When Jessica Richardson left New Orleans post-Katrina for Oklahoma City, Okla., with the National Basketball Association's Hornets, it was with a heavy heart — and no idea when or even if she or the team would return. But return they did two years...
What is hip? Just about anything from L.A.-based Event Eleven. Founded in 1997 by Tony Schubert, the company now produces both big corporate bashes and exclusive weddings, branded environments for Estee Lauder and MTV, and interior design for...
Before Troy, Mich.-based Optics produced the January 2006 Super Bowl XL opening ceremony in Detroit, the Optics team had to pitch it. Steven P. Simmons, CMP, president and CEO of Optics — which specializes in designing business theater and...
Cruises may bring images of shuffleboard, seasickness and retirees to mind, but Long Beach, Calif.-based Bravo Productions overhauled the concept. The event team shanghaied 270 guests from Enterprise Rent-A-Car employees with all the engaging...
Even while she was busting shoplifters as a security manager for Nordstrom back in the '80s, Janna Harala had a sense she was destined for the world of events. After all, the Northwesterner had been the one organizing Easter egg hunts for the...
Powerhouse communications company Imagination, headquartered in London, today announced it has been awarded the contract for Shell's global exhibition program after an "intense" pitch process involving five eminent design and event agencies...
During her rise to event planning success, Cher Przelomski, CSEP, has worn lots of hats — literally. Twenty-five years ago, when she and her then-business partner first introduced their new service to a market that “had never even heard of event...
Event planners today find they often have a not-so-silent partner in planning events. It's not the mother of the bride or a busybody CEO--it's an event-based TV show...
In May, Washington-based DMC CSI coordinated the activities surrounding the inaugural America's Cup of Polo match in Leesburg, Va. The spring day's performances included spectacular shows such as the U.S. Navy Blue Blaster flyover, parachute...
