Chicago, IL — Available for select projects

ADAM
RANKEN.

Executive Producer — Live, Experiential & Content

Fifteen years turning ambitious ideas into things that actually happen on time, on brand, and on budget — from festival main stages and PR stunts to Fortune 500 global summits. Equal parts logistics brain, creative partner, and calm voice in the room when the show is about to start.

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Adam Ranken
Executive Producer / Live & Experiential
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ID 09102009 · CHI · NOT TRANSFERABLE
Show Notes

Corporate stage left,
festival stage right.

Currently, Adam is an Executive Producer at Wilson Dow, a boutique Chicago production agency, where he leads technical theater production for large-scale internal corporate events — product launches, sales kickoffs, and global summits for clients across tech, pharma, CPG, and, occasionally, the cruise industry. Think content production, choreographed theatrical performances, and no small amount of CEO-whispering.

Before crossing into the corporate world, Adam spent 7+ years climbing the ranks at Mosaic Sales Solutions, promoted from Associate Producer to Producer to Senior Producer while running experiential programs for Anheuser-Busch and Bacardi portfolio brands — festival tours, rum rooms, and branded stunts across the country. When COVID shut the festival circuit down, he pivoted a 21-event live production slate into an all-digital content operation, selling over $5M in new virtual/content business and getting promoted twice in the process.

Off the clock: sailboat owner, big-mountain snowboarder, lifelong skateboarder, wakeboarder, self-described "wannabe surfer," two-dog household, and a former University of Colorado men's soccer player who never fully lost the team-sport instinct — useful, it turns out, for running a production crew.

15+
Years in production
$3MM+
Largest program budget
21
XM events, 2019 alone
$5M+
New biz sold, COVID pivot
Brands & Programs — Selected Credits
BACARDI · STELLA ARTOIS
BUD LIGHT · MICHELOB ULTRA · RED BULL NORTH AMERICA
JACK DANIEL'SJAMESONDEEP EDDY VODKALAGUNITASBUCKETFEETBLUE APRON
+ confidential enterprise programs across Tech / Pharma / CPG / Cruise — via Wilson Dow
Call Sheet

Fifteen years, one throughline.

Sales & logistics roots that turned into a production career — and never really stopped being about people, budgets, and getting the room ready on time.

JULY 2021 — PRESENT
Executive Producer
Wilson Dow · Chicago, IL
  • Technical theater production for large-scale internal corporate events — product launches, sales kickoffs, global summits.
  • Clients spanning tech, pharma, CPG, and cruise line industries.
  • Content production, choreographed theatrical performances, and executive/C-suite presentation coaching.
MAY 2016 — JULY 2021
Senior Producer
Mosaic Sales Solutions · Chicago, IL
  • Integrated Sr. Producer across Broadcast Motion, Digital/Social, Experiential/Live, PR stunts, and New Media Content.
  • Managed teams of producers on budgets from $50K to $3MM+ for Bacardi, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, and Stella Artois.
  • Owned festival tour strategy, XM design, fabrication, AV production, venue scouting, permitting, and talent buying.
  • Pivoted 21 live XM events (2019) into an all-digital content model in 2020, selling $5M+ in new virtual business.
  • Promoted: Associate Producer → Producer (May 2017) → Senior Producer (June 2019).
MAY 2015 — FEB 2016
Operations Manager
Paramount Events · Chicago, IL
  • Directed purchasing, warehouse ops, and catering logistics for a $6M catering company; managed a team of eight plus a five-vehicle fleet.
  • Director of F&B operations at Chicago Gourmet 2015 — a two-day festival with 6,000+ attendees at Millennium Park.
MAR 2014 — DEC 2014
Sponsorship Sales & Event Marketing Associate
The Gathering Group / Techweek / Guild Capital · Chicago, IL
  • Ran talent buying, artist hospitality, and full event execution for Future Sound 2014 and Afterburn 2014.
  • Built a $50K+ sponsorship book in under 8 months with partners like Jack Daniel's, Jameson, Red Bull, and Lagunitas.
APR 2012 — MAR 2014
New Business Development
Coyote Logistics · Chicago, IL
  • Closed $500K+ in new revenue against a $1.5B+ book, consistently ranked top-20 sales rep.
OCT 2010 — APR 2012
Account Executive, Transportation Sales
C.H. Robinson Worldwide · Woodridge, IL
  • Ranked top-10 salesperson; closed $1.5M in new business in 2011.
OCT 2009 — OCT 2010
Event Logistics Team Manager
Red Bull North America · Chicago, IL
  • Led a four-person team on Red Bull Buttercup, Wasted Space, Music Academy's "On the Floor," Lollapalooza, and North Coast Music Festival.
  • Head Judge, Red Bull Buttercup Snowboard Rail Jam Series — Illinois Stop.
Reel

Selected work, 2017–2021.

A slice of the Bacardi / Stella-era portfolio at Mosaic — festival tours, branded content, and PR moments built to travel.

Live Productions
  • 2020 Bacardi x Michael Brun Sizzle
  • 2019 Bacardi Festival Tour — Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Life Is Beautiful, Seven Peaks, Astroworld, Rakastella
  • 2019 Bacardi Rum Room Tour — Chicago, LA, Atlanta, NYC, Miami
  • 2018 Bacardi Festival Tour — Okeechobee, Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Voodoo, Life Is Beautiful
  • 2018 Bacardi Rum & Bass Tour — Las Vegas, Toronto, Orlando, New York
  • 2018 Sound of Rum · Bacardi x Major Lazer — Chicago
  • 2017 Bacardi x No Commission — Art Basel, Miami
  • 2017 Sound of Rum · Bacardi x Major Lazer — Miami
Motion / Still / Virtual
  • 2021 Stella Stadium Bites w/ Eli Manning & Victor Cruz — MetLife Stadium
  • 2021 Stella Stadium Bites x NY Giants Virtual Restaurant Pop-Up
  • 2020 Bacardi Holiday / Summer '21 Merch Drop
  • 2020 Alesso x Stella Artois Sessions @ Solstice — LA (Virtual)
  • 2020 Kaytranada x Stella Artois Sessions @ Solstice — Montreal (Virtual)
Editorial
  • 2021 Bacardi Internal Hype Reel
  • 2019 Bacardi x Bonnaroo
  • 2019 Bacardi x Governors Ball
  • 2019 Bacardi x Seven Peaks
  • 2019 Bacardi x Life Is Beautiful
PR / E-Comm
  • 2021 Stella Stadium Bites by Blue Apron — Super Bowl Meal Kits for 6
  • 2020 Star Chef Daniela Soto-Innes, Victor Cruz & "Cooking With a Purpose"
Production Rider

What Adam brings to the room.

01 On the Job
Live & virtual event production Technical theater / show flow Budget & SOW creation Tour strategy & advancing Venue scouting & permitting Talent buying & artist hospitality Content & branded video Executive / speaker coaching Client & stakeholder management Fabrication & AV production
02 Off the Clock
Sailboat owner Big-mountain snowboarder Lifelong skateboarder Wakeboarder Wannabe surfer Ex-college soccer, CU Boulder Live music enthusiast Two dogs, zero regrets Action sports & auto culture Outdoor / street / lifestyle