The Power of Kindness in Industry Transitions with Patti Thurston

Well, hello there.

My name is Patty Connors Thurston, and I have the privilege of shaping the live event industry by being one of the very first women in production.

I also have the honor of being the first woman to work for the local stagehands, IATSE Local 8 in Philadelphia.

Um, a few artists I have worked with in the past are, of course, the aforementioned Patti LaBelle, who I still love, love, love to this day.

Um, Kiss, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Chicago, Sheena Easton, and Laurie Anderson.

Well, the three words, actually two, have guided me throughout my career in and out of live event production is be kind, and that is to others and to yourself.

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Hello, and thanks for joining me again here today on Geezers of Gear.

I'm happy to have you here.

[clears throat] And I wanted to talk to you about a couple of things before jumping into today's podcast, which of course is another great one.