One Hour To Doors
One Hour To Doors: A podcast about the business and soul of the festivals and events industry. Every episode explores the people, issues, insights and trends impacting the enterprise of bringing people and communities together in common cause.
Your host, renowned PNW event producer and 2023 Washington Festivals and Events Association Hall of Fame inductee Jon Stone offers you a seat at the table in conversations that take you onstage and backstage, from the production office to the board room, and throughout the broad community of participants who come together to create the magic of live events.
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Frank Sebastian - Emergency Management
Frank Sebastian is president of Emergency Management Group - Washington, a non-profit organization providing services to the festivals and events industry. EMG is comprised largely of current and former FEMA and first responder agencies, bringing a wealth of experience and insights to events large and small. All of its officers and members are non-paid volunteers.
EMG has provided services to events such as SeaFair, Special Olympics USA Games, and the Seattle Seahawks Championship Parade in 2014. In this episode we discuss some of EMP's recent event work, and we dive into the politics of interagency coordination. Frank also shares his thoughts on career paths in the emergency management field as well as some invaluable tips on behavioral health for professional responders.
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