Event Management

Akhil Verma | Director | VSK Creations Pvt Ltd

What is Event Management?

There are many nuances of a Career in Event Management. One should first understand What a Career in Event Management entails before investing time and effort to figure out How to start a Career in Event Management. The most authoritative source of information on Event Management is someone with real experience in it.

Director Akhil Verma has worked in Event Management for 9 years. According to Director Akhil Verma, Event Management is:

Event management is the application of project management to the creation and development of large-scale events such as festivals, conferences, ceremonies, weddings, formal parties, concerts, or conventions.

How Director Akhil Verma got into Event Management?

After completing M Com and gaining experience in insurance sales, I moved on to work with 108 Services in the department of Corporate Services and Event Management. After a year, I founded VSK Creations Pvt Ltd in 2009 and presently, I continue to serve there in the capacity of Founder and Director.

Director Akhil Verma's Talk on Event Management

Starts with what is:
1)	Event Management

Next, it covers Education. It is easy to Google information about what Qualifications are needed to enter Event Management, this Talk went a step ahead to talk about the body of knowledge one needs to develop to excel at Event Management. It discusses following headings for Education in Event Management:
2)	Equipment Knowledge
3)	Latest Trends
4)	Vendor Database Management
5)	Market Research
6)	Event Requirement

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Sills and success in Event Management go hand in hand. One needs to get a hold of essential skills. It explains Skills needed in Event Management with these items:
7)	Tech Savvy
8)	Networking
9)	Positive Attitude
10)	Patience
11)	Commitment
12)	Observational Skills
13)	Leadership Skills

Event Management has an interesting list of Positives. This Talk explains these Positives of Event Management:
14)	Low Entry Barrier
15)	Glamorous Career
16)	Constant Learning
17)	Work Satisfaction
18)	Monetary Benefits

After a discussion on Positives, Challenges complete the caricature of Event Management:
19)	Work Pressure
20)	Finance
21)	Competition
22)	Long Term Survival
23)	Vendor Management
24)	Client Retention

In the final section of the Talk, Akhil Verma talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
25)	Event Management

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LifePage Career Talk on Event Management

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