Aaron Wolowiec's guest appearances

Aaron Wolowiec

Leading Learning Podcast

PureReinvention Podcast

Successful Associations Today

Arlene Pietranton

Robbie Kellman Baxter

Seth Kahan

Michael Tatonetti

Maddie Grant

Arianna Rehak

Andy Bailey

Chris West

Scott Wiley

Jay Baer

Eric Thomas

Noah Smith

Greg Smith

Barbara Oakley

Rohit Bhargava

OwlTail

Aaron Wolowiec, the founder and CEO of Event Garde, established the Healthy by Association community for people in stress-riddled association and hospitality industries to connect around a shared lifestyle, embrace self-care, and ultimately inspire each other to invest in their health and enjoy the journey along the way. Right after the holidays in 2017, Aaron began posting on his personal Facebook profile how he was dealing with the stress in his own life by going to the gym in the midst of the Michigan winter to run. As his runs got longer and more consistent he started to receive great feedback from others who were inspired and motivated by his posts. He realized the opportunity to build a community for those in similar industries who were health and wellness minded and created the Facebook community Healthy by Association. The typical travel schedule in the association and event space makes navigating healthy eating and workouts difficult when our schedules are off and we don't necessarily have the opportunities or equipment we might need. The Healthy by Association group supports its members with Motivation Mondays, sample workouts on Wednesday, and healthy recipes on Fridays. They acknowledge and celebrate successes with a challenge coin program, and even create new playlists each month around a theme. The group helps people be accountable, not necessarily to any particular game plan, but to the plan that works best for them. During the pandemic of 2020, moving from on-the-go to stay-at-home created new and different challenges which Aaron speaks to and how Healthy by Association is supporting its members' health and wellness in creative ways. Healthy by Association is an open Facebook community and can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/742854905869919/ Visit https://www.marybyers.com/contact/ for links to join the conversation on our social sites. © 2021 Mary Byers

Aaron Wolowiec, the founder and CEO of Event Garde, established the Healthy by Association community for people in stress-riddled association and hospitality industries to connect around a shared lifestyle, embrace self-care, and ultimately inspire each other to invest in their health and enjoy the journey along the way. Right after the holidays in 2017, Aaron began posting on his personal Facebook profile how he was dealing with the stress in his own life by going to the gym in the midst of the Michigan winter to run. As his runs got longer and more consistent he started to receive great feedback from others who were inspired and motivated by his posts. He realized the opportunity to build a community for those in similar industries who were health and wellness minded and created the Facebook community Healthy by Association. The typical travel schedule in the association and event space makes navigating healthy eating and workouts difficult when our schedules are off and we don't necessarily have the opportunities or equipment we might need. The Healthy by Association group supports its members with Motivation Mondays, sample workouts on Wednesday, and healthy recipes on Fridays. They acknowledge and celebrate successes with a challenge coin program, and even create new playlists each month around a theme. The group helps people be accountable, not necessarily to any particular game plan, but to the plan that works best for them. During the pandemic of 2020, moving from on-the-go to stay-at-home created new and different challenges which Aaron speaks to and how Healthy by Association is supporting its members' health and wellness in creative ways. Healthy by Association is an open Facebook community and can be found at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/742854905869919/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/742854905869919/</a> Visit <a href="https://www.marybyers.com/contact/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.marybyers.com/contact/</a> for links to join the conversation on our social sites. © 2021 Mary Byers

Aaron Wolowiec - Healthy by Association | Ep #49

Tracy King

Tracy King, founder of InspirEd and Aaron Wolowiec, founder of Event Garde, are both experts in learning design and they recently joined forces to help answer this complex question. Their research and findings related to the topic are captured in the e-book they co-authored, Engaging Learners: A Guide To Successfully Designing Engaging Learning. In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa talks with Tracy and Aaron about the topic of learner engagement—including what it is and, just as importantly, what it isn’t—how to prime learners for engagement, and the importance of “constructing” learning experiences versus “manufacturing” them. Full show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode120  Highlighted Resource  – Engaging Learners: A Guide To Successfully Designing Engaging Learning – an e-book by Tracy King and Aaron Wolowiec. Thank you to Blue Sky eLearn, sponsor of the Leading Learning podcast for the first quarter of 2018. Blue Sky is the maker of the Path learning management system, an award-winning, cloud-based learning solution that empowers your organization to maximize its message. Blue Sky also provides a range of virtual event and instructional services to help you maximize your content and create deeper engagement with your audience. To find out more about Blue Sky eLearn and everything it offers, visit http://www.blueskyelearn.com.

