“Champagne taste on a beer budget” – set that to a jingle and you have the 2009 theme song for the events industry! Every event we manage requires careful budget control and oversight but never so much as in the year 2009, and in the case of our Circle of Care events, never such a well-heeled guest list of benefactors. Created by TPNers Cathy Morgan, Martin Christoffel, Greg Elder and Megan West, along with former TPNer Cindy Krueger and The Edge Creative, these events proved that a network of good taste, determination and talent can overcome conservative budgets. Mama always said, “money doesn’t buy taste”. Our team was savvy enough to know when to spend and when to seek an alternative solution. This is what we mean when we tout “creative solutions” in our services. By tightly managing our hours, we were able to reserve more resources for the show floor. The events were beautiful, educational and honored attendees, without showering them with meaningless extravagance.
