What happens when you stop chasing views and start designing for belonging?

When the world went online, most virtual events started to feel the same, flat, distant, and forgettable. But not for Rachel Elnar, Heather Lynn, and David Carberry.

Together, they built some of Adobe’s most loved digital experiences: Creative Jams and The Perfect Match, a 1970s-style design game show complete with music, lights, wigs, and real connection. These weren’t webinars. They were living, breathing events that made thousands of creatives feel seen.

Each brought something vital: Rachel’s heart for community, David’s director’s eye for rhythm and flow, and Heather’s producer’s instinct for care and calm. Their shared secret? Treat every audience like a room full of humans.

When layoffs hit, they took that shared language and built something new: Together By Design—a creative studio helping others build programs with purpose, host events with empathy, and grow communities that last.

This is a conversation about saying yes to collaboration, honoring craft, and leading with care in a digital world that often forgets what connection really means.

In This Episode

+ What makes a live event feel alive, and how to design for it
+ The small touches that make an audience feel seen
+ Why systems and empathy are equally important behind the scenes
+ The difference between an audience and a community (and why it matters)
+ A behind-the-scenes story of a live show gone wrong, and what it taught them
+ Why joy and structure are the true foundation of creative work

Guests
Rachel Elnar is a creative producer, designer, and founder of Together By Design. She previously led Adobe’s Creative Jam program, helping thousands of designers connect and grow.

Heather Lynn is a digital events producer and educator who helps speakers and teams show up with confidence, presence, and calm.

David Carberry is a director who sees live production as choreography for people, story, and emotion, and loves when the unexpected brings beauty.

Key Takeaways
+ Design events for belonging, not performance
+ The most powerful tool in live work is empathy
+ Systems create space for spontaneity and joy
+ Building community requires care before, during, and after the show
+ When you respect your audience, they’ll keep showing up

The Heart of It
At its heart, this episode is about something bigger than events.
It’s about presence. About noticing the people on the other side of the screen.

Because when we create with care, whether it’s a meeting, a mural, or a moment—we remind the world what it feels like to be together.

10 Episode 71: TBD - The Design of People-First Events

This interview first aired on Friday the 7th of November, 2025 on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton.

One FM announcer John Painter talks to Matt Ashcroft from the Shepparton Visitors Centre about everything that's happening in the Goulburn Valley this weekend.

For more information you can visit the Shepparton Visitors Centre at  the Ground Floor, SAM Precinct, 530 Wyndham Street, Shepparton or call them on: 03 5832 9330 or Toll Free: 1800 808 839

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Matt Ashcroft from the Visitor Centre talks what's on this weekend in the Goulburn Valley - 7.11.25

This interview first aired on Friday the 7th of November, 2025  on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton.

One FM announcer Josh Revens interviews Damien Stevens-Todd about this year's Out in the Open Festival, which this year celebrates it's 14th year.

To find out more head to https://gvpride.org/oito// or follow Out in the Open on Facebook at - https://www.facebook.com/OUTintheOPENFestival

Listen to Josh live on Monday nights from 6pm-9pm.

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Damien Stevens-Todd on the 14th Out in the Open Festival 2025

Get ready to turn your reusable containers into treasures as we brought in Vandana Singh-Planis, the owner of the Chipko Market, on our podcast to talk about her new business and their amazing concept - being able to purchase incredible spices, coffees, teas, ingredients and more in reusable containers!

St. Charles Stories - Chipko Market

Join One FM Presenters Josh Revens, DJ Rainbow & Adam Watkins for a special outside broadcast live from the 2025 OUTintheOPEN Festival Carnival Day from the Queen's Gardens in Shepparton.

This broadcast aired on Saturday the 8th of November, 2025.

Contact the station on admin@fm985.com.au or (+613) 58313131

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One FM Outside Broadcast from the Out In The Open Festival - November 8, 2025

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🔥 NEW YORK VIBES
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NYITA - S8 - E367 - VIC IORKA - RAY VAZQUEZ - DJ EZ-AL

Freitag ist Pottcast-Tag! Heute stellen wir euch Ian Crank vor, dessen energiegeladenes Set euch direkt in den Tunnel zieht. 🔊⚡️🖤

ARTIST:
@iancrank

BOOKING:
booking@dancefield.com

BIO:
Ian Crank ist ein deutscher DJ und Produzent, der vor allem im Hard Techno / Hard Dance zuhause ist. 

Seine Sets und Produktionen sind roh, treibend und energisch — ganz gemacht, um die Crowd in Bewegung zu bringen. 

Musikalisch bewegt er sich zwischen kraftvollem, pulsierendem Hard Techno mit harten Bässen und klassischen Rave-Elementen und verleitet damit alle zum Tanzen.

