Kelly Campbell Smolen - Area 15 - Meow Wolf With Ruud Janssen #DESIGNtoCHANGE Live from #IMEXAmerica

Kelly Campbell Smolen https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellykcampbell/ As the Director of Event Sales at AREA15, Kelly Campbell Smolen leads the team bringing the industry “What’s Next” in Immersive Events. Kelly is responsible for driving and managing the overall sales growth of the Special Events business at AREA15 and motivating their high functioning sales team. From strategic planning, business initiatives, leadership, and a client focused approach, Kelly brings together the perfect mix of process and creativity to launch the AREA15 brand to the forefront of the events industry! For the near decade prior to joining AREA15, Kelly was a vital member of Live Nation’s Special Events division, based at House of Blues Las Vegas. During her tenure, Kelly held many accomplishments, such as being the top revenue producing Senior & Sales Manager of all 150+ Live Nation venues, nationwide, and selling/managing/producing over 400+ events, generating over $10.5M in Revenue. Kelly is an East Coast girl at heart, growing up in Frederick, Maryland. She is a proud graduate of The Pennsylvania State University #WeAre. She is proud to have been an athlete into her mid 20s, playing women's full contact tackle football, and many other sports prior. Kelly ventured out to Las Vegas in 2013 and has been enjoying a euphoric career in the events capital of the world ever since! In her free time, she is dedicated to her daughter, born September 2021, her pit bull, and her husband and their large family. She enjoys watching and attending sporting events and concerts, traveling, mentoring students from UNLV, and can most frequently be found supporting her husband's Maryland themed seafood restaurant in Vegas, Crab Corner. In this episode he speaks with Ruud Janssen.