Joseph Charlton, Planit

Joseph Charlton is the founder of Planit, an end-to-end events agency and an online sourcing platform for busy event organisers looking to source venues and more. In his time in the industry, he’s worked for multiple events agencies and as a freelancer, and organised many events and awards from fifty people up to 31,000!

Joseph talks to us about the importance of transparency for event organisers and why we shouldn’t present events as the most stressful industry to work in. He tells us about making it big at the Sydney Opera House, why you should never serve fish at an awards dinner (especially if the menu says chicken), and what he’s learned from watching the best event speakers and hosts (clue: it’s all about prep!)

Joseph is a big fan of inspirational speakers and recommended Brené Brown’s talk on emotional vulnerability. Here’s a link to her TED talk from 2011.