15 years in. And we’re just getting started.
Fifteen years. That number feels surreal to write. When I started YOURGB back in 2011, I had no idea where this journey would take me. The name gives that away, as the thinking behind it was that ’if you work with me, I am yours’. I am YOURS (GB = Gilly Bain) – it was […]
2024 HERE WE GO! | SHARING A SAUCEPOT OF THOUGHTS ON THIS YEAR’S EVENT TRENDS
The hot to trot question – what trends will we see popping up across the events industry in 2024? As we dive head first into 2024, let’s pause and have a think about the trends and the opportunities we are excited about. For us, this year is not just about doing as MUCH as possible, […]
Don’t Call Me A Working Mum
A personal opinion piece by me – YOURGB Events CEO, Gilly Bain[1], who also happens to be a mum. I’m writing this Op-Ed following the overwhelmingly kind response I received from my post on my Instagram @GillyWork following the birth of my second wee girl, Finty. She arrived on the 30th of September 2022, to […]
AM I OLD?
A decade. I started YOURgb Events LTD a decade ago. When I think about hearing other people talk about something being “a DECADE ago”, my subconscious quite honestly flags up the word ‘OLD’. OLD. It’s a word in our industry that is surrounded by fear – not just because delivering live events absolutely does get […]
WE’VE GOT THE RIGHT, TO FIGHT…TO REMAIN VIABLE.
Like many businesses operating within the live events sector, YOURGB Events Ltd is taking stock following the unveiling of Rishi Sunak’s Winter Economy Plan. Sunak stated it was ‘fundamentally wrong’ to hold people in jobs that only exist inside the furlough scheme.’ The main issue being faced by the live events sector is that the […]
Let’s Talk About Tech, Baby
Through being appointed to Scotland E.P.I.C. (Event Producer’s Independent Committee) I have been able to have open and honest conversations with colleagues across the live events industry, specifically focussed on the impact that COVID-19 is having on us all. I have also been supporting the DLP (Destination Leadership Programme) by providing insights into event and […]
Why Corona Made Me Cry
It is personal, it is (my) business. I would like to start by rewinding the clock by just three short weeks. I was visiting the North of Scotland with my family and a couple of friends, enjoying month 4 of my maternity leave. I was drinking red wine, discussing my growth plans for YOURGB and […]