New Canaan, CT — The YMCA of New Canaan, Connecticut, has booked Spark owner Andy Saks as its live auctioneer for its upcoming fundraiser. Titled “A Night in Saint Barths,” the fundraiser will take place in April, 2017, at Waveny House, inside Waveny Park in New Canaan, Connecticut. In his live auctioneer role, Saks will: —  Continue Reading »

Boston, MA — Boston Workmen’s Circle, a center for Jewish culture and social justice based in Brookline, Massachusetts, has booked Spark owner Andy Saks as its live auctioneer for its biannual fundraiser. Titled “Journey Together,” the fundraiser will take place on March 4, 2017, at The Boston Foundation in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. In his live auctioneer  Continue Reading »

Boston, MA — MetroLacrosse, a sports-based youth development program in the Boston area, booked Spark owner Andy Saks as its live auctioneer for its inaugural “MVP Experience” fundraiser. The MVP Experience took place at the Westin Boston Waterfront hotel, next to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. MetroLacrosse designed the event to “honor and recognize the commitment  Continue Reading »

by Andy Saks Imagine attending a presentation on a topic that fires you up. As the speaker takes the stage, you anticipate an insightful, inspiring experience. Then a PowerPoint title slide appears on the screen. You estimate this will be the eight-billionth PowerPoint slide deck you’ve endured in your life, and hope the presentation will still be engrossing despite this old, tired, tedious format. But  Continue Reading »

Spark professional trade show presenter Andy Saks concluded a successful two-show trip last month for The Home Depot in Tampa and Glint in Las Vegas. In Las Vegas, Saks served as booth presenter for Magnet Productions‘ client Glint at the HR Technology Conference (“HR Tech”) trade show, held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. This video shows  Continue Reading »

Boston, MA — Newbury College has booked Spark live auctioneer Andy Saks for its 2016 annual fundraising event. The fundraiser will take place at the Seaport Hotel in Boston on April 8, 2016. Saks will run the event’s live auction. As the event’s live auctioneer, Saks will perform various duties before and during the event, including: — advising CRI on  Continue Reading »

by Andy Saks So you’ve been drafted to be an emcee at an upcoming seminar, awards ceremony, or other event? Don’t panic. You can do it, and do it well. You can even enjoy it. Recently, I published “6 tips to make your seminar or event emcee script sparkle.” This companion post tackles the other side  Continue Reading »

Boston, MA — For the second year in a row, Community Rowing, Inc. has booked Spark live auctioneer Andy Saks for its annual fundraising event. Titled “Raise Your Oars for CRI 2015 Benefit Auction,” the event will take place at CRI’s headquarters in Brighton, MA on Saturday, April 11. As the event’s live auctioneer, Saks is tasked with  Continue Reading »

by Andy Saks “Hey, we really need an emcee for our upcoming event. Last year we didn’t have an emcee, and the event was so lifeless and dull. Would you do the honors?” This is the moment many would-be emcees dread. They’re drafted into service, and take the gig reluctantly. Does that sound like your situation? If  Continue Reading »

San Francisco–For the seventh time, Spark trade show presenter Andy Saks will deliver booth presentations for Citrix Systems at a major IT trade show. Saks will deliver trade show presentations for Citrix Systems at the VMworld trade show, which takes place at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, from August 25-28, 2014. The booking was  Continue Reading »