Rebecca BrodyEvent Director

Event Director & Experiential Producer · Washington DC · New York · Virginia · Miami · Puerto Rico

Doors open at six. Everything before that is mine.

Twenty years of multi-day destination celebrations, brand activations, and private luxury events — where the creative vision and the run of show are built by the same pair of hands.

Run of show How a weekend gets built
Load-inDécor, rigging, lighting
CheckSound, sightlines, 16 performers
ArrivalsAirport → resort, 60 guests
DoorsCliffside banquet, house open
StrikeSettlement, recap, reconciliation
Overhead view of a long banquet table set inside the train tunnel, lit by hanging chandeliers against the rock cut.
The train tunnel dinner · Friday, twilightRoyal Isabela, Puerto Rico

Selected production · Royal Isabela, Puerto Rico · Five days, December 2025

A private celebration across four environments, built from an empty cliff.

Five days for 30 VIP guests in residence, doubling to 60 when local guests drove in for the Saturday concert on the bluff. Engaged as Event Director across creative direction, vendor procurement, talent, budget and guest logistics — one accountable lead spanning the client, resort leadership and every vendor on site.

30In residence
60At the concert
5Events
14Experiences
8Dining programs
16+Performers
4Environments
Royal Isabela · December 2025 · Two minutes More films ↓
Friday dusk — the train tunnel dinnerTwilight banquet installation
The full length of the banquet table inside the tunnel, set with gold candle vessels and olive linen.
Place setting detail: gold-rimmed charger, olive napkin in a brass ring, smoked glassware.
Gold lanterns and smoked green goblets along the table while the crew finishes the set.
The table receding into the tunnel, candlelight running its full length.
Chefs plating on the line after dark, lit by string lights against the rock face.
Overhead view of a plated course served at the table among candles and florals.
A dish being finished by hand with a piping bag.
Two finished courses carried to the table, garnished with edible flowers.
Friday night — astronomy talk & sound bathLantern field on the flat lawn
Hundreds of lanterns laid out in a grid across the lawn, guests lying between them, the lit Casona and its tower behind.
Guests lying on the grass among lanterns, the lights of the town scattered along the horizon beyond.
The practitioner seated behind a semicircle of crystal singing bowls, a ring of lanterns glowing behind her.
Lanterns throwing long star-shaped shadows across the lawn, the lit house in the distance.
A guest lying back on the grass beside a line of lanterns, eyes closed.
The full circle in session — guests lying around the practitioner and her bowls at the centre.
The lantern field seen wide under a clear night sky, guests laid out in rows across the grass.
A late-night coffee and milk station dressed with candles, syrups and eucalyptus.
Saturday noon — the river picnicPalm allée · daytime service
The lunch table running straight down a palm allée, set with tropical leaf linen and woven chargers.
Tabletop detail: banana-leaf linen, rattan chargers, green cut glassware and rope-wrapped vases of palm fronds.
The table seen through the palm grove, chairs lined along both sides beneath the canopy.
A wooden cart tiered with opened green coconuts, waiting in dappled shade.
A place setting at the river lunch: woven charger, leaf-print plate, linen napkin and green goblets.
The lunch table receding down the allée, palm centrepieces repeating along its length.
Green coconuts opened and lined up with straws, ready to hand to guests.
Saturday night — La CasonaCliffside stage · full AV & lounge build
The cliffside stage in daylight: roof truss, line array and a full lounge build on open grass above the ocean.
The vocalist in a red dress mid-song, band behind her on the lit stage.
The lounge environment at golden hour — sofas, rattan chairs and glass tables set out across the field.
A guitarist under blue and magenta wash, seen past a guest watching from the lounge.
The vocalist dancing across the stage, arms wide, caught mid-motion.
Guests watching from the lounge as the full band plays under an orange wash.
The vocalist leaning into the mic under red light, bassist alongside her.
The guitarist framed through the stage truss, lanterns glowing along the deck edge.

Royal Isabela · Puerto Rico · December 2025

Production sequence

01 · Thursday
Arrivals

Airport shuttles running from two airports, villa check-in staggered across the day, and a welcome dinner once the full party was on the ground.

02 · Friday AM
Yoga & excursions

Sunrise yoga on the course, then two excursion groups moving in parallel — mountain biking inland, and transport out to the tide pools.

03 · Friday noon
Castaway lunch

A lunch built on the tide pools: taco truck, margarita truck and coconut vendor brought to the rocks, with loungers and umbrellas set on site.

04 · Friday dusk
Train tunnel dinner

A twilight banquet installed inside the train tunnel — forest décor, a full bar build, live acoustic guitar, and the weekend’s signature design moment.

