Lisa Tenner

Lisa Tenner
Nationality American
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation Marketing Executive, Entrepreneur
Employer Tenner & Associates, Inc.
Home town Los Angeles
Spouse(s) Mark Tenner
Children 2
Website www.tennerandassoc.com

Lisa Tenner (née Ratner) is a branding and marketing professional, president of Tenner & Associates, Inc.

Early life and education

Tenner was born in Los Angeles and raised in Santa Monica, California.[1] In her youth, Tenner was a ballet dancer[2] dancing with the New York City Ballet.[3] She stopped dancing professionally at age 20 as she reported her father said it was "no life for a girl.[4]She attended Van Nuys High School, graduating in 1965, and then enrolled at UCLA, studying psychology.[5][6]

Career

In 1968, while in university, Tenner took a job as a receptionist at Goodbody & Co., then became a secretary, later a researcher, changing firms with each advancement[4] before taking the entry-level test to become a stock broker.[3][7][8] at Joseph Sebag & Co., in Los Angeles.[5] Barron's reported that after becoming a stockbroker, she took a new position to become the first female over-the-counter market maker. She continued in that job until 1974, when she was offered a job as business manager of three Los Angeles radio stations – KHJ-FM, KHJ-AM and KRTH. In 1977, she joined a firm specializing in business management for entertainment companies, where she handled bookkeeping.[8] In 1983, she joined with entertainment industry business manager Ed Silver to service Stan Margulies (producer of Roots (1977 miniseries) and The Thorn Birds (miniseries)), Lee Marvin, Toto[4] and The Tubes, which became Tenner’s entrance to the music industry. Tenner parlayed that experience into five years as principal in Nanas Stern Biers, a business management firm handling rock bands.[9] Las Vegas Weekly reported that "she tallied numbers for everyone from Soundgarden and Korn to the Van's Warped Tour."[8]

In 1991, she left to open her own firm in Southern California, representing a wide variety of musical talent as well as producers, record label executives and talent managers.[9] Moving to Las Vegas in 1996, she gave up her management practice to concentrate on the Emerging Artists and Talent in Music (EAT'M) conference, launched the following year, which brings together the public, musical artists, and labels. Tenner signed Papa Roach, Slipknot,[1] and Leann Rimes, where they were first exposed to the industry.[8][10] The third conference she organized, had more than 2,000 people registered and 180 bands participating.[8]

In 1998 and 1999, Tenner co-authored a chapter in Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry on Music Touring Ethics with Martin E. Silfen.[11]

Tenner began consulting for clients in tourism, poker, and entertainment. She created publicity-generating events, secured media and corporate sponsorships, developed marketing tactics and programs, developed brand-driven campaigns and negotiated television deals, as well as producing events and shows.[1][9][12]

Tenner was named the "Event Pro of the Year" at the 2007 EventPro forum.[12]

Nonprofit work

Tenner was responsible for organizing the VH1 Classic Rock & Roll Celebrity Poker Tournament.[13] She coordinated the Elle Queen of Hearts fundraising poker team after learning that heart disease is the number-one killer of women in the US.

She is co-founder of PokerGives.org and was an advisory board member of the American Gaming Association from 2006 to 2014.[9]

Personal life

Lisa Tenner is married to Mark Tenner, co-author of Winning Omaha 8 Poker,[13] Mastering Omaha 8 Poker, and co-founder of Card Player Cruises,[1] a company that specializes in providing poker rooms on cruises.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ward, Matt (30 April 2007). "Client Appeal". Business Press.
  2. ↑ GGB Staff (January 16, 2008). "THE VISIONARIES 6th Annual 25 People To Watch". Global Gaming Business Magazine. 7 (1). Early success as a ballerina gave way to even more successful stints in the entertainment and food-and-beverage industries.
  3. 1 2 "Women's Poker Spotlight: Lisa Tenner". www.pokernews.com. Power News. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Mahon, Gigi (August 22, 1983). "Show Biz Whizzes". Barron's. Dow Jones & Company.
  5. 1 2 "Lisa Tenner: Executive Profile". www.bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lisa Tenner". www.linkedin.com. LinkedIn. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "About Lisa Tenner". Lisa Tenner & Associates. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Inman, Jeff (31 May 2000). "Take Three: EAT'M's Lisa Tenner is Hoping the Third Time's a Charm". Las Vegas Weekly.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Lisa Tenner Biography". Lisa Tenner & Associates. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Patterson, Spencer (2 April 2004). "EAT'M Up?". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Silfen, Martin E. (1998). Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry. Practising Law Institute.
  12. 1 2 "Event Planner Takes Industry's 'Oscar'". Gaming Today. 3 April 2007.
  13. 1 2 Krankl, Nikolas (June 2007). "Perfect Tenner". All In.
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