A corporate event planner is a professional with experience in planning and executing successful events for businesses and organizations. This can range from conferences to trade shows, to red carpet events, holiday parties, and even team-building events. Typically, corporate event planners: Come up with the initial concept and theme of the event Book the venue Coordinate the logistics of the event Manages the budget Successful corporate event planners are versatile and come with a variety of hard and soft skills. These people have excellent communication skills, great organizational skills, the ability to work well under pressure and last-minute changes, are creative, excellent problem solvers, and are great at negotiating too.