Professional Field

The professional career I am seeking is one in the event planning industry. Event planning is a fun and creative job. It has a lot of moving parts that one must organize and fit together in order for everything to work out as planned. Thankfully, as an event planner, you are your own team. The boss isn't a man in a suit living in Chicago, your boss is the client. And the client changes with each event. You can brainstorm with each client, try and see the vision they have for the event they are planning, and then move forward. You do the best you can with the resources you have and try to plan an event that not only satisfies the need of the client, but goes above and beyond their expectations. In a night, that event ends, and it's on to the next job.

There is not much controversy in the event planning industry since it is a simple field. Event planners have a team of people who help finesse details and put all the pieces together to make an event possible. There's no controversy in that team. The assistants follow directions that the executive planner gives, and they receive as much reward as the executive planner in the satisfaction that comes with seeing an event run smoothly. Event planners also have to learn to work with all types of people, and that is where there would be controversy, if any. Event planners must calmly, collectively, professionally, and joyfully interact with clients as well as other companies who help make the event possible - such as companies for catering, venue directors, florists, design companies, etc. When tensions are high, and stress is inevitable, it is a natural human reaction for people to sometimes "freak out" or over exaggerate small problems, or even big problems, that come into play. In order for an event planner to be a successful one, I believe that to solve controversy that arises in situations such as the aforementioned, the event planner must stay calm, have a good perspective, be an efficient problem solver, and a joyful persona. With these specific qualities, I believe she could handle anything that comes her way. It's as simple as that. If the caterer forgot to bring the chicken to the dinner, that's okay, the event planner can order a rotisserie chicken from the nearest grocery. If a florist brought the wrong color scheme of flowers, that's alright, the event planner can calmly find a way to add those flowers in enough places in the room where it becomes a part of the color scheme. Controversies in the event planning industry are different, but with the right skills, any problem can become a solvable one.

About Me

Howdy! 

My name is Catie, and I am a student in my junior year at Texas A&M University.
I currently work with The Association of Former Students at Texas A&M in the Call Center. This gives me the opportunity to connect with alumni, update their information, network, and provide alumni with the ability to become a part of the Texas A&M Century Club Membership. 

I am a Communication Major, and I am minoring in art with an emphasis on new media. I am developing skills such as graphic design, typography, and sketching which will hopefully help me in my future career. 

When I graduate, I hope to work for an event planning company, and I have an internship lined up this summer with North Texas Volunteer Center to assist their event planning executive with organizing and detailing events. I also am very interested in non-profit organizations, and am currently working on starting a ministry called TruBeauty with two of my close friends. The skills that I am learning in my art classes, as well as the communication skills I have learned from my major, will be able to be used to help get this ministry going. 

Hopefully, this blog, and learning how to navigate one, will help immensely with starting TruBeauty Ministries. The ability to post information and thoughts, share links to other sites, as well as post pictures and updates is a necessary tool for getting information out to the public quickly and efficiently. 

For now, that's all I have to share. In the meantime, thanks and Gig 'Em!