06: Positioning Yourself in the Events Industry and Weathering the Crisis with Dan Berger

<p>Anything can happen when you make the leap as an entrepreneur, and this fear often holds people back, but not Dan Berger. When Dan Berger launched his career as an entrepreneur and founded Social Table, he not only met great success but was able to sell his business and propel himself onto his next project. In this interview, Dan shares his story, tips on how to position yourself in the meetings and events industry, and how to face crisis. This conversation is full of great advice on how to get traction for your business and an interesting perspective on generational cycles of the meeting industry. <span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><strong>Dan’s Bio:</strong> Dan Berger is an American-Israeli entrepreneur and investor. He is the Founder and former CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based <a href= "http://www.socialtables.com/">Social Tables</a>, which was acquired in October 2018 by <a href= "http://www.cvent.com/">Cvent</a>, a Vista-backed company, for a reported 8-figure deal.</p> <p>Founded in 2011, Social Tables provides event sales, marketing, and operations software products, which have enabled over 250,000 hospitality and event professionals execute over 1.5 million events per year. The award-winning software is used by over 50% of all full-service hotels in North America.</p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <ul> <li>What inspired Dan to become an entrepreneur<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li>Eric and Dan discuss how being an introvert or extrovert effects business leadership<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li>How to overcome fear when becoming an entrepreneur<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li>Challenges you overcome early in business<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li>Dan discusses the importance of human connection<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li>How to apply what we learn from crisis to highlight the importance of the meetings industry<