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How to Build an Event Production Career From Curiosity and Calling, With Cameron Magee

Building an event production career from scratch looks a lot like Cameron Magee's story: a curious kid, a mentor who pulled up a chair, and 20 years of showing up and giving more than he took.

In this conversation, the founder and CEO of avad3 shares how a small-town Arkansas boy with no entrepreneurial family background launched a company from his dorm room and grew it into a national production firm trusted by Walmart and the White House. More than the growth story, this is a conversation about identity, service, and what it takes to build a place where people actually want to stay.

You will hear:

• How a mentor at a church sound booth gave Cameron three years of patient instruction and changed the entire arc of his life
• The vending machine principle: give $1.10 back for every dollar someone gives you, and they will send three friends
• How he launched avad3 in college, nearly skipped college entirely, and graduated with the company logo on his cap
• The question at 25 that redirected everything: not "is this it" but "what could this become for others"
• Why avad3 collects next time notes from every crew member after every event, and how 1,400 moments of honest feedback a year drive their culture
• What a mentor told him about having a vibrant personal life that changed how he leads and how he lives

Connect with Cameron: Visit avad3.com to learn more about the team and how they serve event planners nationwide.

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