Facing Race 2016

Groundswell has helped produce five Facing Race Conferences in Chicago, Baltimore, Dallas, Atlanta and Detroit. Groundswell supported the leap from hotel to convention center to accommodate an attendee growth from less than 1,000 in 2010 to over 3,500 in 2018.

Our role included:

• Site Selection and Contract Management

• Registration Management

• Catering and Housing

• Technical Production

• Main Stage Technical Direction

• AV Supervision

• Exhibit Area Production

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What people are saying:

“Diana Connolly is at the top of her game. Bringing years of experience, integrity and consistency to the work. I've had the pleasure of working with Diana and Groundswell Marketing team for three of my company's flagship conference events. Diana was always thinking of ways to improve quality while hitting budget goals; her expertise in expo design and management has help grow our "vendor market place" into a exhibition hall thus becoming a viable financial resource generating component of our conference."

Diana has helped my company to become smarter about our event design. Unlike many consultants Diana is not hoarding information, she shares her knowledge and teaches along the way. As a result of working with Diana my team become pros utilizing the best practices for negotiating with vendors. Diana is our "bully in the negotiating room" motivated by my company's best interest and bottom line; never letting a vendor take advantage of us."

I call Diana the G.O.A.T. If you are looking for a seasoned event producer who's an all around Maverick and wizard work with Diana.  In the five years I've work with Diana I've never seen her rest of her laurels; staying abreast of current event production trends in sustainability and technology Diana and her team has help my company level up our event and impress our attendees year after year.”

—Leslie Grant-Spann, Director, Conference & Convenings, Race Forward