What Live Event Partners does

Live Event Partners is a full-service boutique event production company headquartered in Lake Forest, California that provides integrated live event, meeting, and video production services to corporate enterprise clients. The firm manages all elements of events including staging, lighting, audio, video, decor, and content creation for corporate sales meetings, incentive trips, awards ceremonies, and exclusive private parties, with documented capability to deliver domestically across the United States and internationally in markets such as Japan, Vietnam, Portugal, Italy, and Greece.

The company's core offerings span six integrated service lines: Stage Sets & Design, Live Entertainment booking, Virtual Events production, Decor & Themes, Content Creation, and Video Production (operated through a sub-brand, Video Lounge Productions). Underlying capabilities include custom stage and lighting design, on-site content management and video editing, After Effects compositing for marketing videos, webcasting for hybrid audiences, and access to marquee entertainment including headline musical acts (Jimmy Buffett, Beach Boys, Train, Kenny Loggins) and keynote speakers (Colin Powell, Magic Johnson, Ken Blanchard). The firm emphasizes transforming unconventional spaces (e.g., empty warehouses) into event venues by bringing all production infrastructure on-site.

Live Event Partners operates on a project-based professional services revenue model with quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is executed through direct enterprise sales targeting corporate meeting planners and event coordinators, with the relationship anchored by a single key contact (Tim Pendergrass). The firm positions itself as a cost-effective alternative to in-house hotel AV departments, which it notes commonly apply 20-30% markups. Customer segments are concentrated in biotech, technology, and corporate enterprises, with a small number of recurring multi-year engagements and limited disclosed customer base given the 1-10 employee headcount.

Name

Live Event Partners

Website

https://liveeventpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Live Event Partners is a boutique, full-service event production firm based in Lake Forest, California that provides staging, lighting, audio, video, decor, and content creation services to corporate enterprise clients across the US and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Event Production Services

NAICS

Other Performing Arts Companies (71119), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Meetings & Conferences (Internal/External Business Events) (MPAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hybrid Concerts & Live Shows (Venue + Remote Audience) (MPAGAOAE), VIP Hospitality & Client Entertainment (Boxes, Suites, Hosted Experiences) (MPAGAHAG)

Keywords

• Live event production
• Corporate event staging
• Audio visual services
• Entertainment booking
• Virtual event production

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Forest

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Event Production Services: Project-based professional services for live event, meeting, and video production. Services include staging, lighting, audio, video, décor, and content creation for corporate events. Revenue is generated through service fees for producing corporate sales meetings, incentive trips, and private parties.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Live Event Partners is a full-service boutique live event production company that manages all elements of corporate events including staging, lighting, audio, video, décor, and content creation. The company produces corporate sales meetings, incentive trips, private parties, awards ceremonies, and virtual events, and also books headline entertainment and keynote speakers. Services are delivered on-site at client venues domestically and internationally.

Product overview

Live Event Partners is a full-service boutique company providing live event, meeting, and video production services. The company's core offering combines multiple integrated service lines: Stage Sets & Design (custom staging, lighting, and set design), Live Entertainment (keynote speakers and headline musical acts booking), Virtual Events (webcast and virtual meeting production), Decor & Themes (visual design and theming), Content Creation (graphics, animations, and video editing), and Video Production (corporate videos, commercials, and marketing videos). These services work together to manage all elements of corporate events including staging, lighting, audio, video, décor, and content creation for sales meetings, incentive trips, and private parties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Video Lounge Productions: A related video production entity that creates stunning video productions, corporate videos, commercials, and product videos.

Products and services

• Stage Sets & Design Custom staging, sets, lighting, and design services for corporate events, conferences, and meetings; the company manages events from boardroom to ballroom with tailored stage designs based on audience, message, and budget.
• Live Entertainment Entertainment booking services for corporate events, including keynote speakers and headline musical acts, plus Cirque-style performances for annual conferences and incentive trips.
• Virtual Events Virtual meetings and events production for remote audiences, including custom themed Virtual All Hands Meetings, awards ceremonies, and other virtual communication events with webcast capabilities.
• Decor & Themes Visual design services including custom centerpieces, floral arrangements, specialty linens, unique table layouts, custom props, tailored lighting, and complete themed event design to create an entire look for shows.
• Content Creation On-site content management and video editing services, including customized graphic animation videos, corporate branding integration, high-energy video show opens, keynote speaker introductions, and company success story montages.
• Video Production (Video Lounge Productions) Video production services including corporate videos, commercials, product videos, marketing videos, and green screen productions, with capabilities including rock stage-style product reveals, high-end car ad-style spots, and After Effects compositing, delivered through the related Video Lounge Productions entity.
• Live Event Production Full-service live event production including sound, video, lighting, and staging for corporate sales meetings, incentive trips, and private parties, encompassing AV production, webcasting, and complete event management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Third consecutive year working with Whitelight Multimedia on retail sales show

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Whitelight MultimediacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLive Event Partners has worked with Whitelight Multimedia for 3 consecutive years on retail sales shows in Dana Point, California. The partnership involves collaborative event production with unconventional seating and lighting designs for awards events. The relationship demonstrates a recurring annual engagement for major corporate retail sales events.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• George P. Johnson Experience Marketing: Experience marketing agency producing corporate events, conferences, and branded experiences with integrated content, staging, and digital. Overlaps with LEP's end-to-end event production and content creation work, with a focus on larger enterprise brand experiences.
• Freeman: Large-scale event and experience production company offering AV, staging, design, and content services to corporate clients. Highly comparable service mix to LEP's full-service boutique offering, but operating at enterprise scale with global infrastructure.
• GES (Global Experience Specialists): Experiential marketing and event services provider offering AV, design, and event production for corporate events. Comparable capabilities at larger scale, focused on exhibitions and corporate experiences.
• Encore Global (formerly PSAV): Largest global provider of event technology, staging, and production services for hotels, venues, and corporate clients. Directly comparable to LEP's core AV and staging offering but at vastly greater scale and as the in-house AV supplier to most major hotel chains.

Direct peers

• AV Concepts: Full-service event production company specializing in AV, staging, and lighting for corporate events and meetings. Comparable offering to LEP, with similar focus on enterprise meetings and corporate productions.
• Swank Audio Visuals: Corporate event AV and production services provider serving hotels, conferences, and meetings. Closely aligned with LEP's core AV/staging/livestream delivery model and similar enterprise client base.
• Sparks: Live event and experiential marketing agency offering creative, design, content, and production services for corporate meetings and events. Comparable full-service positioning to LEP at a slightly larger agency scale.
• The Special Event Company: Full-service boutique event production company for corporate and private events, including staging, lighting, and content. Similar boutique full-service positioning to LEP with comparable customer base.
• PRA (now part of PRA Business Events): Corporate event management agency producing meetings, conferences, and incentive programs with end-to-end production including staging and AV. Directly comparable to LEP's corporate meeting and incentive trip focus.

Emerging players

• Entertainment One Agency / talent booking agencies: Talent booking and entertainment agencies (e.g., William Morris, CAA, WME) that provide keynote speakers and musical acts for corporate events. Comparable to LEP's entertainment booking line but specialized in talent representation rather than full event production.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LiveEventPartners
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/video-lounge-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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