Production Management One

What Production Management One does

Production Management One (PM1) is a US private event production infrastructure company founded in 2018, headquartered in Taylor, Michigan (Detroit area), with additional facilities in Gaithersburg, Maryland (Washington DC metro) and Orlando, Florida. The company designs, engineers, fabricates, transports, and manages the staging, seating, grandstands, barricades, press risers, audio, lighting, and video systems that underpin live events for sports leagues, federal and state government, agencies, broadcast networks, nonprofits, and brand experiential clients. Named engagements span The White House, NATO, NBCUniversal, Detroit Lions, Major League Pickleball, CrossFit Games, Duke University, The Parade Company, Atlantic Council, and Gary Sinise Foundation, with marquee multi-year relationships including eight consecutive years producing infrastructure for America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit. The technical foundation is a CAD-first 3D production design process, in-house structural engineering coordination with engineer stamping, laser-point elevation data capture for uneven terrain, and a registered proprietary methodology called "The PM1 Way™" (Discover, Design, Plan, Produce, Review) sharpened on every job since 2018.

PM1 generates revenue primarily through project-based professional services fees covering design, engineering, fabrication, transport, installation, and on-site production management, supplemented by equipment-only rental ("gear pull") for partners using their own crews. Pricing is custom and quote-based, with no published rates, and the company offers partner quotes with markup flexibility plus expedited procurement artifacts (W-9, COI, MSA redlines) to reduce friction for enterprise buyers. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales and a referral-driven network targeting event producers, leagues, agencies, campaigns, and government offices, with a white-label partner channel that lets AV companies, venues, DMCs, and production houses subcontract PM1's gear and crew under the partner's brand. A national IATSE labor contract enables operation across both union and non-union markets. With 11-50 employees, 12,253 named inventory items, 865 truck-miles traveled annually, crews on the ground in 34 states in a single year, and a stated 99%+ client return rate, PM1 operates as a mid-sized, founder-owned, bootstrapped national production infrastructure specialist with no external institutional capital disclosed.

Name

Production Management One

Legal name

Production Management One Inc.

Website

https://productionmanagementone.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Production Management One is a US private event production company founded in 2018, designing and managing staging, seating, audio, lighting, and full live event production for sports leagues, federal and state government, agencies, broadcast networks, and experiential brands from facilities in Detroit, Washington DC, and Orlando.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Event Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310), Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (551114)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Event Planning & Management Services (Agencies/Planners) (MPAGAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Venue Operations, Management & Facility Services (MPAKAEAN), Operational Planning & Business Reviews (QBRs, Annual Planning, PMO/Portfolio) (THAHAMAI), Full-Service Event Planning & Production (HSACAAAA)

Keywords

• Live event production
• Event staging structures
• Event audio services
• Event lighting production
• Event design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Production Infrastructure Services: PM1 designs, builds, and manages staging, seating, and structures for live events. Revenue is generated through project-based service fees that encompass design, engineering, fabrication, transport, installation, and management. Services include structures and staging (stages, grandstands, custom seating, barricades, truss, decking) and live event production (audio, lighting, video, technical direction, power distribution).
2. Equipment Rental (Gear Pull): Partners can rent equipment from PM1, picking it up or taking delivery, and run it with their own crew. This provides flexible revenue from white-label partners who need equipment without full-service deployment.
3. Full Deploy Services: Full crew deployment where PM1 brings the crew, installs, runs the event, and handles strike. The arrangement scales from a dozen chairs for a corporate activation to full grandstand seating for nationally televised events to custom-engineered structures for protocol work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Production Management One (PM1) is a national live event production company that delivers end-to-end event production services—including structural staging (stages, grandstands, barricades, truss, decking), audio, lighting, video, technical direction, power distribution, and event design—for corporate, sports, government, and entertainment clients across 34 U.S. states through three regional hubs (Detroit/Taylor, MI; Gaithersburg, MD; Orlando, FL). The firm operates an inventory of 12,253 items and applies its proprietary PM1 Way™ five-step methodology (Discover, Design, Plan, Produce, Review) to manage every engagement.

Product overview

Production Management One (PM1) operates as a production infrastructure partner specializing in live event production with two core capabilities: Structures and Staging and Live Event Production. The company offers physical infrastructure including custom stages, grandstands, seating configurations, press risers, barricade systems, and mobile stages alongside full audio, lighting, video, and technical direction services. PM1 delivers these capabilities across multiple service lines: National-Stage Events for high-visibility government and political productions, Sports Events Production for leagues and venues, Experiential Agency Production for brand activations, White-Label Partner Solutions for subcontracted work, and Local & Regional Partner Services for regional events. All work follows The PM1 Way methodology—a five-step process from discovery through review—unified under one production management layer operating from Detroit, Orlando, and DC metro warehouses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Staging & Event Structures

Quantifiable outcome

• 99%+ client return rate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)coreOthersPM1 holds a national IATSE contract and knows the local union houses. They work union and non-union venues, union and non-union shows depending on client requirements. This partnership enables them to operate within established labor frameworks across markets.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AV Concepts: Event staging and AV production company specializing in large-format experiences for corporate events, product launches, and broadcast productions. Closely comparable to PM1's staging and live event production offerings.
• Nth Degree: Full-service event management and production company serving associations, corporations, and tradeshows. Comparable to PM1 across event staffing, staging, and production infrastructure delivery.
• C3 Presents: Experiential event production company behind major festivals and brand experiences. Direct competitor in producing high-visibility live events with custom staging, structures, and full production management.
• PRG (Production Resource Group): Largest global provider of event production services, AV equipment rental, and entertainment technology. Directly comparable to PM1 across staging, lighting, video, and broadcast infrastructure for live events, though PRG operates at vastly greater scale and global footprint.
• Freeman: Largest brand experience and event services company in North America, providing AV, staging, and full-service event production. Overlaps with PM1 in experiential agency support, sports venues, and large corporate events.
• Hargrove: Event production and trade show services firm providing custom staging, structures, and AV for conventions, corporate events, and high-profile productions. Comparable on the structures-and-staging side of PM1's offering.
• Encore Global: Major AV and event technology services provider formed from PSAV and Encore. Competes head-to-head with PM1 in staging, audio-visual production, and event infrastructure for corporate meetings, sports, and large-scale productions.
• Sparks: Experiential marketing agency that designs and produces brand experiences, exhibits, and event environments. Overlaps with PM1's experiential agency support and custom build-out work.
• George P. Johnson Experience Marketing: Experiential marketing agency with in-house production capabilities for brand activations, product launches, and multi-city tours. Comparable to PM1's experiential agency vertical and to PM1's render-to-reality execution capabilities.

Emerging players

• Atomic: Independent creative experience agency producing brand activations and large-format live events. Comparable to PM1's experiential agency vertical, particularly around tight timelines and render-to-reality execution for activations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/production-management-one

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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