Reviews

 

The very best conference planning! I was able to witness firsthand Sarah's attention to detail. Sarah began planning early in the year with us and was available throughout this time at regular intervals, and then almost around the clock [the week] leading up to and during the event. We appreciated all of her diligence and hard work: from handling the AV and acting as a liaison between our organization and the hotel venue to her sensitivity to our community's complex accessibility needs, and so much in between. This was our first time holding a hybrid event, connecting about 200 in-person and 100 remote attendees, and the overall consensus from the community was incredibly positive. 


I specifically like the way Sarah helped us transition from one segment/portion of the day into the next. She gave us great ideas, keeping the audience engaged at all times and avoiding any hiccups. The flow of the event is paramount and Your VIP Event ran the conference smoothly and professionally from beginning to end. Highly recommended!


— Krista Vasi, Executive Director

 

Part of my job has always included event planning even though I would not consider myself a professional. This year we decided to host a hybrid event and from the start of planning, I knew that I would need to hire help. I am so glad that I found Sarah! She was able to keep me on track when the rest of my job was overwhelming, help in multiple areas, save us thousands of dollars and elevated our event. She was onsite also and handled the venue issues so that the attendees had no idea what was going on behind the scenes. I am sure I don't even know everything! I would work with Sarah over and over again without hesitating.

— Nicole Purnell, Program Director

 

“Your VIP Event provided exceptional service for our first online conference. Whether it was helping us select the best platform for our purposes, regular communication and assistance throughout the planning phase, or running all the behind-the-scenes tasks during the event itself, Sarah was with us every step of the way! We greatly appreciated her friendly demeanor and helpful advice. She saved us so much time and stress that I don't know why we would ever try to run another event without her!”

— Jennifer Martin, President

 

“I can not say enough great things about Sarah and Your VIP Event! Sarah jumped in to help us plan our 12th annual, but 1st virtual Derby Day event which is our largest fundraiser of the year. I can confidently say that without her, the event would never have run as smoothly as it did -
she made the event way less stressful than it's ever been!!”

— Jeannie Freeman, Manager of Finance & Operations

“MNAFP worked with Sarah at Your VIP Event on our annual conference. It was the second year that we were virtual and it was going to be different from last year. We knew we needed help. Sarah helped with our mobile app, working with speakers and monitoring the virtual concurrent sessions. She was professional, efficient and provided valuable insight into different technologies. It was a pleasure and we would not hesitate to hire her again.”

— Kate Cole, MNAFP

 

“A huge Thank You to Sarah Kragness with Your VIP Event for all of her wonderful hard work with our first virtual national conference. She did a fantastic job from day one helping us get going to finding a unique platform and after the event helping with all the wrap-up work. We have received complements from event participants and are extremely satisfied with the success of our event. We literally could not have done it without her. I do not hesitate to recommend Sarah and Your VIP Event.”

— Jack Johnson, Executive Director at Fabry Support and Information Group

 

“Thank you so much for your time, expertise, and dedication to the FORUM! You are such a pleasure to work with and we could not have pulled off such a successful event without you. You were willing to pitch in anywhere we needed you and that was invaluable, and you fit right in as part of our team!”

— Kelly Nielson, Director of Operations and Finance at 2020 Mom

 
 

“Your VIP Event was a huge part of the success of our virtual youth conference. Sarah Kragness was extremely organized and professional. It was clear that she had the expertise to suggest the proper platform for our conference needs, she was easily able to troubleshoot tech issues of each of our speakers during the practice sessions, and the event ran incredibly well during our conference week. Having the confidence in Sarah to run the technical aspects of the meeting allowed me to focus on the content and engagement of our attendees. She filled the role as more of a partner for our conference success and actively assisted where she could. Even on our surveys, many of the attendees took the time to complement how smooth the virtual conference ran.”

Here are some of the direct quotes from the surveys. The question was “What surprised you about the conference?”

  • How smoothly everything ran and how fast time the two hours flew by each day. I thought I would be bored, but I noticed that everyone stayed engaged.

  • The conference ran surprisingly smooth for a zoom meeting.

  • I was surprised how smoothly everything ran over zoom.

  • How much fun it was even though it was online instead of in person.

  • How smoothly it was run! There were no hitches when it came to switching in and out break out sessions, or when people were presenting, or how it was scheduled. I'm genuinely impressed and hats off to the people who planned this whole thing out.

— Shana Read, Director of Education & Training

 

“We are getting nothing but amazing feedback from our affiliates, our panelists, speakers, and our attendees. All positive marks. Sarah was VITAL to our success! Thank you, Sarah!”

— Amanda Proctor, President & CEO at Cauda Equina Foundation

 

“Your VIP Event has managed 6 virtual meetings for us over the last 12 weeks. Our agenda is quite complicated with various speakers being on and off screen as well as videos to be played and sponsors to properly recognize. They have all been run smoothly and professionally. Our attendees have been very pleased with our series of events thanks to Your VIP Event’s management! I highly recommend them to any organization who needs assistance with their virtual or in-person meetings!”

— Holly Zelinsky, CEO at Nationally Speaking, Inc.

 

“We needed help with Zoom breakout rooms for our fully virtual gala. We were trying to replicate the table experience for our donors. Sarah was an extremely integral part in making this happen. She went above and beyond to work with our team to bring our vision to life. She also contributed ideas that made our evening flow smoothly from one portion to the next. ”

— Paige Myrick, Director of Development at River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO)