Mumtaz at the 2013 L.A. Elected Officials Reception

This past July, Mumtaz had the pleasure of putting together the 2013 Elected Officials Reception at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel with delicious food and great drinks, all at the beat of 80’s music. Certainly a soirée to remember with about 500 guests! 

Most business leaders of the Downtown LA area joined us for this event, where they got to meet the newly elected and re-elected Los Angeles City Officials. Between the attendees were California State Senators Kevin de Leon and Alex Padilla; California State Assembly Members Raul Bocanegra, Adrin Nazarian and Reginald Jones-Sawyer, Sr; L.A. County Board of Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky; LA City Attorney Mike Feuer and LA City Controller Ron Galperin.

It was a great opportunity to network, get to know our current elected officials and hear directly from them what innovative ideas are yet to take place in our beautiful city. Thank you to Ch2M Hill, Chase, Thomas Properties Group, Walmart, Arcadis, CaliforniaApartment Association, Comcast NBC Universal, Mayer Brown, Microsoft, Siemens and State Farm for sponsoring the event.  

Mumtaz would like to give special thanks to Red Carpet Systems, Kathy Faulk, Elaine Morales and Catherine Gibson from the Omni Hotel for helping make this event a great success.

Stay tuned for more Mumtaz news to come!

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 Loves Joan! She's a Highly Recommend!

Joan Frances Moran is simply wonderful! With her positive energy, enchanting humor and wealth of life experience, she has set a new standard to what really means to be 69. The word retirement does not exist in her dictionary and we are thrilled about it!

Joan is a uniquely inspiring Keynote Speaker.  She takes personal fulfillment to a whole new level by empowering employees and business leaders everywhere she goes. She believes that living a life without having passions to pursue is not fun at all. Joan transmits her appetite for life to others helping them stretch the mind at any age and get rid of mental inertia. Her Keynote topics are aimed towards self-motivation, youth of mind and the possibilities of today, which is how she continues to transform the lives of so many.

Joan engages audiences effortlessly transferring dual wisdom of creativity and work/life balance during her presentations. Joan’s captivating personality along with two Masters, in Education and Theater, plus her over 25 years of experience in Theater allow her to engage with audiences in a distinctive way.

Joan offers an array of keynote presentation and workshops for business groups, associations and conferences that open up new strategies for transformative mindset changes. Find out more about Joan at www.joanfrancesmoran.com. You can also look her up at  https://www.facebook.com/joanfrances.moran or follow her on Twitter @joanfmoran. 

She is a game changer in her industry; someone you would definitely love to meet!

Experience Bouchon! In none other than simply luxury aka Beverly Hills Style...

Mumtaz Marketing & Events produced the “Experience Bouchon” at the amazing Bouchon Bistro in Beverly Hills event this past March on behalf of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce with just over 300 special guests.  It was an artistically delicious night of networking, a progressive culinary experiences featuring exclusive presentations by world known Chef Thomas Keller in the midst of french inspired Cirque performances and live music. 

Chef Thomas Keller showcased his amazing team of renowned chefs: Sebastien Rouxel, David Hands, Alen Ramos and Carolyn Ramos put together a night to remember for all foodies in attendance. Special thanks go to all of our sponsors, but we couldn't have done it without our top level sponsors: Wells Fargo, Rothstein Kass, Torrey Pines Bank, Mercedes-Benz, Ogara Coach's Rolls Royce & Bentley and Moet Chandon for sponsoring the event and contributing to its success.

The Mumtaz team was thrilled to have been a part of such a unique event...  it truly was one in a lifetime gig! From the start to finish, we had luxury, gourmet, interactive, and incredible...  What an exquisite night!

When you arrived, you were greeted by a line of Rolls Royce or Bentleys... Of course, we had to feature the Tiffany Blue Rolls - it sold that night! From there you had to pass the Step & Repeat where everyone was able to greet Chef Thomas Keller himself. And, yes our Mumtaz team even took a quick moment to get a quick shot! 

Upon entering the main space and after being greeted by our Cirque hosts and Paulin Paris, french artist extraordinaire, oh did you get your first glass of Moet Chandon sparkling... Please grab one of the many you'll have this evening!

As you started your journey with the main dining room and kitchen you were submersed in Bouchon... 

We also were entertained by none other than the fabulous Morganne! It was really a night for all senses - sound, smells, sights, felling, and tasting! 

