What We Do

Strategic Services

From initial concept to final debrief, comprehensive consulting for every stage of your meeting, conference, or event.

Experience You Can Build On

Greenwood SMC offers a full spectrum of strategic consulting services, each grounded in four decades of real-world event planning, production, and management experience. Every engagement begins with listening, and ends with results.

01

Conference & Meeting Strategy

From initial concept through final debrief, strategic planning, programming structure, and multi-year conference or event roadmaps tailored to your organization's mission, goals and objectives for your attendees.

From single-day executive summits to multi-year milestone conference roadmaps, strategy is always the foundation.

  • Strategic Planning
  • Programming Structure
  • Multi-Year Roadmaps
  • Stakeholder Alignment
  • RFP Development
02

Venue & Hotel Acquisition

Site selection, RFP management, contract negotiation, and hotel room and meeting space blocking, handled by someone who has been doing this for decades. Experienced in sourcing and vetting venues in all markets, our institutional knowledge means better terms and properties that truly fit your event. Over a career spanning four decades, Greenwood SMC has negotiated and contracted approximately 110,000 room nights on behalf of clients nationwide.

  • Site Selection
  • RFP Management
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Hotel Room & Meeting Space Blocking
03

Logistics & Production Management

End-to-end event logistics and production oversight for meetings ranging from 50 to 7,500 attendees. From AV production and technical direction to run-of-show management and on-site execution, handled with producer-level precision.

  • AV Production Oversight
  • AV RFP Written Based on Your Specific Needs
  • AV Bid Review & Recommendations
  • Set Design & Fabrication Contracting
  • Run-of-Show Management
  • On-Site Direction
  • Transportation Logistics
  • Technical Direction
04

Budget Development & Review

Honest, detailed budget development and ongoing review, with clear recommendations on how to maximize your ROI. We help you understand exactly where every dollar is going, identify opportunities to stretch your budget further, and ensure your investment delivers the greatest possible impact for your organization and your attendees.

If your event includes a sponsorship program, Greenwood SMC will review your sponsorship packages and make recommendations on pricing, structure, and additional sponsorship opportunities that may be available at your conference or event.

  • Budget Development
  • Ongoing Budget Review
  • Cost Negotiation
  • Sponsorship Package Review & Recommendations
  • Post Event Review
05

Vendor Sourcing & Oversight

Greenwood SMC begins with a thorough discovery process, listening, observing, and researching before delivering clear, unbiased recommendations on the best vendors for your specific path and event. Our approach puts your interests first.

For clients who need more than recommendations, Greenwood SMC can move into a Phase 2 advisory role, providing contract review, negotiation support, and ongoing advisory as your vendor relationships develop.

  • Vendor Sourcing & Vetting
  • Contract Review & Negotiation Support
  • Catering Coordination
  • Décor & Production
06

Speaker & Artist Talent Negotiation

With 13 years as a booking agent and former owner of a booking agency, Malcolm brings a rare and highly specialized skill set to the negotiation of national speaker fees, artist performance fees, and talent riders. This is not general event consulting, this is deep industry expertise that can save your organization significant money and protect you from costly contractual pitfalls.

  • Talent Sourcing & Recommendations
  • National Speaker Fee Negotiation
  • Artist Performance Fee Negotiation
  • Booking Contract Review
  • Talent Rider Review & Negotiation
07

Executive & Board Advisory

Senior-level counsel for boards, executive committees, and leadership teams navigating milestone events, significant celebrations, and signature conferences. Malcolm brings the perspective of someone who has planned and produced events at every level, from intimate executive gatherings to productions of 7,500 attendees, and can advise your leadership team with the confidence that comes from having been there.

  • Board & Committee Advisory
  • Milestone Event Planning
  • Strategic Counsel
  • Stakeholder Communications
  • Post-Event Debriefs
Our Approach

Every Engagement Begins
with Listening.

01

Understand

We begin by listening, learning your organization's goals, culture, history, and constraints before offering a single recommendation.

02

Strategize

We build a customized plan tailored to your specific needs, budget, and vision, not a pre-packaged template pulled off the shelf.

03

Deliver

We execute with producer-level precision, guiding every detail so your team can focus on what matters most.

Let's Talk About
Your Next Event.

No pressure. Just a conversation about what you're planning and how we can help you.

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