Baxter Bayer

Baxter Bayer, CEO

| Phone: 123-456-7890

Baxter@RunningToursInc.com 

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778-938-8687

Small scale to large scale events can drain your personal and work time and increase stress levels for event the experienced event planners. Hire an expert consultant to find out what event planing aspects you need to prioritize and which ones to avoid getting caught up in. Consulatation will help to steer in you in the right directions so you can map out your event or fine tune your planning processes for a successful event.

Specializing in Fun Runs however consultations information is tranaferbable to a multi-tide of events and activities. 

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RATES & SERVICES:

• 45min (1 support doc) = $30 

Available by FaceTime or Skype!

General Consultations Include: 

• Short Event Analysis questionnaire to diagnose needs and snapshot of the event! 

• 1.5 Hour Consultation: We'll explore the event and where 

• Event Analysis: 

  • To do List 3 to help you prioritize tasks and simplify the planning processes 

  • 3 working documents/custom template to keep you on the right track.  ​

  • Troubleshooting Tips

  • ​User friendly event planning documents to simply the process

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"Events have a magical way of creating ever lasting memories. I like to help clients by sharing my key learnings to help them succeed. I try to provide a calming affect and take a lot of pride from positive results .I want to wow my clients the same way my clients want to wow their attendees"

• Event Organizers

• Hosts

• Instructional Books

Document Types: Professional Forms

• Timelines
• Registration Forms
• Press Releases
• Communication Calendar

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"I like consulting because I can help you turn your idea into reality"

Route Design

• Route Map with markers to share with your attendees

• Map includes directions​
• Marshal locations
• Turnaround Areas
• Pit Stops
• Risk Management

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Quick Help Support Line

• 45 minutes

  • 5 Step To do List 3 to help you prioritize tasks and simplify the planning processes 

  • 1 working documents/custom template to keep you on the right track.  ​

  • Troubleshooting Tips

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Consultation Benefits

• Save Time & Effort
• Get the proper steps from a seasoned expert
• Wow your attendees

• ​Can help to Cut costs

• Risk Aversion

• Create efficiencies

• Strategic Planning

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Clients:

Proofing marketing collaterals 

Event Diagnostics Consultations Include: 

• Short Event Analysis questionnaire to diagnose needs and snapshot of the event! 

• 1 Hour Consultation: We'll explore the event and where 

• Event Analysis: 

  • To do List 3 to help you prioritize tasks and simplify the planning processes 

  • 3 working documents/custom template to keep you on the right track.  ​

  • Troubleshooting Tips

  • ​User friendly event planning documents to simply the process

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EVENT TYPES

Marketing 

· Online postings

· Strategic recruitment plans

· Supports community events

handles any and all aspects of quality event planning. We manage your event from all angles while recognizing your insights, visions and ideas. We use our creativity, positivity and experience to create unforgettable events.

ABOUT  BAXTER BAYER    

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• 35 Professional Events. Seasoned veteran who's seen a lot of situations! 

• Event that have generated Over $500 Million dollar events 

• History of executing small-scale community-level events to high-profile and complex multi-million-dollar fundraising events.

• Trusted consultant for several charities top fundraising events.

• Effective and experienced negotiator with broad range of government, not-for–profit and organizational stakeholders.

• Successfully planned, managed and executed regional and international and consulted events that require significant collaboration with a variety of community organizations, not-for-profit groups, businesses, and the government.

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WORK EXPERIENCE         

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Founder, Owner, Operator of Running Tours Incorporated & Tickets, Tours & Events. 

• Responsible for all aspect of business operations and public relations.

• Successfully executed 14 family friendly community fun runs.

• Design & led marketing, promotions and communication plans.

• Led all sponsorship, registration and recruitment strategies.

• Hire, train and supervise up to 12 staff per event.

• Obtain all permitting and insurance for venues and routes.

• Create, develop, track event finances and business operations budget.

• Manage resources, inventory, purchasing and merchandising.

• Liaise with city officials, stakeholders, venues, vendors, sponsors, suppliers.

Tourism, Event & Hospitality Management INSTRUCTOR                                        

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LASALLE COLLEGE |  Jan 2016 -  Dec 2019

• EVM200: Finance Management & Administration

• EVM204: Customer Service, Sales & Relationship Building

• RCM241: Marketing in the Hospitality Industry

• RCM263: Hospitality & Human Resource Management

• RCM273: Leadership & Organizational Development

• CUL272:  Capstone

NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE | Jan 2019 – April  2019

•  THM-222-CVS1 Entrepreneurship in Tourism

•  THM-203-CVS1 Convention/Spec Events

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• Over 5000km of profesisonal planned route!

