EVENT & HOSPITALITY ADVISORY
EXPERT GUIDANCE FOR THE DECISIONS THAT SHAPE AN EXPERIENCE.
TAS EVENTS & DESIGN OFFERS FOUNDER LED ADVISORY FOR PRIVATE CLIENTS, BRANDS, HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES, AND EVENT PROFESSIONALS. DRAWING ON YEARS OF DESIGNING AND PRODUCING EVENTS, TAS MARIAM HELPS CLIENTS CLARIFY THEIR VISION, DECIDE WHERE TO INVEST, AND MOVE FORWARD WITH A PLAN THEIR TEAM CAN CARRY OUT.The decisions made early often have the greatest influence on how an experience feels. A venue can set the tone for an entire celebration. The way guests move through a space can change how they connect with a brand or a property. And knowing where to focus the budget can give the most meaningful details room to stand out. Whether you’re developing a signature event for a hotel, reimagining an annual gala, or weighing proposals for a private celebration, we bring a designer’s eye and firsthand production experience to the conversation. You can engage TAS for a single decision or for guidance as a project takes shape, with the option to bring us on separately for design and production.
Who We Advise
Private Clients
For couples, families, and private hosts planning a wedding, destination celebration, or milestone event. We help you evaluate venues, review proposals, and define a creative direction so you can make informed decisions before committing to a production budget.
Corporate, Brands & Foundations
For companies, brands, nonprofits, and foundations planning galas, brand activations, executive dinners, and client events. We help you define what the event should accomplish, shape the guest experience around that purpose, and develop a brief your internal team or production partners can use.Our specialists align digital platforms with strategic goals to unlock scalable efficiencies.
Hotels, Venues & Developers
For hotels, resorts, private clubs, venue owners, and developers looking to build or refine their event offering. Whether you’re rethinking an underused terrace, renovating a ballroom, or developing a signature wedding offering, we assess how the property sells and hosts events, from the first site visit through the event itself. We identify where changes to the spaces, sales process, guest flow, or coordination between teams can improve the experience.
Event Professionals
For planners, designers, and production companies seeking an experienced perspective on a project or business decision. We can review a proposal before it goes to a client, help refine the scope and pricing of a service, or assess what it will take to execute an ambitious design.
Our Network
Curated Introductions
Through years of designing and producing events, TAS has built relationships with the people who know what it takes to bring a vision to life. Through Our Network, we offer personal introductions to select venue contacts, experienced event producers, and specialist creative partners.
Whether you’re looking for a venue for a destination celebration, a production partner for a brand event, or a specialist who can bring a custom installation to life, we begin with your brief. We consider the creative direction, location, timing, and investment before recommending a connection. When there’s mutual interest, we make the introduction personally and share the context for a productive first conversation.
How It Works
Share your brief
Tell us what you’re creating, who you’re looking for, and what matters most in the partnership.
We assess the fit
TAS considers which contacts have the experience, capabilities, and creative sensibility your project calls for.
We make the introduction
When there’s mutual interest, we connect you directly and provide the project context for your first conversation.
Curated Introductions is a dedicated, paid service. We confirm the scope and fee after reviewing your brief.
Ways to Work With TAS
A focused session with Tas Mariam to work through a specific decision. Bring a venue shortlist, a proposal, a design concept, or a budget question. We’ll review the options together and identify what to prioritize and what to clarify before moving forward.
A defined engagement for a project that calls for deeper review. We begin with a discovery conversation and review relevant materials, which may include proposals, floor plans, event programs, or sales materials. We deliver written recommendations or a strategic brief, then walk your team through the findings and discuss feedback.
A retainer for clients who want access to Tas’s perspective as decisions arise across an event calendar, a property initiative, or a growing event business. Together, we define the priorities, scope, and meeting schedule for the engagement.
Advisory fees are scoped to the engagement. Share what you’re working on and we’ll discuss the format and investment that fit your needs.
Inquire About Advisory
Tell us what you’re planning, developing, or reconsidering, and where you’d value an experienced perspective. We’ll review your inquiry and be in touch about the next step.
