"I love more than ever the tension between what is possible, and what we just haven’t thought of yet," says Lizz Torgovnick, the chief creative officer of Sequence and one of the experiential-industry innovators on our 2022 list.
The quote sums up the attitudes of all 20 of our honorees, who are continuously finding new, out-of-the-box ways to connect brands and consumers through eye-catching, shareable—and often headline-grabbing—activations. Click through the profiles below to learn how they each got their start in the experiential industry, what inspires them, insights into their most memorable events and activations, and what the idea of "innovation" means to them.
Adam Sloyer & Lizz Torgovnick
CEO, Chief Creative Officer, Sequence Events
Aja Bradley-Kemp
Founder & Chief Experience Officer, Conversate Collective
Anika Grant
CEO & Founder, Idewild Experiential
Austin Johnston
CEO & Founder, AKJOHNSTON Group
Bianca Knop & Kelly Thorpe
Co-Founders, Wildfire Experiential
Bruce Starr & Brian Feit
Partners, BMF
Cassandra Costello
CEO, MoonLab Productions
Elle Chan
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Trademark Event Productions
Heath Hill
President, Lime Media
Jack Bedwani
CEO & Founder, New Moon
Jennifer de Fouchier
Founder & Experiential Creative Director, We Make Pop
Justin Lefkovitch
CEO & Founder, Mirrored Media
Liz Castelli, Adette Contreras & Erica Taylor Haskins
Founding Partners, Tinsel
Miatta David Johnston & Massah David
Founders, MVD Inc.
About the list: Our Industry Innovators features are compiled by our editorial team using a variety of resources, beginning with sifting through dozens of public nominations and conducting internal research on all people nominated. The idea is to go beyond the biggest names in the biz—though it has plenty of those too—and dig deep into the industry professionals who are using truly innovative thinking to push the boundaries of live experiences.
If someone has previously been named a BizBash Innovator, they are not eligible for the list. Check out our full Industry Innovators Hall of Fame here, and head here to tell us who should make our future lists!
