Events

"At Nth Degree, we ask ourselves 'why' again and again. It's how we ensure strategy drives every decision we make. In the end, it's the reason we can offer our clients so much value."

• Hometown
  Houston,
  TX
• Onboard Since
  2002
• Specialty
  Crafting event strategy

For more than 14 years, Robert has guided Fortune 500 companies through the challenging waters of corporate and industry events, trade shows and user groups—both in the United States and internationally. His ability to focus on the client’s goals and objectives has made him an asset to organizations such as RSA® Conference, VMware and BMC.

"In order for us to meet our clients' changing needs, we have to offer the best people, processes, and project management tools. Continuous improvement is the key to what separates Nth Degree from the competition."

• Hometown
  Oakland,
  CA
• Onboard Since
  1994
• Specialty
  Hiring the industry's best

As vice president of client services for our events division, Lisa directs a diverse team of over 40 people who are responsible for all aspects of planning and organizing conferences and exhibitions worldwide.

"An event owner needs to maximize revenue, while an event exhibitor needs to maximize ROI. It's a delicate balancing act. Nobody understands the complexities better than Nth Degree and nobody aligns those interests more completely."

• Hometown
  Westford,
  MA
• Onboard Since
  1992
• Specialty
  Generating event revenue

Karen is responsible for leading our event sales team. She specializes in exhibit and sponsorship sales to help our clients generate revenue. Karen has designed customized sponsorship packages for such companies as RSA, Cisco Live, IBM, Lotus, Microsoft, HP, and SolidWorks.

"We fully immerse ourselves into the client's organization and objectives. It's the key to uncovering solutions that resonate with the client—and more importantly with their target audience."

• Hometown
  Concord,
  NH
• Onboard Since
  1998
• Specialty
  User conference expert

Jeannie has over 20 years’ experience managing diverse projects for clients including RSA Conference, Gartner, Citrix and Qualcomm. From incentive programs and road tours to user conferences and industry events, Jeannie's done it all. Today, her team handles a range of responsibilities, including marketing, production, meeting services, exposition, space & sponsorship sales, and education management.

"Being a collaborative and responsive partner to both our internal and external teams is crucial in achieving optimal client satisfaction."

• Hometown
  New Haven,
  CT
• Onboard Since
  2016
• Specialty
  Responsiveness

With 20 years of event management experience, Jeff is a diversified event operations leader. He helps build strong teams for our clients and thrives on helping our team members stay engaged and grow personally and professionally.

"My biggest passion is problem solving to ensure we are giving clients our very best in financial reporting and observing best practices."

• Hometown
  Niagara Falls,
  NY
• Onboard Since
  2016
• Specialty
  Problem solver

Responsible for day-to-day financial staff management, training and support, Lakisha assists our teams in financial planning and monitoring to ensure budget control. She provides valuable quality control and review, helping our clients maximize every dollar in their budgets.

"Given my extensive knowledge of event management software and technology infrastructure, I get to play matchmaker between clients and tech vendors. It's rewarding to see how it all comes together and works seamlessly."

• Hometown
  Troy,
  MI
• Onboard Since
  2015
• Specialty
  Enterprise Event Management software

Jake plays an integral role in creating technology plans for our clients and ensuring success from registration to onsite execution. As a 16-year veteran in the event technology space, Jake is the go-to person for determining the right tech vendor for each program. He and his team also ensure optimal uptime and seamless integration onsite.

"I'm passionate about building marketing and creative teams that are uniquely matched with our clients to ensure optimal collaboration and maximum ROI."

• Hometown
  Fairhaven,
  MA
• Onboard Since
  2013
• Specialty
  Building powerful strategies and teams

At the intersection of creativity and strategy, you'll find Paul. Overseeing Nth Degree’s client marketing division, which provides solutions from creative to audience acquisition and event brand messaging, he leads an experienced team of specialists focused on helping clients achieve attendee and revenue goals.

"I connect people with knowledge—with information that's important to them."

• Hometown
  Weymouth,
  MA
• Onboard Since
  2007
• Specialty
  Maximizing attendee learning

Bree’s content and speaker management experience ranges from identifying appropriate speakers and content for events to managing programs with 500+ speakers. Along with content development basics and start-to-finish speaker management, her flexibility and ability to build interpersonal relations make her a natural fit for session and speaker management.

"I believe there's always room for improvement. Finding that room is my passion—it also happens to be my job."

• Hometown
  New Hampshire
• Onboard Since
  2007
• Specialty
  Technological acumen

Communication and time management are at the core of Amy's considerable skillset. She's leveraged those skills to enhance registration, housing, session-management policies, processes, and procedures across our company.

"I love the comradery between the Nth Degree and client teams working together and watching the event come full circle. It's truly rewarding helping our clients achieve successful outcomes."

• Hometown
  Ashland,
  OR
• Onboard Since
  2015
• Specialty
  Detailed and Organized

Providing exceptional service and value to the client are Jessica's primary goals. She ensures all teams are synched and timelines and budgets are on track.

"It all starts with the client's vision. Once you understand that, you're better able to build programs that perform."

• Hometown
  San Francisco,
  CA
• Onboard Since
  2012
• Specialty
  Understanding the vision

Izora’s strength lies in her ability not just to listen, but to truly understand what her clients need. A consistent, determined and detail-oriented approach drives Izora as she builds programs that achieve and surpass client goals.