The Art and Challenges of Party Planning: A Conversation with a Seasoned Professional

When it comes to party planning, few people realize the complexity and nuance involved in bringing together all the moving parts that make an event successful. From conception to execution, party planners are responsible for coordinating everything from decor and entertainment to food, drinks, and logistics. In this conversation, we sit down with a seasoned party planner to discuss the intricacies of their job, the importance of supervision, and the value it brings to clients.

One of the most critical aspects of party planning is creativity. According to our guest, "That's so much a part of what a party planner does. We're talking about decor, different ideas, Creative Concepts, and things like that." This requires not only an eye for detail but also the ability to think outside the box and come up with unique solutions to complex problems.

But creativity is just one piece of the puzzle. Party planners are also responsible for coordinating logistics, including hiring vendors, booking venues, and arranging equipment rentals. "I had a job that also they supplied um kosher bar machine checked out the boxes all the liquor before and there was the whole box was non-kosher liquor stores you know people the whole spring denominational wines and they're serving it so these stories happened almost almost every event," our guest recounts. This attention to detail is crucial, as even seemingly minor oversights can have significant consequences.

Another important aspect of party planning is supervision. With so many moving parts involved in an event, it's easy for things to fall through the cracks if a planner isn't constantly on top of things. "Sometimes you know until Things fall into place it could be very overwhelming," our guest admits. However, with careful planning and attention to detail, even the most chaotic events can be brought under control.

One question that has come up repeatedly in conversations about party planning is the value of supervision for clients. Some may worry that hiring a planner will add too much expense to their event, but according to our guest, this isn't always the case. "You're not necessarily you can have the eyes everywhere so if you have a machine if you're in a place you know overseeing what you're supposed to be overseeing you can't necessarily it's an interesting point you're bringing up because it's almost like having an extra pair of hands really helping you." In fact, our guest believes that proper supervision is essential for ensuring the success of any event.

Our conversation also touched on the importance of professionalism and attention to detail. "You know people are rightfully concerned about their bottom line," our guest says. "But I think it adds a huge value to your business most of your customers were prefer to buy from you because you'll get a lot more customers because of it." This emphasis on quality and customer satisfaction is essential for building a successful party planning business.

Finally, our conversation ended with some words of wisdom from our guest. "It just you do the right thing then you always always the best things always happen so if that's your attitude that if you do the right thing then ultimately then if that if that's your guiding principle then then you're definitely in good shape." For those looking to start or grow a party planning business, this message is particularly relevant. By focusing on quality, customer satisfaction, and attention to detail, it's possible to build a successful and sustainable business that brings joy to clients for years to come.

The Value of Supervision: A Key to Success in Party Planning

Supervision is an essential aspect of party planning that can make or break the success of an event. With so many moving parts involved in an event, it's easy for things to fall through the cracks if a planner isn't constantly on top of things. However, with careful planning and attention to detail, even the most chaotic events can be brought under control.

One way that supervision is often overlooked is by clients who may not realize how much work goes into each event. "For those who may not be so familiar what does the potty planner do because you're not you're not a caterer right um your would you call a party planner a coordinator is that what yeah in essence coordinated bringing all the parts together and facilitating," our guest explains. This involves conceiving of creative ideas, coordinating logistics, and overseeing vendors and staff.

However, supervision isn't just about coordinating events; it's also about ensuring that everything runs smoothly from start to finish. "I had a job that also they supplied um kosher bar machine checked out the boxes all the liquor before and there was the whole box was non-kosher liquor stores you know people the whole spring denominational wines and they're serving it so these stories happened almost almost every event," our guest recounts. This attention to detail is crucial, as even seemingly minor oversights can have significant consequences.

The Importance of Attitude in Party Planning

One question that has come up repeatedly in conversations about party planning is the value of a positive attitude for clients. Some may worry that hiring a planner will add too much expense to their event, but according to our guest, this isn't always the case. "You know people are rightfully concerned about their bottom line," they say. "But I think it adds a huge value to your business most of your customers were prefer to buy from you because you'll get a lot more customers because of it."

This emphasis on quality and customer satisfaction is essential for building a successful party planning business. By focusing on delivering exceptional service and attention to detail, planners can build strong relationships with clients and establish a reputation as trusted experts in the industry.

