Markham

What Markham does

Markham is a privately held, full-service creative events agency founded in 2006 by Greg Hale and Paul Neaville. The company designs, produces, and manages experiential events for enterprise brands, government and political organizations, nonprofits, and luxury clients. Its core service portfolio spans Full-Service Event Management & Staffing, Creative Strategy & Concept Development, Design & Build-Out Fabrication, Guest Journey & Principal Management, and Production & Logistics. Markham operates across four U.S. offices (New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Arkansas) and has produced events on five continents, including marquee engagements for Apple, Disney, Netflix, MTV, Toyota, Chanel, the White House, and the Clinton Global Initiative. The company runs hundreds of events per year, with leadership citing 2,000+ lifetime events globally.

The business model is project-based professional services: revenue is generated through custom-quoted project fees tied to event scope, scale, and complexity, with no publicly disclosed pricing or standardized rate cards. Go-to-market is a direct enterprise sales motion driven by relationship-based outreach, RFP processes, referrals, thought-leadership content (company blog, LinkedIn, Instagram, case-study portfolio), and industry networking. Customer segments include Enterprise Brands (primary), Government & Political, Nonprofit Organizations, and Luxury Brands, with anchor multi-year relationships in Hiring Our Heroes, Clinton Global Initiative, Heartland Summit, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Women Deliver. The technology footprint is minimal by design — there is no proprietary platform, no AI capability disclosed, and no app or API surface; value delivery depends on creative talent, operational discipline, and an in-house team of approximately 11–50 employees led by CEO David Cusack, Partners Patty Park and Matt Giobbi, and a bench of VPs overseeing Creative, Operations, People & Culture, Production, and Finance. The company also operates under the DBA "Markham Live."

Name

Markham

Legal name

Markham

Website

https://markham.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Markham is a privately held, full-service creative events agency founded in 2006, designing and producing experiential events for enterprise brands, government clients, nonprofits, and luxury brands across four U.S. offices and international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Production Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events (7113)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Design, Decor & Styling (HSACAAAB)

Keywords

• Event production services
• Creative events agency
• Experiential brand events
• Corporate event management
• Event design fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Production Services: Project-based professional services revenue generated through full-service event design, production, and management. Services include concept development, creative design, fabrication, production logistics, staffing, and on-site event execution. Revenue is earned through custom project fees based on event scope, scale, and complexity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Markham is a full-service creative events agency that designs, produces, and manages high-impact events for enterprise brands, government entities, nonprofit organizations, and luxury clients. Its core offering covers the entire event lifecycle — concept development, creative strategy, design and fabrication, production logistics, vendor and permit management, staffing, and on-site execution — delivered across offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Arkansas.

Product overview

Markham is a full-service creative events agency offering a unified suite of event production services. The core portfolio includes Full-Service Event Management & Staffing, Creative Strategy & Concept Development, Design & Build-Out Fabrication, Guest Journey & Principal Management, and Production & Logistics. These services support a diverse range of event types: Multi-day Conferences & Tours, Experiential Brand Events, Speaking Programs & Performances, Parties/Receptions/Dinners, Lounges & VIP Hospitality, Product Launches, Executive Retreats, Galas, Concerts, and Film Screenings. The company operates across multiple U.S. locations (New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Arkansas) serving brands that expect high-impact, immersive event experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full-Service Event Management & Staffing End-to-end event planning, design, management, and on-site personnel for executing seamless and engaging events for enterprise brands, government, nonprofits, and luxury clients.
• Creative Strategy & Concept Development From blue-sky thinking to strategic storytelling, crafting concepts that align with a client's brand, audience, and goals for high-impact events.
• Design & Build-Out Fabrication Designing environments, moments, and experiences including stage builds, installations, lighting, and branding to create memorable event atmospheres.
• Guest Journey & Principal Management Crafting seamless, high-touch experiences including curated guest flows, VIP coordination, and principal management focused on comfort, security, and standout moments.
• Production & Logistics

Quantifiable outcome

• Produced March for Our Lives rally with 90,000 attendees in Chicago
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Walton Family FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarkham partnered with the Walton Family Foundation and Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) to produce the WFF Home Region Grantee Conference. The event focused on advancing equity, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning in the nonprofit sector, bringing together grantees to connect, share knowledge, and strengthen collective impact.
• Hiring Our Heroes (US Chamber of Commerce Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership producing Hiring Our Heroes employment summits supporting veterans and transitioning service members. Markham has served as the primary production partner for over a decade, executing events at US military bases and international locations including Europe and Japan.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MKG: MKG is a full-service experiential marketing and event agency producing brand activations, launches, and large-scale experiences for enterprise clients, directly comparable to Markham's design-and-build model.
• Sparks: Sparks is a global experiential marketing agency delivering brand experiences, corporate events, and trade-show programs with full production capabilities, overlapping directly with Markham's service mix and client types.
• Mosaic: Mosaic is an experiential agency producing immersive brand events and pop-up experiences for global brands, structurally similar to Markham in offering end-to-end creative and production services.
• Jack Morton Worldwide: Jack Morton is a brand experience agency (within Havas) producing large-scale brand events, conferences, and experiential programs for major global brands — a direct competitor in the same enterprise segment Markham serves.
• GPJ (George P. Johnson): GPJ is a global experience marketing agency specializing in events, exhibits, and conferences for enterprise technology, automotive, and consumer brands, comparable to Markham's B2B experiential model.
• BMF: BMF is an integrated experiential and creative agency producing brand events and activations for luxury, lifestyle, and entertainment clients, a comparable adjacency to Markham's luxury and entertainment portfolio.
• BeCore: BeCore is an event production and experiential marketing agency delivering brand activations, conferences, and corporate events — a close functional comparison to Markham's full-service production offerings.
• Industry Marketing: Industry is a Seattle-based creative agency specializing in event production, brand experiences, and content, comparable to Markham in offering integrated creative strategy plus on-site execution for major brands.
• ASPIRE Consulting (event strategy & production): ASPIRE is a Boston-based experiential marketing and event production agency focused on corporate events and brand activations, comparable to Markham in serving enterprise clients with full-service event management.

Broad incumbents

• Live Nation Special Events: Live Nation's Special Events division produces concerts, brand activations, and large-scale live experiences as part of the broader Live Nation entertainment platform; a broader incumbent that overlaps with Markham's concert and large-scale event capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-markham-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/markhamlive
• Xx.com/markhamgroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/markhamgroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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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