BRITT DE PAOLA

Experience Strategist, Creative Director & Entrepreneur

’m a founder and senior creative operator with more than a decade of experience building businesses and leading complex events, retreats, partnerships and brand experiences. I work across strategy and execution—shaping the vision, assembling the right people and partners, and overseeing every detail required to bring ambitious ideas to life.

What I DO

  • Fractional Creative & Brand Experience Leadership

  • Creative Direction & Experience Design

  • Corporate Retreats & Incentive Travel

  • Experiential Strategy & Event Production

  • Partnerships, Programming & Creative Direction

  • Speaking and Media

PROUDLY SUPPORTING MOTHERS IN BUSINESS

As a Partner and Lead Planner at North Eleven, I help bring ambitious events for mothers in business to life by shaping the experience, sourcing major sponsors and leading planning and production. North Eleven produces This Mother Means Business Live and The Boardroom—both presented by CIBC—creating opportunities for mothers to gain practical tools, build meaningful connections and have honest conversations about entrepreneurship and motherhood.

RECENT PORTFOLIO

Zayzoon - Jan 2026

Four-day corporate retreat for 189 employees

Company kick-off in Canmore, AB

THE RESET ROOM - May 2026

Luxury wellness and premium hospitality experience for high-performing women in tech.

Toronto Tech Week, Bridle Path
30th Anniversary Event

Hyundai of Oakville - April 2026

Full planning, design and production for a 130-guest anniversary celebration

Latte Art Festival at Stakt Market

DEMELLO x KRUVE - January 2026

Full experience design and event production.

2025

THE BUSINESSES

Inspire DS Inc. 

Team Retreats Canada

Team Retreats International

North Eleven (website coming soon)


THE EXPERIENCE EXPERT

The Experience Expert is my thought-leadership platform exploring what makes an experience truly memorable. I share perspectives on hospitality, connection, corporate retreats, events and entrepreneurship—along with the strategy, creativity and occasionally unhinged logistics behind bringing people together.

Get In Touch

Interested in working together, inviting me to speak or collaborating on a story?

I’m available for select fractional leadership opportunities, podcast interviews, articles, panels and speaking engagements covering experience strategy, hospitality, entrepreneurship, corporate retreats, motherhood in business and the beautifully complicated work of bringing people together.

Tell me a little about what you’re working on, and I’ll be in touch.