First Time Facilitator How to listen + unlock ideas from 10,000 workshop participants with Slido's Chief Meeting Designer, Juraj Holub (Episode 180)
When I ran my masterclass on booking out your workshops recently, I used a variety of tech tools to gain interaction from the live audience.
I asked you to share your responses in chat, and also to jump into a tool called Slido, to ask your questions, upvote the ones you liked, share where you were joining us from, which facilitator business challenges you had, and more.
It’s such a fun tool to use, and I’ve been leaning on it over the last 12 months as I deliver corporate workshops online.
So, I’m very excited to share a delightful conversation with a delightful person who is Employee #8 at Slido. I’m not sure if you’ve heard the news but this company has just blown up in an amazing way and were acquired by Cisco last December.
Today’s guest is Juraj Holub, and he is a Chief Meeting Designer.
Juraj is an executive team member at Slido which has made over 800,000 events interactive. He works with conferences like Web Summit or SXSW and Fortune 500 companies helping them transform their meetings and events. He also crossed Iceland by bicycle.
He was also first marketing person to accelerate the company's product-led growth and position Slido as a thought leader in the industry.
When you talk to someone who is like the face of the company, you kinda expect them to go on about how great their work is, how great the tech tool is (and it really is awesome technology) but what I love most about what Juraj shares today, is how their company became better because they listened to their clients.
They sought out amazing facilitators around the world, and asked how THEY would use their tool in a meeting, or a workshop.
Juraj is also super humble, fun, and energetic, you’ll love this conversation.
About today’s guest: Juraj Holub
During his 7+ years at Slido, Juraj has been part of an amazing journey, helping to grow the company form $100.000 to eight-figures in revenue. He'd had an incredible career trajectory, joining as a content specialist, then he moved to New York City as a marketing manager, later becoming a marketing director and was finally promoted to the VP of brand and communications while being on Slido's executive team.
Over the years, he’s spoken at dozens of conferences in the US, UK and EU sharing thought leadership on meeting design, conversational presenting and audience interaction.
In this episode you will learn:
- How you can use tech tools to give your audience a voice
- Some fun question you can ask to build a strong culture in your company and recognise the silent heroes in your business
- The importance of focusing on the success of your customers
- How Juraj learns the most about leading a remote team - note, it’s not really from any book
- That beautiful blend of marketing and facilitation - my favourite combination
- …And of course, a couple fun questions you can use w/ Slido during your next event!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Slido app
- Connect with Juraj Holub on LinkedIn
- What do our meetings look like in 2021? Grab the Slido 2021 Trends Report
- Video: The Essentials of Running Hybrid Meetings w
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