DMC Buddy, LLC

DMC Buddy connects corporate planners with destination management companies, working across Raleigh and Wake County. Planners often do not know which company fits a particular city or program, and that is the gap this business closes. The right partner handles sourcing, logistics and the running of an event once it begins.

Rachel Elliott is the person behind it. She has been a buddy to corporate planners, event executives and destination management companies since 1996, which is long enough to know who works well with whom and which requests are worth passing along.

What to know

• The service supports sourcing, logistical planning and the operation of events and programs.
• Clients are corporate planning executives responsible for important events.
• The company advocates for both sides and stresses the value of qualified requests.
• An established reputation and track record are central to how the business describes itself.
• The work has been going on for close to three decades.