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EVENT GRADING:  $2500

Have your event graded from a series of standard number of factors. Total 20 Hours of Appointments split into 2 to 4 sessions hour blocks.  TO see where you can 

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• Attend Event (Plus Travel & Transportation) 

• Attend & grade out of 500 number of areas factors

• Provide and Event Report+ including templates to support planning processes

• Pre-event days at additional costs. 

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Highlights

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• Founder & Organizer of Island Summer Games:

  • 20 years of goodwill community service from bringing vision to fruition by creating an annual event that draws people together through the power of sport, music, art & charity.

• Founder & Organizer of the Big Fun Run Series: A series of family friendly events

  • Big Elf Run. Named AMEX's Top 15 Worlwide Seasonal Events with a Twist

  • Big Fiesta Run 

  • Big Easter Run 

  • Big Superhero Run. 

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• Designed and executed highly successful fundraising and platform incentive stewardship campaigns

  • Designed 1 day 30k day fundraising contest

  • Designed Training Partner programs totaling over 120k raised in 2 years

  • Created and led ambassador programs for key donours and stakeholders.

• Designed and managed original 240km Ride To Conquer Cancer bike route from Vancouver, BC to Seattle. WA. Secured all permitting, managed 2000+ attendees crossing Canada/USA border in a timely fashion.

Event Management Roles & Experience

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• Island Summer Games: Founder & Organizer Jan 2000 to Present

• CARE Canada’s Walk In Her Shoes: Race Director & Consultant 2017 to 2019

• Glotman Simpson Cypress Challenge: Race Director & Consultant 2015 to 2018

  • Won Best BC Bike Race 2018​ by Cycling BC

• Easter Seals Regatta: Logistics Manager & Consultant 2017 to 2019

• Vancouver Running Festival. Race Director & Consultant. 2018

• Easter Seals Women 2 Warrior: Project Manager & Consultant 2017

• BC Cancer Foundation’s Workout to Conquer Cancer: Project Manager 2014 to 2016

• BC Cancer’s Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer: Chief Hockey Officer 2015

• Vancouver Island Easter Seals Camp Challenge: Logistics Manager 2014 to 2015

• Canadian Red Cross: Haiti 5 years Later Art Exhibit: Event Planner 2014 to 2015

• Vancouver Island Easter Seals Colour Run: Logistics Manager 2014

• Easter Seals 24 Hour Relay – Victoria: Logistics Manager 2006 to 2013

• CauseForce: Regional Logistics Manager 2009 to 2012

  • Ride to Conquer Cancer; Weekend to End Women’s Cancers; Underwear Affair

• HBC Run for Canada: Marketing & Race Director  2006 to  2007                                       

TO DOs

Hourly Rate, Daily Rate

• Large events – flat fee plus cost pricing

• Have a grand opening party

Baxter has successfully planned, managed and executed a number of regional and international events. His portfolio includes everything from small-scale community-level events to high-profile and complex multi-million-dollar fundraising events.

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Baxter self started producing events in 2000 when he organized the first Harbour City 3 on 3 basketball in Victoria, BC to bring people together through the power of sport, music, art and charity. Over the course of 20 years, the Harbour City 3 on 3 tournament morphed into an annual 3-day outdoor multi sports & entertainment festival in Victoria, BC, the Island Summer Games. “ISG” has become a Vancouver Island tradition and has grown to be the largest multi-sports and social event on the Island.

As someone who loves to bring community members, families and friends together to enjoy the outdoors, Baxter uses his creativity and positive attitude to found Running Tours Inc in 2017 where he created, designed & produced the ”Big Fun Run Series”, a series of family friendly running/walking events along with other group and private tours. To date, there's been 14 Big Fun Run Series events including the Big Elf Run which is recognized in "AMEX's Top 15 Worldwide Seasonal Events with a Twist".

Recently, Baxter truly enjoys the educating element as he's taught at LaSalle College and North Island College to prepare the next generation of Events,Tourism and Hospiltlaity up and comers. .

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When not planning or teaching events, Baxter is also engaged in the music industry as the percussionist known as “Bongofide.” Over the years, Bongofide has played in local music festivals and has toured internationally, performing in a wide range of venues. A dream came true in 2015 when he played on IbizaSonica.com, a radio station in Ibiza, Spain which he idolized and set out to fulfill his vision of playing in studio.