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The Event Hustler Show

Episode 46: Setting Up Your Live Studio for Success in 2022 with Carrie Ferenac of CNTV

February 19, 2022

The event industry is all talking about upleveling the production quality of our virtual and hybrid events, but a lot of planners are not sure where to start. In this episode, we’ll chat with Carrie Ferenac from CNTV about what we need to know, what mistakes we’re making and, of course, we’ll have a chance to geek out about all the latest tech. Join us!

Carrie and her business partner, Marcelo Zolessi, co-founded Convention News Television (CNTV) in 2007 after seeing a need for digital content and live production in the exhibitions and events industry.   Now, the company produces live and remote content for more than seventy clients annually.   The video stories bring events to life, and offer associations and for-profit show organizers a new stream of revenue through sponsorships.   CNTV also partners with IAEE, PCMA, TSNN and Tradeshow Executive to produce video content and live coverage of industry events throughout the year. 

Carrie has an extensive background in broadcast journalism and management.  She spent eleven years at the NBC affiliate in Orlando (WESH-TV).  Now, Carrie is entrenched in the meetings industry.    She is the current chair of the IAEE Board of Directors, and Immediate Past Chair of the CEIR Board.    She was a finalist for PCMA’s Supplier of the year in 2017 and 2019.   She volunteers her time and energy to projects that forward the industry, including Exhibitions Day and the Exhibitions Mean Business campaign.

Our company website is:  www.cntvnow.com. 

Liz King Caruso

Liz King Caruso is an Event Strategist, Consultant and Speaker. As CEO of Liz King Events and techsytalk, she has helped countless thought leaders grow their audience and sell their products through in-person, virtual & hybrid events. Liz is a big-picture person – passionate about tying events into an overall sales and marketing strategy and being efficient at every point of the process. Technology is her niche and she’s obsessed with helping organizations of every size leverage technology to produce more engaging and seamless event experiences. In addition to her client work, Liz connects & educates her industry colleagues through platforms she has built – techsytalk GLOBAL, the techsytalk community & IGNITE Consulting program. Liz has been featured as Eventex’s 50 Most Innovative Virtual Meeting Planners, Successful Meetings list of 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry, Top 5 Women in Event Tech, amongst other awards.