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Behind the scenes of hospitality, events, travel, and tourism. 🎬 Featuring the people shaping Tulsa, industry leaders from around the world, and the stories, ideas, and innovations driving unforgettable guest experiences.
The best event partners don’t start with “no.”
Keller Taylor shares one of the misconceptions new promoters can have when they first work with a venue, especially when the realities of event margins start to come into play.
But at BOK Center and Arvest Convention Center, the mindset is simple: get to yes.
No matter the event, the goal is to find a way to make it work for the client, the venue, and the audience.
Hear more from Keller Taylor on the latest episode of Lobby Talks.
Great events don’t happen in isolation.
Creating an exceptional attendee experience takes collaboration across the entire destination. From tourism organizations and hotels to venues and local attractions, every part of the experience matters.
On the next episode of Lobby Talks, Keller Taylor of BOK Center and Arvest Convention Center shares why collaboration across Tulsa is so important and how a great experience can keep attendees coming back.
🎙️ New episode out now!
09/10/2026
🎙️ NEW EPISODE OF LOBBY TALKS IS LIVE!
What does it take to bring major events to Tulsa?
This week, we’re joined by Keller Taylor, CVE, Vice President of the BOK Center and Arvest Convention Center, for an inside look at Tulsa’s events industry.
We’re talking event planning, venue operations, the challenges behind large-scale events, and what makes Tulsa unique as a meetings and events destination.
Keller also shares his perspective on the growth of Tulsa’s events market and what meeting planners should know when considering the city for their next event.
🎧 Watch or listen to the latest episode of Lobby Talks now!
From Concerts to Conventions: Keller Taylor on Managing Tulsa's Biggest Venues What does it take to bring major events to Tulsa?This week on Lob...
🏒➡️🎸 From ice hockey to concerts, the BOK Center has to be ready for anything.
But what does it actually take to transform the space from one event to the next?
On this week’s episode of Lobby Talks, Keller Taylor, CVE, Vice President of the BOK Center and Arvest Convention Center, takes us behind the scenes of the work that goes into making those transformations happen.
The ice has to stay protected underneath while the venue transforms for everything from PBR and dirt events to concerts.
It’s a look at the planning, flexibility, and logistics required to operate one of Tulsa’s major event venues.
🎙️ Get the full conversation with Keller Taylor on the upcoming episode of Lobby Talks.
09/08/2026
🎙️ This week on Lobby Talks, we’re joined by Keller Taylor, CVE!
As Vice President of the BOK Center and Arvest Convention Center, Keller has a front-row seat to the events shaping Tulsa’s hospitality and meetings landscape.
In this episode, we’re going behind the scenes of what it takes to plan and execute events at two of Tulsa’s most recognizable venues. From the logistics and challenges of event planning to what makes the Tulsa market unique.
We’re also talking about Tulsa’s growth as an events destination, the role major venues play in bringing visitors to our city, and what meeting planners should consider when bringing their next event to Tulsa.
🎧 Join us this week on Lobby Talks!
POV: You just spent hours taping down cables… and then someone asks you to change the tape from black to white. 😂
In this clip from Lobby Talks, Pedro Aledo from Inspire Event Solutions shares a behind-the-scenes story that perfectly captures the reality of event production: things change, sometimes at the last minute.
But great event partners know how to adapt, stay focused on the client’s vision, and get the job done.
Because at INSPIRE, it’s more than AV. It’s about the technology and the human touch.
Hear more from Pedro and the INSPIRE team in Hotel Technology: The Future of Hospitality Part 2, on Lobby Talks this week. 🎙️
09/03/2026
🚨 A NEW EPISODE OF LOBBY TALKS IS LIVE! 🎙️
We’re continuing our conversation about hotel technology.
This time, we’re looking at the technology happening behind the scenes of events and what the future of guest convenience could look like.
🎛️ We sit down with Jim and Pedro from Inspire Event Solutions, to talk event technology, AV trends, AI, and the creative solutions that bring meetings and events to life.
🚁 Then, Bobby Healy, founder of Manna Air Delivery, joins us to explore drone delivery and what autonomous delivery could mean for hotels, resorts, guest amenities, and hospitality operations.
Two very different technologies. One big question:
How is innovation changing the future of hospitality?
🎧 Hotel Technology: The Future of Hospitality Part 2 is now live.
Click the link in our bio and listen/watch wherever you get your podcasts.
Hotel Technology: The Future of Hospitality Part 2 Technology doesn’t stop at the hotel front desk.In Part 2 of Hote...
Would you really want to go back to traditional delivery after experiencing drone delivery? 👀🚁
In this clip from Lobby Talks, Bobby Healy, CEO of Manna Air Delivery, talks about the future of delivery and why drone delivery could completely change the way we receive the things we order.
With drones flying direct routes and cutting down delivery times, Bobby compares the shift to how we once accepted roadside delivery as the norm until a faster, more convenient option came along.
And if that happens… are we ready for a world where delivery drones become the expectation?
Hear more from Bobby in Hotel Technology: The Future of Hospitality Part 2, available on Lobby Talks this week. 🎙️
09/01/2026
We’re continuing the conversation with hotel technology, exploring how technology is changing the way events are produced, delivered, and experienced.
Joining us this week:
🎧 Jim Hetherington, Director of Event Technologies at Inspire Event Solutions, bringing 30 years of experience in the audiovisual industry and a firsthand perspective on how event technology has evolved.
🎥 Pedro, Lead Audio Visual Technician with INSPIRE Event Solutions, bringing nearly a decade of experience in the AV industry and a perspective from the newer generation of event technology professionals.
🚁 Bobby Healey, CEO of Manna Air Delivery, taking the conversation beyond traditional event technology and into the future of drone delivery, speed, and convenience.
From AV and event production to emerging delivery technology, Part 2 explores what’s next for hospitality, and how technology is shaping the guest and event experience.
🎙️ Tune in this week for Hotel Technology: The Future of Hospitality Part 2 on Lobby Talks.
Would you rather tell a robot about a problem than tell an associate? 🤖
That’s one of the questions our host this week, Carly McCammon, explores in our upcoming Lobby Talks episode.
Not every guest feels comfortable speaking up when something goes wrong. Sometimes that feedback becomes an online review instead of a conversation that could have helped fix the experience.
So… could technology give guests another way to speak up, while making sure that feedback still reaches the people who can do something about it?
🎙️ Watch the full episode now!
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