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American Operator
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Portfolio CEO: Event Production and Rental Company
- Workplace
- On-site
- Commitment
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Executive
- Salary
- $160,000/yr
- Posted
Location
United States
This is a CEO role for an event production and rental company in Southern California, in partnership with American Operator. You will take full responsibility for day-to-day operations, team leadership, and P&L performance, building on a profitable business with a strong reputation. Your focus will be on learning from the founder, developing the existing team, driving revenue through referrals and partnerships, and scaling the business. You will have a clear path to earning significant equity ownership.
Responsibilities
- Own the day-to-day operations and P&L of a multi-department creative and production organization
- Serve as a visionary and forward-thinking leader
- Step in as the next leader of a newly acquired business and lead through the ownership transition
- Oversee the sales team and drive growth through key accounts
- Act as the primary decision maker for capital allocation across the business
- Develop and lead the design, fabrication, floral, and logistics departments with a culture of high accountability and performance
- Partner with American Operator on strategy, budgeting, and growth planning
Requirements
- 10+ years of leadership experience running a multi-department services business
- Proven experience owning P&L performance and driving project-level profitability
- Experience leading a creative, design, or experiential production team
- Experience building high performance teams with accountability for hiring and firing
- Managed rental or production inventory, warehousing, and logistics
- Experience personally owning and growing major client relationships in a corporate, hospitality, events, or agency market
- Entrepreneurial leader who can set the company vision and lead with accountability
Nice to have
- Experience leading a founder-led business through an ownership transition
- You have worked as a designer, or alongside designers, in events, hospitality, or production
- You’ve managed subcontracted work and seasonal labor
- You have scaled a service or events business from seven-figures to eight-figures
Benefits
- Base salary: $160,000, plus a 20% performance-based bonus opportunity, distributions, and meaningful equity participation beginning at 10% ownership in the company, with the potential to increase ownership based on performance and value creation. Total compensation varies by portfolio company, individual performance, and deal structure, and includes a comprehensive benefits package.