blake richards

sales director

About

I Grew up in the catering and special events industry. He officially joined Picnic People 22 years ago working in the warehouse and then became a part of the Picnic People Event staff: working and supervising hundreds of events. After a 8-year break working as a chef around San Diego I returned to the family business , and as the Sales Director, is responsible for producing successful events for groups of 20-15,000. His extensive event and culinary background ensures that nothing will be overlooked. I loves spending time with his wife and two kids and playing golf when he is not picnicking.

Country

united states

City

santee

Industry

events services

Skill

menu development, event management, corporate events, hospitality, food, event planning, catering, banquets, customer service, food and beverage, cooking, social networking, trade shows, parties, public relations, meeting planning, hospitality industry, marketing, team building, hotels, restaurants, sales, hospitality management, private events, coordinating events, leadership, fundraising, microsoft office, wedding planning, events coordination, dinners, culinary skills, food service, purchasing, culinary, special events, event marketing, word, outlook, problem solving, microsoft word, convention services

Experience

lead chef

tk&a custom catering

2008-3 - 2009-6 · 1 yr 4 mos

lead cook ix

san diego state university

2009-9 - 2010-3 · 7 mos

event coordinator

festivities catering, picnic people and tk&a custom catering

2010-3 - 2015-1 · 4 yrs 11 mos

As an Event Coordinator I assist in all aspects of planning from venues to menu development.

business development manager

bright event rentals

2018-3 - 2019-1 · 11 mos

sales director

picnic people

2019-1 - Present · 7 yrs 8 mos

Sales Director at a highly energetic, full service special event amdcatering company that services all of San Diego County.

account executive

classic party rentals

2015-2 - 2019-1 · 4 yrs

As the nation's leading event rentals and services provider with over 25 locations, Classic Party Rentals is the backbone for more than 150,000 events and celebrations per year. Our network of over 2,000 award winning event professionals is renowned for providing exceptional client services with a fresh and innovate approach to handling the most important events in the country. Boasting over 9 million choices from an unparalleled range of inventory that includes exclusive furniture, china, specialty linens, lighting, heating, flooring, tenting and more, Classic Party Rentals creates events that define the most remarkable moments in time. For more information, visit www.classicpartyrentals.com.