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ALL education sessions at this year's conference are approved by The Events Industry Council to count toward your CMP certification. Keep your professional status up-to-date while enjoying and learning from this incredible lineup of speakers.

Kenetia LeeFounder & CEOPopUP CleanUP

Kenetia Lee is the founder and CEO of PopUP CleanUP, a boutique cleaning firm that specializes in cleaning events and commercial properties. A Chicago native who graduated from Elmhurst University in Illinois with a BA in communications, Kenetia worked as a professional makeup artist for the Miss Universe Pageant, InStyle Magazine, and the Grammys. She became one of Hollywood’s most sought-after red-carpet makeup artists, and channelled her experiences into speaking engagements about The Power of Imperfect Beauty and writing Fearless Beauty 360: A Complete Guide to Living Bold, Beautiful, and Free. It was her experience in the event arena that ultimately inspired her to start a cleaning company that specialized in events. PopUP CleanUP was founded in 2016. In her efforts to scale her business, Kenetia has been accepted into the Minority Women Leadership Program at USC's Marshall School of Business, the Start Small Think Big mentorship program (where she also currently serves as a board member), was part of Plug-In LA's 2021 winter cohort accelerator program where she was mentored by the CEOs of Chow Now and Three Bit Circus, Ascend's business program, and the LA Business Connect Program. She has secured several grants including a Facebook small business grant and advertising stipend, the AEO & PayPal Empowerment Grant for black-owned businesses, the Start Small Think Big Grant, the TMC Community Capital Grant, and a LISC grant. PopUP CleanUP has been contracted over the years by many recognizable experiential marketing firms like BeCore and Game7 for activations for top level brands including Nike, for a branding event for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, Beats by Dre, Laura Mercier, Secret deodorant, the 2023 NAACP Awards, Adidas, and Dior. PopUP CleanUP has many five star reviews for maintaining a high level of craftsmanship and first class customer service. In 2022, PopUP CleanUP was designated as one of 225 local diverse businesses in Los Angeles to be an approved supplier of the Super Bowl LVI Business Connect program and was approved to compete for contracts related to the 2022 Super Bowl. In 2022, PopUP expanded its service area beyond Los Angeles to service events in Sacramento, San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, Austin, Denver, Atlanta, Phoenix/Scottsdale, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Minneapolis.

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