REACH Meetings & Events, LLC

A new day. A new year. A new opportunity for your team to set bold goals, and to dream big. A fresh canvas for creativity and inspiration. An open space to connect, grow, and achieve together. It’s your year. Let’s plan it.

REACH Meetings & Events is thrilled to launch 2025! We are working on innovative, exciting events this year! They differ widely in terms of industries, venues, and event types. But all share a common thread: connecting people, building trust, fortifying teams, and inspiring partners, employees, and colleagues to set goals together that exceed anything we could ever accomplish as individuals! We are energized and ready to roll out the best year yet! REACH out today! Let's plan something amazing in 2025!

REACH Meetings & Events has had an incredible year serving dynamic, successful, forward-thinking companies in a myriad of industries. We are counting down our Top 10 of 2024 to spotlight the most unforgettable meetings and events. Earning a top spot as the Best Construction Industry Event was an Annual Meeting + Holiday Party hybrid event at the Kalahari Resorts - Round Rock, packed with creative, innovative components. Our client had an amazing vision that we excecuted with precision, including: Welcome Reeception Family Games General Session Meetings Awards Dinner Christmas Party Our services included: Registration Services Event Planning Vendor Management Venue/ Hotel Management Food & Beverage Planning & Advisory Audio/ Visual Advisory On-Site Team We were thrilled to plan and execute 2024's Best Construction Industry Event!

Motivation Monday: Excellence is in the Details Here at REACH Meetings & Events, attention to detail is the cornerstone to excellence. The outcome of your corporate meeting or event is determined by the forethought and execution of up to hundreds of details. Each and every one matters, and each detail contributes to the incomparable moment at the conclusion of your event when your goals are realized. We live by your details, which is how we guarantee excellence. -------------------- “Excellence is in the details. Give attention to the details in everything you do and excellence will come.” ― Perry Sexton

REACH Meetings & Events has had an incredible year serving dynamic, successful, forward-thinking companies in a myriad of industries. We are counting down our Top 10 of 2024 over the next weeks to spotlight the most unforgettable meetings and events. Earning its place as the Best Education Industry Event is the Summer Dyslexia Institute's conference, produced by our client, an education service center. The two-day long conference for the Summer Dyslexia Institute was an opportunity to focus on industry best practices, dyslexia research, and student evaluation. Serving 1060 dyslexia and special education attendees from across Texas, the conference was replete with extraordinary AV and technology detail, powering nine breakout sessions. The Plano Event Center was an incredible host venue, with state-of-the art, comfortable, versatile meeting space and amenities. It was an honor to produce this wonderful opportunity for dedicated professionals to share and learn. Congratulations, Summer Dyslexia Institute, for making the top 10 of 2024 as our Best Education Industry Event of 2024!

REACH Meetings & Events has had an incredible year serving dynamic, successful, forward-thinking companies in a myriad of industries. We are counting down our Top 10 of 2024 over the next weeks to spotlight the most unforgettable meetings and events of the year. The Grand Cayman was simply exquisite. With its glistening, crystal clear water, pristine white beaches, and unmatched properties perfectly suited for corporate incentive travel, the Grand Cayman earned this top spot for its incomparable beauty and luxury. From the The Kimpton Seafire, with wonderful access to a famed marina, to the Hotel Indigo, a modern, state-of-the-art stunner, to The Ritz-Carlton, renowned for timeless luxury, and The Westin, which simply has it all, this island is a superb, gorgeous choice for incentive travel. its top spot for incomparable beauty and luxury. Congratulations, Grand Cayman, for making the Top 10 of 2024 as our Most Gorgeous!

Motivation Monday: Gratitude We say we are in the business of making connections, which happens to involve corporate meetings and events. As we consider all the things for which we are grateful, it's the relationships we have forged over the years that top our list. Systems may frustrate us, and machines may break, and technology mail fail, but the shared threads of humanity that weave us together is truly a marvel we appreciate daily. We see the distances from which people can travel, the myriad of challenges they overcome to reach their destinations, and the extraordinary coordination and intention driving them... all to meet one another, person to person. Thank you for inviting us into your corporate stories, which are, after all, human stories. "Take one thing with another, and the world is a pretty good sort of a world, and 'tis our duty to make the best of it and be thankful.” — Benjamin Franklin

REACH Co-Founder and CEO Gretchen Mitchell recently attended an amazing conference in Lake Tahoe, nestled on the California-Nevada border. This destination has so much to offer, as a charming community embedded in stunning natural beauty, bolstered by a bustling business environment. We can’t wait to come back. Huge thanks to: Margaritaville Resort Lake Tahoe - host hotel Caesars Entertainment - dinner sponsor Studio Alani - photography partner Northstar Meetings Group - conference host HALO Branded- gift sponsor Visit Lake Tahoe

Event Spotlight: Charity Golf Tournament at the Omni PGA Frisco Resort The REACH team recently produced an amazing event at the Omni PGA Frisco. A Dallas-based renewable energy firm hosted a fun-filled, extraordinarily successful charity golf tournament, raising over $400K for its charitable foundation. Everyone had a wonderful time, enjoying the outstanding amenities at the Omni PGA Frisco. This property is an incredible golf venue, among the best in Texas. We extend our gratitude to the Omni PGA Frisco, our photography partner Murray Media, our gifting partner Promo4Good, and the City of Frisco (Visit Frisco, TX).

Across the many sectors we serve, the common thread for ensuring a successful, effective, memorable corporate event or meeting is in building in intentional space for authentic connection. Encouraging networking breaks, offering engaging ice-breakers, and modeling the importance of connecting, is the proven difference between a good event and a meaningful event. REACH out today to discuss how we help you skillfully weave your priorities into building lasting relationships and teams that will win together.

Today we spotlight an outstanding event for a medical aesthetic client’s annual investor day and ad-hoc customer appreciation event. Our creative production partner, SONA Creative, masterfully transformed a blank-slate, industrial vibe venue into an innovative, engaging, and beautiful space. It was an incredible event that enveloped attendees into the brands. We were very proud to serve as lead planners for these events.

Event Spotlight: CONNECT REACH Founder, President & Chief Sales Officer Lauren Dunnaway and Senior Sourcing Specialist & Travel Manager, Traci Colangelo attended an incredible corporate events planning industry conference called CONNECT in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in August 2024. Of the approximately 3,000 attendees, 1,100 were hosted buyers, and 200 were exhibitors. Visit Milwaukee was a host sponsor, with many other amazing sponsors sharing their products, services, and support. The opening reception was hosted at Milwaukee’s large new conference center at the Harley Davidson Museum, closing with a fantastic Little John concert. We are grateful to be active members of our corporate meetings and events planning community. We find extraordinary value in events like CONNECT to strengthen our relationships and deepen our resources and expertise that we can offer to our clients.