Knoxville, TN - Summer Seminar Series

Greg is the Director of Research with Chandlerthinks, a place marketing company located in Historic Franklin, TN. He oversees survey design, fieldwork, and analysis of all research; and has been a part of the for Chandlerthinks team since the beginning. Greg is a two time “Power of Research” award winner from the Travel and Tourism Research Association. Greg has managed studies for over 150 destinations across the US and Canada as well as conducting numerous economic impact studies for festivals and events from Suwanee Fest in Suwanee, GA to the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Arts Festival in Franklin, TN to the Seven Peaks Music Festival in Colorado. Greg is actively involved in the Southeast Tourism Society and is a past board member and board chairman of the Southeast Festivals and Events Association. He also speaks on a regular basis on the topics of Place Branding and the Economic Impact of Festivals and Events. Needless to say, Greg understands data collection.

RCS Productions is the southeast leader in acquiring and providing National and Regional talent to festivals, concert series, radio shows, corporate & other special events.

Amelia has been with CTE for nearly six years now, growing her team and portfolio. Her teams’ focus is in the Regional and National Division, servicing the entire Southeast and beyond. Before renting the tents to clients, Amelia was one of those clients; she managed large scale festivals and events at Stone Mountain Park in Georgia, dealing with 400+ craft vendors and 200,000+ shoppers. Apart from work, Amelia enjoys spending time with her husband Matt and their miniature Shar Pei Yukon.

As International Award Winning, Certified Event Planner with over 22 years of experience in the industry, as well as a past president of SFEA, Stephanie has stepped right into her own business of serving other festivals and events. As the past Executive Director of one of the largest festivals in the state of North Carolina, Stephanie is out sharing her knowledge in every aspect of festivals and events to anyone who is seeking experience and guidance to elevate their event. Increasing Sponsorships and designing new events to help skyrocket the profitability of the North Carolina Seafood Festival, Stephanie has proven many times over in the industry to be one of the leaders to keep your eyes on. Stephanie has been a long-time standing board member and past president of the North Carolina Association of Festivals and Events, winning numerous awards as the Executive Director of the NC Seafood Festival but her most coveted award is the Spirit of Festivals Award presented in 2022. She has served on all the committees for Showfest as well as presenting on a panel for the International Festivals and Events Association on her Chefs Tent in a Box as a sustaining project during the pandemic. She has also served on several boards for the State of North Carolina pertaining to festivals and events over the years. Stephanie is the owner of Staircase Events & Sponsorship Management where she is serving several events around the country, including the Award-Winning North Carolina Black Bear Festival.