The Role of Creativity in Party Planning

Creativity is an essential aspect of party planning that requires not only an eye for detail but also the ability to think outside the box. "That's so much a part of what a party planner does," our guest says. "We're talking about decor, different ideas, Creative Concepts, and things like that." This involves coming up with unique solutions to complex problems and finding ways to make each event stand out.

One way that creativity can be demonstrated is through the selection of vendors and services. "I had a job that also they supplied um kosher bar machine checked out the boxes all the liquor before and there was the whole box was non-kosher liquor stores you know people the whole spring denominational wines and they're serving it so these stories happened almost almost every event," our guest recounts. This attention to detail is crucial, as even seemingly minor oversights can have significant consequences.

Conclusion

Party planning is a complex and nuanced field that requires creativity, attention to detail, and a positive attitude. By focusing on quality and customer satisfaction, party planners can build strong relationships with clients and establish a reputation as trusted experts in the industry. Whether you're looking to start or grow a party planning business, our guest's words of wisdom offer valuable insights into the importance of hard work, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering exceptional service.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enforeign presented by the cautious awareness project in conjunction with Torah anytime today I am privileged to be joined by Joe floor of Joe floor events thank you for being here pleasure the honor I know you're a extremely popular party planner and the truth is that party planning is is very much part of what the conscious awareness project is is I don't want to say focused on but is emblematic of so much good that could be done in the field of cautious when someone takes the initiative to make sure that a an event or an entity or a company a provider has proper supervision and kudos to you Joe floor events is under uh from what I understand talk about first of all what your business is about tell us for those who've never heard of what you do and then talk about um what prompted you to make sure that you have sure the primary business is um most of my clientele is Corporate accounts meaning we'd work with um we do different all kinds of mentality parties um conferences hotels you know training sessions and then we have appreciation events cruises or expose anything in the corporate field from small to big we do appreciation barbecues to cruises to Florida different different states as well all kinds of events sounds like a lot of fun I would say yeah it's a lot of fun you enjoy do you enjoy what you do I love it okay I think you have to have a passion for it right absolutely because some of it so so much of it is creativity right thinking of ideas yeah and I know some people out there some of our viewers are going to say how you know the party planners have raised the bar and all that we're going to leave that ashkafa part of it and we're going to focus on the part of it I do private events as well you know but it's another another part of the business but that's right it's all similar so a lot of corporate a lot of business your schedule is full and uh so it's not for lack of phone calls that you decided to get out of Chicago what did you see that prompted you to say you know what Berkshire my business is growing I'm growing in popularity but I I need I need a partner to make sure that everything I'm doing is the topless I hit there on the highest level of cashes yes there's numerous things that made me get that first when I started I wanted to do everything right I believe you're starting a business you want to scale it you have to make sure everything is proper you get insurance you got workers comp and you know as I started you know I realized that there's a I don't want to have the liability of customers having any issues or any cash risk issues as well so that was one thing in my mind I kept in mind I didn't actually get one like the first month or two but then I saw the call card and then the Manalapan story a couple different things and I spoke to a few people in the conscious industry industry um and they mentioned different things that happened different stories and you know as like I started realizing how important it is and I was like I have to do something about it and I reached out to the financial until actually uh got one now it's interesting you you mentioned the call kairiso for those who may not be familiar um earlier this year kalkaira came out signed by many rabbonim with regard to home-based businesses was it awesome yes it did but I know there was a tremendous focus on home-based businesses many people are making parnoso and and now with the with the power and the reach of social media really people could just be operating independently right you put the items on Instagram or or different portals and platforms and uh and the business very often it's it's not um they don't mean bad no people mean well but sometimes they just grow faster than they anticipated and before they know it they have a full-blown operation and they never got out and things are working and people are buying so yeah you know show my Israel everything seems to be working um but uh you know did you hear you you mentioned the Manalapan story were there other specific uh Revelations to you in your field of party planning that that opened your eyes to the need for ashkaka once I started then we had a machine a lot of stories that happened that we avoided I bring a lot of scenarios I mean we were doing uh a job in a non-jewish venue and they know the kitchen knows they're not now use any of their applying their