Julie D'Anastasio

Founder, ARR Consulting

Julie D'Anastasio is an expert at turning moments into memories. An event executive who prides herself on creating exceptional experiences that invoke an emotional response in attendees which binds them to a company and increases their loyalty.

Julie has over 20 years of experience in Events and Retention, 17 of which she spent in the Financial Services industry. Most recently Julie spent the last 6+ years at Kestra Holdings as their Head of Events. Throughout her career she was also able to drive retention and growth by creating event experiences for Cetera Financial, Ameriprise Financial, and Curian Capital (formerly part of Jackson National).

Always having been an empathic person, Julie intuitively knows how to connect with others and helps businesses understand the importance of connectedness in a world driven by technology. Her passion and heart drive her 'Why', which is to make others feel seen, heard and loved and she skillfully guides her clients to do the same by partnering with them on events, retention consulting, and helping them to build community.