Mariano Events
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About

Our Story

 

Danielle M. Mariano
Chief Executive Officer

Danielle is not just the heart and soul of Mariano Events, she is a perfect example of how vision and ambition lead to sustained success! Born and raised in Rochester NY, Danielle currently resides in Los Angeles CA where she manages West Coast business. Danielle has been fascinated with the behind-the-scenes work that goes into operating businesses from an early age. A graduate of St. John Fisher College with a Degree in Communications, Danielle focused on building her business development & marketing skillset under several roles within major companies such as IHeartMedia and Havas Formula. It wasn’t until Danielle worked for private label food broker Daymon Worldwide that she was able to pursue her interests in the food, beverage and grocery industries. Here, she worked with various retailers in Southern California and developed a love for natural/organic foods and healthy living. Danielle’s aha! moment came when she recognized she could utilize her business expertise to build brand awareness for innovative food/beverage brands & manufacturers entering the competitive market. By combining marketing strategy with demonstration support tactics, Danielle created Mariano Events—the rest is history! A natural foodie, Danielle enjoys exploring new restaurants and traveling. When she isn’t sprinting from meeting to meeting, Danielle loves staying active by golfing, doing yoga, hiking and taking her Pomapoo, Monroe, on long walks on the beach!

Founded in 2010, Mariano Events is a nationwide experiential marketing agency based in Rochester NY and Los Angeles CA that specializes in executing high-quality sampling events for innovative food, beverage and wellness brands. When company founder and CEO Danielle Mariano recognized that brands in the food & beverage market lacked proper support from structured demo agencies, she took matters into her own hands and the rest is history! Over the years, our nationwide field team of Brand Ambassadors has completed thousands of in-store demonstrations at dozens of nationwide grocery retailers and special event venues for 300+ natural & specialty brands. Our one-of-a-kind system of campaign planning, staffing, training, promoting, executing, monitoring and reporting takes care of the entire process from A to Z. We do the work so you don’t have to.