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The Revenue Room™, by H2K LabsHow Event Leaders Use AI Without Killing Creativity and Connection with Doug EmslieIn this episode, host Heather Holst-Knudsen is joined by industry titan Doug Emslie, Chairman, Cuil Bay Capital & Raccoon Media Group; former CEO, Tarsus Group With a career spanning "nearly a third of a century", from negotiating multi-million pound deals in his 20s to guiding Tarsus to a billion-dollar exit—Doug offers a masterclass on the tension between financial efficiency and creative soul.Doug discusses the dangers of "optimizing serendipity out of existence," the rise of the Middle East as a global event hub, and why the trust component of face-to-face interaction will command a higher premium in an...
2026-02-2441 min
The Home Trails PodcastDoug Emslie | TrailCon and Western States 2025Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️Doug returns to talk about TrailCon and WSER.Doug, along with Dylan Bowman and Brendan Madigan have got their respective heads together to bring the world TrailCon. A week long bridge between Broken Arrow Skyrace and Western States 100.TrailCon is the trail running conference that we all need. By the people, for the people.Doug talks about his favourite moments from both TC and WSER and speaks about the successes from this years event and learnings to take through to 2026.We dive into...
2025-07-101h 07
Second NatureThe Business of Events & Tradeshows Doug Emslie is a global leader in the events, tradeshow, and exhibition industry. He's the former CEO of Tarsus, which sold for $1 Billion in 2023 to Informa. Now he's the Founder of Cuil Bay Capital, an investment vehicle focused on entrepreneurial event businesses. He is also one of the Co-Founders of TrailCon, the new trail running conference and festival debuting June 24th & 25th, 2025. BPC: Doug - Semafor Media Podcast 'Mixed Signals' Dylan - Kilian's new YouTube Video Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/second-nature-media
2025-06-031h 11
Trade Show Talk PodcastCuil Bay Capital Chairman Doug Emslie on His Investment in Easyfairs, Market Trends & Growth Opportunities After leading Tarsus Group through multiple decades of global growth and eventually a $940 million acquisition by Informa in 2023, industry heavyweight Doug Emslie is back with a bold new move: investing in Belgium-based trade show organizer Easyfairs through his investment firm Cuil Bay Capital. In an exclusive interview with TSNN, Emslie shares why Easyfairs' tech-forward, exhibitor-friendly approach and niche market strategy are uniquely positioned to disrupt the U.S. events landscape—and why now is the time to double down on events.
2025-04-1419 min
The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan BowmanImportant Announcement | On x TrailConIn this special bonus episode, we make an important announcement about On's presenting sponsorship of TrailCon. Soft-launching in 2024, TrailCon returns to Palisades Tahoe June 24th & 25th with the critical support of On - the Swiss running and performance brand that's been growing massively in recent years. This episode is broken into two parts. In the first half, David Kilgore joins the show again. The Global Head of Outdoor Athlete Strategy, David has been a critical member of the On team for years. David speaks about the partnership from On's perspective and how the brand is thinking about...
2025-02-2739 min
The Dan Assor Show #eventprofsEP124: "From Acquisitions to Advocacy: Insights into the exhibition industry" - Doug Emslie, Chairman Cuil Bay Capital & Raccoon Media GroupIn this episode, I welcome Doug Emslie, former CEO of Tarsus Group, and current chairman of Cuil Bay capital and Raccoon Media Group.
Doug shares insights into his recent investment in Jacobs Media, a leader in travel media and events, to support its expansion into global markets, particularly the Middle East and U.S, and the launch of an animal health division at Raccoon Media, highlighting the growing demand for passion-led events in areas like pet care and equestrian shows. This move signals Raccoon Media’s commitment to expanding B2B events in the thriving pet and animal health se...
