The ‘Yellow Brick Road’ of Events
In March of this year (right before COVID hit = perfect timing as per usual), Tycoon welcomed four new tycoons onto the team. In June, three of us began walking …
University of Alberta Open House 2020 Gets A Virtual Makeover
Finding the right post-secondary option can be challenging enough, never mind in the midst of a pandemic! The Event: As a recognizable leader with a long standing reputation as one …
Designing with Compassion & Vulnerability
Over the last couple of months, I’ve been heavily involved in our event trend project, researching and sharing trends from all industries, all over the world as they relate to …
Let’s Get Virtual, Virtual!
Whew! The last five months have been a whirlwind for the event industry, to say the very least. Like those around us, Tycoon Events has been focused on navigating the …
Some Exciting News for #TeamTycoon!
Photo credit: L Photography TYCOON WELCOMES NEW CLIENTS: The Tycoons are excited to welcome two new clients into our event planning family: BioWare Edmonton, a division of Electronic Arts …
‘NEW’ Is the Trend For The Upcoming Season At Tycoon Events
Photo credit: L Photography #TEAMTYCOON Tycoon featured each member of our team throughout the month of August. August is known as “Happiness Happens Month” and we thought it was a …
A New Year. A New Quarter. A New Post About All Things ‘New’!
Photo taken by Nick Hirschmann at this year’s Global News Woman of Vision event held at the Shaw Conference Centre on April 6, 2018. As Tycoon’s first quarter of 2018 …
“The Hive” – The Bees Knees of Venues
As most of you know, one area of the event industry that gets me excited are event venues. That moment when you happen across a space that’s a hidden gem …
Event Trends of 2018
Photo above: “Intentional Event Design” by Tahira Endean A new year in the event industry means new trends, new areas of interest, and new stats based on research from …
Oh Hey There! Remember Me? Still Kickin’ It, Tycoon-Style!
Photo above: This photo was taken by Lauren Dary, owner of L Photography, during a photo shoot in October. Well hello there! Remember me?! It’s been a while. Between …
It’s Food Truck Season!
Photo above: This photo was taken by Curtis Comeau Photography at The Little Potato Company’s annual Family Day Event last September. Food trucks over here, food trucks over there, …
Spring Has Spring and Tycoon Is In Full Bloom
Photo above: This photo was taken by SEP Digital Photo at the 15th annual TEC Edmonton VenturePrize Awards event on May 4, 2017. JUNE EVENTS and WHAT TO LOOK …
An Event Planner Does What, When, and Why?
Photo by Curtis Comeau Photography at The Little Potato Company’s Family Day Event. At Tycoon we get asked a lot of questions about all the different roles event planners …
A Day In The Life Of A Tycoon
Photo above: This photo was taken by Lauren Dary during my session on That’s So Maven. One question that I often get asked is, what does a typical day …
Finding Your Perfect Event Venue
Photo above: Shown here is the CKUA Building located on Jasper Avenue in Edmonton, Alberta. This photo was taken by FO Photography as part of Tycoon Event Planning & Promotions‘ …
To be engaged? Not to be engaged? Why it’s non-negotiable!
Photo above: Break dance group, UNITED 1NE, performs at the “All in for Youth” fundraising gala presented by TD Canada Trust, United Way, DKNY, and Sarah Chan. Planning for the event …
Pop the Champagne!
This week we wanted to do a bit of a round up of all of the exciting things that happened last week. And … as some of you might …
Interested In Being An Event Planner?
One question that I get asked all of the time as an event planner is: “What suggestions would you give to someone who is interested in pursuing event planning or …
What’s In A Name?
“Tycoon”. What does that word mean to you? Yesterday I was chatting with someone about our company name and the story behind it, and then realized that I haven’t shared …