Happy Anniversary Mumtaz!

We are thrilled that we are a whole year older this week! We are truly humbled by all that we have been able to accomplish as a company! The events we've produced, the friends we've made, and the clients that have inspired and challenged us - THANK YOU! Here's some of our fav event photos over the years!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make Your Budget Count!

So, we just finished our 10th year in a row of producing one of our signature events in the Downtown Los Angeles area at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel. We love reinventing this event every year. We obviously have a budget to create the event, but have to create something new this year to really give it a WOW factor. TOP PLANNER TIP: Make the money you spend count! This year we cut way down on the table decor (no frills and thrills!) and put the funds into the technical production line item! We had a 40ft+ LED screen in the center of the room as the backdrop! Since we could program it to do whatever we want, break it into several images, etc. it was absolutely the highlight of the event especially as we changed out the images throughout the event! Our one money maker shined bright! We also framed it with 2 additional 20ft wide screens and smaller vertical LED panels!

Here you can see Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa with a Downtown LA sunset image...

 

One of our event honorees - team members from the LA Galaxy - standing with an image of the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Here we had to share... our client with Council President Herb Wesson Jr and Councilman Tom LaBonge with Honoree Hugh Hefner... Our client Carol Schatz was named the "Queen Bunny of Downtown Los Angeles" with Silver Bunny Ears!

Plus we have to give a shout out to the Good News Girls. They were fantastic to work with and look forward to working with them in the future. And, finally here's a part of the Mumtaz Team posing with honoree Hugh Hefner - A Playboy Extraordinaire!

USC-CMAA Conference & Annual Dinner!

We had a great time working with the USC Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America! It was held downtown at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel for their 18th Annual Megacities: Sustainable Energy & Green Energy Symposium. The day's conference closed with a Dinner featuring leaders across the private and public sectors.

The event started with all day sessions and panelists on topics such as school and campuses, transportation, healthcare, entertainment, infrastructure, and government and transportation.

The symposium dinner was held that night in the California Ballroom and included dinner and a panel discussion from industry leaders. It's always great when we can experiment with different decor ideas for our diverse panel of clients, and this event was a perfect example. To welcome attendees that only participated in the dinner event we had "construction" sign rotating - Welcome to USC CMAA 2012! That was just the beginning...

It was fantastic being able to incorporate a student into our main keynote panel presentation. This event is about the students and here is a pic with our panelists: George Hershman – VP & Division Manager of Swinerton Renewable Energy, Jason Hartke, VP, Advocacy and Public Policy from the U.S. Green Building Council, David Jacot, PE, Business Portfolio Manager, Customer Energy Efficiency & Solar Division, Southern California Edison, Rob Oglesby, Executive Director, California Energy Commission, Kameron Burk - USC Student, and it was moderated by Jonathan Powers, Federal Environmental Executive.

Now, because we are doing an event for a construction group... why not play it up... For our centerpieces, we used cinder blocks and placed yellow orchids and garnet ribbon - USC colors. Let's just say we had some heavy lifting to do! LOL...  Keeping with the construction theme, we also placed hazard signs and construction cones on the perimeter of the tables. It never hurts to have a little fun!

To close - we have to give major kudos to our main girl at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Yvonne Chang, CMP - You Rock! Thank you for always being fantastic at what you do and a great friend!

Let's Move California & Fitness Feria!

We are proud to announce Mumtaz Marketing & Events involvement with the hugely successful Let's Move! Campaign and Fitness Feria Program! 

On June 16th, citizens, organizations and political figures throughout California will come together at the Robert Kennedy School Elementary. Let’s Move California is an extension of Let’s Move L.A.! and a supportive arm of First Lady Michelle Obama’s national Let’s Move campaign, this initiative will take root in communities all across California in support of the health of our children.

 

Let’s Move: Fitness Feria will offer a day of physical activities and fun designed to mobilize children and educate parents. Let’s Move: Fitness Feria will benefit over 5,000 Los Angeles children and families by engaging attendees in over 40 sports and fitness related activities, educating parents about how to navigate the United States fitness achievement system, and providing information about the importance of physical activity to the development of health and personal well-being from infant to adulthood. In addition, free medical screenings and nutrition information along with healthy foods will be available. Let’s Move: Fitness Feria will take place at Robert F. Kennedy Schools (the former Ambassador Hotel), 701 South Catalina Street, Los Angeles, California 90005, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

SEE YOU THERE! 

