Picture this…You waited 3 hours in an online queue to purchase tickets to your favourite band’s concert 🎶🎤🎸. On concert day, you arrive at the venue 2 hours before showtime in your vintage band t-shirt. With your favourite snack and 🍺 in hand, you make your way to your floor seats (YES floor seats!). You are now 2 steppin' and shoulder swaying in your seat listen to the opening performer hype the crowd (OK - LFG!) Your adrenaline begins to rise, and your 💗 flutters as the opening act comes to an end (oh boy!! here we go🙆🏼‍♀️)🔦The stage blacks out… 💨Smoke billows from stage left... 🥁A quick snare from the drummer and BOOM drops the bass of your favourite song. You called it! You knew this was going to be the 1st opening song. You are taken back to the 1st time you heard the song. ✨Goosebumps ✨ trickle up your spine, your eyes swell with happy tears as the nostalgic memories flood your subconscious mind. You are dialed in. You are engaged. You are ready make this night a magical moment that you will always remember! 🤩How does this relate to me? I am a goose bump chaser 🏃🏻‍♀️, dreamer 💭, and designer 🎨🖌️. Welcome to my LinkedIn profile. I am grateful to still have your attention after that long intro 😆. My name is Samantha Mele and I am the Founder of THE CREATIVE CONNOISSEUR. We are event strategists, creative thinkers, and corporate community builders. We offer clients highly innovative ideation for events, engagement, and entertainment. Built on the foundation of “YES!”, we believe in a world with little-to-no boundaries 🚫. We STRONGLY dislike the word NO.With over 10+ years in hospitality 🍍 and events, I am an event solution architect who is results driven with a relentless passion for innovative work. I bring life and a contagious energy to client projects that inspire change and make an influential impact. I find comfort in challenging tradition. My career has afforded me a wealth of resources that grant access to untapped experiences for my clients. Comedically have been given the name "Sammie Networks".I guess you can say my love for creativity and engagement began at the age of 5 when I started dance. Inspired by the music and people around me, all I wanted to do was unite people and entertain.Final thought...In 2018, I was recognized as “20 in their Twenties” by PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association). The award was designed to celebrate the next generation of disrupters in the meetings industry.