Executive Producer  ·  Experiential Strategist  ·  Atlanta, GA

Johnathan
Barhite

Let's build something worth remembering.

Live Events  ·  Brand Experience  ·  Production Leadership  ·  Corporate Meetings
Sponsorship Strategy  ·  Festivals  ·  Broadcast  ·  Global Programmes

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About

More than two decades
turning ambitious creative
into delivered reality.

Senior experiential production and live event leader with a career built across brand experience, corporate meetings, product launches, sponsorship activations, festivals, broadcast, tradeshows, and permanent branded environments.

Known for building the systems, teams, and operating infrastructure that protect quality, margin, timeline, and client trust — across complex multi-vendor environments at global scale. From an intimate 50-person boardroom to 120,000 at the festival gates.

Client work spans some of the world's most demanding brands across automotive, entertainment, consumer, healthcare, and regulated industries. Based in Atlanta. Available globally.

What Sets This Apart

From the first sketch to the final cue —
fluent at every level of the build.
From the permit to the pyro cue.
From the P&L to the stage.

Strategic

  • Executive production & programme leadership
  • RFP / pitch strategy & new business development
  • Budget ownership, P&L & financial performance
  • Staffing models, resourcing & talent strategy
  • Workforce deployment, training programme design & large-scale HR operations
  • Vendor strategy, procurement & contract negotiation
  • Redline review, RFP kit development & specification-level procurement oversight
  • Event & land use permitting — local, state, federal
  • Sponsorship strategy & activation architecture
  • Multi-team portfolio oversight & cross-functional leadership
  • Change management & organisational scaling
  • Risk management, compliance & regulated industry delivery
  • Public finance & urban development advisory — Tax Allocation Districts, Invest Atlanta
  • Zoning, land use & community stakeholder governance — City of Atlanta NPU Chair

Tactical & Technical

  • AV specification, video systems & show control automation
  • Rigging, structural staging & load engineering oversight
  • Lighting design, programming & systems
  • Pyrotechnics, SFX & fireworks production
  • Scenic fabrication, prop development & scenic animation
  • Theme park, permanent attraction & museum-quality environments
  • AR / VR / immersive technology — custom stack development & production
  • Broadcast & livestream production
  • Electrical, plumbing, hydraulics & specialty systems
  • Fabrication drawing interpretation, redline review & build oversight
  • Costume, makeup & character performance oversight
  • Field operations, site logistics & safety compliance

Scale & Scope

Barbie. Porsche.
Coca-Cola. Disney.
Brands that demand the best
50 to 120,000
Guest range — boardroom to festival gates
FIFA Fan Fest
Atlanta 2026
Current — pitch lead, live production & capital stack
25+
Years of delivery without a net
Macy's Parade.
SXSW. CES.
Tomorrowland.
Stages that define the industry
800+
Staff led across 38 simultaneous markets

Core Expertise

Selected Clients & Platforms

Trusted by the world's most demanding brands to deliver their most important moments.

Barbie / Mattel Porsche Coca-Cola Disney FIFA Fan Fest 2026 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Gulfstream Mercedes-Benz BMW General Motors Rivian Honeywell Hot Wheels Universal Studios Sony Petersen Automotive Museum FAO Schwarz Oakley DFS Duty Free

Connect

Let's build
something worth
remembering.

Available for senior leadership roles, executive production engagements, and strategic consulting. Based in Atlanta — available globally.

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