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Karen Thornton brings a distinctive and comprehensive skill set to event planning and management. Her background in experience design and business consulting and her ability to execute on detailed logistics help ensure satisfying, meaningful events. Karen deeply understands how to develop engaging programs and invests the effort to ensure that all the event details are in place. From visioning and honing objectives to budget management and marketing to selecting the venue and securing vendors, Karen confidently, competently does it all.

RAVES

We were total event novices, but thanks to Karen we held a very successful three day national conference in San Antonio, Texas. Karen’s attention to detail when it comes to event design was obvious. She had clever ways to promote attendee engagement, all appropriately thematic and on-brand. She also did a stellar job of designing our 40th anniversary luncheon – the anchor event of our previous conference – which featured a 6-min video she produced. Regardless of the task, she listened to what we envisioned and found ways to make it a reality. It was a great experience, and we look forward to working with Avenue 22 again!

—   Client C. Annie Peters, President & CEO, Pet Partners

Karen has been an outstanding partner the last several years in creating dynamic and engaging experiences for our team at Brighton Jones. Each year we hold a week-long gathering in Seattle for our nearly 200 employees from across the U.S. and she has been fearless in taking on our big visions. Karen excels at wrangling the diverse perspectives we bring to the table, while keeping a handle on the details. She brings clarity to the planning process and gets things done – all with a smile on her face and high fives for everyone. Bottom line, Karen is a fantastic partner for our company, our culture, and our people, and we look forward to continuing to build the partnership in the years to come.

—   Jon Jones, Co-Founder & CEO, Brighton Jones

Until I asked Karen to help me produce the Slow Flowers Summit, I had no idea how much value and strategy a professional event planner could bring to my vision. After relying only on volunteers during year one, I made the investment in hiring Avenue 22 Events for my second conference -- and that decision was a game-changer. Karen is both highly proficient and entirely accessible at the same time. She allows me to be the "big thinker" and she takes care of all the details in support of my dreams, with equal doses of pragmatism and risk-taking. I truly believe Avenue 22 is the special ingredient that is helping my conference become a perennial success.”

—   Debra Prinzing, Founder, Slow Flowers Society