Andy Williams, Georgia alum and event experience expert, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and recalls following his future wife to the Wasatch Front (recorded 20 October 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.
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WARM UP
00:26 - Welcome Andy!
PRELIMS
05:03 - "I created experiences for people"
08:40 - Serendipity at the Georgia Dome
QUARTERFINALS
13:03 - First impressions / a start in logistics
17:40 - The importance of punctuality
SEMIFINALS
20:28 - Transitioning to venue management
25:04 - Andy's conversion to the Western Experience
FINALS
28:08 - Becoming an experience creator
30:44 - Soldier Hollow challenges
MIXED ZONE
37:57 - "I had to get married"
41:32 - Salt Lake take-aways
COOL DOWN
47:15 - Final segment
