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As its name suggests, The Odyssey Lifestyle is a kind of quest, a life-driven journey to try to get people to experience, understand and enjoy the finer things in life in the company of others who share a positive passion for living well.
The core of what The Odyssey Lifestyle offers is its annual Odyssey events, a series of gourmet fine living happenings with significant artistic and philanthropic elements, each planned in and around different cities. Currently, the Las Vegas Odyssey is our ongoing event city.
Las Vegas Odyssey, like the other planned Odyssey events, is a multi-day food, wine and fine arts assortment that draws hundreds of guests each year and relies on a dedicated network of strong professional connections in the culinary industry and fine arts world to ensure success for each attendee.
The Odyssey Lifestyle’s charitable arm, The Odyssey Foundation (under the aegis of the National Heritage Foundation) uses each city’s annual Odyssey events to raise money for charities, which include the Las Vegas Le Cordon Bleu School culinary scholarship program and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Founded by Mark and Virginia Martino in 2000, The Odyssey Lifestyle also includes an event planning division and other ancillary professional assets, including the resources of BRAND, Ltd., a full service integrated marketing firm established by the Martinos. All divisions of The Odyssey Lifestyle are based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Odyssey Lifestyle model is the result of the unique experience of the company’s founders and visionaries, Mark V. Martino and Virginia Martino.
As a project Architect for a local architectural firm, Mark V. Martino brings a savvy management edge to building The Odyssey Lifestyle, including great attention to detail. He has a passion for good food and fine wine and works closely with the vintners and winemakers, commanding the highest quality wines for each city’s Odyssey events.
Virginia Martino holds an extraordinary track record as business entrepreneur, marketer, graphic designer, event producer and publisher. Having built from the ground up Las Vegas’s first travel, food, wine, fashion and lifestyle publication, Las Vegas Magazine, her background allows her to envision and execute the practical planning of every event with remarkable skill.
Together, the Martinos have elevated the Las Vegas Odyssey into a world-class affair. The annual event is the city’s first-ever festival dedicated to gourmet food, wine and culture by showcasing the local talents of renowned chefs, restaurants and sommeliers.
A fine living vehicle like no other, The Odyssey Lifestyle creates an exclusive environment for the consumer while supplying the hospitality and culinary industry with high impact creative marketing opportunities. Odyssey’s unique combination of experience, partners and key industry relationships has made it possible for sponsors and corporate participants alike to capitalize on an underutilized market opportunity in some of North America’s most high-visibility cities.
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