VeeKast News
07
Mar
2024
VeeKast’s Donvil Collins Featured as Panelist
The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) convened a panel of experts at the Tompkins Community Bank Power Breakfast on March 7 to delve into the profound impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on professional services. Click here read the full article go to page 19 of WCBJ...
25
Dec
2023
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from VeeKast!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from VeeKast! The very best holiday wishes to you and your loved ones from the entire VeeKast Team. Enjoy this time of year, and we’ll see you in 2024!...
10
Aug
2023
Coffee with Cher featuring Founder & CEO Donvil Collins
Chereese Jervis-Hill, President & Founder of Events To Remember + PR To Remember talks with Donvil Collins, Founder & CEO of Veekast....
25
Dec
2022
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from VeeKast!
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from VeeKast! We hope the season is treating you well. Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy New Year....
29
Aug
2022
VeeKast Featured on Eventist 365 Podcast
We are excited to announce that Founder of VeeKast, Donvil Collins has been featured on the Eventist 365 Podcast. Listen on iTunes or Spotify. What is the podcast about: We’ve seen how important virtual events can be in the ever-shifting pandemic landscape, from local gatherings and seminar...
05
Apr
2022
VeeKast named in Top 7 Giggster List
Giggster has named VeeKast one of the Top 7 Video Production Companies in Stamford, CT “Video production includes everything from shooting documentaries and corporate films to crafting music videos and capturing live events. It incorporates the services of great scriptwriters, directors, and ...
09
Feb
2022
VeeKast featured on WCBS Newsradio 880 with Joe Connolly
Founder of VeeKast, Donvil Collins sits down with Joe Connolly and Neil A. Carousso to chat about How to create ‘FOMO’ in virtual events to grow sales. NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — No one wants to feel left out. Some businesses have been thriving in the digital space and using virtual ...
03
Feb
2022
5 Tips for a Better Background
When filming yourself, you probably already make sure that your hair looks good, you don’t have any food in your teeth, that your audio is ok, and the camera is at a flattering angle, but what about your background? You can improve the look and quality of your pre recorded videos, live streams, ...
20
Jan
2022
Your Spring event: In-Person, Virtual or Hybrid? Have a plan
If you’re thinking about what your next event looks like, you’re not alone. Just when it appears that the world is returning to normal, it isn’t! And staying “one step ahead” of things feels nearly impossible. Obviously, hosting a large, In-Person event carries more stress and anxiety than...
13
Jan
2022
6 TIPS for Filming Yourself on a Smartphone
Here are some quick and simple tips for having the highest quality smartphone recordings for your events. This is great to use when you cannot get talent into a studio or have a videographer go to them. 1. LOCATION: Choosing your location is key to having a successful recording. Use a simple backg...
22
Dec
2021
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from VeeKast!
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from VeeKast! The team at VeeKast wishes you peace, joy and good health throughout the coming year. We look forward to working with you in the new year....
08
Sep
2021
VeeKast named Winner of 914INC.’s Best of Westchester
From his selection as one of 914INC.’s own Westchester Wunderkinds in 2016 to today, VeeKast founder/president/CEO Donvil Collins has been on a rapidly upward trajectory as a business owner…. click here to read the full article ...
01
Sep
2021
Leaning towards a virtual event this Fall?
Staying virtual might be the best choice right now. If you’ve been watching the news as much as I have, you’re probably concerned about what the Delta variant might mean for your next event. With an increase in mask mandates and public health measures, should you go full steam ahead with an in-p...
09
Aug
2021
Should your next event just be virtual?
Round and round we go: why stick with virtual? With the rise of the Delta variant and a renewed interest in social distancing and mask mandates, you might be asking that question a lot lately. Should we just stick with virtual for our next event? Deciding to stay virtual throughout 2021 and beyond d...
20
Jul
2021
How in the world do I put together a hybrid event?
If you’re thinking about doing a Hybrid event this fall, you might find yourself asking two very important questions: What in the world is a Hybrid event? Hybrid events are a combination of in-person and virtual events. You take your in-person event and you add a virtual element to it so your audi...
15
Jun
2021
Why Your Next Event Should Be A Hybrid Event
2020 is gone, and with it went our “new normal” of hosting meetings and events over Zoom. As COVID restrictions are being lifted across the country, many people are looking forward to the return of in-person events. But that doesn’t mean that you need to rush out to book the largest ballro...
26
May
2021
VeeKast Founder, Donvil Collins featured in The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy features VeeKast founder, Donvil Collins in May 26, 2021 article “Donvil Collins — chief executive of VeeKast, a video production company that primarily works with nonprofits — says none of his clients are returning to completely in-person events just yet. Ev...
