Founded in 2004, CLI Groups began with one person handling all facets of the business. Over the years, CLI Groups has recruited a reputable executive team and the most qualified support staff in the industry. Our strategic partners and vendor relationships, both nationally and overseas, provide our clients maximum buying power anywhere in the world. With numerous events of every format and size successfully planned, there is no question CLI Groups can exceed your expectations.
Our Strategy
Discover, Plan, Review and Implement. We will discover the client’s needs and goals. Our team of experts will then plan the event covering every detail. To avoid any misunderstanding, we will then review the plan with our client. Upon final approvals, our team will handle the entire implementation process with constant and clear communication throughout this phase with our client.
Our Philosophy
Our client is our boss, therefore we will always exceed the client’s expectations; there is nothing “standard” or merely “acceptable” in anything we do. We are innovative, creative, passionate, dedicated and solution oriented. Our success can only be measured by the success of a client’s experience and the satisfaction of that client.
Our Secret To Success
Our Entire Team LOVES What We Do. It is not a job, it is a passion. We work endless hours, face immeasurable challenges, and tirelessly handle unbelievable hurdles. Why? Because we take full responsibility for our client’s goals and expectations. Our goal is to always end with a smile on our faces…and more importantly, end with a smile on our clients’ face.
Renee Kim, CMP
“I believe you have to be passionate about what you do. That is when you care and when you care about something, you pay very close attention! Every day I try to create that environment and make sure that people are happy working at CLI, with CLI and for CLI! 100% of our clients are […]
Brennan Blednick
Brennan is a graduate of ASU and worked at the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale upon graduation. He also worked in Chicago for Mercantile Exchange for 7 years.Moving to Las Vegas, Brennan began a 15 year career at Walters Golf handling the sales division for multiple golf courses in the city. Brennan possesses exceptional sales and […]
Janice Lencke
Janice Lencke brings over 20 years of high level event planning, catering and hotel sales experience to the company. Janice has served in various event planning capacities at hotels and venues in New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey and since 2005, Las Vegas. A significant highlight for Janice was when she successfully coordinated a special event […]
Denise Collins, CMP.
Denise joins CLI with over 20 years of sales and business development experience in hospitality and event management in different markets. Her passion for events is proven by maintaining long-term client relationships made from over many years. Denise also brings her government procurement experience and involvement with economic development to CLI. Denise is involved with […]
Patricia Lee
Patricia Lee has over 10 years of extensive experience as an Executive Meetings Service Manager at the MGM Grand and the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, bring expertise and managerial skill to her current position. She coordinated meeting schedules and liaised between departments in her position from 2009 to 2013. She was also the Mansion […]
Sharon Williamson, CMP.
Sharon comes to CLI with over ten years of hospitality experience. Sharon worked for MGM Grand Hotel and Casino for almost a decade where she worked in all three major branches of event management; catering, convention services, and sales. The year prior to joining CLI Sharon enhanced her logistical skills as an Operation Manager within […]
Natalie Pokorny
Natalie’s background is in marketing and social media. She began her career in the event industry as a Creative Development Manager (aka proposal writer) at a local DMC. From day one, she knew she had found her true calling. Planning is a passion and proposals are a creative outlet. Natalie also has an incredible amount […]
Joe Magnano
Mr. Magnano also manages the expansion of CLI’s business internationally, including our entry into Europe and the Pacific Rim. Prior to that, Mr. Magnano served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Business Development, Chief Financial Officer. Earlier, Mr. Magnano served various roles at CLI since joining us in 1996. During his tenure Mr. Magnano holds […]
Frank Duvall
Mr. Duvall has been Sr. Vice President, North America since January 2004. Mr. Duvall served as Corporate Vice President, North America from March 1998 to January 2004. During his tenure Mr. Duvall is acting President at Corporate Meetings and Logistics, a strategic meeting & planning company. Prior to joining CLI, Mr. Duvall served as Vice […]
Shanel Barton
Shanel comes to CLI with over ten years of creative visual merchandising experience. At her last endeavor as the Visual Merchandising Manager for Victoria Secret she sharpened her skills in merchandising, inventory and creative design. Her keen eye for detail and inventive approach helps her cultivate creative concepts for event styling. Shanel’s prior work experience […]
Elizabeth Hunt
Elizabeth joins CLI in the marketing department, specializing in marketing videography. Elizabeth currently attends the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and is pursuing a B.A. in Film, with a focus in editing and directing. She has spent over two years enhancing her marketing skills while working in a customer service setting. While interning for the […]
Jennifer Espelien, CMP.
Jennifer is a marketing innovator with fourteen years of experience helping businesses identify new ways to connect with clients. As the Marketing Director at CLI, Jennifer oversees digital marketing. She also advises the executive team on corporate and social event industry developments to keep our services relevant. Since graduating from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas […]
Rachel Punchios
Rachel comes to CLI with over five years of event coordination experience. Rachel specializes in event registration data analysis and registration customer service. During her time at Maritz Travel Company she managed registration events for a multitude of Fortune 500 companies. Her responsibilities included back end analysis of registration and helping guests with any issues […]
Pratima Darshan
Pratima drives success for our digital event registration, marketing, and event logistics teams. Using her years of global experience executing international events, travel, and tours among destinations such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Pratima excels at event coordination to support CLI’s event managers. Before joining CLI, she also managed complex airline manifests and ticket sales between major […]