05 · Friday night
Sound bath

An astronomy talk and sound bath on the flat lawn: a lantern field laid across the grass, mats in a circle, dessert and drinks served outdoors.

06 · Saturday noon
River picnic

Lunch at the river below the tunnel, with a drink station, a coconut vendor, and a safe crossing built so guests could reach the site.

07 · Saturday night
La Casona

Shuttles at five, sunset cocktails, fire-cooked dinner, an opening set and a headline concert on a fully built stage with full sound and lighting.

08 · Sunday
Departure

A morning bird walk, a sixteen-player golf outing, then staged check-outs and transfers out to three separate destinations.

09 · After
Strike

Vendor settlement, invoicing, budget reconciliation and post-event reporting delivered to the client.

A lantern-lined path through tall grass leading to the cliffside stage at dusk, lit purple above the ocean.
La Casona · Saturday, doors at sixHeadline concert under the stars

Event Reel

Walk with me through events past.

Films from destination celebrations, brand activations and fashion partnerships — shot, cut and released by me to carry each event well past the night itself.

Event reel · Two minutes Full showcase on Vimeo ↗
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Track record

Luxury hospitality, global spirits, private clients, media.

Oct 2025 — Jan 2026

Royal Isabela Resort

Event Director · Private client destination event

Directed full-scale production of a multi-day luxury celebration for ~60 VIP guests across five events and four environments, leading creative direction, vendor negotiation, talent booking, staffing, budget, and guest logistics as the single production lead.

2022 — Present

Independent Producer

Event Producer & Project Manager

Produced an international media launch for Jimmy King — photographer to David Bowie — including a London gallery event with Proud Galleries.

Directed production timelines, travel logistics, and vendor coordination for creative and art-based projects across Spain, London, and Miami, plus brand campaigns and activations for emerging brands and founders.

2019 — 2022

Bleeding Heart Rum Co. (Don Papa Rum)

Event Producer & Executive Operations Partner

Produced large-scale brand activations and experiential events across US markets, with event execution contributing to 54% year-over-year growth. Ran conferences, trade events, and multi-city brand experiences, and cut the recap films and social campaigns that carried them further. Supported the national expansion that ended in the brand's acquisition by Diageo.

2014 — 2019

Stoli USA

Market Manager · Experiential Marketing & Events

Produced consumer events, nightlife activations, and brand partnerships across hospitality, fashion, and luxury. Oversaw promotional execution for a portfolio of 56+ brands across New York State and built partnerships with high-profile venues, influencers, and cultural institutions.

2008 — 2012

MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings

Event Producer & Executive Operations Coordinator

Produced private, political, philanthropic, and luxury events for the Ron Perelman organization — full production across AV, staging, lighting, entertainment, and hospitality, with celebrity talent and VIP guests handled across estates, venues, and travel.

2002 — 2014

Earlier

Old Nassau Imports · The Luv Coach

Drove 35% year-over-year growth at Double Cross Vodka through event-led brand expansion. Earlier, founded and hosted a live events and workshop series, including a national campaign with Bacardi Limón.

What I run

One lead, from the first concept deck to the final reconciliation.

Direction

  • Event production & direction
  • Client & stakeholder management
  • Vendor procurement & negotiation
  • Budget management
  • Team leadership & staffing
  • Risk & contingency planning
  • Multi-day programming

Pre-production

  • Experiential & environment design
  • Run of show development
  • Production scheduling
  • Talent booking & contracting
  • Site & venue planning
  • Guest itineraries & seating

On site

  • On-site direction
  • AV, staging & lighting
  • Logistics & operations
  • Luxury & VIP guest experience
  • Live performance management
  • Global travel coordination

After

  • Budget reconciliation & invoicing
  • Vendor settlement
  • Post-event reporting
  • Event video editing
  • Instagram & TikTok promotion
  • Content capture strategy

About

Most events fail in the gap between the idea and the timeline. I work on both sides of that gap.

I've spent more than twenty years designing and executing high-impact events across luxury hospitality, private clients, global spirits brands, and media — from immersive installations and multi-day destination celebrations to national brand activations.

My approach is guest-first. Every run of show, vendor contract, and production detail exists in service of an experience people remember long after the event ends. Clients get one point of contact who owns the creative direction and the operational reality — and who is still standing there at strike.

Experience
20+ years
Based
San Juan, Puerto Rico
New York, NY
Markets
Washington DC · New York · Virginia · Miami · Puerto Rico
International
London · Spain · Caribbean
Education
Vassar College, B.A. Sociology
The Hotchkiss School
Certification
WSET Certified (Wine)
References
Available on request

Where I work

Plus destination and international production — London, Spain, and across the Caribbean.

Contact

Tell me the date and the room.

Available for destination celebrations, brand activations, private events, and production leadership — on retainer or by project.