Phil Fisher is a sustainability-company CEO; entrepreneur; and thirty-five year veteran of the entertainment industry; an event marketing and tourism specialist; event producer; television producer; crowd engineering security and safety specialist; as well as a professor of event management at Columbia College for over a decade. Fisher’s entertainment work spans the industries of Tourism, Live-Events, Music Concerts, Festivals, Television Production, Awards, Sports, Comedy, Conferences & Expos, Fundraisers
With a reputation for excellence and a constant strive to achieve flawless event productions, Fisher has produced prime time network television specials, launched and implemented international music festivals and consulted local and international governments and companies on the business of entertainment, tourism and cultural events, strategic planning and corporate partnerships. He is an applauded educator, motivator, innovative, highly accomplished industry professional having produced and managed thousan
Some of Fisher’s credits include: Cancun Jazz Festival; Chicago Air & Water Show; World Cup Soccer; US Open; Essence Awards; HBO/Sinbad’s Soul Music Festivals in Jamaica, Aruba & St. Thomas; Allstate Awards; and more. During his work for the City of Chicago Mayor’s Office of Special Events & Cultural Affairs Neighborhood Festival Program, he was responsible for as many as 200 events per year. Fisher also developed and managed many areas of Taste of Chicago – the nation’s largest food festival; Chicago Jazz