Clandestine Events + Experiences

Clandestine Events + Experiences designs and produces corporate experiences and private hospitality for business leaders. Based in New Orleans, Austin and San Antonio and serving clients nationwide, it plans executive gatherings, VIP hospitality and destination programs, and says it has delivered more than 200 experiences over fourteen years.

Each project starts with an inquiry form where the client describes the event, the attendees and the purpose. The agency then plans the many decisions that shape an event in advance, including the room, guest list, seating, programming and timing, and produces the event itself. The company was founded by Kelley Troia, who previously built marketing operations practices at Walmart and Whole Foods, reporting to the CMO at both, and has more than three decades of experience in marketing, hospitality and experiential work.

• Sports marketing activation: hospitality around major sporting moments
• Physician dinner programs: dinner series for healthcare audiences
• Summits, offsites and retreats: multi-day corporate gatherings
• Executive dinners: private dinners for senior guests
• Incentive travel: destination and reward experiences
• Event production: staging and delivery for brand launches and milestones

Client logos on the site include NBA All-Star, Formula 1, Indy 500, LVMH, Google and Aramco. Case studies describe Paddock Club hospitality, a private dinner with a live graffiti artist and a VIP afterparty with The Chainsmokers at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin; a rooftop club for about 1,000 sponsors and partners at NBA All-Star, built in six weeks; and the Hyosung Innovue brand launch for 200 global guests in New Orleans.