Pottcast #214 - Ian Crank

“Roofman and Regrets” is a gritty outlaw-country storytelling song inspired by the unbelievable true story of the man known as “Roofman.” Blending acoustic guitars, deep baritone vocals, and a steady train-beat rhythm, the track follows his journey from quiet family man to rooftop break-ins, and finally to the six months he spent hiding inside a Toys “R” Us.

This song doesn’t glorify crime — it shines a light on human struggle, desperation, love for family, and the weight of regret.
A cinematic, emotional narrative for listeners who love raw, honest country music and real-life stories.

Roofman - Rooftops and Regrets

This interview first aired on Friday the 14th of November, 2025 on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton.

One FM announcer Josh Revens talks to Tamara from the Chocolate Elf donation box Christmas drive.

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Tamara from the Chocolate Elf donation box

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NYITA - S8 - E368 - VIC IORKA - JO MILLS - BACKTOBLACK

The Design Of isn’t a podcast about graphic design. It’s about the intentional design of how we live, lead, create—and pursue what matters most.

Hosted by brand strategist and storyteller Justin Ahrens, The Design Of explores the moments, decisions, and values that shape how people find purpose, navigate change, and create meaningful impact in their lives and work.

Through powerful, human-centered conversations with startup founders, bestselling authors, artists, teachers, business leaders, everyday innovators, and even Olympic medalists and an Oscar winner—each episode reveals what it really takes to build a life (and legacy) with intention.

Whether you’re leading a business, building a brand, making art, or simply trying to live more intentionally, The Design Of invites you to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what truly matters.

Brought to you—intentionally and with purpose—by Rule29 and O’Neil Printing.

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One FM Community Radio Station airs a range of programs, including  "Ethnic Programs"  (in languages other than English), specialist interview programs such as "Shepplife" and health programs (So Much More)which are podcast here.  We also podcast a range of local sports programs as part of our Super Saturday Sports Show.  
Goulburn Valley Community Radio Station  Inc. (One FM 98.5) podcast site operates under APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Rights Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) and ACMA (Australian Communications Media Authority) Licence Number  1385226/1.

The programs are recorded and first aired at One FM 98.5 Community Radio Station in Shepparton (Victoria, AUSTRALIA), and produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation or the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters' Council.

All intro and outro music for So Much More podcasts are taken from Beneplacito Boogaloo composed by Terry Barbossa and Matt Holland.

Bio (English)

Vic iOrka Valencian DJ with 30 years of experience in this game, brand owner of IBIZA ELEGANCE SOUNDS, NEW YORK IS THE ANSWER & EL TECHNO MOLÍ. With 30 years of experience as a DJ, since very young began to be interested in electronic music, his musical influences in the late 80s and early 90s were KRAFTWERK & FRONT 242. 

In terms of styles of music Vic iOrka started djing Euro Dance early 90’s, gradually get to know and introduce in his sets more evolved musical styles as Trance, Progressive & House. In 2006 he visited IBIZA, and decided to evolve and experiment with new styles of music with elegant, electronic & forceful rhythms, such as House, Deep-House, Tech-House, Deep-Tech, Minimal & Techno, what made his sets acquired a new dimension, sets full of elegance, technique and forcefulness.

Vic iOrka has shared booth with some more known dj’s in Spain in the late 90’s. He performed in venues like Pacha Valencia, ACTV, APACHE .... and many more

He had some residences as a Dj in the late 90's and early 2000's.

Since 2003 Vic iOrka started promoting own events in his born village, and with important Radio Stations, this is when Vic iOrka discovered its vocation and good skills to promote events.
The last big event was in june 2010 at Finestrat Beach, with more than 15.000 assistants.

In 2010 began to take its first steps as a Radio DJ & Radio Host but it was not until 2012 where took a big step broadcasting its own radio show IBIZA ELEGANCE SOUNDS.

Within a few years of life, IBIZA ELEGANCE SOUNDS RADIO SHOW has made a place in the world of electronic music worldwide.
After 5 years of history of IBIZA ELEGANCE SOUNDS RADIO SHOW, Vic iOrka, decided to give the global exclusive to broadcast its radio show to a Radio Station based in New York, NYC HOUSE RADIO, creating a new Electronic Music Radio Show NEW YORK IS THE ANSWER.

