About Us – A Brief Synopsis:
In July 2014, Liz Clark and Ian Timothy organised the first Well Being Show at The Festival Hall in the Lincolnshire market town of Market Rasen. It was the first of six Well Being Shows at the venue. The early Well Being Shows became stepping stones for the organisation’s future.
Liz and Ian organise community-based events. Their guiding principle is to provide the Community with extraordinary events hosted in the finest venues at the fairest stand fees for Community Members. By returning profits to the organisation and reinvesting in wellbeing events, the Community benefits and the organisation’s strength grow. This policy is building a reputation, allowing them to become partners with world-standard people and fantastic venues.
Openness and transparency are core values of excellent business practice. Integrity is also essential. For example when shows were put ”on hold” rather than hold onto stand fees: Community Members had their fees returned. Liz and Ian made the right and responsible choice; seeing acts of this kind as great for building relationships and reputation.
Of course, there will be sceptical people: this is human nature and understandable. However, evidence of integrity is discovered in actions: actions are more conclusive than words. Make no mistake to build a healthy business; tough choices have to be made: the group, not the individual must steer any Community based organisation. Therefore, over time, a few people will leave. Reasons for quitting can be expectations are set too high, failing to realise the need to share and self promote or a personal agenda is preferred to Community success.
No matter what the future holds: Liz Clark and Ian Timothy will continue to build the organisation and help the Community prosper. Principles of transparency, fairness and integrity are the foundational values of LizianEvents which will not be compromised. There is no end to the development and evolution of the Well Being brand. Many new friends will be made and as the Community grows, and as the Community strengthens so will they prosper.
The Full Story Begins With Well Being:
Note the separation of the word wellbeing into Well Being. Liz and Ian decided their events should be focused on show Visitors finding ways to become Well Beings. So effective is the formula many other organisers choose to tack the word wellbeing onto their logo and banner. However, the association ends at that marker. Lizian Events Well Being events are Community-driven. And the foundation of the organisation is bound by unique and extensive marketing, promotion and public awareness.
People taking part in a Well Being Show know they are encouraged to be proactive in self and Community promotion in return for the extensive publicity and fair stand fees. In fairness, this can be a difficult commitment. We can only encourage people to promote or take part in the many support conduits available. Although, to gain the very best from a Well Being Event self-promotion using our media platforms will gain exceptional results. Interestingly, the ebb and flow of Community have formed an influential, robust, and growing Community. People have joined and left and those who have stayed have created a Community respected and loved by an increasing Visitor attendance.
Further History:
Original Idea:
While travelling home from the weekend, Liz and Ian discussed how the events were organised. Liz has extensive experience organising trade shows and promotional events for high-tech businesses. She realised the organisers had ignored the immense possibilities for growth. One significant neglected area was bonding stallholders together: we saw poor attempts at unification, but fundamental mistakes were made, such as organisers favouring friends whose influence seeped through and eventually damaged the events Liz and Ian supported. The idea of Community was paramount, and over a decade later, they have succeeded in building a superb community-based business. Indeed, so successful is the idea that most other event organisers in the genre have followed suit!
First Event:
In January 2014, Liz and Ian booked Market Rasen’s Festival Hall for a one-day Well Being Show. Here is where they made a critical mistake: they decided to invite people to stand. This caused friction with those who felt unfairly treated. In reality, Liz and Ian wished to give new spiritual counsellors, therapists and retailers a unique opportunity to become established in a competitive market. Many people who review a Well Being Show today forget that a binding principle is to help new people enter a venue and work with an experienced Community.
Evolution:
Ian and Liz started LizianShop in 2004 from their small market stall in Nottingham’s Victoria Centre Market. In the early days, Liz and Ian traded Monday to Friday at the market and travelled nationwide at the weekends to sell crystals and minerals. Without dispute, they were successful and built a substantial customer base. So strong that original customers continued to shop with them for over 20 years after the first opening. But things move on, and with the closure of the Victoria Market in Nottingham, Liz and Ian used the catering experience they gained during the events to secure catering franchises for Nottingham’s Crown and Magistrates’ Courts. The cafes have become an exceptional success and, as you can imagine, are very busy indeed.
Early Days
From day one, the basis of LizianEvents is building a business that offers fair-priced stands and a 365-day-a-year promotional platform. The commitment to this objective is unique in the events world. The 365-day promotional activity is an immense undertaking, and after four years of work, it is making great headway. Contributions are now worldwide, and people using LizianEvents News and LizianEvents Facebook Group can expect to benefit from social platforms. If the Community shares each other’s information, all will benefit. LizianEvents provides every facility for sharing and exchanging ideas, and social interaction and mutual sharing are recognised as formulae for success.
Everyone who stands together at a Well Being Event becomes part of a growing and influential Community. A Community that works together and uses the facilities available to them will always fare better than someone who attempts to ”Go Solo”. Let’s be tough here: Ian has kept extensive records of all the events he attended over the past 12 years. Thousands of photographs, journal entries and show guides tell a sad story. Of the hundreds of names that attended events between 2005 and 2026, only twenty or so businesses have survived.
Ethos:
Whether a stallholder, Community Member or Visitor, it is essential to understand that Liz and Ian do not see LizianEvents as their own. They work for the companies as directors and take a salary for their work. As employees (not owners), all profits must be returned to the business. This means certain benefits: stand fees can be kept affordable, and with healthy profit accumulation, Liz and Ian can book the best purpose-built show venues. A decisive decision! Because during the global crisis, funds were available to refund fees.
Venue Requirements:
Large floor area.
Good social distancing between stalls.
Exceptional hygiene.
Clean and hourly clean facilities.
High-quality food.
Easy access.
Free and ample parking.
Close to national road networks.
The above list is the bare minimum of requirements, and all Well Being Show venues meet and exceed these needs. When working with world-class platforms, the staff and management are inevitably knowledgeable and of excellent standing. Making each event work means working with the best people: this is the only way to succeed.
Liz and Ian are under no illusion, they are not the event. The hundreds of people who come together over a year of shows and markets make the events. Liz + Ian will not ”get everything right – every time” that is the way of life. Be sure they will always work toward that impossible goal. The 8500 verified email base and 10000 Visitors every month to LizianEvents News are evidence the Community are forging a successful future. National recognition and growing interest even during the crisis proves the Community has formed a lasting memory in the minds of thousands of Visitors.
Many Thanks
Special thanks to Derek Sivers!
Well Being Events Are Community Driven
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