We are a team of professionals whose complementary skills and experience are interwoven to provide our clients with the most complete conference management expertise that money can buy.
Marti Balcom is the President and Founder of The Balcom Group. Marti has the unique ability to see the big picture and to run a conference that satisfies the goals of her clients while surpassing their expectations. At the same time, Marti understands the myriad details required to pull off a successful event. Her experience in the business, along with her deep knowledge of what it takes to make an event work, gives her the ability to put together a package that is unmatched by any other meeting planner.
Terry Balcom is the Vice President of Technology for The Balcom Group. Terry builds the systems that keep The Balcom Group at the forefront of event management. He has refined our systems over the years to achieve maximum efficiency and flexibility. Time and again, Terry's work has produced smooth event management results while saving our clients money.
Harriette Lott is the Vice President of Operations for The Balcom Group. Harriette takes care of the details that can make or break an event. She does everything from making sure the keynote speaker is given the VIP treatment, to ensuring the audio/video equipment is working for your workshop, to getting the "night owls" up and moving so that they don't miss their morning bus tour.
Tina Brown is the Manager of Convention Services. Tina handles registration related duties to ensure that conference registrants experience a smooth and stress free registration process. On site, Tina is on the front line greeting the participants as they check in for the conference. She is also instrumental on site confirming room sets and presenter needs prior to the start of the various work shop sessions.
We have several other staff members who serve in the roles of administration, communications, and event staffing. We have the staffing flexibility to scale up to manage any size event, from a 30-person board meeting to conventions accommodating more than 5,000 people.
