{"podcast":{"title":"Event Planner Confessions","slug":"event-planner-confessions-7037703","podcast_index_feed_id":7037703,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6316486/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/event-planner-confessions--6316486","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/30ad5d91de416053e0c27d66ba9526f3.jpg","author":"Cohera","episode_count":53,"summary":"Welcome to Event Planner Confessions, a Cohera podcast. Every week, we dive into the candid, unfiltered stories of event professionals navigating the vibrant world of event management. From behind-the-scenes wins to lessons learned the hard way, we explore how creativity, collaboration, and a little chaos come together to create unforgettable experiences. Hosted by the team at Cohera, we spotlight the people and passions that shape the industry, revealing what really goes on when the lights go up, the guests arrive, and the magic happens. Tune in for insights, laughter, and confessions that celebrate the power of human connection and how events truly have the ability to change the world, one story at a time. Disclaimer: These confessions and stories have been altered to ensure anonymity and protect the identities of the individuals or entities involved. Any identifying details have been modified. The purpose of sharing these stories is to foster learning, celebrate our profession, and honor our clients and partners across the hospitality industry.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T00:18:56.540125+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/event-planner-confessions-7037703"},"episode":{"title":"Why Event Teams Break Down Under Pressure","slug":"why-event-teams-break-down-under-pressure","published_at":"2026-08-11T10:00:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/event-planner-confessions-7037703/why-event-teams-break-down-under-pressure","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/event-planner-confessions-7037703","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-event-teams-break-down-under-pressure--73631653","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73631653/cohera_epff_flv_v2.mp3","summary":"Most event problems do not begin on-site. They begin much earlier, when expectations are misunderstood, important details are missed, or everyone leaves the same conversation with a different version of what was decided. In this episode of Event Planner Confessions, Cara sits down with executive coach Evan Roth to explore the communication and leadership skills event professionals need when the pressure is high. Evan is also Cara’s business coach and helped her shape the original vision for the podcast. Together, they break down why active listening requires more than staying quiet, how planners can create shared understanding across clients and vendors, and why clear follow-up can prevent small communication gaps from becoming major execution problems. The conversation also explores emotional regulation, written communication, feedback, trust, and conflict debt, the unresolved tension that continues building when difficult conversations are avoided. Evan explains why emotions spread through teams, when a conversation should move away from email or chat, and how trust can take months to build but only seconds to damage. Cara connects each lesson directly to the event world, where one missed delivery, absent vendor, or off-script speaker can test an entire team. In this episode, you will learn: Why listening failures create execution problems How to establish shared understanding When to move a conversation off email How emotions affect an event team Why unresolved conflict becomes conflict debt How trust helps teams recover from mistakes The strongest event teams are not the ones that never experience pressure. They are the ones that know how to listen, regulate their reactions, address conflict, and protect trust while working through it.","meta_description":"Most event problems do not begin on-site. They begin much earlier, when expectations are misunderstood, important details are missed, or everyone leaves t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1240,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/event-planner-confessions-7037703/episodes/why-event-teams-break-down-under-pressure/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/event-planner-confessions-7037703/why-event-teams-break-down-under-pressure.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}