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This Pride Month episode discusses LGBTQIA+ inclusivity for associations and events. Our guests address welcoming event experiences, building a culture of inclusivity within your association, and ways to create awareness for your organization’s LGBTQIA+ values.

In this episode, Jason Meyers talks with Carol McGury, EVP of SmithBucklin's Event & Education Services, about what associations need to know about hybrid and omni-channel events, her latest insights on the evolution of the association industry, and where her bucket list destination would be at this point in time.

In this episode, Jason Meyers talks with SmithBucklin Director of Creative Services, Bill Wargo, about what makes graphic designers tick, how association brand strategy is developed, and why creative design is so critical for associations.

Our guests for this Pride Month episode are Zachary Grays, who chairs SmithBucklin’s LGBTQIA+ Affinity Community, and Damon King, who chairs SmithBucklin’s BIPOC Affinity Community. Jason Meyers talks with them about how these groups are helping foster a more inclusive environment for SmithBucklin and our client organizations.

In this National Nurses Month episode, Jason Meyers talks with Kristin Tamkus, MPS, CAE, Kaye Englebrecht, CAE, and Kim Eskew, MBA, CAE, the leaders of five different SmithBucklin client organizations (NAON, AAOHN, ANPD, SGNA, and SPN) that represent nurses and other healthcare professionals across a wide range of specialties. Together, they explore how these associations help recognize, educate, and support their members and the critically important work they do.

In this episode, Jason Meyers talks to Matt Bruno, executive vice president of the Print Services and Distribution Association (PSDA), about how the organization shifted everything about its new Print Basics training program—including plant tours, product demos, workshops, and more—to virtual, and other ways PSDA has adapted its approach to education and networking as a result of COVID-19.

In this SmithBucklin podcast episode, Jim McNeil, executive vice president and chief executive for SmithBucklin’s Business & Trade Industry Practice, shares his expert perspective on ways associations are pivoting and adapting to lead in difficult situations (like 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic), and the lessons organizations can keep with them to be prepared for future challenges. More from SmithBucklin's Association Perspectives: https://content.smithbucklin.com/. Like, comment, and rate the SmithBucklin Podcast via your favorite podcast app!

Tune into this SmithBucklin podcast episode as Jason Meyers, senior director, SmithBucklin Content Services, sits down with SmithBucklin's director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Robin Rone, and SmithBucklin executive, Sharon Newport, CAE, to discuss the importance of the company’s inCouncil and how the group influences and develops important diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for SmithBucklin’s employees and its client organizations. (Robin’s dog Cloud even makes a guest appearance.) More from SmithBucklin's Association Perspectives: https://content.smithbucklin.com/.

Tune into this SmithBucklin podcast episode as Jason Meyers, senior director, SmithBucklin Content Services, sits down with executive directors Guilherme Lopes and Christopher Mundschenk to chat through how the Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) and the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) identified a need in their community and then delivered new programs and services to provide member value year-round and remain relevant in the midst of a global health pandemic. More from SmithBucklin's Association Perspectives: https://content.smithbucklin.com/.