Five Star Productions

What Five Star Productions does

Five Star Productions is a Minneapolis-based, privately held full-service event production and management firm serving enterprise corporate clients, trade associations, nonprofits, and government agencies across the United States. The company operates under a five-pillar service architecture branded as empower (event management and strategic planning for sales meetings, conventions, incentive programs, and product launches), illuminate (production services including venue selection, AV, set and lighting design), inspire (creative services and video production), captivate (speakers and entertainment booking), and excite (client recognition), delivered through direct consultative engagement with corporate decision-makers.

The firm's core technology is not publicly disclosed and the offering is fundamentally labor-based professional services rather than a software platform; revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees on quote-based engagements, with the company's only disclosed competitive assets being 25+ years of operating history, a curated talent network spanning Grammy-winning artists and TED speakers, and WBENC Women's Business Enterprise certification that enables access to corporate and government supplier diversity procurement. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales supplemented by client referrals, organic social media presence, and website-based testimonial marketing.

Five Star Productions operates from a single Minneapolis headquarters (7400 Metro Boulevard, Suite 425) with a stated headcount of 1-10 employees, indicating a boutique delivery model. Named enterprise clients include 3M Corporation (preferred supplier partnership), Northwest Airlines, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, McLeodUSA, and the American Academy of Neurology, alongside nonprofit engagements with the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Hennepin Educational Conference Foundation. The firm also operates an annual pro-bono partnership program with charitable organizations as part of its community engagement posture.

Name

Five Star Productions

Legal name

Five Star Productions, Inc.

Website

https://fivestarproductions.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Five Star Productions is a Minneapolis-based boutique event management and production agency serving U.S. corporate, association, nonprofit, and government clients through five integrated service pillars covering strategy, production, creative, talent booking, and recognition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Event Management

NAICS

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (71141)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sales Kickoffs (SKOs) & Revenue Summits (THAHAMAB), Professional & Association Conferences (MPAGAGAB), Awards Ceremonies & Recognition Events (MPAGAHAF), Gala Dinners & Fundraising Events (Nonprofit/CSR) (MPAGAHAE), Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Event management services
• Corporate event production
• Event planning agency
• Video production services
• Talent booking services

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Event Management and Production Services: Five Star Productions generates revenue through professional services fees for event management, production, and creative services. The company provides end-to-end solutions including venue selection and negotiation, production development, video production, corporate education programming, event marketing consultation, and talent booking. Revenue is derived from project-based engagements with corporate and association clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Five Star Productions is a full-service event management and production agency that plans, designs, and executes corporate meetings, conventions, incentive programs, product launches, and special events. Its offering spans five integrated service pillars: event strategy (empower), production and technical execution (illuminate), creative services and video production (inspire), speaker and entertainment booking (captivate), and client recognition programming (excite). Engagements are project-based and delivered directly to corporate, association, nonprofit, and government clients.

Product overview

Five Star Productions is a full-service production and event management company offering five integrated service pillars: empower (event management and strategic planning), illuminate (production and technical services), inspire (creative services and video production), captivate (speakers and entertainment booking), and excite (client recognition). The company operates a unified service model rather than a traditional software platform, delivering end-to-end event solutions for corporate meetings, conventions, incentives, and special events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• empower - Event Management and Strategic Planning

Named customers7 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

One partnership is on record.

• Charitable Organizations (Pro-bono)minorOthersEach year Five Star Productions partners with a charitable organization to provide pro-bono production, video, and/or event-related services. This community engagement demonstrates corporate social responsibility and gives back locally and nationally.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Freeman: Largest brand experience company in North America, with broad event production, AV, and exhibitor services. Overlaps with Five Star's illuminate/empower capabilities but operates at far greater scale across trade shows, conventions, and corporate events.
• PRA (Production Resource Group): Global live event production and AV services company serving corporate, association, and entertainment clients. Overlaps with Five Star's illuminate/AV production pillar but with substantially larger equipment and crew footprint.
• Live Nation Special Events: Live Nation's corporate and private events division delivers venue-based event experiences. Comparable to Five Star on the talent/entertainment booking side and large event execution, with broader incumbent scale.

Direct peers

• MKG: Experiential marketing agency delivering brand activations, corporate events, and live experiences. Comparable to Five Star as a creative-led event management firm serving enterprise buyers with integrated production and content services.
• Sparks: Global experiential marketing agency producing corporate meetings, conferences, and brand experiences. Comparable offering to Five Star across event strategy, creative, and production for enterprise clients.
• George P. Johnson Experience Marketing: Largest independent experiential marketing agency, providing end-to-end event strategy, creative, production, and content for enterprise clients. Directly comparable to Five Star as a full-service corporate event management firm, though at significantly greater scale.
• Impact XM: Experiential marketing agency producing corporate meetings, trade shows, and incentive programs with integrated creative, production, and digital services. Direct competitor for mid-market and enterprise event engagements.
• Jack Morton Worldwide: Global brand experience agency producing corporate events, conferences, product launches, and recognition programs for Fortune 500 brands. Closely mirrors Five Star's full-service model (strategy, creative, production, content) at substantially larger scale.

Emerging players

• Bizzabo: Event experience platform offering registration, engagement, and analytics for corporate events and conferences. Adjacent competitor as planners increasingly adopt software-first event management workflows.
• Cvent: Event management platform offering venue sourcing, registration, and on-site solutions used by corporate planners. Comparable to Five Star on the venue/registration side but competes primarily as a software vendor rather than a full-service agency.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/five_star_prod
• Facebookfacebook.com/fivestarproductionsinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/five-star-productions-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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