Beyond the tactical teaching of other standard courses, this self-paced course will teach you the creativity and strategy you need to elevate your skills and take your career to the next level.  From how to set your strategy and measure your results to taking your engagement and ideation to the next level, this robust course also guides you to apply learnings to your own events with exercises following each chapter. And if you want to personalize the experience beyond the course, you can purchase one of the coaching or Q&A packages to accompany it.

Inside you’ll have access to my secret sauce and tools for planning memorable and impactful events based on my 20+ year experience running events at Google, Amazon, SoftBank Vision Fund, Airtable, and other Fortune 500 companies. 

Pro tip: Check and see if your company will cover the cost or part of the cost of the course as part of your “education stipend” which many companies now provide to employees. If you need a downloadable course outline, reach out to support@gaudini.com.

 

“Gianna has a way of inspiring all those around her”

 

The insights she has to share in this course will be extremely valuable. Gianna is one of those rare individuals who is able to operate with excellence at both the very micro-tactical level and the strategic level, seamlessly flowing back and forth between the two, applying her unmatched expertise in events and experience. She is an experience architect, and an artist … encompassing all aspects of creativity and strategy which she has skillfully mastered. ”

- Anna Counselman,
COO & Co-Founder of Upstart

 

What You’ll Learn

10 Chapters, 50 Modules, 30 Exercises and 10 Downloads

 

Take a peek inside the Million Dollar Event Planning Career.

You can expect strategic, tactical, and creative planning strategies including: 

  • How to find your niche and various career paths you can take as a corporate event planner

  • Strategic sourcing and contract negotiation

  • Navigating venues and virtual event platforms

  • How to drive engagement at live and virtual events

  • Setting KPI’s and measuring ROI

  • Content strategy and speaker sourcing

  • Best practices around leading a team

  • Budget saving strategies

  • Pro tactics and tools such as master event planning doc, work back timeline, RACI, and run of show

  • Creative and resourceful food and beverage planning

  • Building surprise and delight into your events

  • What the future of event holds including DEI, accessible, and sustainable event practices

What’s Included:
All lessons are pre-recorded and available on-demand so you can access them on your own time. Each lesson includes three exercises so you can practice the lessons and apply them to real scenarios that you will encounter in your event planning career.



 

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this Million Dollar Event Planning Career course right for?

This course if right for anyone who …

  • Works in corporate events and want to up-level their planning to be more strategic, innovative and successful

  • Has an interest in working for an established corporation

  • Wants to work for an established event planning organization, agency, venue or event tech company

  • Wants to start their own corporate event planning business

  • Has an interest in getting promoted to the next level of their event planning career 

  • Wants to manage teams more effectively

  • Has an interest in getting promoted or elevating their event planning career


What types of exercises and lessons will there be?

Each module will have a 25 minute video lesson along with downloadable resources, templates, and exercises. Some examples include:

  • 10 questions to Ask before Planning an Event

  • Creative Brief Template

  • KPI doc

  • Event Debrief Template

  • Gianna's Holy Grail for Successful Events

  • Speaker Sourcing Guidelines

  • Guide for virtual event platforms

  • Hotel Concession Request cheat sheet

  • Mini-RFP Template

  • Guide For Planning Sustainable Events


How much time should I set aside for the course?

This course is self-paced and on demand. Each Chapter is about 35 minutes in length and comes with 3 exercises for you to apply what you learn to real life scenarios so it can take as much time as you like. Typically we suggest setting aside 5 hours to complete all the lessons and exercises.


When does it start and how much does it cost?

The total cost for of the course is $295, a special launch price since the course is valued at $895+