Central Chat
Take a look at the event industry through the eyes of a world-class events venue!
Manchester Central is an award-winning venue in the heart of one of Europe's most vibrant cities.
Each month, join host Samantha Pike-Devlin, Digital Communications Executive at the venue, as she welcomes event professionals, colleagues and friends from across the city and beyond to discuss hot topics in the events industry.
Whether you're an event planner, event supplier, event venue or you simply have an interest in the industry or the venue, this podcast is for you!
Central Chat
Building a Career in the Events Industry
It’s no secret that over the last few years, the event industry has taken a hit when it comes to retaining talent due to the uncertainty that the pandemic brought to live events.
So, as one of the UK’s leading event venues, we wanted to shine a light on the topic and do our bit to showcase the many different roles that are available within the industry and share some steps to building your career as an event professional!
In this episode, Samantha Pike-Devlin is joined by Lucy Pittaway, Senior Events Management Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University and Rebecca Levett, who completed the placement year of her events management degree at Manchester Central and is now Event Manager and Host at Routes – organiser of world-renowned airline and airport networking events.
Lucy and Rebecca chat to Samantha about each step of the process - from education and training to developing and furthering skillsets.
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