(What does Trousdale Lounge, Drais Opening - W Hollywood, Roxy / On The ROCKS - Travis Barker, Galley 1988, MPI - JW Marriott, Snoop Dogg - Roosevelt, The WOOD Lounge - La Brea and ECCO Hollywood - Parks & Recreation Filming all have in common? Me! Last couple of weeks have been very busy!

On average it takes a minimum of 3 nights out of the week to stay in the lime light of nightlife in Hollywood, there are trendsetter and tastemaker events happening everywhere. If you miss a beat you may not know what "Opening" happened or what the latest event fad is. It takes stamina. Not to say I don’t have stamina. ☺

For the latest on venues for your next event or filming, pop-up event locations or to suggest a venue I have not yet experienced, send me a email, post your venue, or link to this page from your blog.

If you’re in any city other than LA, I would love to hear from you too. The Event Division is EXPANDING !!! Send me your favorite nightclub, event space or lounge to be featured in our next newsletter!

Whats next?

TED on Drive, Passion and Intuition.

I was thinking the other day, where would I be if I did not create The Event Division? What if I did not listen to myself and get excited at the possibilities!

When I bargain with or internalize my creative self, I am limiting my true nature to spring forth in to existence.

As an event producer I have always wanted more. The greatest venue, the best band, the perfect entrée, an ORGANIZED guest list...I forgot while trying to be perfect in my career that I was not enjoying the process, because I was concerned with every detail. Did that make the event less perfect? Did I compromise my own happiness for someone else’s happiness and forfeit my own personal passion? Yes, I did because that is my role as producer, enabler, entrepreneur - so I thought.

While in the process of your career you can choose your intuitive thoughts to guide you without outside influences reminding you of "How difficult the times are", "That has not been done before," etc... you may find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

There are rules in making this choice, however ...

The first rule is: Believe in yourself! Know that you have every piece of the puzzle waiting for you to create your unique life picture.

The second rule is: Recognize your support base! In your co-workers, family and friends that believe in you and want to see you achieve your dreams.

The third rule is: GO BACK TO WHAT YOUR PARENTS SAID! "Be careful, it’s a dangerous world out there." What they were really saying is; "know your value and be wise with your actions while making decisions because people will try and take advantage of you if you are not grounded." (I wonder what EDISON or EMERSON parents said to them?)

You may find that the first step to happiness and success starts with you creating something that no one else could have created without your drive, passion and intuition.

Technology helping small businesses all around

WOW, WOW, WOW!!!

What’s next? I can’t wait. I just realized that our work load will be 70% less! GEEZE!

It seems like yesterday, I was complaining about excel docs, databases, filing systems, emails being scattered, anything and everything that had to do with the back office. There are some of us who DO NOT like sitting in the office generating proposals and reports, yuck!

But now it seems, I will have a digital salesforce, an automated system with my own personal touch, organization with a click of a... Wait! There is no "click" anymore, I don't use a mouse...lol. That’s how fast technology is moving. While we are researching venues so we can help event planners with their venues search, I keep thinking of more ways to make this system work faster, more profitable, with less over head... Wait, can it replace me?

Truth is, when I was in elementary school, teachers said this would happen. Am I that old that at the turn of the century, robots have taken over The Event Division? humm. Well, if I think about what robots are, not "ROBOCOP",for us who grew up in that era"...“Robot<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot> A robot is an automatically guided machine, able to do tasks on its own.”(Do we heart Wikipedia or what?)

What’s next aliens?
TED 2.0 coming soon!

~brandi

Breathe life into your next event

Happy Holidays & Children Mending Hearts

From all of us here at The Event Division,
we wish you a happy holiday season for you and your loved ones.

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TED would like to announce our 2010 Charity of Choice:

About Children Mending Hearts (CMH)

Children Mending Hearts is a non-profit organization, which works to educate, empower and encourage children worldwide by giving them the power to find and use their voices through creative expression. Working with arts and cultural specialists, CMH conducts workshops in the arts in America with local homeless children’s organizations and internationally with NGO’s supporting children in conflict zones. Their programs help expand the individual potential of these young people by strengthening their minds through creative stimulation and helping them grow into better global citizens.

To view a tear-jerking video of the amazing work this organization is doing, click here.


Join us for the 2010 Peace Please Gala

Children Mending Hearts and its founder Lysa Heslov, have announced that this year’s annual fundraiser, Peace Please, will be held in April 2010, at the Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theater. Ben Affleck along with Grant and Lysa Heslov will host the event.

The 2009 gala event was a huge success with the participation and attendance from the likes of Ben Affleck, Hank Azaria, Elizabeth Banks, Sheryl Crow, Jennifer Garner, Anderson Cooper, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Andie McDowell, Alyssa Milano, Marissa Tomei, Joel Madden, and Kate Walsh, along with many others. To sponsor this event, purchase a table or a ticket to this star studded event, email us for more information at info@theeventdivision.net.

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A perfect backdrop for the holidays

To request a quote for your holiday event, click here.

To redeem special holiday pricing please use the following code when calling or emailing: HGP_1410

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