Lisa Gregory Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, US

Lisa Gregory, CEO and Founder of Gregory Event ServicesGregory Event Services (GES) provides full-service event marketing and strategy. The global team has over 200 years of experience in event management, demand generation, design, and marketing. People are at the center of every exceptional event, and our goal is to help clients achieve (and exceed!).

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Project manager for events and campaigns including annual user conference, tradeshows and other internal and customer facing events. - Manage 50+ people throughout the organization to ensure deadlines and goals were met.- Manage a multi-million dollar annual budget.- 2017 highlights: managed 1,400 attendees, 85+ speakers, nearly $500K in sponsorship.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Managed and lead a team of Event Managers to executed 80+ global events a year throughout Europe, Asia and the US including tradeshows, a week long annual user conference for up to 1,700 people, and other community, prospect and customers events.- Managed a multimillion dollar budget.- Partnered nearly every x-functional team throughout the organization.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Managed annual user conference, PuppetConf, a one week event including 20 training classes, 2 days of keynotes, 75+ sessions, 115+ speakers, 30+ sponsors, a 5K run, yoga, diversity in tech events and more.- Increased attendance from 750 to 1,700 people.- Increased sponsorship sales from $130K to $395K.- Came in on or under budget.

Chesterfield, MO, US

Managed annual conference from 2012-2015, as well as association membership recruitment and operations. - Increased attendance from 125 people to 750+ in four years.- Project managed all aspects of the events including food and beverage, audio visual, design, speakers, sponsors, registration, attendee experience, 5K run and more.

Portland, Oregon, US

Held highly visible and strategic roles within fast growing organizations. Strategically lead, planned and executed annual user and membership meetings including, marketing campaigns, registration promotions, sponsorship recruitment, design, contract negotiations, logistics, operations and volunteer management.- Director of Events, American College of.

Washington, DC, US

Note: Division closed February 2012.Developed, organized and executed adventurous marketing and local tourism events for 30 to 475 people. Managed multiple weekly events from concept to conclusion. Oversaw vendor management, event staff, on-site support, purchasing of supplies, speeches, transportation and event timelines. - Increased local event survey.

Bellevue, Washington, US

Strategically planned and identified global partners’ visions through public relations and marketing events. Planned a variety of consumer, media and corporate events individually and collectively as a team. Responsible for driving client satisfaction, event momentum, contracts negotiations, managing budgets and financial reports. - Partnered with.

Beaverton, OR, US

Managed a variety of high-tech and non-profit events for 5 to 500 people in the US, Europe and Asia. Coordinated all aspects of planning including site searches, contract negotiations, registration, 30+ volunteers, food & beverage, travel, on-site management, etc. Managed event staff and lead the events division rebranding campaign for new business. - Sole.

Planned and facilitated events for two private associations in conjunction with the Executive Vice President and Board of Directors. Managed a variety of events; annual meetings, board meetings, press luncheons, golf tournaments, holiday parties, etc. Events ranged from 5 to 400 people and were 1 day to 1 week long. Demonstrated ability to recruit.

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