The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta’s newspaper of record since 1868 and a Cox Enterprises company, the AJC now runs as much on live experiences and podcasts as on the daily paper. Lauren produces the events behind its community brands — UATL, DawgNation, Politically Georgia and AJC Original Podcasts.
- →Produces live tapings, panels and watch parties across UATL, DawgNation, Politically Georgia and podcast launches.
- →Runs venue, vendor and partner coordination — The Gathering Spot, Illuminarium, Spelman College, the Atlanta Hawks.
- →Owns the run of show, floor plan, signage and on-site execution for every activation.
“Who Blew Up the Guidestones?” went from a podcast feed to a 360° room at Illuminarium — sunset on every wall, a fragment of the stones under glass in the lobby.
Hands On Atlanta
Atlanta’s largest volunteer-mobilizing nonprofit, pairing companies and people with the city’s schools and community organizations. On the Corporate Impact team, Lauren turned Fortune 500 headquarters into large-scale service events.
- →Planned, designed and executed corporate give-backs — large-scale Meal Packs, Education Packs and School Beautifications.
- →Built every supporting document: work scopes, budgets, run of shows, floor plans and signage.
- →Managed corporate clients, nonprofit partners, board members and vendors end to end.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona hand-selected Lauren’s MLK Day event to attend — one of the largest meal packs Hands On Atlanta has produced, at Delta’s headquarters.
Two years on the systems side.
Between Texas and the AJC, Lauren ran implementations and client teams for software and customer-experience companies — the stakeholder management, timelines and reporting she now brings to every event.
QGenda
Healthcare workforce-management software. Owned implementation timelines, automation and configuration for 50+ accounts, led weekly business reviews, and held the department’s highest CSAT scores.
TaskUs
Led a 15–20 person customer-experience team across three business units for Twitter/X. Earlier, as the campaign’s subject-matter expert, coordinated artwork and translation orders for 13,900 Netflix titles across 280+ countries and 30+ languages.
Snap Chic Planning
A San Antonio event planning and design studio. Lauren led the events team — design, floral, logistics and vendors — through 20–30 events a month.
- →Oversaw vendor acquisition and logistics for 20–30 events monthly, often several on the same day.
- →Design and floral lead; built layouts and timelines for seamless execution.
- →Managed budgets, invoices, contracts and permits; drove social and web analytics for client acquisition and retention.
San Antonio Business Journal
San Antonio’s business weekly, an American City Business Journals title, and the awards programs where the city’s business community gets recognized. A production contract Lauren ran alongside Snap Chic.
- →Budget creation and management, staffing, vendor communications, timelines and asset logistics.
- →On-site execution, plus pre-, during- and post-event communications and escalations.
- →Post-event recaps, feedback and data insights for every program.
Goen South
San Antonio’s destination management and event production house — Texas-sized programs for companies in town for a convention or a celebration. Lauren’s first full-time production role.
- →Produced high-level events for Fortune 500 clients — 3M, Edward Jones, American Airlines, JPMorgan Chase and USAA — mixers, excursions, team builds, award shows, galas and summits.
- →Led a team of 10 on galas, award shows, seminars and tradeshows; 20–30 events a month alongside sales.
- →Contract negotiation and renewals; secured preferred partnerships with the top hotels and resorts in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Houston.
From a 25th-anniversary gala to a Hill Country welcome party with a live longhorn at the gate — this is where the scale came from.
Every role, in order.
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