Executive Meetings & Events Strategist
Experience Producer · Moderator & Speaker · Partnership Strategist
I create meetings, events and experiences that bring the right people together and move ideas forward.
Executive events. Conferences. Brand experiences. Partnerships. Conversations that matter.
Strategy. Presence.
Flawless execution.
The approach
For more than 20 years, Tai P. Burns has worked at the intersection of events, strategy, hospitality, institutions and community.
From executive meetings and national conferences to higher education, experiential activations and intimate gatherings, Tai brings senior-level strategy and hands-on execution to the moments that matter.
Her strength is connecting the big picture to the details: understanding the objective, reading the room, building the experience and making sure the people in it feel considered.
20+ Years
Meetings, Events & Experiences
Charlotte + Beyond
Regional expertise. National capability.
Strategy to Execution
One experienced partner from concept through experience.
Services
Strategic planning and production for executive meetings, conferences, conventions, leadership gatherings, board experiences and high-touch corporate events.
Capabilities
For organizations, brands and leaders who have the idea but need an experienced producer to turn it into an experience.
Capabilities
Strategic support for organizations seeking authentic connections with communities, institutions and audiences.
Capabilities
A natural facilitator and experienced event professional, Tai brings warmth, preparation and an ability to connect the conversation to the people in the room.
Capabilities
Selected topics
The Business of Events · Building Experiences That Connect · From Weddings to Corporate Meetings & Events · Community, Connection & Partnerships · Career Reinvention · Event Strategy & Experience Design · Women, Work & Building What’s Next
I don’t just plan what happens in the room.— Tai P. Burns
I think about why the room exists, who needs to be in it and what should happen because they were there.
Education + Workshops
Education and workshop offerings for event professionals—particularly wedding and social-event professionals ready to expand into corporate meetings and events.
View current workshopsA featured venture
TWE
Everything but the wedding.
A separate experience created by Tai P. Burns for sophisticated wedding-weekend gatherings—from welcome parties and rehearsal dinners to hospitality experiences and farewell brunches.
Discover The Weekend EditSelected experience
From convention centers and campuses to ballrooms, boardrooms and community spaces, Tai understands that every room has a purpose. Her job is to make sure the experience serves it.
Corporate Meetings & Events
Conferences & Conventions
Higher Education
Executive & Leadership Experiences
Associations
Community & Civic Engagement
Experiential Events
Hospitality
Nonprofit & Institutional Events
About Tai
Tai P. Burns is an Executive Meetings & Events Strategist, experience producer and connector based in the Charlotte region.
With more than two decades of experience spanning meetings and events, higher education, institutional advancement, community engagement and experiential programming, Tai has built a career around one central idea: meaningful things happen when the right people are brought together with intention.
She combines strategic thinking with the operational experience required to actually make things happen.
Today, Tai works with organizations, executives, institutions, event professionals and brands to create experiences, partnerships and conversations designed to move people and ideas forward. She is also available for speaking, moderation, workshops and select strategic partnerships.
Connect with TaiThe portfolio
A living portfolio of the ventures, conversations and experiences Tai is building now.
Strategy and production for the rooms where decisions are made.
Prepared, warm facilitation for conversations that matter.
Sophisticated gatherings for every moment beyond the ceremony.
Practical education for expanding into corporate meetings and events.
Thoughtful connections among organizations, institutions and audiences.
Selective collaborations built around meaningful ideas and ambitious experiences.
Start a conversation
Planning a meeting, experience, partnership or conversation that needs the right strategy behind it?
Let’s talk.