111: Innovation in Facilitation with Samme Allen

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Innovation in Facilitation with Samme Allen</span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We have the great pleasure of speaking with Samme Allen today! Samme has been in the meetings and events industry for many years. She is the Founder and CEO of ConferenceEmcees.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Samme has a fascinating and inspiring story to tell! In this episode, she shares her story and talks about what she is doing to help people reduce their carbon footprint. She also gets into believing in yourself and moving forward and illustrates the importance of honesty and the power of building relationships.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We hope you'll enjoy listening to today’s captivating conversation with Samme Allen!</span></p> <p><strong>Samme’s story</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Samme has been a meeting professional for most of her career. Her background is in sales, and she fell into events while living in Hong Kong and working for a publishing company. She started working as an event planner when the publishing company asked her to work with one of their clients- to run a charity event and a golf day. It went well, and after that, Samme and her team worked with other clients, including the British Chamber of Commerce in China.</span></p> <p><strong>Moving back to the UK </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After moving back to the UK, Samme continued to dabble in the periphery of the events world. She moved to London in 2008 and wanted to get more into events. Her recruitment company suggested that she stay with them and work in recruitment. That was a valuable journey for her because it got her involved with MPI. </span></p> <p><strong>Iconic venues</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Samme has worked with some of the most iconic venues in the UK, including the Barbican Centre in London. </span></p> <p><strong>Professional moderating</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Samme got a call from a