Maria Irwin and Shelley Rote

Maria Irwin and Shelley Rote Managing Partners Signature Destination Management, LLCAcquired: 1998 Certifying Council:Women’s Business Council Gulf Coast Celebrating its 10th year as a successful woman-owned business in New Orleans, La., Signature Destination Management has had many accomplishments on the fast track. In 2004 it was named one of the Top 25 destination management companies by Special Events magazine, and in 2007 it was named one of the top 15 companies to
work for in New Orleans by City Business.The company specializes in conventionrelated services, incentive travel planningand execution as well as professional associationmanagement.Three years after Managing Partners Maria Irwin and Shelley Rote purchased Signature Events in 1998, the company grew three fold,increasing its revenues and employees;in its fifth year, the company grew five fold.With Hurricane Katrina and thedemise of the hospitality industry in New Orleans, Signature’s partners never lost sight of their ultimate goal of being the premierdestination management company in New Orleans.They have rebranded and added meeting management to their famous destination management and event management product.
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