Who We Are
Henry Schueller
The CEO brings 20 years of direct industry experience to the table. He's been a Project Manager for events small and large, worked as Director of Operations for a $3M+ property with the world's largest Corporate Audio Visual provider, and, as a freelancer, contracted with the best AV firms in the business. This wealth of experience gives him the insight and perspective of both of AVLancer's principal clients: managers and contractors. Henry has put this to work for AVL through connections, resources, and systems implementation to create a remarkable product and business.
Blake Zblewski
The COO at AVLancer serves as the operational anchor for the company’s nationwide production efforts. While the CEO focuses on "where we are going," the COO focuses on "how we get there" by managing the daily logistics of event execution, optimizing internal workflows, and overseeing the Event Managers. Their primary objective is to maintain a high-quality, scalable freelancer ecosystem that ensures the right technical talent is deployed efficiently across all markets, maximizing both client satisfaction and profit margins.
Michael Fisher
The Director of Business Development brings 20 years of robust sales and customer service experience to AVLancer. Serving as the primary bridge between the company and its clients, Mike is driven by a genuine passion for making friends and building lasting industry relationships. He understands the fast-paced demands of event production, so he strives to create an easy, fast, and highly efficient sales environment. By connecting directly to the unique needs of every event planner and producer, Mike ensures a frictionless experience from the very first handshake to the final contract.
Diana Thao
Serving as AVLancer’s 'Master of Coin,' the Director of Accounting ensures the company’s financial ecosystem runs with precision and care. Diana manages seamless billing and payment integrations for both corporate clients and freelance talent, prioritizing punctuality and absolute accuracy. Guided by a service-first mindset, she brings a patient, attentive ear to every inquiry and actively resolves any hurdles that arise. Ultimately, Diana is dedicated to protecting contractor livelihoods by providing a transparent, reliable platform that partners can trust every single show.
Jenny Boley
Drawing from a robust foundation in high-end hospitality and client service, the Director of Operations delivers an exceptional partner experience rooted in empathy, proactive communication, and decisive execution. Jenny keeps AVLancer’s nationwide engine running smoothly by steering multi-market labor logistics, managing dynamic call-time schedules, and monitoring live event progress. Whether auditing contractor hours for prompt, accurate payroll or resolving operational hurdles on the fly, she bridges project leads with on-site crews through rapid responsiveness and an unflappable, positive approach.
Milli Marin
As an Event Manager at AVLancer, Milli is dedicated to cultivating genuine, lasting relationships with production partners and technicians alike. Bringing seasoned experience in team coordination, operations, and client service, she serves as a dependable field partner throughout the entire event cycle. Milli champions both freelancer advocacy and client expectations, ensuring the right technical talent is deployed seamlessly to deliver flawless shows. Her proactive support and energetic, solution-focused attitude create a collaborative atmosphere where every production succeeds.
Why We Do What We Do
To eliminate pain for event planners, producers, and freelancers...
...we connect talented people with end-user customers.
We remove both the challenge of finding staff and the effort in finding work.
At AVLancer, we connect talented people with customers in need of high-quality production staff for live, hybrid, and digital events. While we specialize in the corporate event space, we have a network of professionals that can serve any space needing AV staffing. This network includes everything from general audio-visual technicians to audio and lighting leads, LED wall technicians, camera and video operators, technical directors, lighting designers, and stage managers.
As AV professionals ourselves, we know freelance AV pros would rather be doing what they love to do—setting and running impressive shows—than making calls and networking to find work, so we make their lives easier by doing that legwork for them. Moreover, we try to provide jobs that are more than just another gig by placing people in work that enhances their skills, grows their own business potential, and enriches their lives.
But there’s more to it than just finding work for freelancers: we also eliminate pain for event planners and producers. We understand the enormous challenges involved in planning and executing all the details necessary to create successful meetings and experiences, so we remove the challenge of sourcing skilled, dependable crew. This allows planners and producers to stay focused on their end-user client and overall event success.
To put it simply, we allow event planners, producers, and freelance AV professionals to focus on what matters most to them by taking friction off their plates. Whether you are a planner, producer, or freelance AV pro, you need each other to succeed—AVLancer makes bringing you together seamless.
Our Mission
AVLancer connects Audio Visual companies with the best freelance contractors in the industry. We provide an intuitive interface connecting event producers, project managers, and audio-visual firms with high-caliber, dependable freelance professionals.
We exist to give EVENT PROFESSIONALS the CONFIDENCE and STABILITY to SUCCEED.
Core Values
At AVLancer, our four core values are known by the acronym RIBS—Responsibility, Integrity, Balance/Belonging, and Stewardship. And just as the ribs in our bodies hold up our bodily frame, so our values hold up the moral and ethical center of our organization.
Responsibility
Responsibility is the ability to act, make decisions, and be accountable for results both positive and negative. We believe this is the crux of good business and citizenship.
Integrity
Defined as "the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness"; integrity ultimately means doing the right thing, even when it is hard, and it stands at the foundation of our core values.
Balance / Belonging
AVLancer strives to offer the best balance between work-life and home-life as possible. We are determined believers in working to live rather than living to work. We also believe strongly in creating an environment of belonging where people are welcomed and respected regardless of race, creed, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or age.
Stewardship
We are committed to good stewardship of our team members, partners, customers, investors, suppliers, communities, and the environment. Our goal is to caringly serve all in our sphere of influence.