kitchen stuff their knives for cutting stuff but the bar couldn't they don't want to wait around came and they started cutting the lemons and stuff showed up and they didn't throw it all out but a regular person you know most party planners are busy everyone's busy doing their thing no one would have known where the lemons came from who cut it down they're using their own knives that's just one story I'm saying I have hundreds of stories we did another event then it was a non-jewish venue and the waiters are taking the forks to refill and Michigan where they get away the cutlery from and they said they got it from their own kitchen so these things if you're not like on site just supervising them and know what to look out for this then it's almost impossible to catch these things I mean I had a job that also they supplied um kosher bar machine checked out the boxes all the liquor before and there was the whole box was non-kosher liquor stores you know people the whole spring denominational wines and they're serving it so these stories happened almost almost every event so I know I know there's an elementary question really I should have asked it out the outset but um for those who may not be so familiar what does the potty planner do because you're not you're not a caterer right um your would you call a party planner a coordinator is that what yeah in essence coordinated bringing all the parts together and facilitating so sometimes you are the caterer meaning in certain jobs you're having a cater drop off the stuff and you're acting as Decatur meaning so you didn't make the food but you're serving the food you're renting the dishes you're getting the staff and you're presenting it to the client to the customers and serving it there's so many different moving parts for a party by the party planner first of all has to conceive of the creativity right that's so much a part of what a party planner does we're talking about decor and the different ideas and Creative Concepts and things like that and then there's the actual coordination of getting the food the drinks like you mentioned if you're having a mixologist bar or one of these things if you're having a Sushi Station that's a separate provider different vendors and the rentals you have the the warmers um equipment equipment rental all these things could be booking the venue as well getting stuff getting Decor different you know entertainment but yeah there's a lot of there's a lot of a lot of different moving parts and and I imagine it's stressful right a lot of stress on on you on your head or or do you not find it like that it could be the day of it's a lot of things going happening at once so sometimes you know until Things fall into place it could be very overwhelming if you know that's when it's important to have other people overseeing because you're not necessarily you can have the eyes everywhere so if you have a machine if you're in a place you know overseeing what you're supposed to be overseeing you can't necessarily it's an interesting point you're bringing up because it's almost like having a is almost an extra pair of hands really helping you for sure would you say that not so much that they're a nuisance really you're you're allies yeah sometimes they are helping out in the kitchen and managing them right advising them what to do right they're guiding the bar they're guiding them which things are cool which ones in the house should it be done um yeah it's all these things I wanna I wanna mention one other thing which which I think is reasonable to address um especially with startup businesses people are rightfully concerned about their bottom line you know they have a business that they're doing it to make money and and costs money talk about that consideration you decided you know what I need proper supervision and I'm not going to worry about the financial part of it right first of all I think it adds a huge value to your business most of your customers were prefer to buy for you you'll get a lot more customers because of it the question it shouldn't be that expensive anyhow for most little businesses I mean everyone can inquire their share but the sharing cost is not that high that's going to make a dent in the bucket and you'll probably get more customers I see determine this Brock um it just you do the right thing then you always always the best things always happen so if that's your attitude that if you do the right thing then ultimately then if that if that's your guiding principle then then you're definitely in good shape and I would say that your customers are fortunate to be in your hands because obviously you're going to be careful to the almost and um and we we commend you for doing what you've done by taking on ashkahren and uh wish you tremendous continued out in a future conversation we'll we'll get it more into the nitty-gritties of how the supervision actually supervises what you do but for now thank you for joining usforeign presented by the cautious awareness project in conjunction with Torah anytime today I am privileged to be joined by Joe floor of Joe floor events thank you for being here pleasure the honor I know you're a extremely popular party planner and the truth is that party planning is is very much part of what the conscious awareness project is is I don't want to say focused on but is emblematic of so much good that could be done in the field of cautious when someone takes the initiative to make sure that a an event or an entity or a company a provider has proper supervision and kudos to you Joe floor events is under uh from what I understand talk about first of all what your business is about tell us for those who've never heard of what you do and then talk about um what prompted you to make sure that you have sure the primary business is um most of my clientele is Corporate accounts meaning we'd work with um we do different all