Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
Dave Lutz is an accomplished business leader with extensive experience in the event management and consulting industry. Currently serving as a Member of the Board of Directors for Visit Orlando since January 2024, Lutz has been the Managing Director of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting since its founding in 2006, focusing on transforming major face-to-face events for conference and tradeshow organizers. Lutz's previous leadership roles include serving on the boards of eventcore and Passkey, the latter of which was acquired by Lanyon in 2014 under their guidance. As President of ExpoExchange and Conferon from 1984 to 2006, Lutz expanded the company significantly, overseeing annual revenue of $60 million and managing over 500 employees. Lutz holds an Associate's degree in Hotel-Restaurant Management from Cincinnati Technical College.
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Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
Velvet Chainsaw Consulting (VCC) is the leading choice for conference and trade show organizers interested in growing or transforming their major events. We provide expert advice for designing premium education and networking experiences that result in increased loyalty and revenue. With a laser focus on the attendee experience, the VCC team will study and benchmark your business model and value proposition. For each engagement, we provide customized short and long-term improvement recommendations. VCC is comprised of a team of industry experts who are change agents for where conferences and trade shows need to evolve. The majority of our consulting projects fall into these categories: * Conference Improvement * Hybrid & Virtual Experiences * Sponsorship Growth * Education Differentiation * Speaker Improvement * General Session Design * Strategy Facilitation Profiles of the ideal client for each of these categories can be found on the "What We Do" page of our website: www.velvetchainsaw.com If you're interested in learning more, reach out to any member of our team or use this contact information. Call us: (330) 474-1047 Email us: info@velvetchainsaw.com VCC has offices in Washington DC, Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts, Michigan and Colorado.