Do You Sleep Well at Night? The Hidden Stress of In‑House Event Managers

About this episode

The episode discusses the hidden stress faced by in-house event managers and offers insights from a new report on sleep and wellbeing in the industry.

James Dickson interviews Alex Pearn, CEO of ClinkClink, about their new report 'Do You Sleep Well at Night? Sleep, Stress and Wellbeing in UK Event Management', which examines how in-house event managers experience stress, poor sleep and post-event crashes, and why last-minute changes and under-resourcing are top concerns. The episode highlights the difference between motivating 'good' stress and damaging stress, practical steps for teams and leaders, and directs listeners to download the full 2025 report at clinkclink.co.uk for detailed findings and recommendations. This episode of the Event Industry News Podcast is sponsored by Present Communications. Present provides broadcast-quality live, hybrid and virtual event production, trusted by organisations where reliability really matters. From corporate town halls and conferences to high-profile live streams, they design and deliver fully resilient systems that work first time. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here.If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form.

People in this episode

Host: James Dickson

Guest: Alex Pearn

Topics covered

• event management
• stress management
• wellbeing
• in-house event managers
• sleep quality
• work-life balance

Keywords

• event management
• stress
• sleep
• wellbeing
• in-house managers
• ClinkClink
• Present Communications

Sponsors

Present Communications

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ClinkClink

Books & works: Do You Sleep Well at Night? Sleep, Stress and Wellbeing in UK Event Management

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