EVENT STRATEGY + OPERATIONS CONSULTANT
I help Canadian Municipal Event Leaders build the systems & frameworks that create capacity to scale without sacrificing event delivery or team wellness.
Modernized systems, frameworks and workflows, so the work stops living in your head
Municipal permitting and event production advice from someone who’s been on both sides of the table
Take a real vacation without your phone blowing up
No pressure, just clarity for Municipal Event Leaders and decision-makers behind sporting events, community events and festivals, corporate and municipal events.
Growth shouldn’t cost you your events or your team.
More events, bigger crowds, more requests. That’s good news until it lands on a team that’s already full. You want room to grow without dropping the ball or wearing out your talented team.
Too much rides on a few people.
If one key person left tomorrow, how would that impact your organization and events? I help streamline systems, workflows and document key knowledge to protect you and to make it easy for others to step in.
Processes built for a lighter load
Your systems, policies, and processes are outdated and weren’t built for the workload you have now. More events, more permit applications, and bigger asks have you in a place of being reactive instead of proactive and it’s draining the morale out of you and your team. I help fix this!
The big hosting year
You won the bid or landed an exciting event and no one on your team has run or supported an event at that scale. I have and I can support your team with it.
Built By Someone Who’s Done It Herself.
Hey, I’m Courtney
As a championship-winning goalie and, with a long history in municipal event production, permitting and grant administration, I learned that staying calm under pressure isn’t luck. It’s what happens when your systems, mindset, and self-care all work together. I’ve spent 20+ years building that same calm into everything I’ve done on the municipal side, the producer side, the venue management side, and even the design & decor side. Now, I build it into yours.
I’ve felt where events and municipal event operations break, so I know how to build ones that don’t.
The Calm Under Pressure Method
My Approach
The best goalies don’t scramble. They prepare, they position, and they protect.
That is how I built this method and every way we work together runs on it.
PREPARE
This is all about getting that solid foundation in place and being ready for whatever comes at you next.
Team member just gave notice? No problem! Everything’s documented, the team can easily jump in and onboarding for the new person is ready to go.
Do you want to modernize your systems and catch up with AI but, don’t know where to start?
These are a couple of examples of the problems I can solve for you.
With a solid foundation, you and your team have more time and capacity to breathe, to think more creatively, and to be proactive rather than reactive.
Remember those other business ideas that you haven’t got a chance to pursue because you didn’t have the time or mental capacity to do them? Now’s the time to position you and your team up for whatever direction you want to go in next.
This is where you fine-tune your business and be able to take a real vacation without checking your email or team chats.
POSITION
Protect is all about protecting what you now have; the solid systems in place, the team capacity, the new business ideas and protecting the direction your business is going in now. Also, protecting your peace of mind so you can continue to do what you do best and being ready for the obstacles that will inevitably come up down the road.
PROTECT
Here Is Why My Approach Is Different:
I’m a former high performance athlete, coach and personal trainer so, I bring a unique vision and experience for what sustainable success looks and feels like and how to get you and your team performing your best all year long
I’m a systems-thinker and collaborative leader with a big dose of empathy, so it’s easy for me to see the big picture, spot inefficiencies, and come up with solutions from a place of curiosity and aligning decision-makers and team members knowing that everyone operates at different speeds.
I have worked in nearly every corner of the event industry so it’s easy for me to understand where you are coming from
I know permitting from both sides of the table; the event producer, and inside municipal government approving the permits, executing memorable event experiences in multi-department and multi-agency environments
Ways We Can Work Together
Event Leaders’ Power Hour
One focused hour to spend on your most urgent bottleneck. You leave with a clear plan and next steps.
Event Strategy, Planning, Programming, Operations, Site Maps, Grant Applications, Processes...let’s do this!
$257 CAD Book Now
(Book first. Payment details will be sent to you and must be made a minimum of 24 hours before the session or it will be cancelled.)
Event Strategy & Operations Consulting
Your whole event operation in one organized home, with templates and workflows for the work you repeat every event whether it’s one annual event or many.
Done with you and your IT Team.
Project based - please book a discovery call.
Event Systems Build
A thought partner in your corner. Systems, workflows, permitting, budget strategy, policies, bylaws, municipal scans, and the bigger calls for municipal event teams.
Project based - please book a discovery call.
Hands-on pre-production, permits, safety planning, on-site leadership, and incident command for major sporting events & activations, conferences, festivals, and outdoor events.
Project based - please book a discovery call.
Event Delivery for Major Events
What Event Leaders Are Saying
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Courtney is very knowledgeable in the different platforms available to fit a company's needs. She helped us determine the best fit for our business. Our team can find what they need without always coming to us as the owners. The business feels more organized, supported, and under control than ever before.
— Abby & Yasmin
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She knows how to turn complex challenges into impactful experiences. She's one of those rare professionals who blends strategy, creativity, and calm leadership effortlessly.
— Donna
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I know from working closely with Courtney on innovative initiatives that you won't find a better partner to envision and achieve outcomes.
— Elizabeth