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Four New Destination Management Certified Professionals on Staff Addison, Texas – Dallas-Fort Worth event and destination management company, Ultimate Ventures (UV), a DMC Network Company, is proud to announce that four of its team members have recently earned their Destination Management Certified Professional (DMCP) credentials, as awarded by the Association of Destination Management Professionals International […]
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Sending Summer Vibes from your friends at UV! We’re excited to share that our UV family is growing. Not only do we get to work with two of the sweetest boys (Andrew Keefer, 8 months and Reid Lovelace, 11 months), but we also have an amazing new Assistant General Manager, Marie Huggins. And, you know […]
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Time on a patio is time well spent, wouldn’t you agree? Over the last few months, our clients have taken full advantage of meeting in Texas and holding their events outside. As a result, the UV team has produced some spectacular events at unique spots across Dallas-Fort Worth including a Rooftop Movie Theater, Sundance Square […]
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THE LATEST & GREATEST Greetings from North Texas! We are rocking and rolling with great news to share. Our team is busier than ever with fabulous client programs (thank you!); we’re taking summer vacations (gotta recharge, right?!); and we’re on a never-ending quest to visit the hot new venues and hotels springing up all over […]
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For many meeting planners, transportation may feel like a “cog in the wheel” (pun intended!), but we all know how vital it is to a successful meeting, event, or convention. Today, more than ever, the transportation discussion needs to happen EARLY in the planning process in order to secure the best price, quality, staff, and […]
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CHEERS TO 30 YEARS! Hey Y’all! It’s Our Birthday!!! Ultimate Ventures is celebrating 30 years of business this year, and we couldn’t have done it without YOU! As we commemorate this milestone, we would like to take a moment to thank our amazing clients, our partners, and our employees who have supported us along the […]
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UV Celebrating Two Top DMC Industry Awards! Great news! We are delighted to announce that UV earned two ADMEI (Association of Destination Management Executives International) awards at the recent ADMEI Annual Conference in Boston. Our winning entries were “Wildflower Welcome” for Best Design/Decor and “Hail Mary Annual Meeting” for Best Overall Program. Many thanks to […]
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Globe Life Field – A Whole New Ballgame! The Texas Rangers baseball team is kicking off the 2020 season in a brand-new home – Globe Life Field in Arlington. The state-of-the-art baseball stadium opens for business on March 14th, and from all indications, it’s in a league of its own! Globe Life Field (not to […]
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Taking your event to an offsite venue opens a world of possibilities. Simply the act of getting out of the hotel and experiencing a destination up close and personal is cause for excitement! In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, we are oh-so fortunate! Our dual cities have an abundance of offsite event venue options. In fact, […]
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Cheers to a new year and a new decade! With each year, we look forward to incorporating new trends into our client’s meetings and events. We’ve picked our top three trends for 2020 to share with you to get those creative juices flowing. Pantone Color of the Year: Classic Blue Pantone has chosen the “universal […]
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The new decade brings with it a historic milestone for the Ultimate Ventures team. In January, our amazing Director of Operations, Debbie Bastian, DMCP, celebrates her 20th Anniversary with our company. With this extra-special event on the horizon, we thought it was a great time to sit down with Debbie and learn which events (of […]
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What’s New this Fall Happy Fall Y’all! We sure love the sound of that. In Texas, Fall brings with it glorious weather, plenty of outdoor activities (including one of our favorites, the State Fair of Texas!), football, and a chance to finally break out our boots. In the Fall issue of the Ultimate Update, we […]
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Beverly Brin, DMCP General Manager Get to Know Beverly Let’s just say our General Manager, Beverly Brin, DMCP, knows a thing or two about creating exceptional group experiences, as she’s been doing exactly that for over 30 years. Beverly has been involved in the meetings industry in a wide variety of capacities including incentive planner, […]
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Val Lenington, CMP, DMCP VP & Director of Marketing Get to Know Val As the co-owner of Ultimate Ventures (UV), my business partner, Laurie Sprouse, and I have worked side by side for over 25 years to create exceptional experiences for association, incentive, and corporate groups meeting in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We started our […]
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Lindsey Wolf, DMCP Lead Creative Design Manager Get to Know Lindsey If anyone knows Fort Worth and how to bring it to life for visitors, it’s Lindsey! She grew up in Argyle, a small town outside of Fort Worth, Texas. She went on to attend college at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth where she […]
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What’s New This Summer Time sure flies when you’re having fun! We’re more than halfway through 2019, and we’re feeling grateful for all that we have experienced thus far – the wonderful clients, incredible meetings and events, awards, and more! It’s been a great year so far, and we are looking forward to what the […]
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Laura Mitchell Operations Manager Get to Know Laura Laura started her journey with Ultimate Ventures as an Operations Intern and worked her way up to Operations Coordinator and then onto her current position, Operations Manager. Her dedication, positive attitude, and analytical mind are just a few of the attributes that make her such an outstanding […]
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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 […]