2024-11-0743 minThe Freetrail Podcast with Dylan BowmanBrendan Madigan, Mike Ambrose, Ted Knudsen & Wes Allen | TrailCon Retail PanelOn June 26th, Freetrail helped to launch TrailCon in partnership with Doug Emslie and Brendan Madigan - an industry conference focused on the present and future of the sport. Over four weeks, we are releasing the audio from each panel. So far we've shared the events panel and the media panel, and the brand & athlete panel. This week we're sharing the retail panel. Our panelists: Wes Allen (Moderator) - Owner, Sunlight Mountain Sports Brendan Madigan - Owner, Alpenglow Sports Mike Ambrose - Country Manager USA, NNormal Ted Knudsen - Owner, San Francisco Running Company Sponsors:
2024-08-1637 minThe Freetrail Podcast with Dylan BowmanSally McRae, Amelia Boone, David Kilgore, Ryan Montgomery, & Robert Meucke | TrailCon Brand & Athlete PanelOn June 26th, Freetrail helped to launch TrailCon in partnership with Doug Emslie and Brendan Madigan - an industry conference focused on the present and future of the sport. Over four weeks, we will release the audio from each panel. So far we've shared the events panel and the media panel, and this week we're sharing the brand & athlete panel. Our panelists: Sally McRae - Pro Athlete, Nike Amelia Boone - Pro Athlete & OCR World Champion David Kilgore - Global Director of Outdoor Strategy, On Ryan Montgomery - Pro Athlete, Janji & The Feed Robert Meucke...
2024-08-0954 minThe Freetrail Podcast with Dylan BowmanBilly Yang, Meghan Hicks, Zoë Rom, Brian Metzler, & Corrine Malcolm | TrailCon Media PanelOn June 26th, Freetrail helped to launch TrailCon in partnership with Doug Emslie and Brendan Madigan - an industry conference focused on the present and future of the sport. Over four weeks, we will release the audio from each panel. Last week we shared the events panel and this week is the media panel. Our panelists: Billy Yang - Filmmaker, Billy Yang Films Meghan Hicks - Editor in Chief, iRunFar Zoë Rom - Podcast Host & Producer, UltraSignup Brian Metzler - Editor in Chief, Outside RUN Corrine Malcolm - Editor in Chief, Freetrail Sponsors: Join o...
2024-08-0250 minThe Freetrail Podcast with Dylan BowmanCraig Thornley, Catherine Poletti, Jamil Coury, Tim Tollefson, & David Callahan | TrailCon Events PanelOn June 26th, Freetrail helped to launch TrailCon in partnership with Doug Emslie and Brendan Madigan - an industry conference focused on the present and future of the sport. Over the next four weeks, we will release the audio from each panel, starting today with the events panel. Our panelists: Craig Thornley - Race Director, Western States 100 Catherine Poletti - Co-Founder, UTMB Jamil Coury - CEO Aravaipa Running Tim Tollefson - Race Director, Mammoth Trail Fest David Callahan - Co-CEO, UltraSignup Sponsors: Join our Nutrition Club with The Feed and get $80 to spend on...
2024-07-2651 minThe Home Trails PodcastDoug Emslie - TrailCon 2024Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️In this episode I speak to a veteran of the events industry, who also happens to be an ultra runner himself.Doug Emslie has been in the events game for over 30 years and now has a major financial investment in Racoon Media, who organise events like the National Running Show, the Outdoor Show and more recently, the US Running Show in Boston earlier this year.Doug talks about his route into trail running, the events business and his new partnership with Broken Arrow SkyRace, Freetrail’s Dylan...
2024-05-2159 minThe Freetrail Podcast with Dylan BowmanAnnouncing TrailCon Today's episode is an announcement of TrailCon, a brand new industry conference for the sport of trail running. TrailCon will launch on June 26th, the Wednesday in between Broken Arrow and Western States, for an afternoon of conversation about the present and future of our sport with some of the leading voices and stakeholders in the industry. My guests today are my co-founders in the event -- Brendan Madigan, Owner of Alpenglow Sports and Broken Arrow RD, and Doug Emslie, a 30-year events industry leader. In today's episode we talk about the vision and purpose of the event...
2024-05-1625 min
The Bullet List ShowThe Event Tech Shakedown Continues - Hyve, Tarsus and CventThe last few weeks has seen some big event tech companies gain new owners, in particular Hyve, Tarsus and Cvent. The acquisition of Cvent by Blackstone has been valued at approximately $4.6 billion. Informa has acquired Tarsus for $940m, and Providence Equity Partners agreed to a buyout deal for Hyve, valuing the international conference organiser at £481m. Big numbers indeed! In this episode, your hosts discuss these events and debate what it all means.
Links to where you can find out more about the topics discussed..
UK events company Hyve Group s...
