Suzanne Stigers

About Suzanne Stigers

Suzanne Stigers is a highly skilled, sought-after expert in the events industry. Over the last 25+ years, she has built her reputation of trust and integrity among clients and hotels. Her trend-setting strategies and knowledge are evident in her event management, hotel contracting, and fierce negotiating skills that lock in real benefits to the clients she serves. Suzanne has successfully served 40 of TSNN’s top 200 roster. A known innovator, she has a proven track record as a problem solver. She was instrumental in the business recovery after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008 with her strategic and mutually beneficial solutions. It is Suzanne’s honesty, care, and unyielding professionalism that has garnered her the respect of hoteliers across every major convention city. She has the relationships that matter most. Known for her “win-win” approach, Suzanne’s vast experience and knowledge, which includes years in hotel convention services and sales, shine through in all negotiations. Her contract terms, concessions, and rate offerings are unmatched. Clients can expect to have their financial exposure mitigated, their savings maximized, their revenue increased, and their attendees engaged because of the work that she does at the contracting level. She has been known to bring not only sales teams to the table, but also revenue management, convention services, and marketing to create meaningful solutions to the most challenging situations. Now more than ever, we are going to need to rely on these relationships. EvolveCon is a brand with a proven process that saves you time and money.

Experience

1. Founder

   Evolvecon Llc

   Apr 2021 — Present · Boise, ID, US

   Founded by Suzanne Stigers, EvolveCon is a group of highly skilled experts in the event housing, planning and management industry, dedicated to providing and implementing a comprehensive and successful “Event Master Plan”. The plan we create for your event guarantees you the industry’s best strategic thinking. We have a proven track record of helping our clients save time, plan for the long term, address short-range challenges, maximize revenue, reduce costs, and minimize financial exposure by implementing highly innovative and strategic solutions. For over 25 years and representing over 1 million room nights annually, EvolveCon has negotiated hotel contracts with chain and individual hotels, assisted with site selection, provided event management services, and delivered onsite assistance for a wide array of events recognized among the Fastest 50, Gold 100 and TSNN rosters of fastest-growing shows in every major convention city. They include multi-management trade show companies, medical and scientific associations, and high-profile professional companies.EvolveCon is the right team at the right time. Together we can do more than pivot, we can EVOLVE!“A convention housing program can contribute greatly to an event’s success if it serves all event constituencies…organizers, their exhibitors and attendees, hotel partners, and host cities. Suzanne has a deep understanding of how to make housing programs successful for all these participants. That’s why she should be an integral part of your event’s master plan.” Ira B. MalinCo-Founder, Travel Planners, Inc.“I\'ve worked with Suzanne on more business than any other planner in my career.”Shelly Cruz, CMPVice President of Global Sales at MGM Resorts International“If there is someone in the United States who is better than Suzanne at what she does, I don\'t know who it is.”Tony CalancaPrincipal at Calanca & Associates, LLC

Education

• Boston University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Communications

• L'Universita per Stranieri

  Italian Language and Literature