SEARCH Foundation - Event Peeps Supporting Each Other in Times of Crisis

The mission of SEARCH foundation is to support event professionals challenged with a catastrophe. If you missed it - check out their latest newsletter! Get involved and email us if you want to show your support. Our next big showcase event will be in Nashville at The Special Event Show January 2014.

Mumtaz Marketing & Events was proud of being part of the SEARCH Foundation 2013 fundraiser, where our own president Joella Hopkins is on the foundation board.  At the beginning of the year Mumtaz Marketing & Events was present at the Chicago Marriott Hotel, where SEARCH foundation gathered over 200 guests in what was an extremely successful event, raising $55,000 through ticket sales, auctions during the event and individual and corporate donations.  Definitely a night to remember that will have a major impact on the lives of the recipients who absolutely need it.  This event would not have been possible without the participation of Rentals Unlimited, Island Events and New York Water Taxi.  Thank you all and let’s gear up for the next SEARCH foundation event!!!!!

Mumtaz has an ISES LA Master of its Own

On Monday, November 12, 2012 The International Events Society (ISES) – Los Angeles, celebrated the 7th Annual Meet the Masters Event where our own President, Joella Hopkins, CSEP, CMP participated as one of the Masters in this special event industry. What an achievement! It was a sold out event where most attendees had a chance to exchange ideas, ask questions and get advice from all masters as they went around and sat at each table sharing their success stories. We are proud of Joella’s accomplishments which continue to make Mumtaz Marketing and Events (MME) grow bigger and bigger every day.

 

This year’s hot topics were the available Social Media tools to help to the success of business and How to achieve a healthy balance between work and family in the crazy Special Event Industry.  It was a fabulous night and full of insight.

 

Congratulations to all 2012 Masters!

Joella Hopkins, CMP, CSEP, Mumtaz Marketing & Events, Ron Rubin, Ron Rubin Events,

Eddie Zaratsian, Eddie Zaratsian Floral Boutique, Allison Callaway, Callaway Gable Photography , Wendy Dahl, Chic Productions, Mark McBride, USC Alumni Association, Brian Callaway, Callaway Gable Photography, Dawn Abbott, CSEP, Fun Productions. Alison Bossert, Sony Pictures, Barbara Brass, Wolfgang Puck,  Laurel Coote, CMP, CMM, Pick My Brain, Kevin Covey, Kevin Covey Wedding & EventCoordination, Rrivre Davies, Rrivre Works , Rachel Hollis, Chic Events, , Greg Jenkins, Bravo Productions, Cara Kleinhaut, Caravents, Inc, Ruth Moyte, Red Dandelion Creative, David Smith, SHOWPRO, Chris Clark, Extraordinary Events

 Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, we were thrilled to be there! 

Mumtaz Reports In ISES EventWorld 2012 Dallas

Hey everyone. So, we had a fabulous time at ISES (International Special Events Society) EventWorld Conference this past week in Dallas. Here are some pics and Jenn's highlights. The conference was all about celebrating our past 25 years as an organization and looking forward towards the next 25 years of creativity, connecting, and inspiring. The opening general session recognized 22 of our past 25 ISES International Presidents! Wow, what an amazing show of continued support.

Then we headed to the SEARCH event... It was great celebrating their 15th Anniversary of helping those special events industry colleagues in times of crisis and need. Please LIKE the SEARCH Foundation on Facebook or FOLLOW them on Twitter @SEARCHFound.   

So, we also visited Gilley's! Tons of fun learning a bit of line dancing! Yes, both Jenn and Joella had some fun taking their turn learning a bit Country... LOL. But, upon arriving we were greeted by these Cowgirls on longhorns. Didn't even know you could saddle them like horses...  You go girls!

Of course at Gilley's we had to stop and take some green screen photos provided by Catch the Moment.

The conference closed with the Esprit Awards. What a blast! The team that produced the Conference should be very excited about their hard work. It all paid off and everyone is still talking about the education sessions, networking, and fun times. Here's Joella and Jennifer upon arriving at the Esprits!

We also loved Cort's super cool dance floor at Club ISES! Great idea and tons of fun to dance on! Logos, designs, etc. all on the super fantastic dance floor.

Joella got to spend some quality time with Ruth Moyte - fellow ISES International Marketing & Communications committee. Here's to creating new professional and personal working relationships!

We have to give a special shout out to the Esprit Awards team for their hard work. Everyone loved the whole booth effect! It was really fun... We can't wait to use the concept. Those folks that were seated on the perimeter of the event felt special because the whole booth effect made them feel a part of the event and not just the last in the row...