kinds of mentality parties um conferences hotels you know training sessions and then we have appreciation events cruises or expose anything in the corporate field from small to big we do appreciation barbecues to cruises to Florida different different states as well all kinds of events sounds like a lot of fun I would say yeah it's a lot of fun you enjoy do you enjoy what you do I love it okay I think you have to have a passion for it right absolutely because some of it so so much of it is creativity right thinking of ideas yeah and I know some people out there some of our viewers are going to say how you know the party planners have raised the bar and all that we're going to leave that ashkafa part of it and we're going to focus on the part of it I do private events as well you know but it's another another part of the business but that's right it's all similar so a lot of corporate a lot of business your schedule is full and uh so it's not for lack of phone calls that you decided to get out of Chicago what did you see that prompted you to say you know what Berkshire my business is growing I'm growing in popularity but I I need I need a partner to make sure that everything I'm doing is the topless I hit there on the highest level of cashes yes there's numerous things that made me get that first when I started I wanted to do everything right I believe you're starting a business you want to scale it you have to make sure everything is proper you get insurance you got workers comp and you know as I started you know I realized that there's a I don't want to have the liability of customers having any issues or any cash risk issues as well so that was one thing in my mind I kept in mind I didn't actually get one like the first month or two but then I saw the call card and then the Manalapan story a couple different things and I spoke to a few people in the conscious industry industry um and they mentioned different things that happened different stories and you know as like I started realizing how important it is and I was like I have to do something about it and I reached out to the financial until actually uh got one now it's interesting you you mentioned the call kairiso for those who may not be familiar um earlier this year kalkaira came out signed by many rabbonim with regard to home-based businesses was it awesome yes it did but I know there was a tremendous focus on home-based businesses many people are making parnoso and and now with the with the power and the reach of social media really people could just be operating independently right you put the items on Instagram or or different portals and platforms and uh and the business very often it's it's not um they don't mean bad no people mean well but sometimes they just grow faster than they anticipated and before they know it they have a full-blown operation and they never got out and things are working and people are buying so yeah you know show my Israel everything seems to be working um but uh you know did you hear you you mentioned the Manalapan story were there other specific uh Revelations to you in your field of party planning that that opened your eyes to the need for ashkaka once I started then we had a machine a lot of stories that happened that we avoided I bring a lot of scenarios I mean we were doing uh a job in a non-jewish venue and they know the kitchen knows they're not now use any of their applying their kitchen stuff their knives for cutting stuff but the bar couldn't they don't want to wait around came and they started cutting the lemons and stuff showed up and they didn't throw it all out but a regular person you know most party planners are busy everyone's busy doing their thing no one would have known where the lemons came from who cut it down they're using their own knives that's just one story I'm saying I have hundreds of stories we did another event then it was a non-jewish venue and the waiters are taking the forks to refill and Michigan where they get away the cutlery from and they said they got it from their own kitchen so these things if you're not like on site just supervising them and know what to look out for this then it's almost impossible to catch these things I mean I had a job that also they supplied um kosher bar machine checked out the boxes all the liquor before and there was the whole box was non-kosher liquor stores you know people the whole spring denominational wines and they're serving it so these stories happened almost almost every event so I know I know there's an elementary question really I should have asked it out the outset but um for those who may not be so familiar what does the potty planner do because you're not you're not a caterer right um your would you call a party planner a coordinator is that what yeah in essence coordinated bringing all the parts together and facilitating so sometimes you are the caterer meaning in certain jobs you're having a cater drop off the stuff and you're acting as Decatur meaning so you didn't make the food but you're serving the food you're renting the dishes you're getting the staff and you're presenting it to the client to the customers and serving it there's so many different moving parts for a party by the party planner first of all has to conceive of the creativity right that's so much a part of what a party planner does we're talking about decor and the different ideas and Creative Concepts and things like that and then there's the actual coordination of getting the food the drinks like you mentioned if you're having a mixologist bar or one of these things if you're having a Sushi Station that's a separate provider different vendors and the rentals you have the the warmers um equipment equipment rental all these things could be booking the venue as well getting stuff getting Decor different you know entertainment but yeah there's a lot of there's a lot of a lot of different