Nehme E. Abouzeid’s blend of real-world experience leading era-defining Vegas entertainment and hospitality projects, business school training, and storytelling prowess from an early career in journalism give him a unique perspective and make him a compelling voice to hear on the topics of Innovation & Creativity; Business Growth, Strategy, & Trends; and Mastering the Experience Economy.
A new voice on the speaker circuit, he is Las Vegas’s top launch CMO, working on the next iteration of its larger-than-life visitor experiences.
In a two-decade career as a sales & marketing executive and consultant, he has specialized in leading strategy and teams for the high-growth public companies at the nexus of hospitality, gaming, entertainment and sports. Specifically, he has been an active driver of the Las Vegas renaissance, helping the city diversify its economy away from solely casinos.
Most recently, he was SVP of Sales & Marketing for the $2 billion Sphere (NYSE: SPHR), which successfully opened in September 2023 and gained immediate recognition as an iconic entertainment destination that has changed the way consumers experience concerts and films. His work led to Sphere achieving a record $1 million in average daily ticket sales revenue for its immersive attraction's first quarter of operations — the highest of any daily entertainment attraction in Las Vegas history.
His other notable posts include being the first CMO of the historic Vegas Golden Knights – the city’s long-awaited professional sports team – where he helped craft the foundational marketing strategy that turned the NHL franchise into 2017's breakout brand and a blueprint for future expansion teams in all sports.
He was also CMO of Bally Bet during the hotly-anticipated nationwide expansion of legalized sports betting in the US and ran his own fractional CMO agency LaunchVegas, helping brands optimize their marketing strategy and investments.
From 2004-2016, Nehme held key sales and marketing leadership positions for Fortune 1000 stalwarts Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands Corporation (Venetian & Sands brands) during the casino resort industry’s development boom across the US and Asia.
His wide-ranging talks cover many aspects of business, from marketing to operations, but focus on how to differentiate amid intense competition and an ever-changing media landscape. Audiences love his fluency across a multitude of topics, which is bolstered by an MBA from Babson College and a journalism degree from The George Washington University.
“I’ve been asked countless times how Las Vegas achieves a 90% satisfaction rate among visitors while continually reinventing itself. I’ve distilled what I’ve learned over the years into interactive keynotes that help companies improve their businesses and turn customers into brand evangelists.”
Drawing upon broad work experience consisting of everything from negotiating seven-figure headliner deals to marketing the largest five-star luxury resorts on the planet, his lessons are fun, relatable, and inspiring to all members of the organization.
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