Tracy King, founder of <a href="https://www.inspired-ed.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">InspirEd</a> and Aaron Wolowiec, founder of <a href="http://eventgarde.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Event Garde</a>, are both experts in learning design and they recently joined forces to help answer this complex question. Their research and findings related to the topic are captured in the e-book they co-authored, <a href="http://eventgarde.com/media/files/news/Engaging_Learners_eBook_2017.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Engaging Learners: A Guide To Successfully Designing Engaging Learning</a>. In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa talks with Tracy and Aaron about the topic of learner engagement—including what it is and, just as importantly, what it isn’t—how to prime learners for engagement, and the importance of “constructing” learning experiences versus “manufacturing” them. Full show notes available at <a href="http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode120" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode120</a> Highlighted Resource  – <a href="http://eventgarde.com/media/files/news/Engaging_Learners_eBook_2017.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Engaging Learners: A Guide To Successfully Designing Engaging Learning</a> – an e-book by Tracy King and Aaron Wolowiec. Thank you to <a href="http://www.blueskyelearn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Sky eLearn</a>, sponsor of the Leading Learning podcast for the first quarter of 2018. Blue Sky is the maker of the <a href="http://www.blueskyelearn.com/path/path-lms/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Path learning management system</a>, an award-winning, cloud-based learning solution that empowers your organization to maximize its message. Blue Sky also <a href="http://www.blueskyelearn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"></a>provides a range of virtual event and instructional services to help you maximize your content and create deeper engagement with your audience. To find out more about Blue Sky eLearn and everything it offers, visit <a href="http://www.blueskyelearn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.blueskyelearn.com</a>.

Designing Engaging Learning with Tracy King and Aaron Wolowiec 

Innovation begins with why. In his book, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, Simon Sinek says, “All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year.” Aaron Wolowiec, founder and president of Event Garde, helps organizations keep their why clear and execute their why through innovative learning experiences.  QUOTE IT  "Often times associations think about the benefits they offer but don't dig deeper past the surface level to really understand what their root cause is; what they're meant to do." (3: 50)  "It's incumbent upon us to research, to read books, to attend programs and to develop as learning professionals so that we can further understanding within our own associations." (14:09)  DIG IN  Listen in around 6:00 as Aaron recalls the turning point when he realized focusing on logistics wasn't enough to make an outstanding learning experience for conference attendees.  Aaron shares his predictions for the future of face-face meetings at 15:25.  At 25:30 get a preview of an innovative learning and networking activity Aaron is helping plan that connects ASAE 2015 participants to the host city – Detroit – in a different way.  TAKEAWAYS  1 – Sticking to the traditional approach that you have inherited isn't going to serve today's conference attendees demand for an authentic experience.  2 – Associations and individuals have many options for learning and networking opportunities, effective models are different and unique.  3 – Intentionally creating a loose structure around networking time helps conference goers focus and get more out of the face-to-face meeting time.  4 – True learning happens when attendees can apply the information they get in a conference setting back in their offices.  5 – Whether it is designing an impactful conference experience, seeking more depth in networking opportunities or leading change within your organization, you will be more effective when you understand and start with the why.

Innovation begins with why. In his book, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, Simon Sinek says, “All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year.” Aaron Wolowiec, founder and president of Event Garde, helps organizations keep their why clear and execute their why through innovative learning experiences. QUOTE IT "Often times associations think about the benefits they offer but don't dig deeper past the surface level to really understand what their root cause is; what they're meant to do." (3: 50) "It's incumbent upon us to research, to read books, to attend programs and to develop as learning professionals so that we can further understanding within our own associations." (14:09) DIG IN Listen in around 6:00 as Aaron recalls the turning point when he realized focusing on logistics wasn't enough to make an outstanding learning experience for conference attendees. Aaron shares his predictions for the future of face-face meetings at 15:25. At 25:30 get a preview of an innovative learning and networking activity Aaron is helping plan that connects ASAE 2015 participants to the host city – Detroit – in a different way. TAKEAWAYS 1 – Sticking to the traditional approach that you have inherited isn't going to serve today's conference attendees demand for an authentic experience. 2 – Associations and individuals have many options for learning and networking opportunities, effective models are different and unique. 3 – Intentionally creating a loose structure around networking time helps conference goers focus and get more out of the face-to-face meeting time. 4 – True learning happens when attendees can apply the information they get in a conference setting back in their offices. 5 – Whether it is designing an impactful conference experience, seeking more depth in networking opportunities or leading change within your organization, you will be more effective when you understand and start with the why.

Episode 029 - Aaron Wolowiec