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Episode 1

 
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9th May, 2024

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About the Podcast

Black Tie and Tales
Stories from behind the scenes of fundraising auctions
Black Tie and Tales takes you behind the scenes of the wonderful world of fundraising auctions to tell tales of triumph and tragedy. Your hosts Greg "Q" Quiroga and Devon "Devo" Bell have been friends for more than 43 years, and have been conducting charity auctions for over 30 years between them.
They've seen some stuff, and they want to share it with you.
Black Tie and Tales takes a storytelling approach to discussing fundraising auctions, and focuses primarily on reliving the moments that make benefit auctions so memorable - the good, bad, and downright terrifying.
What are the six most terrifying words in fundraising?
How does a crowd react when someone in the audience dies?
Which celebrities are the biggest pains in the butt to work with?
Ok, we probably won't address that last one head-on because we don't want to get sued, but we'll spill as much tea as we can.
Brought to you by Sojourn Ventures (https://www.sojournventurestravel.com) and Greater Giving (https://www.greatergiving.com), take a peek behind the curtain of the wonderful world of fundraising auctions with two auctioneers who have seen it all.
https://www.BlackTieandTales.com

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Greg Quiroga

Greg Quiroga loves talking, and is thrilled to have made a career out of it. A renowned fundraising auctioneer, Greg has been conducting charity auctions all across the US since 2004. Greg loves talking so much, it's also his hobby: he has been featured as a story teller on The MOTH Radio Hour's national broadcast. He's sold everything from a private concert with Lady Antebellum to cuts in line at the buffet, and wants to tell you all about it.