Samantha Mele

Samantha Mele is the Founder & Creative Director of THE CREATIVE CONNOISSEUR and Founder of PdR (Private Dining Rooms), a venue sourcing platform designed to simplify how planners discover and book private dining rooms and restaurant buyouts around the world. With over 15 years of experience in the events and hospitality industry, Samantha creates bold event experiences, strategic brand activations, and hospitality concepts for clients including Amazon, Hyatt, TD Wealth, Destination Toronto, and leading hospitality and association brands across North America. Her signature “spaghetti on the wall” ideation style embraces throwing out imaginative, unexpected ideas to spark innovation — all inspired by her travels around the world consuming the best in food, nightlife, hospitality, and design to bring fresh thinking back to her clients.