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Published: October 30 2012

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – South Florida-based SitInMySeats VIP Tickets, Travel & Concierge Services (SitInMySeats), is pleased to announce that it is expanding with the hiring of four new employees.  In order to meet the increasing demand for SitInMySeats’ luxury entertainment, travel and concierge services, company Founder and CEO Lisa Crawford has added to the company roster: Bonnie Balk and Georgiene Laffey as Personal Concierges , Jenee Angelette as Cruise Specialist and Ruth Walsh as Latin American Liaison.   Laura Hildenbrandt, Destination Specialist, will be overseeing SitInMySeats’ travel division.  All will be based in SitInMySeats Hollywood office, with Walsh working at times remotely from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
 
“The increased demand from both existing and new clients for all of our luxury ticket, travel and concierge services made it crucial to add staff in order to continue to provide the most personalized VIP attention to our clients,” said Lisa Crawford, Founder and CEO of SitInMySeats VIP Tickets, Travel & Concierge Services.  “These four exceptional women bring a plethora of knowledge, experience, and the personal touch that will continue to provide SitInMySeats clients with the best service in the industry.”
 
In their roles as Personal Concierges, both Bonnie Balk and Georgiene Laffey will handle all of SitInMySeats client needs including securing premium seats to all theater, concerts, sporting events and openings, gaining access to exclusive events and travel destinations worldwide and providing the VIP treatment they deserve. With extensive experience and knowledge of the luxury cruise industry, Cruise Specialist Jenee Angelette will handle the research and bookings of SitInMySeats clients’ cruises worldwide; and as Latin American Liaison, Ruth Walsh will oversee and manage the day to day activities of the company’s expansion into Latin America and the needs of their Latin American clients.
 
Established in 2004, SitInMySeats VIP Tickets, Travel & Concierge Services specializes in providing  its clients with hard to obtain premium seats to all theater, concerts, sporting events and openings, as well as gaining access to exclusive events and travel destinations worldwide.  As an additional feature, the company arranges special once in a lifetime “Meet and Greets” for its clients with world famous celebrities, athletes, rock stars and performers. The company’s expertise and global connections, as well as their knowledge of your preferences and priorities, ensures that even the most unique and rare journeys will seem effortless.  So getting into the best restaurants, seeing the shows, accessing the inaccessible is no problem at all! Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, SitInMySeats can help!
 
Bonnie Balk joins SitInMySeats with over 30 years of experience in sales and clients services in the fashion industry working with major clients in New York and New Jersey before relocating to Florida in 2002. Balk has extensive knowledge of music, Broadway and live shows and has seen almost every major artist live over the past 30 years.  She still travels to New York twice a year to keep up with the new venues and events that the New York/New Jersey area has to offer.  Her knowledge of today’s musical acts combined with the venues in which they appear, make her a valuable resource to assist SitInMySeats clients with their VIP seat selections.
 
Prior to joining SitInMySeats, Georgiene Ruocco Laffey was the Director of Client Relations with TransMedia Group in Boca Raton.  Prior to that, she served as the first Vice President of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), Eastern Region, for twelve years.  She also implemented a coaching program for realtors across the nation, teaching them that self-promotion was the key to enhancing their businesses.  She currently acts as a consultant for businesses which has allowed her to establish relationships with programs and residents.  These relationships help Georgiene to easily plan and cater to SitInMySeats client requests nationally.
 
Jenee Angelette comes to SitInMySeats with an extensive career in communications, executive recruiting and travel related activities.  She is a certified cruise specialist with both Princess and Carnival cruise lines and has booked and coordinated global luxury cruises with Regent Seven Seas, including working onboard a cruise ship. Aside from the cruising industry, Jenee has helped plan Alaskan land tours, destination weddings, and tours throughout Europe and the Baltic. Her ingratiating style and commitment to her clients have helped her develop great relationships over the years in the travel industry.  She studied at both Louisiana State University and Florida Atlantic University.
 
Born in Brazil, but having spent almost two decades in the United States, Ruth Walsh brings a wealth of experience to SitInMySeats.  While living in Los Angeles, she dedicated 12 years to the entertainment business, and later relocated to Hollywood, Florida, where she spent 7 years teaching languages.   Now back in Brazil, Ruth, who is fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish, will serves as SitInMySeat’s liaison to its exclusive Latin American clients.
 
Laura Hildenbrandt brings more than 21 years of travel sales, management and marketing experience to SitInMySeats. She will oversee the SitInMySeats travel division. Laura has built a strong reputation as an expert in personalized luxury travel for clients around the globe through her work as a top-performing travel executive at Liberty Travel, Travel Designs, Travel Leaders and Signature Travel. She has been the go-to source for information about world destinations and travel in various publications, such as Lifestyle Magazines, THINK Magazine and the South Florida Luxury Guide.
 
For more information, or to reach Lisa Crawford, Founder and CEO of SitInMySeats VIP Tickets, Travel & Concierge Services; please call 954-309-0038, 1-866-798-7328 or email her at lisa@sitinmyseats.com.  Please visit www.sitinmyseats.com for all of your VIP Ticket and Travel needs. You can like SitInMySeats Facebook page by clicking www.facebook.com/SitInMySeats or follow Lisa’s tweets at twitter.com/SitInMySeats.