Events
Lights, Camera, Action! Every event, whether an executive dinner, a week-long festival, a multi-location corporate expo, every event has specific details which sets it apart from the rest. Those events need a well-organized, and strategic and innovative thinker to create and maintain those details. That's where I come in! With over 800 events under my belt, I work well under pressure and time constraints. I have managed over 100 employees and 2,000 volunteers simultaneously and am an articulate and driven leader who thrives on collaboration and earns the respect from colleagues and clients alike.
My vast experience and expertise with events, including within the entertainment industry, makes me an asset to any event, especially those working with audio/visual, VIP, audience/client participation, and volunteer elements.
COMPANIES
Experience In:
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Artist Relations
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Talent Coordination
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Street Team Management
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Stage Production
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Brand Management
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Event Production
Specialties:
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Event Production
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Social Media
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Branding
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Event Management
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Artist Relations
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Management and Leadership
Corporate Freelance
Coordinated artists for concerts and VIP signings, red carpets, arranged experiential marketing campaigns and coordinated over 200 volunteers for companies such as HGTV and GAC. Experiential campaigns included over 6 simultaneous stations, over 100,000 guest giveaway bundles, red carpet and photo opportunities, and VIP lounges.
I have coordinated fundraisers that have raised over 1M dollars through corporate, government, and private donations.
Film Festivals
On staff for multiple film festivals including Sundance and the Nashville Film Festival.
Responsibilities included hiring, training, scheduling, and overseeing hundreds of volunteers simultaneously, as well as coordinating filmmaker lodge activities, talkbacks, and special VIP events.
As a manager, I was responsible for all things guest-facing, ensuring guest satisfaction.
Concerts, Expo, Tradeshow, & Conventions
Created and managed multiple booth and displays for music and event expos and trade shows. Coordinated key-note speakers and presentations. Hired artists, coordinated with managers and reps for VIP signings, Q and A's etc. Arranged and oversaw lighting and sound design, and audience coordination for concerts.
Festivals
Coordinated and oversaw volunteers, and responsible for guest experiences for CMA FEST a 4-day festival drawing over 400 musical artists and over 87,000 fans.
Created, marketed, and head of carrying out a national competition involving MTV, CMT, VIACOM, BLACKBIRD ACADEMY, and 12th & PORTER.
TESTIMONIALS
"Anna, you were fabulous. Everyone had such a great time and it was everything we hoped for. The atmosphere was sparkling, the food was five-star fabulous, and you made the planning unbelievably easy. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for an unforgettable event!"
Lauren and Ernest H.
"I am sorry it has taken me so long to thank you but the last of our company left this morning. It was a real pleasure to work with you on our event. You made the planning and event very easy for us. It was a very important event and we had been stressed about how it would turn out. The weather was perfect, the atmosphere was wonderful, the food was delicious, and our company had a wonderful time engaging in all of the events you had put together. Everything from the speakers and activities to the small details on the tables were noticed and beyond appreciated. Alex had spent a ton of time he really didn't have on that visual presentation, so we were devastated when it looked like it wasn’t going to work! Thank you so much for your efforts in making it work, we still don’t know how you did it! You truly saved the day.
I will always remember you when I have future events, I never want to plan another one without you to be honest. You are really good at your job, they are lucky to have you."
Shirley D.
"Just a note to thank you for all of your help with our event this last weekend. We were not expecting so many people to actually come, and yet I don’t think that one single person failed to comment on how beautiful and wonderful everything was that night. I am still receiving compliments and congratulations on such a well-executed event. And while I am getting the praise, it truly belongs to you. You thought of every little detail to make this such a memorable event. If anything went wrong, which I am sure it did, you can’t have an event of that size without things happening, however, you covered it so well, that not even I knew about it. You managed your staff so well, worked seamlessly under pressure, and carried out the weekend even better than we could have imagined! From my perspective, it was a magical weekend!
I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors, and once again thank you for your participation in helping us make the event so successful."
Ana G. G. D-A