Colleen Mahon, CSEP
I get no kick out of just selling a bunch of widgets; I want to help you create something extraordinary in the service of a larger vision.
We start with the big WHY: Why are you passionate about this project? Why does this matter?
We then we move to the HOW: How do we instill your values into every element? How will we know when we’ve succeeded?
Only then do we break out the spreadsheets!
The result may be an event raising big bucks for a worthy cause, a patient connecting with a world-class surgeon, or thousands of happy seekers sharing a profound moment with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Maybe it’s something that until now has only existed in your mind’s eye. Let’s work together to bring it to life!
Testimonials
"I don’t know another human who could have accomplished what Colleen did for Dalai Lama Engaging Compassion. The project included planning and executing 6 major events with a combined attendance of over 20,000 while overseeing funding, volunteers, security, community relationships, stage production and performers. Colleen immediately jumped in and got us on track.
She navigated through a wide array of personalities and cultures with grace, and her good spirit kept us light in some very tough moments over months of exhausting work. Colleen is fearless in envisioning big things and putting elements into place to achieve something extraordinary.
When I need someone to do the seemingly impossible, I call Colleen."
— John Borders, Steering Committee Member
Rebuilding a university-based clinical neurosurgical practice at breakneck speed requires an ability to hold to the bigger vision while simultaneously managing a thousand tiny details. Colleen embedded as if she’d participated from the beginning, yet retained a freshness as a non-medical provider. Colleen penetrated the complex academic and clinical elements, asking strategic questions that allowed us to work smart, not just hard.
Colleen is professional, organized, budget-conscious, extremely productive and a pleasure to work with!
— Jonathan E. Hodes, MD, Chief Neurosurgeon
With just three weeks to go before our major fundraising event, the event planner quit. Colleen stepped in and pulled the entire event together with incredible efficiency. I was amazed at what she was able to accomplish in such a short time. I immediately hired her to produce all of our events. Over the next nine years, she built the “Brain Ball” from a small fundraiser to our signature event. It is now a community happening that other organizations schedule their events around. She does this all with ease, confidence and a great deal of flair.
-- Melinda Mast, Executive Director
Colleen is a masterful event organizer!
While producing our film, "PlantPure Nation," we held a rallies in Louisville and Washington, DC. Colleen organized and directed the events and did a fantastic job for us. She is great with detail, great with people, and has a way of keeping the whole team focused on the vision. I highly recommend her.
-- Nelson Campbell, President, Campbell Wellness, LLC, shown with Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Author, The China Study
Colleen produced the Santa Monica Civic Field Groundbreaking event for which I was the project manager, with many departments involved. It can be extremely difficult for consultants to quickly tap into the complicated process of a civic organization, but Colleen jumped in with two feet, leaned into the process and produced a beautiful event with compliments galore. I never had to worry about her deliverables because she was on top of everything and built that trust early on in the planning process. I recommend Colleen Mahon for anyone needing a true professional to get their event planned and executed flawlessly.
—Tati Simonian, Communications Strategist, City of Santa Monica