15
Apr
2021
5 Ways to Make Sure Your Virtual Gala or Fundraiser Is a Success
If you look at any event over this past year, odds are they’ve turned virtual in some way or even just cancelled. Fundraisers and galas are no exception to this and there are a number of organizations who have already chosen to take their galas and fundraising opportunities to the “Zoom” scree...
19
Mar
2021
Suite Talk
Our president and CEO, Donvil Collins featured in Fairfield/Westchester County Business Journal’s Suite Talk Click here to read the full article on page 2...
01
Feb
2021
Top 5 Reasons Virtual Events are the Way to Go in 2021
Have you been debating doing a virtual event in 2021? Here are some reasons you should! They are Budget Friendly When considering doing a virtual event, cost is one of the key items people consider. Depending on what kind of virtual event you hold, you can save up to 75% of the cost to do [&hellip...
04
Jan
2021
Top 10 Virtual Event FAQs
Check out the video above as VeeKast’s Daniel Alfonso, Senior Project/Production Manager goes over the Top 10 Virtual Event FAQs listed below. Where do I share my event? Live or Pre Recorded Speakers? You can share your event on,“your website, social media platforms or through a private link...
22
Dec
2020
Happy Holidays from VeeKast
Wishing you a merry & bright Holiday Season! The team at VeeKast wishes you peace, joy and prosperity throughout the coming year. Enjoy this piece of holiday cheer from our work fam to yours!...
20
Nov
2020
VeeKast Featured at Techsytalk Global 2020
Techsytalk Global 2020 In November Donvil Collins, CEO of VeeKast was featured by Techsytalk Global creator Liz King Caruso in two different sessions over the 2 day event. The techsytalk brand was created to curate the conversation around the discovery and implementation of avant-garde event “tech...
12
May
2020
VirtEventPro™ in the news – Westchester Magazine!
VeeKast VirtEventPro™ was featured in the news again! Westchester Magazine 914Inc wrote an article featuring the hard work we’ve been doing to help organizations & companies hold their events virtually! Take a look! https://westchestermagazine.com/life-style/business/veekast-hrg-virtual-...
27
Apr
2020
VirtEventPro™ Featured in Westchester County Business Journal
Our VirtEventPro™ service was recently featured in the Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journal! Check out the feature on page 33 of the journal here....
25
Apr
2020
VirtEventPro™ featured on ODWYER PR
We’re excited that our VirtEventPro™ service is being talked about in the news media. See the article on ODWYER PR or click here....
23
Apr
2020
VeeKast Launches VirtEventPro™ Offering Businesses and Non-Profits a PRO Solution to Hosting Virtual Events
White Plains, N.Y., April 20, 2020 – VeeKast, a high-quality, video production company, is excited to announce that it has formally launched VirtEventPro™, a professional virtual live event production service as its current primary service. While people are practicing social distancing to help s...
09
Apr
2020
Volunteer New York’s Virtual Event Breaks Fundraising Goal
At noon last Tuesday, April 7th, the face of Volunteer New York’s Executive Director, Alisa Kesten, lit screens in homes around the U.S. to welcome over 400 viewers to the 2020 Volunteer Spirit Awards. Due to the global situation, Volunteer New York turned their annual event virtual this year and ...
16
Mar
2020
COVID-19 propells Virtual-Event demand
Amidst the pandemic of COVID-19, the events industry took a BIG HIT when government restrictions across the world then regulated than there be no large gatherings to address social distancing concerns and to contain the spread of the virus. This meant that all organizations that relied on big-events...
09
Feb
2020
Founder featured in 914INC’s Minority Entrepreneurs
Our company is proud to have our Founder & CEO, Donvil Collins featured in 914INC as a successful minority business owner. The article was written for this month February(black history month), and featured Donvil’s perspectives on the state of business in Westchester & the USA in regards t...
22
Dec
2019
2 New Commercials Produced by VeeKast to Air on MTV, BET & VH1
Recently we completed a 2 spot project for Vladdy’s Diamonds. Both 30 second commercials were shot in one full day shoot. The shoot took place in multiple locations around NYC and took pristine planning to pull off so much filming in a limited time. It wasn’t a cake walk, but the result was two ...
08
Jun
2018
Cooley’s Anemia Foundation Soars Past Fundraising Goal
Over the years we have helped many organizations and non-profits fundraise using our FundAMeter, but this recent event for the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation has definitely been one of the biggest successes to date! On this past Thursday, June 7th (2018), we setup our FundAMeter for their Annual ...