Emily Miethner

100+ Event Planning Tips: From Social Media to Venue Hunting

Emily Miethner — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:39:36 +0000

Since 2010 I’ve been producing events for NY Creative Interns. Before and after hosting our first full day conference, Find and Follow Your Passion, I taught two Skillshare classes on event planning. The Wix Lounge, an amazing free co-working and event space right by Union Square, was the class host each time, which was lovely because they’ve hosted many of the events we’ve produced. I thought I’d share my presentations and resources from the class. It’s not as good as being there in person, but it’s definitely a good start for those looking to learn how to host awesome events.

: Our Keynote from Find and Follow Your Passion, Writer/Producer of 30 Rock.

Be sure to “watch” my Skillshare classes on Skillshare so you’ll know the next time I’m teaching a class.

How to Throw a Kickass Event on a Shoe String Budget

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Sample Budget
Email about App (easy and free to make using YappBox) for conference through Mailchimp
Hashtracking example. Contact: admin {at} hashtracking.com
Example eventbrite pages: raisecache.eventbrite.com, thewebutanteball.com, findyourpassion.eventbrite.com
Example pages with embedded eventbrite: nycreativeinterns.com/mixer, nycreativeinterns.com/summer
Skillshare’s list of NYC venues
Event Planning 101: A Check List for the Day of Your Meetup, Panel, or Networking Event
TwitterFountain.com: for displaying tweets.
Recommended photographer: Galo Delgado of The Photobooth Project

Are there tips I left out? What do you think is the most useful? Share your thoughts in the comments.

The Periodic Table of Mad Men (INFOGRAPHIC)

Emily Miethner — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:13:22 +0000

I designed this for Flavorwire two years ago when I didn’t even watch Mad Men. I finally got into the show last year and I’m all caught up (thank you, Netflix). Now I can actually appreciate my own work. This is one of the best things I ever made.

A Conversation with Willem Dafoe: “I Believe in Apprenticeships”

Emily Miethner — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:02:22 +0000

Because I was a panelist at SXSW this year I got a Gold Pass, which got me into interactive and film events. My goal was to take advantage of the opportunity by going to at least one film event, which I did. I was super excited to sit in a room with one of my favorite actors, Willem Defoe.

When asked about his success early on, the first thing he said was something to the extent of “I put myself in situations with people.” He also stated,

“I believe in apprenticeships.”

It was nice to hear Dafoe confirm my belief in the fact that your success is closely tied to the people you surround yourself with and putting yourself into situations where luck can find you. This sort of advice is relevant to any career path.

Other relevant advice you can take as you see fit:

Vegetarians should eat a cheeseburger once in a while
It’s too humiliating to work with a group of people you don’t respect if you’re not enjoying it

Below is the description of the event.

Star of upcoming films John Carter, 4:44 Last Day on Earth and The Hunter (SXSW 2012), Willem Dafoe is an Academy Award nominated film, stage and voice actor as well as a founding member of the experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He is known for choosing projects based on the the diversity of the roles and opportunities to work with strong directors.

Join Moderator Eugene Hernandez (Film Society of Lincoln Center) in a Conversation on the Actor’s film choices; including films as diverse as Platoon, Spider-Man, The English Patient, Finding Nemo, The Boondock Saints and Faraway, So Close, his career and his future plans.