Event Planning Services

What Event Planning Services does

Event Planning Services is a privately held, single-principal professional meeting and event planning consultancy headquartered in Fishers, Indiana, founded by and operating under President Lois A. Vining, CMP. The company delivers full-service event management across meetings, seminars, forums, symposiums, conventions, trade shows, and special events for corporate, nonprofit, and governmental clients. Service modules span site selection and venue contract negotiation, registration and participant management, housing and reservations, travel and ground transportation coordination, audiovisual and food & beverage arrangements, trade show coordination, and special/theme event planning, with an additional featured speaker bureau anchored by Dr. Larry W. Cowan.

The underlying operating model is labor-based professional services rather than a technology platform; the company's value delivery rests on the CMP-certified expertise of its principal and a flexible staffing model that allows clients to contract for project-specific meeting management without maintaining full-time internal staff. There is no proprietary technology, no software product, no API, no mobile application, and no digital distribution layer in evidence — the business runs on direct client engagement via phone and email ([email protected], 317-485-7897), supplemented by a basic informational website (meetingpros.com).

Revenue is generated on a quote-based, project-by-project professional services model with no publicly disclosed pricing, no recurring subscription component, and no reseller or marketplace channels. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and referral-driven, leveraging MPI Indiana Chapter membership, personal credentials, and word-of-mouth from named clients including Eli Lilly, Indiana University, Procter & Gamble, the Transportation Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Customer acquisition does not rely on active digital marketing, content, or paid channels.

Name

Event Planning Services

Legal name

Event Planning Services

Website

https://meetingpros.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Event Planning Services is a privately held, single-principal meeting and event planning consultancy in Fishers, Indiana, delivering full-service event management — including site selection, contract negotiation, registration, travel, and trade show coordination — to corporate, nonprofit, and government clients on a project-based professional services model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Management Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Event Planning & Production (HSACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meeting & Conference Planning & Coordination (HSACADAA), Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM), Event Marketing, Ticketing & Registration Management (HSACAAAM), Event Logistics & Transportation Coordination (HSACAAAL)

Keywords

• Event management services
• Meeting planning
• Site selection services
• Event registration
• Speaker bureau

Headquarters

HQ city

Fishers

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Planning and Meeting Management Services: The company generates revenue through professional event planning and meeting management services. Revenue is derived from providing expert assistance in meetings, seminars, forums, symposiums, conventions, trade shows, and special event coordination. The service model involves staffing solutions that are flexible and cost-effective for clients, with services provided on an as-needed basis without long-term employment commitments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Event Planning Services is a professional meeting and event management consultancy that delivers full-service event coordination for corporations, associations, and government clients. Core offerings include end-to-end meeting planning covering site selection, registration and attendee management, travel logistics, audiovisual coordination, food and beverage management, trade show coordination, theme events, and featured speaker sourcing.

Product overview

Event Planning Services is a professional event planning company offering a comprehensive suite of meeting and event management services. The core offering includes full-service event coordination covering meetings, seminars, forums, symposiums, conventions, trade shows, and special events. The company provides integrated service modules including site selection and venue contract negotiations, registration and participant management, travel and transportation coordination, audiovisual and food & beverage services, trade show coordination, and special/theme event planning. Additional offerings include a featured speaker bureau with Dr. Larry W. Cowan specializing in mental health and personal development topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Meeting and Event Management Services
• Featured Speaker Services
• Featured Speaker Services Speaker bureau offering featuring Dr. Larry Cowan as a keynote and featured speaker for client events and meetings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Expert negotiation skills in all areas of the hospitality industry can save clients thousands of dollars
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Touchpoint Group / Meetings & Incentives: Touchpoint Group's M&I division is a corporate meeting and incentive travel management company with a heavy focus on pharma and healthcare events. Strongly comparable to EPS due to overlapping pharma/healthcare client base and meeting planning services.
• ConferenceDirect: ConferenceDirect is a leading independent site selection and meeting planning company serving associations and corporations. Highly comparable to EPS as a third-party meeting planning consultancy leveraging venue/supplier negotiation expertise.
• HelmsBriscoe: HelmsBriscoe is the largest independent site-selection firm specializing in hotel sourcing and meeting planning for associations and corporations. Comparable to EPS for venue sourcing and hospitality negotiation, focused on a similar buyer profile.
• Bishop-McCann: Bishop-McCann is an independent meetings, events, and incentives agency with full-service meeting planning capabilities. Directly comparable to EPS in offering site selection, registration, logistics, and on-site meeting management for corporate and association clients.
• PRA (Production Resources Agency): PRA is a full-service event management agency producing corporate events, conferences, and incentive programs. Comparable to EPS as a full-service meeting/event planning provider serving enterprise clients, but at meaningfully larger scale.
• American Meetings, Inc. (AMI): AMI is a full-service meeting and convention management firm serving associations and corporations. Comparable to EPS in providing registration, logistics, and on-site management for conferences and trade shows.

Broad incumbents

• Maritz Global Events: Maritz is a long-established, large-scale event management and incentive travel company serving corporate clients. Comparable to EPS as a full-service meeting/event planning provider, but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• BCD Meetings & Events: BCD M&E is a global corporate meetings and events agency covering strategy, registration, logistics, and onsite management. Comparable to EPS as a full-service meetings management firm serving corporate and association clients, but operating at global scale.
• CWT Meetings & Events: CWT M&E is the global meetings, events, and incentives arm of CWT, handling conferences, conventions, and incentive travel for enterprises. Comparable to EPS as a full-service meetings planner, but with multinational reach and integrated travel procurement.

Others

• Meeting Professionals International (MPI): MPI is the largest meeting industry association providing education, certification, and networking for meeting planners. Not a direct competitor but directly relevant as the certifying body (CMP) and primary industry network EPS engages with via its president.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/event-planning-services

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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