Trinity offers complete event planning in Brentwood

By Roni Gehlke
Correspondent
Name of business: Trinity Media Inc.: A Trinity Event

Type of business: Full-service social and corporate event planning company

Owners: Tim Ewell; Kristin Frost is the local event coordinator and wedding designer

Founded: 2008

Address: 1277 Prominent Drive, Brentwood

Phone number: 925-513-2672

Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Event times vary depending on customers' needs

Number of employees: three

Products and services: Trinity Media Inc. offers everything necessary for planning and
implementing of any kind of special event. The company offers services that include day-of-event and wedding and quinceañera coordination, milestone events, corporate galas, press conferences, full-service event planning, partial event planning, corporate video production, audio and visual support and staging design.

How did you get into the business?: Kristin Frost graduated from Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo with a degree in recreation, parks and tourism administration with a focus on special event and tourism management.
"I chose this major because in my personal life I was always volunteering to run fundraisers, auctions and dinners and I enjoyed the planning process," she said. After receiving her degree she worked at hotels on the Central Coast getting involved with the banquet and event planning process. When she moved to the area in July with her husband and met Ewell, he offered her a job with Trinity Media Inc. to start helping with their planning on corporate events. In November the company decided to launch A Trinity Event to encompass both corporate and social event planning productions.

Best part about the business: "Making the client's visions come to life," Frost said. "It is such a joy when at the end of an event, some of which started over a year ago in planning, and the client looks at our staff and smiles and says thank you for making their event even better than what they were imagining."

Worst part about the business: "I am a creative person, so the everyday business aspects are not as much fun as the planning and event parts," she said.

Key to success: "Showing up and coming through," Frost said. "In today's society if you can keep your promises and come through on your word, show up on time and dress professionally, you can be successful."

She also said she treats each event as though it was her own or for her own friends and family. She also works to portray herself and the company in a good light.

Biggest misperception about the business: "Event planners are only for celebrities," Frost said. "Event planners are for everyone. We like to plan, we have experience at it and have relationships with many vendors."

She said that an event planner for any wedding or any event, could take the stress out of the event and let the client actually be a guest and enjoy the event.

Future plans: "We hope to expand into a store front and expand our staff so we can encompass even more service offerings," she said.