where PEOPLE
discover PURPOSE
STRATEGIC EVENT PLANNING & EXPERIENCE DESIGN FOR MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS
TRANSFORMING VISION INTO IMPACT
At Marquee Experience Group, we design and execute high-impact events for universities, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations.
As a mission-driven event partner, we don’t just plan events; we create experiences designed to advance your organization’s most important goals. By bridging high-level strategy with meticulous execution, we ensure every detail contributes to a cohesive and elevated outcome. Our approach is grounded in strategic alignment, thoughtful design, and intentional stakeholder engagement. Every experience is crafted as an authentic reflection of your organization’s values—strengthening connections, inspiring audiences, and delivering lasting impact long after the event concludes.
Our SERVICES
Whether reimagining an annual flagship event or launching a new initiative, we provide the roadmap. We analyze your current event portfolio to identify opportunities for deeper stakeholder connection and create marquee moments anywhere in the world.
Strategic Event Consulting
We translate your brand identity into a physical environment. This includes spatial planning, thematic development, and the integration of sophisticated lighting and contemporary decor reflecting the prestige of your institution/organization.
Experience Design & Branding
Working alongside trusted partners, we navigate the unique requirements of academia and nonprofit clients, ensuring a seamless experience that feels effortless to attendees. From contract negotiation to day-of management, we handle every detail.
Full-Scale Event Execution
We help you design specific moments that foster community, encourage philanthropy (if appropriate), make partners feel seen and valued, and strengthen the bond between your organization and its most vital supporters.
Stakeholder Engagement Planning
LET'S ELEVATE YOUR NEXT EVENT
Your mission deserves an experience as impactful as the work behind it.
Whether you are planning a leadership retreat, executive dinner, fundraising gala, or milestone celebration, Marquee Experience Group delivers thoughtfully designed, flawlessly executed experiences that inspire connection and leave a lasting impression. Based in Boston and working globally, we partner with organizations wherever their mission takes them.
How We WORK
These four core principles guide every project we undertake, ensuring every moment is purposeful, polished, and impactful.
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT
We begin by looking at the big picture.
Every event must be an engine for your organizational goals. We partner with your leadership to ensure that the event strategy integrates seamlessly with your broader campaign, institutional milestones, or development objectives.
MISSION-CENTRIC DESIGN
The brand is the guest of honor.
We translate mission-driven organizational values into a tangible environment. From thematic development to the guest journey, our design process ensures your mission is woven into the fabric of the experience, creating an emotional connection that resonates long after the guests depart.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Events are your most powerful tool for stewardship.
We specialize in crafting high-touch moments that make donors, alumni, and partners feel seen and valued. By focusing on relationship-building and sophisticated engagement strategies, we help you turn attendees into lifelong advocates and investors.
SEAMLESS EXECUTION
Vision requires precision.
We partner with the best vendors in the business to bring technical and operational expertise to each event. With a keen sensitivity to protocol, cultural competence, and complex logistics, we manage the heavy lifting so you can focus on your guests. From global donor dinners to campus-wide celebrations, our execution is disciplined and well-coordinated.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Meg G. Umlas is the driving force behind Marquee Experience Group.
After a career spent producing high-stakes events for universities and mission-driven organizations, Meg learned one thing above all else: the details that seem invisible are often the ones people remember most.
As the founder of Marquee Experience Group, Meg launched the firm with the belief that exceptional experiences do not simply happen—they are engineered with intention, built on deep relationships, and designed to leave a lasting impression long after the room clears.
Three decades in this field have been defined by work at the intersection of people and purpose, producing events that raise funds, strengthen communities, and bring institutional vision to life. Most recently, as Senior Director of Campaign and Development Events at Boston University, Meg led the strategy and execution behind some of the university’s most significant advancement experiences. From fundraising galas and scholarship dinners to board retreats, road shows, milestone celebrations, and high-touch global travel, her work consistently centered on creating meaningful experiences that drive engagement and impact.
Meg brings equal parts strategic rigor and creative instinct to every engagement. She is a strategist who understands complex board operations, a designer who can translate narrative into experience, and a trusted partner who approaches every guest touchpoint with discretion, cultural competence, and precision.
Marquee Experience Group was founded to bring that same level of craft and care to a wider circle of clients—institutions and organizations doing meaningful work and deserving experiences worthy of their mission.
For organizations building something that matters, Marquee Experience Group exists to help make it unforgettable.
