Lisa Tenner, Founder and President Tenner and Associates
After 20-plus years guiding the careers of musical talent, Lisa moved her talent-building and brand marketing savvy to the corporate world. Lisa represents such diverse brands as Jeep, PartyPoker, Card Player Cruises, Bally’s, Paris, and the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino as well as 11-time WSOP bracelet winner, Phil Hellmuth.
As marketing consultant for PartyPoker, Lisa developed The PartyPoker Million, an event staged aboard a cruise ship that has become the world's largest Limit Hold 'Em Poker Tournament and one of the first stops on the World Poker Tour in its inaugural year. She created and produced the first VH1 Classic Rock and Roll Celebrity Tournament for 2006. She has also co-produced the World Poker Players conference in 2005 and 2006 and the Official Kick-Off Party for the World Series of Poker in 2005. Tenner’s current endeavor is the “Queens of Heart,” a team of women selected to play for charity during the Ladies No Limit Championship of the World Series of Poker. The third annual event for the Queens of Heart will be held during 2008’s World Series of Poker at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
In 2007, Tenner was named Event Producer of the Year by Event Pro Forum and Global Gaming Magazine named her “One of the 25 People to Watch in 2008.”