ten by 10
Celebrities
We asked 10 experts to share their views and opinions
on their favorite celebrity experience at an event.
1
“We hired Lady Gaga to play at SAP Sapphire. She was phenomenal — contracted to play for something like 45 minutes, yet performed for more than 1.5 hours.”
— Nicola Kastner, The Event Strategist — a division of Convergence Event Marketing Inc.
2
“Lenovo hosted a reception at the Gartner IT Symposium and we had Shaquille O'Neal. He showcased his DJ skills and invited guests to challenge his top score on a racetrack game.”— Jon Wolff, global events manager, solutions and services group, Lenovo United States
3
“Jay Leno was probably the most down to earth.”— Anders Boulanger, CSP, founder and CEO, Engagify
4
“Ken Jeong was in our Novartis booth at ASCRS. He had everyone laughing, but he's also an avid user of the drug Novartis was promoting, so he had real-world examples of how it helped him.”— Jeff Foulk, director of business development, Matrex Exhibits
5
“Steve Aoki helped announce Light & Wonder's game for free at the Global Gaming Expo. He's a huge fan of the Netflix series the game's based on and just wanted to be a part of it.” — Bruno Silva, vice president, marketing, MC2, an MCH company
6
“The favorite celebrity I have worked with was Cal Ripken, Jr. He was kind, friendly, and took the time to talk with everyone waiting in line to see him and take pictures.” — Kaity Pizzolato, tradeshow and event planner, First Insurance Funding, A Wintrust Company
7
“Toto Wolff, CEO of Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, and Susie Wolff, managing director of F1 Academy. Every person they interacted with was treated with respect regardless of their role.”— Gina Chaplin, project lead, 2heads Global Design Ltd.
8
“I had the pleasure of working alongside John Ratzenberger, aka Cliff Clavin on “Cheers.” John has a way of connecting with guests and making them feel like long-lost friends.”— Scott Tokar, M.I.M.C., magician, Corporate-Fx Inc., Tradeshow Magic Group
9
“My team had the opportunity to work with Massimo Bottura, the world-renowned Italian chef. It was like watching a conductor design a masterpiece symphony from scratch.”— Susan Derrick, founder, Summit Event Solutions
10
“Suga Sean is a favorite! We've been working with him before he was the UFC bantamweight champ. He's incredibly nice, super down to earth, and always makes time to chat with our team.”— Nicole Matt, director of sales and marketing, Highway 85 Creative LLC
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