About Yellow House Events Event Marketing company in Toronto, Canada
FUN FACT
South African born and raised by journalist parents. Unrelated I also once found myself literally swimming with sharks ... but not on purpose!
Hi Im Grail!
I started this agency to create a place where clients would feel at home and employees would love to work: A place where we create exceptional experiences for the brands we are lucky enough to work with.
How I spend my days:
Strategy | Leadership | Design | Business Development | Company Growth | Mentorship | Purpose | Contracting | Public Speaking | Creating shareable moments that matter | making the team laugh when things are too serious.
Experience:
What I love:
Being an entrepreneur | white wine or a good Moscow Mule | my family | my side-hustle as a dedicated hockey mom to my two boys | mashed potatoes | travel | cottage life | my husband Paul and our two bossy grey cats.
FUN FACT
As employee number two I#39;ve been in the house since 2007
Hi Im Meg!
How I spend my days:
I lead key accounts | design experiences | mentor the team | set best practices and impact key business decisions on our management team. I am based in Montreal so I spend a lot of time on video calls and planes.
Experience:
What I love:
What I do. I also love spreadsheets my clients ’calling the show’ from the tech table poutine and pizza (but not together) checking out new restaurants and trendy hot spots attending live sporting events travel the beach my family and my military man.
FUN FACT
When Val decides to really let her hair down it#39;s 3ft long!
Hi Im Val!
How I spend my days:
I like numbers. Actually I love numbers!
I help our project teams ensure each line item of every budget for each and every client project is accounted for and accurate. I also oversee cash flow accounts payable HR amp; payroll and find savings for our clients wherever I can.
Experience:
What I love:
Happy clients balanced budgets Albania cooking travel my family and my little angel Ani who is 3 and the boss of all of us.
FUN FACT
As if the pace isn#39;t fast enough around here Sara aspires to race car driving!
Hi Im Sara!
How I spend my days:
I lead marketing amp; strategy | manage the project teams | key client stewardship | critical business planning | brand management and new business development.
Experience:
What I love:
Trend forecasting goal setting great food entertaining adventuring sports going fast and my family.
FUN FACT
Shannon once threw herself off a peak in the French Alps with nothing but a giant kite on her back. She lived to tell about it and now has a new obsession!
Hi Im Shannon!
How I spend my days:
Project and key account management | decor amp; experience design | tech enhancements | destination events | delivering a custom designed project blueprint | budgeting | owning critical paths like a boss | production | making strong recommendations to my clients.
Experience:
What I love:
Learning new things | people | travel | adventure (I ate deep fried scorpion once) | tech | Christmas! | DIY projects | wood oven pizza (I even have my own portable wood oven and special pizza recipes).
FUN FACT
I grew up on a mink ranch in rural southern Ontario! Amongst the mink my dad also grew potatoes which I used exclusively and loyally in one of my many culinary pursuits - a mobile gourmet poutine pop-up!
Hi Im Jenna!
How I spend my days:
Designing and producing creative memorable events and experiences…you know moving mountains! My house duties include project management I event design I sourcing the hottest new vendors based on trends I building event experience decks I menu design | on-site event management I building strong client relations.
Experience:
What I love:
Entertaining/cooking | hitting the hottest new restaurants | lifting weights | crossword and jigsaw puzzles | antiques | my family!
FUN FACT
Former child actor turned events expert. Earned my first pay cheque eating Waffles in a Delta Hotels commercial.
Hi Im Taylor!
How I spend my days:
Delivering on the details for our project teams | outdoor events amp; festival production | experience design | concept development | internal marketing amp; communications | pre amp; on-site event execution | post-event analysis | venue amp; vendor sourcing | blogging | developing client amp; vendor relationships | critical path management.
Experience:
What I love:
Travel oatmeal raisin cookies movies and all things music.
FUN FACT
I have travelled as far north as Alaska and as far south as Botswana (twice!)
Hi Im Alie!
How I spend my days:
Event design creating pitch decks concept development venue amp; vendor sourcing pre and on-site event execution post-event analysis internal agency events social media planning leading experiential programs.
Experience:
What I love:
Paddle boarding in BC Golden Retrievers Chips (Doritos amp; Kettle Valley Sea Salt) Traveling Fashion Sticky Tabs amp; Interior Design
FUN FACT
Survived 30 days working the Jurassic Park Playoff Tailgates and Raptors Championship Parade and have the bling to show for it!
Hi Im Dana!
How I spend my days:
Working with clients to ensure every detail is taken care of | event design | trend watching | creation of pitch decks | concept development | venue amp; vendor sourcing | pre and on-site event execution | post-event analysis | internal marketing amp; communications | developing client amp; vendor relationships | leading experiential programs and in-field staff/intern management.
Experience:
What I love:
My people snacks animals live music of any kind trendy restaurants cooking for friends and family skiing in the winter cottaging in the summer travelling and all Toronto sports teams!
FUN FACT
Ive broken the same finger 10+ times but never broken any other bone.
Hi Im Charlie!
How I spend my days:
Our team is already pretty fabulous I just make them more fabulous! I ensure everyone has all the tools they need to be prepared at each and every event. Aside from supporting the team on-site on occasion and assisting our clients with their various needs I also manage our busy Yellow House office. My days are spent overseeing shipments ordering swag sourcing venues working on presentations prepping event kits database management seeking out new vendors and very often ordering amazing food (and then feeling hungry for the rest of the day! ). I am the ’metronome’ of the house setting the tone good energy and organizational foundation for success!
Experience:
What I love:
Photography quality time with friends a warm cup of tea meditation all things natural pasta (all the pasta) and anything on vinyl.
FUN FACT
I once worked as an Orderly bringing dead bodies to the morgue and also as the historian on an Alaskan icebreaking vessel. Fortunately not at the same time.
Hi Im Paul!
How I spend my days:
Consulting with the team on sporting events amp; festivals | education | research amp; development | travel | hotel sourcing for incentive travel programs | HR amp; hiring | internal company events | business development but most importantly frequently changing the lightbulbs in the office. [Really I am the Chief Illumination Officer].
Experience:
What I love:
Sports: watching them playing them or watching my boys play them. Travel | cottaging | being on the water | fixing and building things | reading | scrabble | Jamaican food | Lugtread (its a beer not a tire type).
Hi Im Jen!
How I spend my days:
Helping the YHE team find new and exciting clients and business partners in the United States. My job includes uncovering great new vendors and unique experiences to help us better serve our existing clients as well as developing new relationships. Im based in the event and entertainment capital of the world …. Las Vegas!
Experience:
What I love:
Travel wine and current events. Also my two daughters and four (badly behaved) pets.
My favourite destination? Too many to pick but Maui Kenya and Frances wine country top the list. Im also an adoption advocate and wannabe yogi. Namaste!
We are always looking for great talent! Send your impressive CV to [email protected]. Want to build your event experience? Email us to get on our volunteer list or our short term staffing list. We also accept interns enrolled in an accredited PR Marketing or Events program and promise great hands-on learning to those selected.
No one sells only a product. It is always people that set you apart. In our case our people are everything. When we hire we look not only for talent we look for people who are nice funny collaborative customer oriented creative smart organized and resourceful. They are dreamers. They are doers. And they always crush their goals. Get to know us a little better here. [and find out who has climbed Everest surfed with a shark is a Reiki Master survived hang gliding or has 3ft long hair!]
Offices in Toronto amp; Montreal. Production Offices in Boston amp; Las Vegas. We work all over the world.
12 full time employees and 150+ part time employees
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