The Event Safety Podcast

Welcome to the Event Safety Podcast, your source for ideas, discussions, and news from the world of live event safety.

Hosts

Steve Adelman is head of Adelman Law Group, PLLC in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona, and Vice President of the Event Safety Alliance. Steve likes to keep busy. His law practice focuses on risk management, safety, and security at sports and entertainment events, and because he is embedded in this industry, he has served as an expert witness in some of the most important lawsuits arising from live events. He is a professor in Arizona State University’s Sports Law and Business program. He is the lead author of the Event Safety Alliance Reopening Guide and the upcoming Crowd Management ANSI standard. He writes the “Adelman on Venues” newsletter and articles for various industry publications. Steve Adelman’s dream is to have a reasonable conversation with a Blue Man.

Danielle Hernandez is the Director of McAlister Auditorium at Furman University located in Greenville, SC and Outreach Director for the Event Safety Alliance. Danielle believes that safety should be baked into the entire event production process so audiences can focus on their experience. At Furman, she is responsible for providing a safe environment for performers and patrons ranging in age from young children to senior citizens. Knowing her audience, Danielle rewards good safety choices with chocolate and enthusiasm. Danielle also leads the group creating an ANSI standard for Communications at live event productions. When she is not backstage, Danielle Hernandez likes to hang out at home or go kayaking in the gorgeous lakes in the upstate of South Carolina. More often – except during this pandemic – you can find her backstage.

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