Behind every successful event, is a great team of hospitality staff. Many of our clients approach us asking what staff they should hire and what roles matter the most. 

Hospitality is often a term used to reference food and beverage being served at an event. However, hospitality staff are also used to welcome guests and delegates to your event, they are there to be ‘hospitable’. The events that we have provided hospitality staff include business meetings, celebration dinners, fundraisers and sporting events such as Henley Regatta, Ascot Racecourse and the Monaco Grand Prix. 

When we provide hospitality staff, they are there to ensure the event goes as planned, with the amenities and standards the client is expecting such as food, drink and entertainment. Our staff are quick to solve any problems without noticeable impact to the guests and provide a successful event for the client. The staff we provide often form part of a larger hospitality team and our clients often book our event staff because they integrate seamlessly into the client’s existing event team. 

“The attendees of an event have different expectations than the event host. Their experience depends on the quality of the food, friendliness of the staff and the ambiance of the room. We often find that a guest at a successful event may refer new business or tell others what a great time they had so the experience they have is paramount,”

Elisa Drummond, Co-Founder of Pinnacle Event Staff. 

The Pinnacle Team is comprised of tried and tested event staff including; promotional and hospitality staff, registration teams, session scanning, directional staff, event hosts, team supervisors, onsite co-ordinators, event managers, logistics specialists, data capture teams, rebooking staff, photographers and videographers.

We are happy to be as involved with your planning process as you would like us to be; some of our clients look to us for guidance and some simply use us time and time again for the great staff that we provide.

If you would like to speak to us about staffing for hospitality events then please get in touch

 

If you are reading this blog then you are already interested in working in events and working at sports events is even better!

A career in events will engage all your skills and keep you mentally stimulated. You will need to have great social skills and be able to interact with clients, guests, and suppliers easily. Organisational skills are also needed when working in events and a high level of attention to detail. 

We work with a number of sports events usually during the summer months and past clients include The Boodles Tennis Championship, Henley Royal Regatta, and Ascot Races to name a few. 

Sports Event: Staffing Requests

Working at sports events provides us with a wide variety of requests from a staffing point of view.

In the past, we have met the following staffing requests:

  • player liaison assistants to look after high-profile tennis players at The Boodles Tennis Championship,
  • hosts and supervisors to meet and greet VIP clients at a prestigious corporate hospitality facility at Henley Royal Regatta,
  • a team of uniformed hosts and supervisors to the Silverstone Formula One Grand Prix VIP Drivers’ Lounge, 
  • a team of uniformed hosts to meet and greet VIP clients in the Furlong Restaurant at the QIPCO King George Weekend at Ascot Races

Although, the staff work extremely hard at these events they can be really rewarding. The event experience is also enjoyed and by the staff working at the sports events through the event environment, the atmosphere provided by the guests at the event, and the sport itself!

Another reason why sports events are fun to work at is that no event is ever the same. Event organisers are always trying to invent the next best experience that will stay in the guest’s mind for years to come. Why would you not want to be part of that journey?

To find out how we can support your sports event, please get in touch