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Bethani Blair Operations Manager Get to Know Bethani Operating and planning events is more than a passion for Bethani, it’s a way of life. Bethani’s event operations don’t stop when she leaves the UV office. She has three children, so she has planned multiple elementary, junior high, and high school events over the last 13 […]
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What’s New This Spring Welcome to the Spring edition of the Ultimate Update! With the warmer weather comes so many of our favorite things – bluebonnets, baseball, and breathtaking green spaces that come alive this time of year with food and music festivals. It’s a beautiful, bountiful, and busy time for North Texans and our […]
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Delaney Costello Account Manager Get to Know Delaney Delaney has always been passionate about makeup and fashion trends, but most people are unaware that she was a devoted athlete for the majority of her life. For nine straight years, Delaney played basketball, soccer, and volleyball. Talk about determination! In high school, she earned five state […]
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Dylan Loftus Senior Operations Manager Get to Know Dylan Dylan was born and raised in Dallas, making her an expert on all things North Texas. She is passionate about trying new things. She has even crafted a never-ending Dallas bucket list of things she wants to do, food she wants to try, and places she […]
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Get to Know Allie Allie Salgueiro Perkins Program Manager Allie was born in Sao Paulo, Brasil. She speaks fluent English, Portuguese, and basic Spanish. When Allie comes up with a great design idea for a client, she’s actually thinking it out in Portuguese! Allie has a passion for detail and design, and that is why […]
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Get to Know Casee Casee Safford Creative Design Manager Casee has a passion for creativity, travel, and painting. Casee graduated from TCU with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Painting. She enjoys using her art background on a daily basis to create beautiful and unique events for her clients. In 2017, Casee was […]
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Every year around the holidays, the Ultimate Ventures team has the opportunity to thank one the nicest, hardest working, dedicated groups of unsung heroes in town. On December 13th in a giant warehouse filled with toys and bicycles, the UV elves served breakfast to 225 caseworkers and volunteers from Community Partners of Dallas (CPD). These […]
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This month we are diving into proposals and what our clients can expect when they request a proposal from us. The UV team utilizes an online proposal system to build and customize each of our proposals. So, what does that mean for our clients? 1. FAST RESPONSES – The online proposal system enables us to […]
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There’s no place like home! In honor of our 25th Anniversary, Ultimate Ventures made a donation to the Addison Arbor Foundation to help beautify our Dallas Headquarters location in Addison, TX (North Dallas). Over the summer, we had a front row seat as the Addison Arbor Foundation installed a new piece of public art across […]
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One of the greatest perks of hiring a top Destination Management Company for all your event and meeting services is the simplified billing process. You save yourself time and frustration by only having to pay one vendor, that’s us! And even better, at Ultimate Ventures, you’ve got a trusted partner to ensure your billing is […]
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Every Month Matters Giving back to the community has always been part of UV’s culture; however, in 2008, we formalized things a little, gave it a name, and created, “Every Month Matters”, our internal CSR program. This year, we celebrate 25 years of business, and 10 years of “Every Month Matters.” The gratitude we have […]
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On a very rainy dreary day, members of the UV team took to the streets to raise money and awareness for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC). The bad weather didn’t dampen our spirits as we walked in memory of our industry friends, Liz Gonzales, Linda Thompson, Linda Thornton, and Phyllis Addison, and in honor […]
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The Ultimate Ventures team prides ourselves on providing our clients peace of mind while delivering the utmost in local experiences. Being proactive when it comes to guest safety is one of the many ways we look out for our clients and provide them the peace of mind that they desire. As a result, the UV […]
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“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller While working with Ultimate Ventures, you may only have contact with a handful of people from our team, but what you don’t see is all the other people collaborating behind the scenes to execute a flawless meeting or event for you. […]
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This July, members of the UV team participated in Tango Tab’s “Feed the City” event @Bottledblondetx in Deep Ellum. The morning was filled with fun, fellowship, and some serious sandwich making! With a background of upbeat dance music, the UV team, along with over a hundred of our neighbors, prepared sandwiches and lunch fixings for […]
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Best Meeting/Event Planning Company in Texas! We are in the running for Texas Meetings & Events Magazine’s 3rd Annual “Best of” Awards. The annual readers’ choice awards are designed to honor the cream of the crop in the regional meetings and events industry. If Ultimate Ventures is your favorite meeting & event planner in Texas (sure hope […]
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In this month’s behind-the-scenes-look at Ultimate Ventures, we explain how a program is transitioned seamlessly from the Sales Department to the Operations Department. As you might expect, effective communication is the key! Here’s an overview of what clients can expect once a program is contracted: Turnover Meeting: The first thing we do after a contract […]
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Lisa Stephenson and UV’s Vice President, Val Lenington, with two of the program’s graduates. In June, Ultimate Ventures supported The Fatherhood Initiative at One Community Church in Lewisville. The Fatherhood Initiative was created by former UV employee Lisa Stephenson and her husband Dave, to invest in and mentor young men ages 10 – 15 who […]
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Out of the Box Thinkers. Envelope Pushers. Inspirational Goddesses. All of these terms could easily describe UV’s powerhouse trio, our in-house creative team. By finding inspiration in the ordinary and transforming it into the extraordinary, our creative team dazzles clients daily with flawlessly themed events, engaging teambuilding concepts, exclusive activities, swoon-worthy designs, and logistical masterpieces. […]