Here's a little highlight wrap report from Jenn! 

What can I say about my trip to ISES Eventworld……other than it was one of the best experiences at a conference that I have had!  It was such a learning experience and an inspiration to me.  ISES Eventworld’s Leadership Training for the ISES chapter boards was  training that I was looking forward to.  From the team building exercises, the individual tools for board members they gave to hearing of the same challenges that other board members faced, this past week was an eye opening experience.  I am looking forward to sharing what I learned with my team here in LA and moving our ISES LA chapter onward and upward.   I made lots of new connections and built new friendships that spans the globe! 

I discovered new technology at this conference that I was really excited about.   From new style twitter feeds from Red Button ... Here's a shot from Joella and I at the event that we tweeted using the event hashtag - not only was it displayed on the event screen but it was instantly printed at a print station that was branded with event and sponsor logos...

to Award Winning 3D Mapping Technology from architecture.com to LED spherical used for stage props to a very cool touch screen DJing equipment called the Emulator, it is amazing how technology is changing the very fabric of what we do.  Yes, a lot of the technology isn’t cheap, but it is the WOW factor that so many of us planners are always shooting for, especially when it comes to an event that we have done year after year.  I am looking forward to one day being able to use the technology that is available to us in one of our events. 

Ok, that's all folks from the Mumtaz gals! 

Mumtaz Takes Home 2 ISES LA Special Event Awards!

Mumtaz Marketing & Events is thrilled to have received two ISES LA Special Event Awards for Best Allied Team Event and also Best Green Event. It's such an honor to be recognized by our peers for executing excellent events. We are also honored that our client's have given us the opportunity to service their events and overall goals. Check out the photos below of our winning events!

Best Green Event for "Beyond Our Doors" Best Green Event. Check out the full blog post at http://www.mumtazmarketingandevents.blogspot.com/2011/10/together-as-one-at-beyond-our-doors.html.

The second event was Asia Society Korea Center's Hansik Dinner event. Click below to check out the full blog post at http://www.mumtazmarketingandevents.blogspot.com/2011/11/10-days-to-8-course-korean-gourmet-meal.html.

ISES LA's: Speed Pitching...

Hey everyone... I am becoming a regular now. It's Minzey reporting in for ISES LA. As the VP of Programs & Education, I was able to produce another education based event,  ISES LA’s Speed Pitching, last week at the Luxe Hotel on Sunset.  The real idea behind this education session came straight from The Special Event Conference Speed Pitching education session. I figured that people who didn’t make it out to Florida for TSE this year, could still have some part of TSE here in Los Angeles!   I was right!  We landed up selling out the room and everyone really enjoyed themselves. 

I was lucky enough to have Andrea Michaels, Extraordinary Events, to agree to be the Presenter for this education session.  She brought on Greg Christy, BriteIdeas, Inc., Liese Gardner, Event Solutions, Cheryl Fish, Someone’s in theKitchen, Greg Jenkins, Bravo Productions, Lisa Hurley, Special Events Magazine, Ian Seeberg, a Creative Director and Writer and Ruth Moyte, Red Dandelion Creative to judge the Speed Pitching. 

I was part of one of the winning tables and we were able to present our 2 minute speed pitch to the rest of the group.  One of our first time attendees, Ned Shapiro, At Any Event, said of his first time at an ISES LA event, “What a great introduction to a great organization for a First Timer like me. I'll be back again at Lawry's.”  I couldn’t have said it better myself! 

Hope to see you at our next event on March 28^th at Lawry’s where we are featuring John Klymshyn, The Art of Living: Connecting Your Life's Work to Work You Do Every Day"

REPORT: 2012 The Special Event Show Conference (TSE)

Hey everybody! Minzey reporting in...

My trip out to Florida for The Special Event was nothing short of FANTASTIC! I had a great time meeting with colleagues from all over the world and seeing familiar faces that I get to see once a year!

My trip started this year with ISES Leadership Meetings, where I felt energized and inspired to bring home tools for both my job here at Mumtaz Marketing & Events and back to my ISES LA Board and my Programs Committee.

The highlight of the conference has always been the wedding gallery and the wedding lunch. This year wasn’t any different. My favorite wedding gallery was none other than Youngsong Martin’s of Wildflower Linen. Her design of “The Seasons” were impeccable! My favorite tabletop was the “Spring” Twilight inspired table.  It was absolutely gorgeous! 

The wedding lunch this year, was actually a Wedding Dinner and was a presentation of the design behind this massive space of the size of an airplane hangar!  It was great to see how much effort was had to put it all together. Check out these amazing photos!

