Loving Us Takami & Elevate Lounge in Downtown LA!

Hey local Angelenos! If you haven't been down to see this space it's a must! We recently produced a reception for just over 350 and you just couldn't keep your eyes off the gorgeous view plus the inviting open design of the space.

 This event recognized our City's Elected Officials and their Chiefs of Staff. We all know it takes a village, but those that lead also couldn't do it without their Number Two's!

 And, here's part of our Mumtaz Team taking a quick shot during the event! We also need to give a shot out to Cara and Mike from the site for their tremendous support! Thank you!

Loving Us Some J Lounge ~ Downtown LA

Last week we had the wonderful opportunity to coordinate a reception at J Restaurant & Lounge! We love the place. Great food and great people! It was also the perfect setting for a summer outdoor reception... we love the Downtown LA skyline. Fun summer colors, light atomsphere, great networking!

Give Malinda a call on-site and she'll take care of you! Here's to much more Summer fun! Thanks to the team for another successful event!

Simply Mumtaz helps coordinate Ek & Ek 5th Anniversary Party at the Montalban Theatre

UPDATE: Here are additional photos I promised! Two very cool photos - It was a pleasure to work with Taso Papadakis (Photographer). Check his site out!

Simply Mumtaz had the pleasure of helping Ek & Ek celebrate their 5th Anniversary at the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood where Nike Sportswear has set up a unique retail installation. It was a very nice & cool venue. Congratulations Ek & Ek!

Here are two photos from my small camera... I will re-post when we get some photos from Taso.

The other really cool thing was in the Billboard advertising posters - they were switched out. Ek-Tourage! Check it out.

Simply Mumtaz at Takami / Elevate - One of Downtown L.A's New & Hippest Joints!

Simply Mumtaz Events just recently produced a networking Reception for one of our Downtown clients at Takami / Elevate Lounge! Check out these photos. The venue is super cool. There is plenty of space to hold a super cool reception with an amazing view of the Downtown L.A. skyline. Great food and great people! It's a hidden Treasure, don't get discouraged finding parking, there is valet after 5pm and don't worr about the shady elevator ride up... it's worth the WOW moment once you get to the penthouse!

Simply Mumtaz & Karen Bass, Speaker of the California State Assembly

Last week we planned a wonderful reception to welcome the new Speaker of the California State Assembly, Karen Bass. She was awesome! An inspirational speaker and a gracious guest. Two of her key issues are the environment and small business in California. As a small business ourselves and a company who believes in Green initiatives and tries to do our part in improving the environment, we really valued meeting her and managing an event in her honor.

Millennium Biltmore's Passport to Asia!

So, yesterday was a super crazy day. While Gabriela was attending the BizBash Education Sessions, Karli and I were running a lunch meeting for a client at the Westin Bonaventure where our good friend Yvonne Chang is the Director of Catering. Once we finished up at the Bonaventure we packed up and headed down to the L.A. Convention Center to walk the BizBash Trade Show floor. The very first sign we see is for EroticaLA! Yeah, Karli and I looked at each other and thought ???? .... I thought we were attending BizBash. We kept walking and a few minutes later we were greeted by a BizBash host. We entered the tradeshow floor with only an hour to walk until we had to enter the awards show. We were very excited to see so many familiar faces. We had a great time catching up. Then we hit the awards show... hmm, let's just say the awards were great, but the VO was embarrassing.

BUT, after the show we attended a reception for clients at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. It was great! They did a smashing job putting it together. The Lion Dance was awesome! Loved it. We got to touch base with Valerie Lehman and got to hear some good news about our best man - Rodney Smith. The gorgeous hotel is 85 this year! Pretty cool.

Please check out some photos below from our Biltmore reception. We'll have Gabriela post about her time at the Education Sessions at BizBash as well as our PopNoggins "Crazy" video.