On this episode of "Event Masters," BizBash sits down with Jennifer Savica—vice president and head of corporate events at New York Life Insurance Company—to discuss why it's important for event planners to build confidence and take action on how C-suite management views their role in relation to the business.
Savica shares how the industry currently faces a challenge with event planners being seen merely as executors of tasks, and offers guidance on how organizers can constructively challenge executives and business partners to ultimately shift the narrative and prove their value and worth as subject matter experts and strategists. Also in this episode, event and meeting planners will learn how to handle pushback and difficult conversations with business partners, how to think like a strategist and where to start on the path to changing the C-suite mindset.
More About Our Event Master: Jennifer Savica is the vice president and head of corporate events at New York Life Insurance Company, where she is responsible for providing internal business partners solutions to meet their business needs through the successful planning, management and execution of the company’s programs and meetings. Prior to New York Life, Savica was head of strategic events and field recognition at UBS Financial Services, where she was responsible for event marketing and execution, content development, local sponsorships and creating strategic programs to help financial advisors build and deepen relationships with clients and prospective clients. Before joining UBS, Jennifer created many memorable event and marketing programs, managed conference center services and led numerous initiatives that are still in existence today at companies including Citigroup, Snapple Beverages, TD Bank Financial Group and Federated Department Stores. In 2002, BizBash named her one of the 15 Most Influential Event Professionals in New York.
This episode of "Event Masters" is sponsored by Hubilo.
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