As AREA15’s Senior Vice President of Sales, Events, and Venues, Kelly Campbell Smolen leads the high-performing private events sales team across the entire district, and the public concerts and programming traffic driver events in 'The Collective' event venues, Oddyssey, and the highly anticipated Altair Sky Lounge - an actual Boeing 747. From strategic planning to business initiatives and implementing a client-focused approach to sales, she drives and manages overall sales growth for special events. She’s also propped AREA15 as one of the most immersive, ground-breaking and turn-key private event venues in Las Vegas as it continues to expand across 40 acres.

Since joining AREA15, Campbell Smolen has been recognized as a 2025 Smart Meetings/Smart Woman Stellar Performer, a 2025 Smart Meetings Catalyst Award Winner, and a 2023 Vegas Inc “40 Under 40” winner for more than doubling revenues and building a high-performing team. In 2023 and 2026, Campbell Smolen also attained the highest attended and revenue generating buyout for AREA15 with a $1 billion net revenue company recognized as “Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Tech” and “Fortune’s Best Workplaces for Millennials.”

She’s also attracted some of the biggest brands in entertainment to host special events at AREA15, including UFC, Cirque du Soleil, Vegas Golden Knights, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Formula 1. Additional clients from the tech industry include Amazon, Crowdstrike, Adobe, Databricks, NetApp and Square as well as luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Mercedes.

Prior to joining AREA15, Campbell Smolen served as a vital member of Live Nation’s special events division based out of House of Blues Las Vegas. During her tenure, she became the top revenue producing senior sales manager across more than 150 Live Nation venues in the United States.

Outside of work, Campbell Smolen enjoys giving her time and talent to the local community. She donates to Three Square Food Bank, participates in the Las Vegas Hospitality Association’s (LVHA) Fill-A-Bag program, hosts fundraisers for the Wounded Warrior Project Las Vegas at her family restaurant the Crab Corner, hosts fundraisers for the International Myeloma Foundation and volunteers for Legends Football League (LFL) where she gives back at various charity events. Campbell Smolen is a proud member of multiple organizations including Women Leading in Travel and Hospitality, SITE Mountain West and the International Association of Women. In addition, she mentors students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s hospitality program.

Contact Kelly
M: 702.483.9461
E: [email protected]