Steve McKenna

02/06/2024

No more gatekeeping!

18/05/2024

Lewis Capaldi Good guy?

14/05/2024

The most attractive accent for men! Aye nae bother....

08/05/2024

Sometimes it's hard at my job

07/05/2024

I laughed out loud when I saw this.

02/05/2024

An Apology

28/04/2024

If you're thinking of commenting that one side is better or worse than the other, could you please stop and ask yourself why you feel the need to do that? Do you think it will have a positive outcome? If you're not working towards a solution, you're part of the problem.

05/10/2023

It's fair to say I've spent most of my working life in front of an audience with a microphone in my hand. Tomorrow at 1pm GMT I'm giving a free hour of training on Public Speaking. It's specifically for charities, but anyone is welcome to join.
For your free ticket send me a message.

15/09/2023

Do you know anyone involved in a charity?

On Monday I'm doing some free training for charities - details below.

31/08/2023

Anyone remember Catchphrase with Roy Walker or Stephen Mulhern?

Say what you see 😀

29/08/2023

Who's the most interesting person you work with?
I thought I'd share a wee photo of my colleagues this weekend. While we were at Strahaven Balloon Festival we also had a private party just outside Glasgow with entertainment from MixTape, Supreme Robbie Williams and Cheri Treiffel.

Feel free to share photos of your colleagues 😁

28/08/2023

Did anybody go to this?
One of the best things about being involved with events is the variety it brings into your life. Strathaven Balloon Festival was incredible this weekend. Great live acts on the music stage all weekend, tons of gorgeous food, interesting stalls and lots of stuff for the kids to get up to. All of that, plus some amazing balloons. Hope you had a great weekend!

20/06/2023

One of my favourite things about both hosting and organising events is the people you get to meet. Sometimes that's someone doing all they can to get ahead in business; other times, it's someone in the charity sector trying to make a difference, but more often than not, people want to know about the celebrities. I can confirm Isa from Still Game (Jane McCarry) is lovely, down to earth and damn funny!

14/06/2023

Wee shout out to all the schools in Lanarkshire who took part in this event

This time last week, I was in Strathclyde Country Park, hosting an event from one of our outdoor stages supporting St. Andrew's Hospice (Lanarkshire) with their Wear Yellow Walk.
We had some real star power on hand, and I don't mean boy band Just The Brave Official (though they were great).
The real stars were the kids from dozens of Lanarkshire schools and their teachers. They all gave up their time, raised money and walked a circuit of the Loch to support a great charity.
Well done to everyone who took part, and see you all again next year!

08/03/2023

What a sad old pervert!
Last week I was doing an event with Des Clarke for Children's Hospices Across Scotland(CHAS). I'd done the auction, played a big prize game, and intro'd a couple of people. I'd had a few laughs with the girls who were attending the ladies' lunch, and my work was done.
I'd arrived with the wee stunner in the photo and asked her to dance. When we were on the dance floor, I noticed a real change in the ladies; some looked at me like I'd farted or was pals with Matt Hancock.
It was only when an organiser came up and asked, "would your...em....wife like a drink?" that I realised what was going on.
It's a sad reflection of the state of our society that it's possible someone of my age, with enough money or notoriety, could have a partner my daughter's age.
So if you attended the CHAS Ladies' Lunch, please know that it was my daughter, and I'm not a sad pervert.

What a messed up world.

25/01/2023

If you need to sell, present or be confident in business or your workplace, I've got something special for you.
I've wangled (nicked) some complimentary tickets for an online Masterclass I'm speaking at. The links below

http://bit.ly/3HaeesW

23/11/2022

I’m tired of people complaining about the price of putting the heating on.
I’m tired of people complaining about the price of a warm meal.
I’m tired of people complaining about the price of a beer or wine.
If you don't like the prices stop coming to my house!

22/11/2022

I like Christmas but not anywhere as much as my neighbour who seems to be growing his own trees.

21/11/2022

Do you have a mate who looks a bit like someone famous, and you regularly wind them up about it? I was MC'ing a charity ball in Cheshire at the weekend for the amazing Rebuilding Lives UK - Empowering Survivors of Domestic Abuse. Jeremy Vine On 5 and the lovely nina hossain were guests and as we were leaving, Nina's husband Stuart...well watch the video

21/11/2022

Lego can see what's happening.

05/09/2022

Incredibly proud to say that this weekend I completed my first ever marathon. I did it with no training and very little preparation. Not sure what I'll do next now I've completed Stranger Things.

26/07/2022

Feeling blessed to be one of Jock Tamson's bairns (a Scottish dude) at Loch Morar

17/07/2022

I lost so BADLY at Hamilton races on Friday. Never again! I think I've finally realised that luçk doesn't come into it, I'll just never be able to run as fast as a horse.

15/07/2022

IDK what an an acronym is.

14/07/2022

I remember back in the day my battle cry used to be, "I'll drink you under the table". Now that's what I whisper to my coffee as I hide from my mental family. 😁

13/07/2022

Does anyone remember Boss Man Jay from the old Real Radio days?
It's no longer true that the best thing coming out of Edinburgh is the M8 😁 Boss Man Jay has just opened up a brand new station Edge Radio.
There's a load of fresh bright new faces involved (which is great to see) as well as the occasional well ken't face like former Real and Forth DJ I'm Mark Martin. If you can, give it a listen and support live and local radio.

https://www.edgeradio.co.uk/

13/07/2022

What someone who isn't Scottish hears when you tell them what you've been up to.

You"ve been cutting a boot?!?

12/07/2022

What a phenomenal DJ set I had last night playing to a sold-out crowd of 800 people under my new DJ name 'Secret Lewis Capaldi Gig'. I had a great night despite the crowd seeming angry and annoyed for some reason.

11/07/2022

When you have a special event coming up why not get someone to help that people have been calling special for decades.

28/06/2022

If you don't think DJ'ing is difficult, try doing a set right after George Bowie. Great event on Saturday night but the gear change from George's cool tunes to my cheesy bangers had me sweating 😜

DJ's just turn up with all their tunes pre-mixed on a USB!

Love this photo of GBX Anthems Events from a two-day event we produced at the weekend. Look at the concentration on George Bowie's face as he's caught in that moment where he's deciding what anthem to drop next to take the party even higher. Legend!