May 28, 2010
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Eric has been working in a sales or management position for nearly two decades. He started his career in sales shortly after graduating from college in Minnesota and quickly worked his way into a management position. An opportunity arose in management with a world renowned healthcare organization, which ended up bringing him to the Valley in 1998.
While working full-time as a manager in healthcare, he attended graduate school in the evenings earning his MBA. He left the healthcare industry to go to work for a start-up marketing company, returning to his sales roots. Eric has been working in various upper management positions since, including working as the VP of Sales and Events for the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce before joining the Encore team as a Sales Manager.
In his spare time Eric enjoys watching and playing sports. His two favorite sports are golf and baseball, so summer is always fun! Some day Eric would like to elevate his golf game enough to qualify, and play, in a national tournament on the amateur level. He lives in Scottsdale with his wife Susie and cat Nancy.
May 25, 2010
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With a number of our bigger shows in the spotlight lately, I wanted to point out one of the key components to making these productions successful; the minutiae, and I don't just mean nice napkin rings, but awesome details. Here are a few examples:
Rubik's Cubes
When we were asked to plan a 80's Themed Special Event, our creative staff came up with the idea for these bright, glowing 2' Rubik's Cubes. These were designed and constructed by our own talented people, and required over one hundred individual stick-on pieces per cube, all of which were placed by hand.
Mad Hatter Hats
A local resort nightclub celebrated its second anniversary with an Alice in Wonderland themed party. Our decor included oversized playing cards, flowers and mushrooms, as well as a new items custom made for this event; including a clockface entry arch, a 5' birthday cake prop, and these hats, styled after The Mad Hatter. Our seamstress made several hats in a variety of colors, right here in our own sewing shop!
Tiffany Wedding
There's no mistaking the special color of blue that's synomymous with the elegance, taste and style of Tiffany & Co. Our designers came up with this stunning blue and white motif for a wedding in the Scottsdale community of Silverleaf, where we matched the table linens and chair covers of Tiffany's trademark blue, with centerpieces, florals and ceiling swags. Sparkling crystal tableware and shimmering gemstone accents pulled together all the elements of this lavish look.
At Encore Creative, we have a warehouse filled to the rafters with Props, Sets, Stages, Furniture, Lighting, Linens and Tableware. We have Treatments for Ceilings, Floors and Walls, as well as Furnishings for intimate settings or large scale events. Our event planners, along with on-staff florists, printers, fabricators and creative personnel, all strive to bring something fresh to every show. We'll wow you and your guests with something special that you haven't seen before, and may never see again.
Give us a call today at 480-736-2800, or come on down to our Tempe warehouse for a tour.
May 18, 2010
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Tracy O’Brien comes to us from an event management background – having started in the business as an intern for the United States Bobsled Team.
While in Las Vegas, she worked for GES Events and worked on large sporting events that included: Major League Baseball All*Star in Cleveland & Denver, National Football League Superbowl in New Orleans, Alpine Skiing Championships in Vail, ESPN Extreme Sports in San Francisco, etc…
While at the Hard Rock Hotel she produced over 90 corporate events in seven months that included: a large scale circus for Skechers, a huge tent concert for Steve Madden, a car show in the parking garage, a high-roller wedding with over 1000 guests, the 1200 guest extravagant Playboy Party with Hugh and the Bunnies, etc…
The last seven years, Tracy has been working in destination services, catering and sales for Scottsdale and Santa Fe resorts. After returning to Arizona, Tracy chose to return to her crazyland love of events.
