Issue 9 2024

Issue 9 2024, Acquisition International | 17 Events that Engage, Celebrate, and Inspire ounded in 2010, TOCA Events is a global event design and production company, dedicated to curating experiences for a growing number of clients across the US and abroad. The company serves a number of high-profile clients, including Fortune 500 corporations, major sporting events, and non-profit entities. “TOCA Events touches the projects, dreams, and emotions of our clients,” says Sean. “Our passion is to create and produce events that are unique, experiential, and truly memorable. TOCA Events provides the highest level of design and production for an ever-increasing client base.” TOCA Events offers its clients a wide array of high quality services, including ground transportation and staffing, tours and activities, thematic event design and production, on-site concierge service, venue selection, logistics management, audio visual and entertainment, off-site catering, business forum design and production, apps and virtual integration, photographic and video documentation, and gifts and room amenities. Utilising its internal sources alongside a select global network, TOCA Events strives to create truly unique and memorable experiences for its clients. The company develops a deep understanding of its clients’ event objectives to ensure a smoothly functioning and creatively produced event. “TOCA Events approaches each project with the same level of passion, creativity, and detail,” says Sean. “We consider all our client programs equally successful, as they all consist of specific client or destination requirements and customised brand objectives. Our talent and diverse team provide the necessary expertise to ensure that all client programs are implemented in the most effective manner.” The senior management team at TOCA Events is comprised of individuals who first began their careers in the visual and performing arts, leveraging this creative element in every aspect of the company’s client programs. TOCA Events employs award-winning designers, architects, transportation specialists, and culinary professionals to achieve excellence in its programs. This diverse team gives TOCA Events a competitive creative edge, allowing it to create thematic environments and immersive receptions, custom fabrication, and unique performances. Above all else, TOCA Events aims to engage, celebrate, and inspire. “TOCA Events is recognised internationally for its creative design and custom fabrication of events for an extensive list of clients,” says Sean. “Unlike the traditional DMC model, TOCA Events utilises in-house designers and architects to generate original designs and to-scale floor plans as well as construction elevations and working drawings. Our inhouse carpenters bring these conceptualised drawings to life. The TOCA Events Miami-based operations also include in-house floral design and production, eliminating third-party outsourcing which translates into cost savings to our clients.” The company aims to provide truly valuable services to clients, easing the burden of event planning by utilising its expert team of industry professionals. As an industry leader, TOCA Events has strategically developed a management system of vertical integration. This proven model has enabled the company to successfully implement programs of any scale. TOCA Events has specifically developed an operational template that outlines every program detail for its logistical leads to use, resulting in an effective, user-friendly methodology shared with host venues, partner vendors, and its clients. Having an internal design and vertical production infrastructure creates further cost savings for its clients. Boasting a proven record of success, TOCA Events has delivered high class event production services to numerous clients, including Univision, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Cisco, Microsoft, JP Morgan Chase, FTI Consulting, Ameriprise Financial, and Bolton Consulting Group. With the majority of its activity being repeat business, TOCA Events has built a reputation that attests to the pedigree of services offered. Moving forward, the future promises remarkable success for TOCA Events. The company continues to achieve excellence as it produces innovative and creative solutions that meet its clients’ event objectives, earning itself the prestigious title of the Best Full-Service Event Planning and Logistics Company 2024 – East Coast USA. We at Acquisition International cannot wait to see what the future holds for TOCA Events, as it endeavours to engage, celebrate, and inspire its community. Contact: Sean Gibbons Company: TOCA Events Web Address: https://tocaevents.com/ Events are brilliant occasions that bring communities together, but planning an event is often a complex, challenging process. TOCA Events is a privately owned company that offers a comprehensive range of destination management services that take the pressure off its clients. Here, we take a closer look at the company following its feature in the 2024 Global Excellence Awards, with commentary from Co-Founder and CEO Sean Gibbons. 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