Where is the number one meeting and event destination in the United States? It’s Central Florida, right where Darren W Johnson Productions originated in 1991!
Decades of successful event planning experience has made us one of the most respected and recognized event management companies in the United States. But we don’t stop with Central Florida, with over 5,000 productions delivered throughout North America and the Caribbean; we know how to deliver epic experiences anywhere.
Darren W. Johnson, CESP, is a seasoned veteran in the event management industry and he also happens to be a former United States Marine and that means he knows how to get things done!
He is the founder and executive producer of Darren W Johnson Productions, Inc. – a full service event management and production company specializing in event planning, including the design and execution of corporate events, sporting event hospitalities, and public events.
Our team has produced events for the Fortune 1000 including industry giants such as Disney, Shell Oil, Universal Studios, Pepsi, Frito Lay, Coors Light, Anheuser-Busch, IBM, American Express, Abbott Labs, Merck, Chrysler, Cadillac, Coca Cola, Microsoft, American Express, Sun Micro, Alliance, Prudential and hundreds of others.
More than three decades of experience in special event planning, has helped Darren lead our team in the delivery of over 5,000 successful events in practically every location type imaginable. Those locations have ranged from deserts to tropical islands, ballrooms to cruise ships, tents to airplane hangars, and racetracks to stadiums. Darren W Johnson Productions’ work at major sporting events includes the Daytona 500, Pepsi 400, Super Bowl, PGA golf tournaments, NBA all-stars, Capitol One Bowl and the Orange Bowl.
A thought-leader in event management, Darren W. Johnson has been seen on FOX, ABC, CBS, and NBC affiliates, and has written several articles for a national magazine on the topic of tailgating. He’s also a co-author of the book The Success Secret with New York Times #1 best selling author Jack Canfield. Darren’s second book, Going Live: Insider Secrets to Corporate Event Production, has become the event industry’s survival bible for anyone producing event…large or small.
Darren speaks at several universities on the topic of Event Management. He’s created a complete university curriculum that includes a comprehensive textbook; student action guide, facilitator guide, and 600 slide PPT deck. He is also founder of The Event U, which provides Real World Event Education to people looking to enter the exciting field of corporate event planning, or to experienced professionals in the hospitality industry looking to sharpen their event planning knowledge.
Watch the documentary Life and the Party, for an exclusive look into how Darren W Johnson Productions performs event planning magic for industry giants all around the world. It includes a guided tour of Darren’s “XPT” (Extreme Party Truck), a renovated fire truck that comes complete with 16 flat panel TV’s, a giant 14′ big screen monster sound system with DJ/Karaoke, a meat smoker, a wine cellar, and so much more. Now that sounds like a party, doesn’t it?