Here are some tips from The Special Event Education:

·       Pay your interns!  You will get a more productive intern and they will take pride in their work.   They are creative and you can mold them into you!   

·      Don’t judge a book by its cover.  Finding the right person for the job is hard in our industry, you never know what might walk through your door! 

The relationships that you build at TSE, can carry you through for the next 10-20 years. You never know when you might need.  You might have to call up someone in London, Chicago or Canada.  So get to know your industry colleagues The Special Event and throughout the Special Events industry, cause you never know when they will need your help or vice-versa.

We also had the opportunity to play hookie for an afternoon and went to see the Manatees! So, here's one saying Hi!

IMEX America 2011 - Las Vegas!

Hey everybody! We, your Simply Mumtaz gals - Joella, Jennifer Minzey, and Jennifer Kim, hope this post finds you well! We had a blast at IMEX America 2011! It was fantastic to visit with friends, meet new colleagues, and of course, play! Smart Monday sponsored by MPI was fantastic - great professional development sessions! But, the absolute highlight was the tradeshow!

I had to post about this booth! It was so inviting, fun, and sent the wonderful smell of coffee brewing and pastries just like you were walking past a coffee shop in Europe! You just had to stop...  

Then, I was so stoked to see fellow ISES peeps! Jennifer Minzey and I posed with Kevin Hacke, Executive Director of ISES. It was wonderful to see Kristin and touch base with Kevin about how ISES is promoting the special events industry as professional and strategic. 

We look forward to seeing everyone again next year!

Jennifer highlights ISES LA's Annual JAM

This post brought to you by Jennifer Minzey, VP of Education & Programs for your local ISES LA Chapter. On September 20^th, ISES Greater Los Angeles was proud to produce the Annual ISES LA JAM (Joint Allied Mixer) at Santa Anita Parkway. 

This year's educational sessions were presented by two experts who addressed what our special events industry is looking towards in 2012. Beverly Oviedo, CMP addressed the crowd about the new ISO Standards being drafted for going Green and pending approval for 2012.  Our other expert, Robert Kempken, VP of IBIS World, discussed the grim outlook that our industry is still facing.  But, he said that being creative, marketing ourselves, and thinking outside of the box is the best approach for surviving this climate.  He was a popular speaker with our attendees and remained afterwards to answer everyone’s questions.  

The tradeshow that followed was fun because I got to see familiar faces and meet news ones.  J & M Entertainment Event Production, Plan It Interactive, Party Pals, and AFR Furnishings, just to name a few.

There was a cool new product from LA Photo Party that I particularly liked, which was their Photo Party Upload, they can take a photo of you at your event and then you post it to any social media site on the spot! It was very cool! We are hoping to use it for an upcoming event in the spring! 

The evening was filled with friends, food, and drinks…all of which turned into professional fun at another ISES LA event!  Hope to see you at the next ISES event, Meet the Masters on November 14^th at the Millennium Biltmore!   Special Thanks to Joelle Leder Photography!

Simply Mumtaz at ISES Bel Air Bay Club Event

Hey all! Didn't get much time to stay and hang out, but I thought I'd share real quick some of the table top displays that La Tovola presented at tonight's ISES LA's Bel Air Bay Club Networking Mixer. What a gorgeous place! Truly stunning. And, if you're interested contact them for events. As for the linen.. check it out or better yet visit La Tovola's showroom. I hear it's over the top.

Enjoy the pics!

Excited for TSE! Gonna see some out-of-town friends!

Hey everybody! I can't believe how fast January is going... wasn't just Christmas... WOW. But, I'm really excited about The Special Event (TSE) this year. We (Simply Mumtaz) are going three strong. ME, Joella Hopkins, CSEP, CMP, Karli Tanner, CMP, and our newest Event Coordinator, Jennifer Minzey. We'll post about her in a few when we have her cool photo ready to post. But, yeah it's fun to see old friends! Since I didn't have the opportunity to make EventWorld in St. Pete last year I'm geared up for an awesome TSE. Education, Networking, and some plain old fun... Barring one client doesn't loose it, we're all there all week. I tell everyone how important it is to take time and go get educated, meet the elite of our indsutry and be inspired!


So, below are a few cool pics of some friends I'm looking forward to seeing in a week! Photos from EventWorld 07 in Montreal!

Steve Kemble and I... Michael Cerbelli, Total Entertainment and I

Terry Singleton, David DeLoach and I

Gwendolynn McNutt CSEP, Sandra Sobzcak, CERP, and I

Hope to see you in a week!