moving parts and and I imagine it's stressful right a lot of stress on on you on your head or or do you not find it like that it could be the day of it's a lot of things going happening at once so sometimes you know until Things fall into place it could be very overwhelming if you know that's when it's important to have other people overseeing because you're not necessarily you can have the eyes everywhere so if you have a machine if you're in a place you know overseeing what you're supposed to be overseeing you can't necessarily it's an interesting point you're bringing up because it's almost like having a is almost an extra pair of hands really helping you for sure would you say that not so much that they're a nuisance really you're you're allies yeah sometimes they are helping out in the kitchen and managing them right advising them what to do right they're guiding the bar they're guiding them which things are cool which ones in the house should it be done um yeah it's all these things I wanna I wanna mention one other thing which which I think is reasonable to address um especially with startup businesses people are rightfully concerned about their bottom line you know they have a business that they're doing it to make money and and costs money talk about that consideration you decided you know what I need proper supervision and I'm not going to worry about the financial part of it right first of all I think it adds a huge value to your business most of your customers were prefer to buy for you you'll get a lot more customers because of it the question it shouldn't be that expensive anyhow for most little businesses I mean everyone can inquire their share but the sharing cost is not that high that's going to make a dent in the bucket and you'll probably get more customers I see determine this Brock um it just you do the right thing then you always always the best things always happen so if that's your attitude that if you do the right thing then ultimately then if that if that's your guiding principle then then you're definitely in good shape and I would say that your customers are fortunate to be in your hands because obviously you're going to be careful to the almost and um and we we commend you for doing what you've done by taking on ashkahren and uh wish you tremendous continued out in a future conversation we'll we'll get it more into the nitty-gritties of how the supervision actually supervises what you do but for now thank you for joining usforeign presented by the cautious awareness project in conjunction with Torah anytime today I am privileged to be joined by Joe floor of Joe floor events thank you for being here pleasure the honor I know you're a extremely popular party planner and the truth is that party planning is is very much part of what the conscious awareness project is is I don't want to say focused on but is emblematic of so much good that could be done in the field of cautious when someone takes the initiative to make sure that a an event or an entity or a company a provider has proper supervision and kudos to you Joe floor events is under uh from what I understand talk about first of all what your business is about tell us for those who've never heard of what you do and then talk about um what prompted you to make sure that you have sure the primary business is um most of my clientele is Corporate accounts meaning we'd work with um we do different all kinds of mentality parties um conferences hotels you know training sessions and then we have appreciation events cruises or expose anything in the corporate field from small to big we do appreciation barbecues to cruises to Florida different different states as well all kinds of events sounds like a lot of fun I would say yeah it's a lot of fun you enjoy do you enjoy what you do I love it okay I think you have to have a passion for it right absolutely because some of it so so much of it is creativity right thinking of ideas yeah and I know some people out there some of our viewers are going to say how you know the party planners have raised the bar and all that we're going to leave that ashkafa part of it and we're going to focus on the part of it I do private events as well you know but it's another another part of the business but that's right it's all similar so a lot of corporate a lot of business your schedule is full and uh so it's not for lack of phone calls that you decided to get out of Chicago what did you see that prompted you to say you know what Berkshire my business is growing I'm growing in popularity but I I need I need a partner to make sure that everything I'm doing is the topless I hit there on the highest level of cashes yes there's numerous things that made me get that first when I started I wanted to do everything right I believe you're starting a business you want to scale it you have to make sure everything is proper you get insurance you got workers comp and you know as I started you know I realized that there's a I don't want to have the liability of customers having any issues or any cash risk issues as well so that was one thing in my mind I kept in mind I didn't actually get one like the first month or two but then I saw the call card and then the Manalapan story a couple different things and I spoke to a few people in the conscious industry industry um and they mentioned different things that happened different stories and you know as like I started realizing how important it is and I was like I have to do something about it and I reached out to the financial until actually uh got one now it's interesting you you mentioned the call kairiso for those who may not be familiar um earlier this year kalkaira came out signed by many rabbonim with regard to home-based businesses was it awesome yes it did but I know there was a tremendous focus on home-based businesses many people are making parnoso and and now with the with the power