the tools you need for successful events.
About Us ~ MEET THE FOUNDERS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Jenny Howard-Maxwell, owner of Occasionally Fabulous Events in Denver, CO has spent the majority of her career in the marketing industry. Her MBA in marketing with focus on corporate branding led her to designing marketing events across the globe. She fell in love with the event planning process over a decade ago and has planned a wide variety of events from wine tours, to private events with Grammy award winning artists…you name it and she has planned it. All without the help of Planning Diva, software, until now!
-JENNY HOWARD-MAXWELL, CEO
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
When Josh Walker isn't cranking out music on his guitar, he is writing hours and hours of code for Planning Diva. He has an impressive 20 plus years in the technology industry. After 6 years in the U.S. Air Force, he studied electrical and computer engineering. Like Jenny, he is a serial entrepreneur, starting many businesses over the years but is convinced that this software solution is the key to helping the event industry.
OUR STORY
Jenny hit upon the concept of the Planning Diva Software in 2022. She was frustrated that there was not an all-in-one software for event planning. The lack of centralized communication became especially aggravating when working with clients and sometimes 20-plus vendors on a single event. Sifting through hundreds of text messages, social media DM's, and emails to find answers to simple questions was cumbersome... it needed to be streamlined. Waiting on flattened, uneditable pdf's from venues for layout was getting old as well. She knew the need for something better was imperative, and she wanted to be on the forefront of creating it for the industry she so loves and adores.
Planning Diva's goal is to offer an all-in-one software solution for the busy event planner, whether they are planning weddings, corporate, or social events. Not just solving the organization and communication problems, we also want to create a solution to the lack of beautiful, realistic layout design. Visually seeing room designs will help answer more questions and close more deals.
The key to planning a successful event is organization. With this all-in-one visual software solution, every event planner is sure to feel like a diva.
MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM
SALES & MARKETING INTERN
Riley Newton
ENGINEERING TEAM
SR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Nikolai Annekoff
SR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Anh Cao
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Denise Stark
JR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Quinn Bush