2023-03-2125 min
The Dan Assor Show #eventprofsE82: "World Exclusive! Doug Emslie, CEO of Tarsus, talks to me just 48 hours after the $940m acquisition by Informa" #eventprofsWorld Exclusive! Douglas Emslie CEO Tarsus Group talks to me just 48 hours after the proposed $940m acquisition by Informa.
Discussion includes:
When & how the deal came about
How the reopening of the exhibition industry in China played its part in the acquisition
Why Informa are the best partner for Tarsus
What the deal means for Tarsus clients and staff
Steps to be taken to integrate Tarsus into Informa
Doug's plans moving forwards
You can watch this episode on You Tube here https://youtu.be/u3ZreW6E8qE
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2023-03-1622 min
GatherGeeks by BizBash: The Event Industry PodcastHow Are Global Exhibitions Changing Today?Host: David Adler Guest: Doug Emslie In this episode of GatherGeeks, BizBash chairman and founder David Adler sits down with Doug Emslie, CEO of Tarsus Group (one of the largest exhibition companies in the world), to get a global perspective on trade shows and exhibitions. How have things changed since the pandemic? How do they differ culturally between markets like Europe, the Middle East, and North America? Emslie also discusses how to bring back attendees each year, how the global structure of events is becoming more regional, the rise of bleisure travel, and why technology and...
2022-09-2636 min
The Dan Assor Show #eventprofsE68: "Exhibition Industry Update" with Doug Emslie, CEO Tarsus Group #eventprofsThis week I was privileged to speak with Doug Emslie, CEO Tarsus Group. One of the world’s biggest exhibition & media businesses, Tarsus Group delivers B2B events across the globe along with digital media & industry-focussed publications.
The conversation includes;
Territory updates- Americas, Asia, Europe & the Middle East
How exhibitions have changed post pandemic
Event technology adoption, and the use of digital
Industry recruitment
Exhibition industry association update
Mergers & Acquisition outlook
How the exhibition industry has, and will be continue to be impacted by the war in Ukraine, inflation, and the cost of living crisis
The Da...
2022-09-2231 min
Making a MarketerOptimal Confusion, Events Progress, & Awe & Wonder...Lessons from Life & Business with Megan PowersMy solo shows have been quite popular and work well with my schedule (having to schedule just me!), so this is the third and final one of those in season five.
Every Monday, with one exception since February 8th of 2021, I have posted a “Monday Musing.” These musings are typically a story that include what I see as a business lesson. Sometimes they are just about something interesting intended to get people thinking! In this episode I talk about two that have really resonated with people on social media, and I also talk about progress and recognition in t...
2022-04-2016 min
Trade Show Talk PodcastTrade Show Triumphs with Doug Emslie & Kai HattendorfIt sounds a bit silly that we haven't had a "trade show" topic until episode seven on a podcast called "Trade Show Talk." We have so many important topics to address in our meetings and events industry, and talking about trade shows as a theme, of course, is so important. Our guests on this episode are "trade show royalty." Friends throughout the years, Doug & Kai provide a really great conversation about the successes of the industry as we move forward... and what to expect for the future. Truly, the future is bright and D...
2022-04-1441 min
The Dan Assor Show #eventprofsIn conversation with Doug Emslie, CEO Tarsus Group #eventprofsTarsus CEO, Doug Emslie, discusses the recent Dubai Air Show, B2B Influencers as part of the marketing mix, Talent retention & acquisition, and his predictions for the exhibitions industry in 2022.
Watch this episode here https://www.danassor.com/posts/in-conversation-with-doug-emslie-ceo-tarsus-group-eventprofs
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2021-11-2933 min
Treasury Talks podcast seriesASA Asia Episode 4: Best Cash Management SolutionOverall Winner – AVX Corporation, Doug Knebel, in partnership with J.P. Morgan. Highly Commended Winner – Lear Corporation, Angela Li, in partnership with Citi. Highly Commended Winner – General Mills, Christopher Emslie, in partnership with Deutsche Bank. Any solution which demonstrates how the company manages/forecasts its cash is recognised here. It could be a simple single country/single currency/single bank solution, or a multi-country/multi-currency/multi-bank solution and might involve the use of an In-House Bank (IHB) or virtual accounts. Always a popular category amongst our corporate treasury universe.
2021-01-2726 min
The Dan Assor Show #eventprofsIn Conversation with Doug Emslie, CEO Tarsus Group, Chairman SISODan Assor in conversation with Doug Emslie, CEO Tarsus Group, Chairman SISO
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