<?php
                                // if ('the_field('event_with')' == 'Bryan Kest') :
                                //  echo 'instructor is: Bryan Kest';
                                // endif;

                                $instructor = get_field('event_with');
                                echo $instructor;
                                if ($instructor == 'Bryan Kest')
                                    {
                                        echo "Bryan";
                                    }
                                    else {
                                        echo "other";
                                    }
                                ?>