We look forward to helping to produce the next Experience event in what will hopefully be an annual affair! Needless to say - topping this is going to be tough! 

PS - There were so many people to thank for putting their hands on this event - but a special shout out goes to Steve Cook! You completely rock! 

Mumtaz @ WTUI Conference 2013 San Diego!

The 2013 Western Turbine User Inc. Conference was a tremendous success and Mumtaz Marketing & Events had the privilege to be part of the logistics for yet another year. Mumtaz and the exceptional board along with 1,000+ attendees engaged in the full-time operation or maintenance of power plants could be found at the San Diego Convention Center this past March. It's a great conference with the standard general sessions, breakouts, but an incredible Exhibitor floor! Plus, the conference social activities are always a highlight (in any conference - it's a great way to create new relationships among attendees). We had a fabulous golf and tennis tournament, spouse tour of old town San Diego which was full of fun (Thank you Joyce!) and a fantastic sports bar themed Monday Night Reception with fun games and photo booths, which included the appearance of a couple of beautiful Laker Girls to make the experience complete. Definitely a worthwhile opportunity for all attendees to mingle while learning useful information in this field and having a great time!   

W.T.U.I Board Members, Jennifer & Gina of Mumtaz, and the Laker Girls at the Monday Night Event!
Thank you to Ron Rubin Events for the Laker Girls!  

W.T.U.I. Board Members greeting the guests at the Monday Night Event!  This has always been a great
way for them to let loose in the middle of the conference.  

Thank you to Plan It Interactive for some fun games, which had guests competing for most of the evening.  

J & M Entertainment Event Production - always a great source to work with for technical production,
 brainstorming and lots of fun!  

The spouse tour this year was a hit!  The ladies enjoyed themselves in Old Town San Diego and then enjoyed a nice relaxing afternoon at Casa Guadalajara with food and tasty margaritas!  

The Old Town San Diego tour wouldn't have been complete without Joyce, our wonderful
and knowledgeable tour guide.  

Our photographer, Joanna Herr of Herr Photography captured wonderful moments of the
W.T.U.I. board and of the event!  

The Mumtaz team always enjoy assisting in producing this conference. We are looking forward to next year's conference in Palm Springs! 

Finding Work Life Balance in a little White Water!

There is nothing more important than finding work life balance! It may not seem like it when you are in the midst of back to back deadlines and prospective meetings, but you've got to plan some time to scream, enjoy, and rejuvenate... And, that's what Mumtaz President & Director of Events did - they hit Kern County and did some white water rafting!

There's nothing like getting tossed from the boat in 40 degree water. LOL! Or watching your whole boat team go down the rapids! It was a riot and a must do...  Cheers!

What a Birthday Bash!!!

We simply loved putting this special event together. On March 7th, Mumtaz Marketing &Events had the pleasure of celebrating Ms. Billie Greer’s rocking 75th birthday party at the gorgeous 32nd floor of the AT&T Center with about 300 of Billie’s relatives and close friends including many well known political figures. It was an evening to remember including outstanding views of Downtown and custom birthday surprises around each corner of the program.  

The celebration started with Billie’s grand entrance in a Harley Davidson motorcycle! Let's not talk about the hoops we had to go thru to get the approvals needed...

The charming Supervisor Don Knabe served as the MC for the evening where we had family members, elected and government officials, and civic engaged friends recognize Billie for her contributions to each of their respective works. Besides being a Harley Davidson babe, Billie loves the Opera so - we had a very special performance from the LA Opera... Ah-Maz-Ing!

Then to close the program we had none other than the USC Marching Band part the crowd... There's nothing like being up, close, and personal...

Billie thanked everyone for attending, blew out her custom cake candle, and went on to enjoy the evening! Guests got to enjoy none other than Patina's catering while they played with the photo booth featuring the Opera, USC Marching Band, etc.

 

 

And, of course as the sun went down the lighting went from nice to awesome! Especially with the city lights in the background... We even had colored gels shooting the outside of the building purple & red! 

 

   

It was such a pleasure to plan this truly special evening for Billie! What an amazing woman and what a pleasure to work with. Happy Birthday Billie!

This was just the beginning of a very dynamic March for the Mumtaz team! We will be back with more updates soon….

But, before we sign off we have to give special thanks to the team on site - Mary & Courtney! Thank you for all of your help! You guys were amazing to work with!