About Black Book

Founded by Joe O'Connell in 2020, Black Book is a London-based events agency and venue finder that puts transparency and authentic relationships at the heart of everything we do. Our aim is to make you look good. We work behind-the-scenes on large-scale conferences and luxury incentive trips all over the world, to ensure things run smoothly in the background, while your attendees have the most unique and memorable experiences.

Joe O'Connell, Founder & CEO

Joe spent nearly two decades working for numerous event agencies of all sizes, managing clients from some of the biggest companies in the world. Over the years he has learnt what best practice really looks like and developed an unlimited black book of contacts - and so the agency was born.

Colleen Gray, Client Services Director

Colleen is an award-winning events industry professional with a unique perspective of hotels after having spent over a decade working venue-side. This means she has invaluable experience when it comes to finding venues and negotiating rates with properties all over the world - getting the best results possible for our clients.

What it's like working for Black Book

"Having been with Black Book since its launch in 2020 its amazing to see how far we have come and this makes me very proud! I love the diversity of our clients and events, and that every day is so very different. Most of all I love our team and the network of supportive suppliers."

Kristy

"I enjoy working here at Black Book because every day brings new challenges and opportunities, ensuring no two days are ever the same. I love being involved in various global projects ranging from Event Management to Venue Finding and Incentives!"

Luke

Join Us

Would you like to work with the team to deliver some of the best conferences and incentive trips for clients all over the world?