Benjamin Lester is an accomplished creative leader and event specialist, with twenty years experience selling, designing, and producing corporate and personal events in New York City and Sydney. His corporate clients have included: Ad Age (Crain Communications), AMP, AOL, Australian Turf Club, BASF, Burberry, CHANEL, COACH, CommBank, Conde Nast, Deloitte, Douglas Elliman, Equity Office (Blackstone Group), Fast Company (Mansueto Ventures), MasterCard, Nestle, PwC, Shutterstock, Sydney Swans, The Star, Volkswagen, Westfield, and Zuora. Benjamin was Head of Events NSW at ‘Valiant Events’ in Sydney Australia. Leading a team of Event Stylist, Account Managers, and BDMs Benjamin drove the event sector of business in NSW. His responsibilities include managing day-to-day, team structure and development, sales strategy, and being a creative voice and face of Valiant Events. Prior to this role Benjamin was Corporate Event Stylist at ‘House of Doltone’, the styling division of Doltone House Group. Benjamin was responsible for sales, creative (design and styling), coordination and production. In this role, he helped to grow the business - consistently exceeding sales targets - and enhanced the division’s creativity, structure and planning. In New York City Benjamin was the Creative Director at 'Creative Concepts NYC', a boutique event and catering company. He was responsible for art direction, event design/styling, marketing and branding. As a principal member of the management team, Benjamin was also responsible for contributing to the development and operations of Creative Concepts NYC.Benjamin was also owner of 'Benjamin J. Lester Events', a boutique event consultancy that delivered styling, design, logistical support and event production in New York CityBenjamin draws creative inspiration from his northeast upbringing, previous career in the theatre as a dancer for Pacific Northwest Ballet and Suzanne Farrell Ballet, and his love for interiors cultivated at Parsons School of Design.