October 2018 Grapevine

Event Designers & Producers
Steve Bales
Bold Catering & Design, Creative Director of Special Events

With a winning record of five Allie Awards, Bold’s award-winning event design team is led by Creative Director Steve Bales, a visionary tour-de-force who was named a “Top 30 U.S. Designer” by BizBash. Click here for more information about Steve.

Event Management
Heather Herrig
Every Last Detail, Principal

Heather Herrig, CMP is a seasoned event management professional with over a decade of experience designing, planning, marketing, and executing events. Her focus on aligning event strategy with corporate goals has led to increased event success and measurable return on event investment.

Strategy & Leadership
Tracy Stuckrath, CMM, CSEP, CHC
Thrive Meetings & Events, President

As an award-winning event planner, international speaker, author, and industry activist, I work hard to build safer and more inclusive food and beverage events for all attendees. For my work in this arena, I was named a 2017 SPIN 40 Over 40 honoree, 2016 Meetings Industry Change Maker, and US delegate to Slow Food’s Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, a 2015 Top 25 Women in the Meetings Industry, and a 2014 Meetings Industry Trendsetter.