Julie Roth Novack spent 20 years in the digital agency world where she planned over 50 large-scale galas and corporate events. She became increasingly frustrated while planning a high-profile cancer research gala, spending hours online looking for ideas and venues, only to find wedding blogs, sterile vendor listing sites, and Pinterest dead-ends. Julie was inspired and set out to create a Houzz-like website to address the $143 billion events industry.

Since its founding in 2015, PartySlate has acquired thousands of the world’s top event professionals and venues who upload beautiful event photos and galleries to the website. PartySlate is headquartered in Chicago and is officially launched in 14 cities nationwide. PartySlate plans to expand to four new cities in 2020. Pictured above: PartySlate officially launched in Miami on 3/05 with a luxe beach bash at the 1 Hotel South Beach. Photography by Suzanne Delwar Studio.

Website: http://www.partyslate.com