Who Becomes An Event Planner?
Planners are often people who got their start in one particular aspect of special events. Business owner Martin V.K. had a successful catering company before he decided to plan entire events. Many other planners have similar stories. This explains why planners often not only coordinate entire events but may, in addition, provide one or more services for those events. Event planners may also have started out planning events for other companies before deciding to go into business for themselves. Joyce B.-W. planned in-house events for a retail chain for 11 years and then worked for another event planning company before striking out on her own. Becoming Certified Consider getting a degree or certificate from a local university in event planning or management. A list of colleges and universities offering educational opportunities in this field is available from Meeting Professionals International (MPI). (See the Appendix for contact information.) Also consider working to become a CSEP (Cer
