BARONNE ROUSSEAU

Nick Kusiak- Owner and Operator

With over 25 years of experience, Nick and Baronne Rousseau is an event producer based in New Orleans specializing in event operations & production, concepting and multimedia. He has extensive experience in corporate events, meetings, festival management, custom events and live music production

Specializing in:

• Event concepting and development

• Budgeting and forecasting

• Venue procurement

• Event layouts and mapping

• Permitting and municipality communication

• Crowd management planning

• Sponsorship and brand experiences

• Talent relations and management

• Technical production

• Attendee/Ticketing management

WORK EXPERIENCE

Operations & Project Manager - C3 Presents

  • Oversaw operations for multi-day festivals - VOODOO, Austin City Limits, Fairwell, Format, South Star, Lovers & Friends- enhancing the experience and safety for 80,000+ attendees/day

  • Designed and optimized venue layouts overseeing crowd safety and flow utilizing AutoCAD

  • Led event construction management, operations team oversight and managed vendor procurement and negotiations

  • Maintained financial and administrative controls, accurately tracking funds and keeping records current for multi-million-dollar budget management and cost analysis

Executive Producer - Live Nation Entertainment

  • Orchestrated music focused live events for global corporate partners - Verizon, Salesforce, Cisco Technologies, Amazon Prime Video, NetJets, Hilton Hotels- enhancing their brand visibility at festivals, concerts, music venues, corporate meetings, livestreams, and hospitality events.

  • Directed the execution of experiential marketing events including festival pop-ups, custom events, employee events, product launches, touring activations, livestreams and press events

  • Managed the entire event process, from initial concept development, budgeting, venue procurement, talent management, comprehensive event production to post production recaps.

  • Oversaw all technical and event production elements including staging, audio, lighting, video, fabrication, operations, security, catering, decor and ticketing/guest list systems

Account Manager - Mosaic XM

  • Spearheaded innovative corporate events and marketing activations for tech giants AT&T, Microsoft, Intel, and Samsung

  • Managed corporate meetings and product launches including the venue procurement, technical production, event operations, attendee management and catering

  • Oversaw the fabrication and execution of experiential marketing activations including product launches, shopping events, touring activations and promotional stunts

  • Led new business development efforts by crafting compelling RFPs and presentations

Project Manager - Wasserman Media Group

  • Produced and managed large-scale music festivals and events, partnering with national media outlets and delivering successful activations for WMG athletes and corporate clients including T-Mobile, CBS, Sony and MySpace

  • Managed the oversight of various events including game day sporting operations, multi-day music festival production, marketing activations, venue branding and guerrilla marketing

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