A Few Words About Us...
President
Office: 813-907-9922 x 700
Cell: 813-695-3942
Worldwide Meeting Partners was founded in 2004 by Patti Reed.
During her eleven years of experience in hotel sales (both chain and independent hotels), Patti has honed her service, contracting and negotiating skills. In 1999, she started as an independent meeting planner with another hotel site selection company. With a desire to provide services her way, she started Worldwide Meeting Partners.
Creating Worldwide Meeting Partners allowed Patti the opportunity to bring all of her expertise directly to clients by providing a full array of meeting planning services. Utilizing over 23 years of meeting and event planning experience, Worldwide Meeting Partners is a proven and reliable full service company with a global presence and an outstanding reputation for being fair and equitable.
Patti holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Restaurant Management from the University of Southern New Hampshire.
JULIE FORD
Global Account Executive
Office: 813-907-9922 x 702
Cell: 708-975-7664
Julie Ford joined Worldwide Meeting Partners in 2018. Julie brings over 20 years of experience in event management, trade show logistics and sponsorship development/activation for industry magazines and non-profit organizations.
In sponsorship relations, Julie increased a commercial insurance publications revenue by 400% in one year through improvement of sponsor sales materials and event execution. Julie managed event and sponsorship budgets of $2.5M. She is proficient in all aspects of trade shows including booths, booth selection, ordering, set-up and design. She is solely responsible for proofreading and copy editing of special advertorial sections and meeting materials for leading business publications.
WORLDWIDE MEETING PARTNERS, INC.
P: 813-907-9922 | F: 813-322-0333
Patti@worldwidemeetingpartners.com