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Mark speaks with Michele Pokowicz. Michele is the President and Partner at Mary Giuliani Catering and Events, a high-end catering boutique in NYC established in 2005. Michele manages over six hundred events a year, providing creative and customized food experiences. When the pandemic hit, her team started offering meal kits and frozen food boxes. There is no one better than Michele when it comes to catering and she continues to make clients’ food dreams come true as events return. 0:30 Michele’s background & career path 5:14 Meeting Mary Giuliani & becoming a partner 6:25 Offering more than just catering | Expand service offerings 8:21 Incorporating creativity into catering events 9:20 COVID impact & pivoting 11:10 Offering catering boxes for premiers | Created meal kits for HBO 11:52 Developing & shipping specialty boxes 12:52 Working during COVID 13:51 Frozen food line | Cocktail party box 16:03 Staffing shortage 18:50 Importance of being able to do multiple roles 19:38 Logistics of catering | Think of events Holistically 29:00 Most memorable events 35:50 Advice collaborating with caterers Michele Pokowicz at Mary Giuliani Catering and Events https://marygiuliani.com Instagram @mgcevents https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-pokowicz-2279799/ Instagram @michelepokowicz Mark Testa https://www.markstephenagency.com [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/company/mark-stephen-design-&-production/ Instagram @markstephenea https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK13o22i4RxQvbAgwwlh9tQ?view_as=subscriber Thanks for tuning in. Check us out at on https://www.instagram.com/markstephenea/