Char'nelle Setser

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I’m Char’nelle Setser, a founder, CEO, and experiential strategist who has spent two decades producing high-profile live events for global brands.

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I’m Char’nelle Setser, a founder, CEO, and experiential strategist who has spent two decades producing high-profile live events for global brands. I build end-to-end experiences that turn icons into authentic, culturally meaningful assets—combining museum-grade storytelling, live reveals, licensing, and verified provenance to create long-term brand equity.

Today, I lead Luxicon Fine Art Collective and The Vardo Agency, where I architect the strategy, production, and investor/partner structures behind immersive programs. From keynote-driven national conventions to luxury destination weddings, motorsport experiences, and cultural IP licensing, I bring a craft-first approach grounded in showmanship, technical command, and results-focused operations.

  • Joined October 2026

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Travel & Hospitality
  • Non-Profit Organization

Projects · 1

Luxicon Brand Style Guide & Creative Direction I designed and developed the Luxicon brand style guide and creative framework as the visual foundation for a new luxury fine-art and cultural commerce platform. The work translated Luxicon’s positioning—fine art, iconic imagery, intellectual property, collectible culture, and immersive brand experiences—into a cohesive visual language designed to operate across both high-end consumer and strategic B2B environments. The deck establishes the brand’s visual identity, art direction, typography, color system, imagery, composition, graphic treatments, messaging hierarchy, and experiential applications, while creating a flexible framework for future collaborations with artists, celebrities, cultural properties, and global brands. Beyond simply documenting the identity, the creative work was focused on defining how Luxicon should look, feel, and behave in the marketplace: sophisticated without being traditional, contemporary without becoming trend-dependent, and unmistakably positioned at the intersection of fine art, luxury, entertainment, and culture. The result is a strategic creative system that gives Luxicon a consistent visual signature while providing the flexibility required for art licensing, collector experiences, limited-edition products, brand collaborations, immersive installations, content, and cultural partnerships.

  • Brand Strategist
  • Creative Director
  • Creative Strategist
  • +2

Work experience· 9 roles

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer · Luxicon Fine Art CollectiveJan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

Architected an icon-to-art-story-live reveal experience model using museum-grade works by represented artist Bruce Szulberg, live reveal events, authenticated collectibles, blockchain provenance, and licensing. Built signature programs including cross-brand collaborations (e.g., William Shatner x Star Trek 60th, Wayne Gretzky x Upper Deck, Rafael Nadal x Nadal Foundation, The Isley Brothers, McLaren x F1 Authentics, Daniel Ricciardo x Red Bull). Designed investor architecture (SPV structures, underwriting, revenue waterfall) and franchise formats; led deal structuring and strategic partnerships to support high-value collections and cultural licensing pathways.

Chief Experience Officer & Senior Producer · United Independents, PBCJan 2022 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Executive-produced the Independent National Convention (2023 and 2024), serving as a central growth driver for the organization. Led program direction with keynote speaking and authored a course titled “Movement Building Through Events.” Managed senior production leadership responsibilities tied to large-scale event execution and organizational expansion.

Co-Founder & CEO · The Vardo AgencyJan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

Boutique experiential production and strategy firm for leading ad agencies. Led end-to-end experiential design, technical production, and ROI-driven strategy; managed production leadership, partnerships, and operational systems to deliver immersive branded programs.

Senior Producer · Bernoulli | LockeJan 2020 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo
COO & Senior Producer · United Independents, PBCJan 2020 – Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo
Director of Events · Living Color EventsJan 2010 – Jan 2020 · 10 yrs 1 mo
Show Director · Hollywood Lights & ProductionJan 2009 – Jan 2019 · 10 yrs 1 mo
Production Manager · Green StartJan 2005 – Jan 2009 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Education

Arts Program · San Jacinto College2000 – 2002
Leadership Program · World Harvest College1999 – 2001

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