By Speaker and Comedian, Michael Dean Ester Be prepared for unexpected career changes after college when you find yourself at a crossroad or a brick wall. Or suddenly wearing a laundry implement. Wait. What? It wasn’t a fork in the road that changed my career path. It was a clothespin. Here’s the thing. I’m a campus comic. I do a campus comedy and motivational show about launching dream careers. Spoiler Alert: It’s popular at new … Continued
We love award shows here at Neon Entertainment, and it was so much fun watching Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host the CMA’s last night! The Hot Mic’s Artist Trending Report covers a wide range of genres and gives insight on which artists you might see at the next awards show. So here’s a list of our favorite musicians, comedians and speakers we think deserve an award! Offering services like event preparation and on-site consultation … Continued
When you book a national touring speaker on campus, you’re giving your students the opportunity to hear the most influential people of their lifetime speak right on campus. Book through Neon Entertainment and let us take care of the logistics. Offering services like event preparation and on-site consultation for your larger events, Neon Entertainment has been one of the leading entertainment booking agencies for the past 23 years. If you need to hire a comedian … Continued
Neon Entertainment is here to help you find the perfect professional college speaker for your university. Hiring a professional college speaker for a university can seem like a daunting task — especially if you’re new to the role. Even if this is not your first time, it may have been a semester or two since you last took a swing at the plate. Or maybe, you are looking for someone new to add a twist … Continued
by Neon Entertainment The Holiday break is right around the corner, but all student programmers know that these last 3 weeks are jam packed with planning, office hours, attending Ugly Sweater get togethers and putting on your yearly holiday events for students – all while trying to study for finals and prepare last minute presentations. It’s the end of the semester and you have to penny pitch your programming budget, but you want to make … Continued
From Director to Agent By Neon Entertainment Agent, David Milberg I am now starting my 10th year at NEON Entertainment, which is actually my second time around in the booking agent world. In between my first time as an agent for a company in Minneapolis and NEON, I had the opportunity to work for over 20 years at 4 different institutions of Higher Education as a Director of Student Activities/Life. While I always said that … Continued
By Neon Entertainment Agent, Stephanie Ishman Since I started working at Neon four years ago, I’ve attended multiple conferences, both regional and national, and spoken with countless students. Besides the questions you’d naturally expect – How much is this event? Is so-and-so available on this date? – there is one question that I am asked on a fairly regular basis. How did you get your job? A lot of students who join their school’s activities … Continued
Neon Entertainment has so much new to share! Its been a busy summer and we’re excited to start the fall with you in fun, new ways! Get back to school advice, tips, event ideas and interesting reads here on The Hot Mic! The Hot Mic has a behind the scenes feeling as we post hilarious, interesting, edge of your seat experiences and road stories from our artists and a little bit about us too. BUT, … Continued