and the reach of social media really people could just be operating independently right you put the items on Instagram or or different portals and platforms and uh and the business very often it's it's not um they don't mean bad no people mean well but sometimes they just grow faster than they anticipated and before they know it they have a full-blown operation and they never got out and things are working and people are buying so yeah you know show my Israel everything seems to be working um but uh you know did you hear you you mentioned the Manalapan story were there other specific uh Revelations to you in your field of party planning that that opened your eyes to the need for ashkaka once I started then we had a machine a lot of stories that happened that we avoided I bring a lot of scenarios I mean we were doing uh a job in a non-jewish venue and they know the kitchen knows they're not now use any of their applying their kitchen stuff their knives for cutting stuff but the bar couldn't they don't want to wait around came and they started cutting the lemons and stuff showed up and they didn't throw it all out but a regular person you know most party planners are busy everyone's busy doing their thing no one would have known where the lemons came from who cut it down they're using their own knives that's just one story I'm saying I have hundreds of stories we did another event then it was a non-jewish venue and the waiters are taking the forks to refill and Michigan where they get away the cutlery from and they said they got it from their own kitchen so these things if you're not like on site just supervising them and know what to look out for this then it's almost impossible to catch these things I mean I had a job that also they supplied um kosher bar machine checked out the boxes all the liquor before and there was the whole box was non-kosher liquor stores you know people the whole spring denominational wines and they're serving it so these stories happened almost almost every event so I know I know there's an elementary question really I should have asked it out the outset but um for those who may not be so familiar what does the potty planner do because you're not you're not a caterer right um your would you call a party planner a coordinator is that what yeah in essence coordinated bringing all the parts together and facilitating so sometimes you are the caterer meaning in certain jobs you're having a cater drop off the stuff and you're acting as Decatur meaning so you didn't make the food but you're serving the food you're renting the dishes you're getting the staff and you're presenting it to the client to the customers and serving it there's so many different moving parts for a party by the party planner first of all has to conceive of the creativity right that's so much a part of what a party planner does we're talking about decor and the different ideas and Creative Concepts and things like that and then there's the actual coordination of getting the food the drinks like you mentioned if you're having a mixologist bar or one of these things if you're having a Sushi Station that's a separate provider different vendors and the rentals you have the the warmers um equipment equipment rental all these things could be booking the venue as well getting stuff getting Decor different you know entertainment but yeah there's a lot of there's a lot of a lot of different moving parts and and I imagine it's stressful right a lot of stress on on you on your head or or do you not find it like that it could be the day of it's a lot of things going happening at once so sometimes you know until Things fall into place it could be very overwhelming if you know that's when it's important to have other people overseeing because you're not necessarily you can have the eyes everywhere so if you have a machine if you're in a place you know overseeing what you're supposed to be overseeing you can't necessarily it's an interesting point you're bringing up because it's almost like having a is almost an extra pair of hands really helping you for sure would you say that not so much that they're a nuisance really you're you're allies yeah sometimes they are helping out in the kitchen and managing them right advising them what to do right they're guiding the bar they're guiding them which things are cool which ones in the house should it be done um yeah it's all these things I wanna I wanna mention one other thing which which I think is reasonable to address um especially with startup businesses people are rightfully concerned about their bottom line you know they have a business that they're doing it to make money and and costs money talk about that consideration you decided you know what I need proper supervision and I'm not going to worry about the financial part of it right first of all I think it adds a huge value to your business most of your customers were prefer to buy for you you'll get a lot more customers because of it the question it shouldn't be that expensive anyhow for most little businesses I mean everyone can inquire their share but the sharing cost is not that high that's going to make a dent in the bucket and you'll probably get more customers I see determine this Brock um it just you do the right thing then you always always the best things always happen so if that's your attitude that if you do the right thing then ultimately then if that if that's your guiding principle then then you're definitely in good shape and I would say that your customers are fortunate to be in your hands because obviously you're going to be careful to the almost and um and we we commend you for doing what you've done by taking on ashkahren and uh wish you tremendous continued out in a future conversation we'll we'll get it more into the nitty-gritties of how the supervision actually supervises what you do but for now thank you for joining us\n"