# Special Projects

> Special Projects is a New York- and Los Angeles-based talent booking, creative content, and event agency founded by former magazine editors Andrea Oliveri and Nicole Vecchiarelli. It helps media, entertainment, fashion, luxury, technology, and cultural organizations choose the right public figures, audiences, and formats for covers, campaigns, premieres, conferences, screenings, and live events. Dolphin Entertainment acquired the company in 2023 for preliminary consideration of about $10.23 million, while the founders stayed on as co-CEOs.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Andrea Oliveri (Co-Founder and Co-CEO), Nicole Vecchiarelli (Co-Founder and Co-CEO)
- **Products:** Talent booking and strategy, Event production and audience curation, Conference and festival programming, Creative content and cultural strategy
- **Notable:** Built a client roster spanning A24, Apple TV+, Amazon, Netflix, Meta, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, The Wall Street Journal, and YouTube., Produced or curated audiences for the Academy Museum Gala, the Peabody Awards, the WSJ. Innovator Awards, the Apple TV+ Ted Lasso season-three premiere, and fashion events for Chanel, Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney, and Versace., Reached $5.48 million in revenue during the first nine months of 2023, according to acquisition filings.

## Products & services

- **Talent booking and strategy** — Celebrity, athlete, executive, creator, host, performer, presenter, moderator, and influencer sourcing for editorial, campaigns, branded content, and live programs.
- **Event production and audience curation** — Creative ideation, production, guest-list research, RSVP, front-of-house management, premieres, tastemaker screenings, dinners, openings, and awards events.
- **Conference and festival programming** — Programming, speaker packaging, and talent curation for summits, conferences, and festivals.
- **Creative content and cultural strategy** — Editorial concepts, talent-led storytelling, brand positioning, cultural forecasting, and content partnerships across print, digital, social, and video.

## Achievements

- Built a client roster spanning A24, Apple TV+, Amazon, Netflix, Meta, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, The Wall Street Journal, and YouTube.
- Produced or curated audiences for the Academy Museum Gala, the Peabody Awards, the WSJ. Innovator Awards, the Apple TV+ Ted Lasso season-three premiere, and fashion events for Chanel, Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney, and Versace.
- Reached $5.48 million in revenue during the first nine months of 2023, according to acquisition filings.
- Acquired by Dolphin Entertainment in 2023 for approximately $10.23 million in preliminary consideration while retaining its brand and leadership.
- Featured by The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Town & Country, and Variety for its approach to talent, culture, and events.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Dolphin highlighted Special Projects' audience-curation work for Max and Warner Bros. release strategies and a Louis Vuitton women's product launch.
- **2024-05** — Dolphin and the sellers amended the acquisition's working-capital mechanism, adding 714,578 shares and $181,688 to purchase price and goodwill.
- **2023-10** — Dolphin Entertainment completed its acquisition of Special Projects; the agency kept its name, senior team, and co-CEOs.

## Links

- Website: https://www.specialprojectsmedia.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/special-projects-media
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/specialprojectsmedia/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/537608716730249

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Last updated: 2026-09-24