Crystal Eagle Awards at the Omni...

It was a pleasure working with Coro Southern California on their 37th annual Crystal Eagle Awards this year! It was held at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel and it featured a silent auction with over 80 items! Silent auction proceeds went to keep the organization fulfilling their mission. Coro is really an incredible organization that helps to create tomorrow's leaders. This year the honorees included Dennis Gilbert, Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Chicago Whitesox; Larry King, Television Anchor and Host, Author and Philanthropist; Martha Saucedo, Community Builder, AEG; and George Kieffer, LA Civic Leader, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. The event's Master of Ceremonies was L.A. City Council President, The Honorable Herb Wesson, Jr. Conan Nolan from NBC4 served as Moderator. Thank you to all of our sponsors, participants, and Congrats to our honorees! We look forward to next year's event - always striving to grow the event and bring additional exposure to such a wonderful organization! www.CoroLA.org

Master of Ceromonies, The Honorable Herb Wesson, Jr.

 Alex Lavelanet singing the National Anthem - AMAZING!

Our Honorees taking part in the panel discussion

Larry King with Coro President John Greenwood

Coro Staff Members - Tu-Han Phan & Patty Corry

Who Ever Thought? Red in the Crystal Would Look So Good?

A new trend in annual fundraisers is to add an educational/professional development element to the event prior to the main event. This client did so in complete fashion. Seen below was such an interesting panel that the interactive discussion went over by 30 minutes but it was well worth it! 

Once we closed the workshop portion of the event we began into the reception... Announcing doors open was our Taiko Drummers. They are always fantastic! Since our client represents all Asian cultures it was really cool to highlight various cultures via entertainment throughout the evening.

This was the most interesting factor! We wanted to use red to celebrate the Asian culture, the organization's brand, but were very concerned with it looking too Chinese or not great in the Millennium Biltmore's famed Crystal Ballroom! It actually looked fantastic with the silver accents and white patterned lighting.We continued to brand the event on the Red drape with the organizations Leo stamp.

On a budget to keep with the red accents we only ended up renting red napkins. We used house linens and rented chiavaris. It looked great.

Seen below were the Gamelan Burat Wangi and our famed vertical banners were now in place too. We helped the client with producing three vertical banners "eco-friendly" that are made from cloth and bamboo cases that they can used over and over again. For this event alone, we used them as the stage backdrop for the education sessions, push them close together for the step & repeat photos upon arrival, and then moved them to the stage to finish up the look. The highlight though in this photo are the amazing dancers!

Another very nice place to spend money when on a budget to make the most impact when hosting an event is to have your board or staff members where corsages or boutonnieres. In this case below, we have two board members (Rich Drobnick & Thomas McLain) with honoree (Sidney Rittenberg) on stage for the award photo opp.

WTUI Conference in the City of Roses!

Mumtaz Marketing & Events was honored to produce the WTUI Annual Conference once again this year one of California's many prides, the Pasadena Convention Center! It was a great space, and all the users really enjoyed their classroom-like atmosphere for the conference. The four day conference included a large exhibit hall featuring vendors from all around. We must say... The folks in Pasadena were fabulous! Thanks to the complete on hand to help us produce another great year!



Every year we have one showcase event for all conference attendees and that is the Monday Night Reception and we had the wonderful challenge of converting the Convention Center's Conference Center into a "WTUI Cabaret"... We had to provide seating for 800+ plus enough space for buffets, bars, and attendee networking! As the sun went down the lighting got better and better! Lighting is always key in producing phenomenal events! Thanks to Jorge at J&M Entertainment and his team for throwing in the "kitchen sink" on a budget!

Hand-Carved Meat Station - Where's the Beef?

Martini Mashed Potatoes - LOL Not with this manly crowd. We just dished delish mashed potatoes onto plates... The martini glasses were for decor!

Our dessert station was definitely the biggest hit of the night! It featured over 8 different desserts and was the center of attention for the most of the night. It was also a biggest hit because there was an aerialist centered in the middle of the dessert table who provided amazing entertainment to our guests during the night, check it out below!



The board members of WTUI take a moment to pose for a board picture before the reception begins! Top Hats to Match the evening's theme and allowed them to stand out as the event's hosts. Plus, it also makes every man more handsome!

 

Special Thanks to the Whole Team! We are thrilled to be in San Diego in 2013!!!