Nowadays is heard in over 5.000 cities such as (Barcelona, València, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Madrid, Miami, New York. Los Ángeles, Chicago, Detroit, Frankfurt, Berlin, Roma, Paris, London, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Amsterdam, Toronto, Vancouver, Sofia, Cancún, Buenos Aires, Estambúl, Zurich, Bogotá, Tokyo, Dubai among others and their metropolitan areas) and in over 130 countries (Spain, USA, Germany, Italy, France, UK, Russia, Brazil, Netherlands, Canada, Bulgaria, Argentina, Switzerland, Japan, Colombia) 

As radio host Vic iOrka share radio station with dj’s and Radio Hosts as well known as: Carl Cox, Iordee, Cristian Varela, Oscar L, D-Formation, Ivan Pica, Carlos Manaca, Daniel Portman, Alex Di Stefano, Filterheadz, Jay Lumen, Hugo Percas, Koen Groeneveld, Marco Lys, Olivier Giacomotto, Sebastian Ledher, Stefano Noferini, Sinisa Tamamovic, Uto Karem, Vlada Asanin, Yas Cepeda, DJ PP, Da Fresh, Mladen Tomic, Paride Saraceni, Marco Bailey, Julio Navas, Ant Brooks, UMEK, Lex Green, Roger Sanchez, Dave Clarke, Kaiserdisco, Chus & Ceballos, Chris Liebing, Christian Smith, Tocadisco.

BOOKING:
USA – Beckky Nuñez – thepartyaftertheparty@yahoo.com
EUROPE – bookings@viciorka.com

The What's Up St. Charles Podcast takes you face to face with the people, organizations and businesses that make St. Charles one of the best places to live. Explore St. Charles Stories, updates from our hosts Nick and Nate and so much more!

Kontrollverlust-Events - Ein Kollektiv, 2018 in Oberhausen mit der Intention gegründet, Veranstaltungen der elektronischen Tanzmusik in der Heimat und Umgebung zu publizieren und Newcomern eine Bühne zu bieten und zu Supporten.

Seit 2021 veröffentlicht das Kollektiv wöchentliche „Pottcast“ auf SoundCloud, mit Sets verschiedener nationaler bis hin zu internationaler Künstler jeder Art (Techno, Hard Techno , Techhouse, Goa, Frenchcore u.v.m).

Seit 2022 ist Kontrollverlust mit der gleichnamigen Veranstaltung in unterschiedlichen Clubs in NRW unterwegs. 

Seit 2023 ist Kontrollverlust als Agency "Kontrollverlust.agency" für eigene Resident-Künstler zuständig.

Seit 2024 ist Kontrollverlust-Records als Label ins Lebens gerufen.

ARTISTS:
@bufera-1
@zoodiakbeats
@danielamonroe
@dennisbauertechno
@mavaluofficial
@trancebauer
@2crow-live
@luixspectrum
@lucent_music_sb
@pottbrueder
@tchnokat
@argon18ne
@chriz-tek
@rautechno

UPCOMING DATES:
12.04.25 KV im Sams Bielefeld
19.04.25 KV im Project X Bochum
17.05.25 KV im Druckluft

DATES :
2025 KV im Druckluft x Enveloper x Störgeräusche
2024 KV im Druckluft x Fappe & Bru
2024 KV im Druckluft - Resident-Night
2024 SYNDEN x KV // Ruhr in Love
2024 SYNDEN x TRINITY x KV // RiL Afterparty Matrix Bochum
2024: KV x SYNDEN x Luca Lush Druckluft // Oberhausen
2024: KV x Ben Dust Druckluft // Oberhausen
2024: KV x Steve Shaden Druckluft // Oberhausen
2023: KV Afterwork City Adventszauber // Oberhausen
2023: KV x Tommy Libera Druckluft // Oberhausen 
2023: Future Sounds x KV Druckluft // Oberhausen
2023: FH Agency x KV Nature One // Hasselbach
2023: Basscafe x FH Agency x KV x Lichtblick-Events Ruhr in Love // Oberhausen
2023: TRIPLE Clubbing Day&Night Mikroport // Krefeld
2023: KV x Fappe & Bru Druckluft // Oberhausen
2022: Druckfabrik x KV Spirit 2.0 // Dortmund
2022: KV x PottBrueder Druckluft // Oberhausen
2022: KV x Holy Priest HD Club // Essen
2022: KV x Ian Crank HD Club // Essen
2022: KV x Flo PottBrueder B-Day Bash @ RPM // Essen
2022: TT x KV Open Air II Oberhausen
2022: JÆNKS B-Day Live BunkerTV Oberhausen
2021: TT x KV Open Air I Oberhausen
2019: Ruthless Rhythm - Paddy van Leuwens b-day-bash Trallafiti // Mülheim
2018: Ruthless Rhythm Medienbunker // Duisburg
2018: Kanubeats Kanuhaus // Oberhausen

New tracks tagged #EVENTS