Ashley Miller, Co-Founder & COO | Sean Hughes, Co-Founder & CEO | aVenue Event Group
For Sean Hughes and Ashley Miller, innovation has never meant chasing the next trend. It has meant challenging the way events have always been done. Even their mantra has always been to ‘Ditch the Ballroom’.
Since founding aVenue Event Group in Orlando in 2013, Sean and Ashley have built the company around three core values: Collaboration, Hospitality, and Innovation. What began as an event planning company has evolved into a multifaceted hospitality organization that connects clients with distinctive venues, produces memorable experiences, and helps venue partners unlock new revenue opportunities.
At the center of that growth is a simple belief: the most memorable events rarely come from doing what is expected. aVenue has become known for transforming unconventional spaces- from rooftops and airplane hangars to breweries, entertainment destinations, and motorcycle dealerships- into elevated event experiences designed around each client’s goals.
That same approach extends beyond individual events. Through its venue management, hospitality, planning, and travel divisions, aVenue works alongside property owners, hospitality groups, vendors, and clients to create experiences that are both operationally sound and genuinely memorable.
For Sean and Ashley, the company’s growth has always been tied to Orlando itself. The region has provided the relationships, creativity, and entrepreneurial energy that allowed aVenue to grow from a local startup into an expanding hospitality brand serving clients and venues across multiple markets.
As the Faces of Event Innovation, Sean and Ashley represent the spirit behind aVenue’s continued evolution: collaborate with great people, deliver exceptional hospitality, and keep finding new ways to reimagine where – and how – people come together.