CONNECT is a curated network of leading event service professionals dedicated to the art of consistency and collaboration.
Working with CONNECT Event Services means working with a high-performance team of purpose-driven experts, hand selected to meet the specific needs of your event.
Our team members have worked together for years, bringing decades of combined experience. We draw on this expertise and energy to produce events that look and feel great—on-brand, on-time, and on-budget.
Meet The Founder
MARGARITA HEINZEL
CONNECT Event Services founder Margarita Heinzel, CSEP has been serving the special event community in Chicago for over 30 years.
The recipient of multiple industry awards for design and production — including Event Solutions’ Event Producer of the Year — Margarita is known for her attention to detail, strong logistical philosophy, innovative thinking, and dynamic, high-level teams.
With CONNECT, Margarita delivers agile event services direct to corporate, association, and non-profit clients, offering them fresh perspective, inspired ideas, and decades’ worth of planning know-how.
Margarita is a member of various industry associations and is dedicated to mentorship and continuing education, always cultivating new connections and refining her skills and strategies in order to offer her clients the very best service, without exception.
Clients Love
TESTIMONIALS
We received a lot of feedback from our guests on what a beautiful event it was. You did not miss one detail from the early stages of planning to the last minute fine tuning of the flow of events for the night. Having you there every step of the way was instrumental in the success of the event. You and your team never disappoint.
KELLY AFFETTO
Physician Network & Business Development Manager, Endeavor Health
Year after year you never cease to astound me, and I look forward to your creativity and your attention to detail you bring to the table for our corporate events. I heard nothing but great things about your team – everyone was impressed!
NATASHA GUEDESSE
Marketing Events Specialist Assurance, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC company
I have worked with Margarita for over 20 years on the Annual Shelter Gala, our largest fundraiser. Each year she has created an amazing theme and helped us carry it through in every detail and within our budget.
BARBARA MAZURSKY
Special Events Manager Shelter, Inc.
