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Meet Our Team
LAI Live houses some of the industry's most creative, intelligent, and ruthless talent.
Our team members bring clients more than event management- they offer a full-service experience.
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    • Leadership
    President & Chief Executive Officer

    Matthew Jones is the president and chief executive officer at Leading Authorities Inc., one of the nation’s most prominent event design and lecture…

  • Kate Burns
    • Leadership
    Chief Operating Officer

    Kate Burns is the chief operating officer at Leading Authorities. With a 10+ year background with LAI, Kate is involved across the company in executing our plans for growth, helping build a company that creates value and opportunity for all of us in the years ahead.

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    • Leadership
    • Account Executives
    • Event Consultants
    Senior Vice President, Leading Authorities

    Helena Lehman is responsible for building the company’s business in content marketing strategy among its clientele.

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    • Leadership
    • Producers
    Senior Vice President, LAI Live

    With more than 20 years of experience as an event producer, Shannon has produced everything from multi-million dollar, nationally-televised events to a nationwide…

  • Katie Nesbit-Blackburn
    • Producers
    Executive Producer, LAI Live

    Katie Nesbit-Blackburn joined LAI Live with over a decade of experience in all facets of event production.

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    • Producers
    Producer, LAI Live

    Elizabeth has over 10 years of experience working with LAI customers in all aspects of our business. She maintains production schedules, manages workflow and tracks…

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    • Producers
    Creative Director, LAI Live

    With over a decade of experience designing a wide variety of engaging visual media solutions, Benjamin McGeever brings a refined eye and a fresh approach to…

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    • Producers
    Producer, LAI Live

    With a background in marketing, PR, event logistics, and video content creation, Grace Dearing brings a holistic perspective to live production.

  • Myriah Savage
    • Producers
    Associate Producer, LAI Live

    With extensive knowledge of event and production industries, she supports LAI Live in managing workflow, tracking deliverables, assisting clients and serving as an onsite stage manager.

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    • Producers
    Production Assistant

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    • Account Executives
    • Event Consultants
    Vice President, Creative Strategy

    Having worked in broadcast, digital, and social media, Melinda offers a range of skills that the LAI Video and LAI Live programs rely on.

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    • Account Executives
    • Event Consultants
    Event Consultant

    Megan Weinknows that finding the perfect event strategy for a client can move hearts and minds—that’s why she was drawn to working at LAI in event sales.