Event Producer

Nicole
Boland

Objective

Be “The glue” to Every project

Event professional with 20+ years’ experience working with agility to produce hundreds of programs from concept to completion and quickly acclimating with clients in various industries. With excellent attention to detail, ability to think strategically and solve problems - I have the ability to track and keep projects on schedule, manage a broad spectrum of personalities, and shift priorities at a moment’s notice.

professional Experience

Event Producer/Project Manager, 2011 - Present

Team Boland Productions, Inc.

• Freelance event/project manager that assesses needs, develops plans, and implements effective solutions to meet each client's needs. Dedicated to exceptional service and high level of performance,

• Project management including content/graphic creation, coordination of numerous schedules/projects, vendor tracking, collaborate with multiple workstreams, and onboarding/staffing management, venue selection, marketing materials, registration, and entertainment

• Virtual event producer that can serve multiple roles:

  • Online program strategy to build the most engaging program to achieve client/company goals

  • Broadcast services coordinating production, platform, and streaming

  • Content development including speaker coaching

• Experiential marketing initiatives for up to 170,000 registrants per event

• B2B project management experience for numerous industries

• Security & Safety management concentration at large-scale conferences such as Dreamforce (Salesforce) and Google Cloud NEXT

• Manage budgets up to $4MM

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Director of Los Angeles Office, 2004 - 2011

Project Manager, 2001 - 2003

Event Coordinator, 2000 -2001

Jam Entertainment & Creative Services, LLC

• Responsible for overall event coordination for private, non-for-profit and corporate events

• Manage established accounts and acquire new clientele including creating and developing proposals, presentations and other pitch materials. Manage incoming RFPs and write/update business cases

• Liaison with Chicago office to coordinate new business opportunities

• Create client contracts with detailed budgets

• Research, meet and contract vendors

• Onsite management of event from load-in to load-out

• Manage internal staff of Project Managers, Production Managers and Event Coordinators as needed per event

• Money management including creating budgets, monitoring money in/out and creating detailed cost sheets post-event

• Arranged headline talent logistics including: 

  • Edited Artist contracts customized to needs of each event

  • Coordinated schedules for artist, band and crew

  • Arranged VIP travel including handling of special requests

  • Conducted meet & greets

  • Managed all Client/Artist interaction

  • Personal assistance given to each Artist for each engagement involving extensive relations with Artists, Managers, Agents and Tour Managers

• Worked with a broad spectrum of clientele including the companies of Altria (Kraft, Miller Brewing and Philip Morris USA), Fox Broadcasting Company, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, ABC Television Advertising Sales, Illinois Governor’s Inaugural, Yahoo! Music, Jewish United Fund, The Dow Chemical Company, National Association of Music Merchandisers, Universal Music Group, as well as private clients

• Have also worked with a variety of artists and personalities including:  Aretha Franklin, Jerry Seinfeld, The B-52’s,  Billy Joel, Dennis Miller, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Martina McBride, Seal, Neil Diamond, Sir Elton John, Trisha Yearwood,  Martin Short, Gloria Estefan, Don Henley, My Chemical Romance, Paul Simon, and Jay Leno

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Director of Production, 2003 - 2004

Harrison & Shriftman

• Head of and responsible for Event Production Division of Harrison & Shriftman’s Los Angeles office in connection with fast-paced public relations and marketing initiatives involving celebrity participation for a diverse group of clientele

• Consult with Clients to provide follow-through of their vision and goals for each event with heavy emphasis on product marketing

• Coordinate all aspects of event production including contracting of vendors; preparing detailed timeline for each project; onsite management; money management including creating budgets and monitoring money in/out

• Managed event staff

• Executive Producer of major projects including:

  • Moto5 event featuring performance by Pink for Motorola (press event for over 1000 guests, Los Angeles, CA)

  • Motorola Lodge at the Sundance Film Festival including participating companies – Xbox, Mystic Tan, Black & Decker, Kiehl’s and Got Steamers?

  • Motorola/Xbox Live party at the Sundance Film Festival

  • Motorola Oscar Box custom creation and distribution for Academy Award nominees in categories of acting and directing

  • Herb Ritts exhibit VIP opening hosted by Tanqueray No.10 at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles

  • David Bowie after-party for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino/Las Vegas

  • Mercedes-Benz Oscar Viewing event at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles

Touring Experience

Tour Manager Assistant, 2003

Jane’s Addiction: Lollapalooza Tour

• Coordinated band, dancer & management air, ground and hotel arrangements including handling special requests.

• Assisted w/promotions including interviews, photo shoots, radio recording sessions, in-store signing for album release in NYC, KROQ Weenie Roast performance, Jimmy Kimmel Show performance, Late Show w/David Letterman performance and daily meet & greets.

• Managed personal cash float and payroll for all Jane’s Addiction working personnel.

• Coordinated guest lists in each city w/band, management and Lollapalooza. 

• Personal assistance to band including producing daily schedules, coordinating daily private yoga instructor in every city, arranged activities and general implementation of individual band requests.

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Sponsorship road manager, 2001

Jessica Simpson: Dreamchaser Tour

• Managed onsite implementation of sponsorship program for Payless ShoeSource / Starcomm Entertainment

• Acted as liaison between Sponsor and Artist, pop group Eden’s Crush 

• Supervised signage, booth elements, staffing and all Artist interaction including daily meet & greets 

• Created report at conclusion of program to detail ROI