Event Producer Andy King Spills the Beans on the Fyre Festival (Episode 133)
Hosts: David Adler, Beth Kormanik Guest: Andy King In this special bonus episode of GatherGeeks, David Adler, C.E.O. of BizBash, and Beth Kormanik, editor in chief of BizBash, sit down with the Andy King, the co-founder of Inward Point who has become best known for his work on the ultimately doomed Fyre Festival. King disucsses how he met and started working with Billy McFarland, the steps he took to try and fix the festival, what social media got wrong, and the lessons event pros can learn from the event. And yes—he does address that infamous scene in the Netflix documentary. Download or subscribe to the show at bizbash.com/gathergeeks. Running time 58:24.

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