job skills into a virtual assistant business.
SaaS operators on scaling, pricing and AI, metrics included.
Alex Blumberg interviews guests like Megan Phelps-Roper and Shane McAnally about failure and reinvention.
Shanondoah Nicholson, founder of Beyond the BEO, says events should treat returning attendees like elite travel loyalty members, with perks such as VIP speaker access or skip-the-line privileges.
Norman Leach got into events the unglamorous way: by figuring it out on the job.
Shanaaz Khandaker discusses how her small events team at Your Overseas Home manages over 100 virtual events annually using the vFairs platform, focusing on webinars and bi-annual conventions for people relocating overseas.
This episode explores how emotional connection and strategic messaging can make trade show booths more effective than size alone, featuring insights from an experiential marketing director.
Mohamed Younis opens with a straightforward introduction.
Yunus speaks with Noah about practical AI for event work.
Mohamed Younis opens by introducing Ben Costantini and the work behind Sesemers.
Mohamed Yunus opens the conversation with Mike Frost, founder of ExpoCast.