“I can speak for all of us at Lazard when I say that you exceeded our expectations. You handled all the twists and turns with grace. We appreciated your professionalism and your expertise throughout the process and we are very grateful. Every piece of feedback that we got on the conference was glowing praise. So much of it belongs to you!”
Previously, Eliza has worked as a Consumer Relations Intern at Quinn Foods, LLC, an organic snack food startup, and a Sales Associate at Vail Resorts Retail. In these positions, she honed her copywriting and customer service skills as she interfaced with customers in person, through social media posts and email messaging. Eliza holds a BS in Strategic Communications with a concentration in Public Relations and a Minor in Leadership Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
LINLE FROEBAs President and Founder of LJF Events, LLC, Ms. Froeb brings over 20 years’ worth of event planning skills and resources to her productions. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Francisco, LJF Events specializes in high-end corporate event planning and production. Prior to starting her own corporate events firm in 2001, Ms. Froeb was a principal and the Director of Corporate Events at Robertson Stephens & Company; a San Francisco based investment bank. As the Director, Ms. Froeb successfully built an outstanding Global Corporate Events department. Before Joining Robertson Stephens & Company, she was the Associate Director of Corporate Events at Montgomery Securities/Banc of America Securities. Ms. Froeb also worked for several years at Franklin Templeton and Sotheby’s. Ms. Froeb received her BA in English and Art History from Smith College in Northampton, MA.
Since 2009, Debbie Broderick has produced phenomenal events at LJF Events, LLC. During her time at LJF Events, she has honed her event production skills and works tirelessly in her efforts to achieve success for her clients. Debbie has assisted in planning and running both small and large scale corporate events in the financial services, healthcare and technology sectors. She has supervised investment banking conferences, annual meetings, sales kick-offs, exclusive retreats, networking events, sponsorships of national sporting events and many virtual productions, Debbie is often commended for her expertise in event registration management and client communication. She excels at contract negotiation, copywriting, budgeting and overall event design. Debbie thrives in the fast paced, creative world of event planning. Debbie graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a BA in Recording Arts and Music and an MA in Education.
Prior to working at LJF Events, Kristen ran the Corporate Events Department at Silicon Valley Bank where she helped create the department, oversaw their annual budget, ran their executive level programs, Round-table discussions, Tech Forum, and Leadership Conferences. Working still in the Banking Industry, Kristen also spent several years at Robertson Stephens & Company where she worked on its industry conferences and road shows.
Kristen has extensive experience in the Technology Industry. As a Senior Event Manager at VERITAS Software (now Symantec), she ran all executive forums, global sales conferences, and incentive trips.
Gena managed a team of close to 40 event professionals and oversaw the execution of over 500 events annually. Part of her purview included responsibility for a multi-million dollar global program budget as well as oversight of the international investor conference portfolio in Asia Pacific and EMEA (Emerging Markets, Europe and Africa). Her focus concentrated on the creation and supervision of differentiated programs that supported revenue growth, highlighted the firms’ business products and showcased senior management as thought leaders in the industry. Gena received her BA in Communications at the University of Washington in Seattle.
