Autumn Rich is a seasoned event producer, visionary, style and furniture designer and entrepreneur. In 2012 she founded Autumn Rich & Co. and in 2014 she founded, along with partner Lisa HIckey, the Panacea Collective. In 2018 those two entities merged to create a full service experiential and event production firm. In 2024 Autumn became the sole owner of the Panacea Collective.

Autumn has years of experience in marketing, idea development, growth strategy, sponsorship acquisition and management of large scale festivals and events including The Texas Tribune Festival, Austin Film Society Awards, the Civil Rights Summit, Texas Medal of Arts Awards, Lollapalooza Music Festival Chicago, Austin City Limits Music Festival and Austin Food & Wine Festival and 100’s of others.

Prior to founding those companies Autumn was a Director at C3 Presents, serving on the  strategy and production teams for national festivals. Autumn directed all private events for C3 including the Presidential election night in Grant Park, Chicago in 2008, where she managed the President-elect, Vice President-elect, major donors, elected officials and celebrities.  Autumn produced numerous events for clients such as the White House Easter Egg Roll, Rachael Ray Rock House, Google Garage, Red Light Management, Rolling Stone, Texas Cultural Trust, and many more.

Autumn began her career in Washington, DC producing events for First Lady Barbara Bush, The National Rehabilitation Hospital, working on political national conventions and numerous associations and corporations.