Emily Vandevender Young

Emily Vandevender Young is the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at Tripleseat, where she leads GTM-aligned partnerships, integrations, and revenue-driving collaborations across the hospitality and event tech ecosystem. With over a decade of experience in both live events and SaaS, Emily brings a unique operator’s perspective to partnerships — having previously led and sold large-scale events for luxury hotels and restaurant groups, including Four Seasons Hotel Chicago and Boka Restaurant Group. She’s passionate about building partnerships that actually work in the real world and helping venues turn events into scalable, repeatable revenue.