Esprit Production

What Esprit Production does

Esprit Productions, Inc. is a privately held, Chicago-based B2B event production company founded in 2003 that designs and delivers live, virtual, and hybrid corporate events for enterprises and associations. Its service portfolio spans end-to-end event production (staging, lighting, audio-visual, broadcast streaming, media production including video and PowerPoint design), meeting planning (registration, attendee apps, talent acquisition), and presentation training (speech coaching and writing). The underlying technology is conventional event production tooling — AV hardware, tri-caster broadcast operations, audience response apps, groupware for brainstorming, digital billboards, and remote speaker packages — rather than a proprietary software platform.

The business operates on a project-based professional services model with customized, non-publicly disclosed pricing per engagement. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, combining phone outreach (a single published line, 847-207-8333), website contact forms, referrals from existing enterprise clients, and a small content-marketing presence (blog, email newsletter, and social channels). Customer segments are vertical-organized, with a primary focus on large corporations (Nielsen, Siemens, Kraft, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson/DePuy Synthes, Snap-on Tools) and professional associations (SHRM, Associated Equipment Distributors).

The company is wholly owned and operated by President & Executive Producer Ron Springer, who has three decades of corporate event and marketing experience. There is no outside capital, no parent company, no disclosed headcount, no app product, no API, and no AI/ML capability in evidence. Operating geography is limited to the U.S. Midwest / North America, with no global footprint claim.

Name

Esprit Production

Legal name

Esprit Productions, Inc.

Website

https://espritproductions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Esprit Productions is a Chicago-based, founder-owned B2B event production company founded in 2003 that delivers live, virtual, and hybrid corporate events, meeting planning, and presentation training for enterprises and associations across the U.S. Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Event Production Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Meeting & Conference Planning & Coordination (HSACADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Conferences & Sales Kickoffs (MPAGAGAC), Virtual Event Platforms & Production Services (Streaming, Engagement, Moderation) (MPAGAOAO), Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM), Staging, Scenic & Set Fabrication (Stages, Backdrops, Scenic Builds) (THAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Corporate event production
• Virtual conference production
• Hybrid meeting services
• Audio-visual services
• Presentation training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Libertyville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Production Services: Full-service event production and planning company providing solutions for live, virtual, and hybrid events. Revenue generated through project-based fees for corporate meetings, conferences, and events including audio-visual services, staging, lighting, and media production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Esprit Productions is a full-service event production and meeting planning company that produces live, virtual, and hybrid corporate events. Core offerings include comprehensive event production (staging, lighting, audio-visual services, technical direction), virtual conferences (media production, live feeds, broadcast), hybrid meetings integrating in-person and remote audiences, presentation training, and meeting planning services including attendee registration, audience engagement tools, and talent acquisition.

Product overview

Esprit Productions offers a comprehensive suite of event production and planning services as a service-based company, not a software product company. Their core offerings include Event Production (live corporate events with staging, lighting, and AV), Virtual Conferences (remote broadcast production), and Hybrid Meetings (combined live/virtual). These are supported by Presentation Training (speech coaching and writing), Meeting Planning (registration, apps, talent acquisition), and specialized services including Media Production (video, graphics, PowerPoint), Stage Sets, Broadcast Streaming, Audio-Visual Services, Producer Services, Technology Tools (event apps, audience response, digital billboards), and Audience Engagement Services. The company positions itself as a full-service virtual and live event production and planning company supplying solutions that bring insight and energy to audiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Event Production Full-service live corporate event production including staging, lighting, audio-visual services, and technical direction to engage and motivate audiences. Targeted at corporations and associations hosting in-person events.
• Virtual Conferences Virtual conference production including media production, show flow design, live feeds, and broadcast services for engaging remote audiences. Designed for corporations hosting remote conferences and global broadcasts.
• Hybrid Meetings Combined live and virtual event production enabling simultaneous in-person and remote audience participation with seamless integration. Targeted at corporations and associations needing to engage both audiences.
• Presentation Training Public speaking and presentation coaching services including speech coaching, speech writing, and graphics support to help presenters deliver engaging presentations. Targeted at corporate speakers and association presenters.
• Meeting Planning Certified meeting planning services including attendee registration, visual design of broadcast viewing screens, attendee apps, breakout sessions, and talent acquisition for emcees, keynote speakers, and entertainment. Targeted at corporations and associations planning corporate events and conferences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nielsen Consumer 360 Conference: 6 hours of general session and walk-in, 7 hours of global streaming, 1,200+ ideas captured via groupware, 24 hours of video content recorded, 14 hours of insight sessions

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BI WORLDWIDE: BI WORLDWIDE designs and delivers meetings, incentives, and events for enterprise clients — comparable to Esprit's corporate meeting and conference production services.
• Freeman: Freeman is one of the largest full-service corporate event production and experiential marketing agencies in the U.S., offering end-to-end live, virtual, and hybrid event services directly comparable to Esprit Productions' integrated offering for enterprise clients.
• Maritz: Maritz is a meetings, incentives, and events services company that designs and executes corporate meetings and conferences — directly comparable to Esprit's meeting planning and corporate conference production services.
• Hargrove: Hargrove is a U.S. corporate event, exposition, and meeting production company delivering live, virtual, and hybrid events for enterprise clients — a direct peer with a comparable full-service event production model.
• George P. Johnson Experience Marketing: GPJ designs and produces corporate meetings, conferences, and experiential programs for Fortune 500 brands — directly comparable to Esprit's live, virtual, and hybrid corporate event production model and client base.
• Encore (formerly PSAV): Encore is a leading provider of event technology, production, and AV services for hotels, venues, and corporate clients — directly comparable to Esprit's AV, staging, lighting, and broadcast service lines for live and hybrid events.
• MCI Group: MCI is a global association and corporate meetings, events, and association management company — a direct peer in conference and meeting production for associations and enterprises, including virtual and hybrid formats.
• PRA (Production Resource Group): PRG is a leading provider of event production services including AV, lighting, staging, and broadcast for live and virtual events — directly comparable to Esprit's AV, staging, lighting, and broadcast production stack.
• Sparks: Sparks is a global experiential and event production agency serving enterprise and association clients with live, virtual, and hybrid meeting solutions — a direct peer given comparable service mix and target buyer (corporate event/communications teams).
• Jack Morton Worldwide: Jack Morton is a global brand experience agency producing live, digital, and hybrid events for enterprise marketers — a direct peer given the overlapping scope of corporate event production, staging, broadcast, and audience engagement services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/esprit-productions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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