Heather Herlong Events, LLC

Heather Herlong Events, LLC It’s not a party. It’s a business asset. That’s the difference between a typical event or what I call a "tactical" event.......... and a strategic one.

It’s Not a Party, It’s a Business Asset | Strategic Event Planner & Advisor | VIP Consultant to Mission-Driven Leaders | Creator: The 10 Must Haves for Events | Texas-Based, Serving the USA I partner with high-performing executives, nonprofit leaders, and growth-minded event organizers to design, plan, and execute strategic events that deliver Clarity, Strategy, Impact, and Results — not just chec

klists to fill a room. With 20+ years of experience in the hospitality and event industry, I guide leadership teams through strategic alignment when they’re facing disconnection, decision fatigue, or unclear growth direction. Every service is rooted in my proprietary 10 Must-Haves for Events™ framework—a proven structure that helps leaders align mission, messaging, and ex*****on from start to finish. Whether you're hosting a board retreat or team appreciation, fundraising or sporting event, product launch or tradeshow, multi-site conference or community event, my process gives you:
🔹 A measurable blueprint aligned with your mission
🔹 Strategic guidance and stakeholder clarity
🔹 Operational and compliance confidence
🔹 Relationship-centered planning that drives results

I work nationwide with high-impact organizations through:
Strategic Event Consulting (The Executive Blueprint)
VIP Event Success Intensives (Accelerated Alignment)
Full-Service Event Management (Design | Plan | Coordinate)

💬 Clients tell me our work together gives them back their peace of mind, increases team performance, and turns one event into a ripple effect of results.

🎯 Ready for a real strategy — not just another checklist? Let’s build something that lasts longer than applause.
➡️ Book a Free Discovery Session
➡️ 30-Minute Call to Learn More
➡️ Download Resources & Tools
https://heatherherlongevents.com/

Are You Ready? for Clarity Impact Results? Consultanting for Event TeamsDesign Plan Coordinate for Organization Deliveri...
09/12/2025

Are You Ready?
for Clarity Impact Results?

Consultanting for Event Teams
Design Plan Coordinate for Organization

Delivering a Customized Blueprint & Roadmap, personalized to reach your Goals & Growth!

After all, isn't your business worth it?

It's not a party, it's a business asset!
Book Now👇

www.heatherherlongevents.com

09/11/2025

The drinks were chilled.
The florals were bright.
And the room… was full of people who finally felt seen.

There wasn’t a stage. No slide deck or scheduled presentation.
Just handshakes, laughter, a few heartfelt “I’ve missed you” hugs, and the quiet hum of real conversations happening over a meal and glasses of citrus spritzers and lemon mint fizz.

It became the Mimosa Mission
but what we really built was trust.

🌼 No registration lines.
🌼 No name tags.
🌼 Just connection, intention, and that feeling of “I belong here.”

So many event leaders and their teams are pouring their energy into logistics that check boxes- Yes, this is important, but there's so much more.

Here's what I've learned and put into practice:

✅ People don’t remember you running around.
✅ They remember how you made them feel.

In a world of rushed logistics, busy rooms, and quiet impact- a unique experience is a leadership act.

It tells your people:
“You matter enough for me to plan, tjen pause and be present.”

So I’ll ask you the same question I ask myself before I start planning::

Isn’t it time.....your events did more than look fancy?..they started building legacy?..they became your most powerful tool for growth and gratitude?

This is what I help mission-driven leaders and their teams do:
Turn moments into movements — with clarity,, strategy, heart, and excellence.

☕ Ready to create an event experience your people never forget?
Let’s talk clarity first. Not planning.

Because it’s not a party —
It’s a Business Asset. 💼✨

📍 www.heatherherlongevents.com
📅 Book your complimentary service consultation today.

This Weekend!Transform your home and outdoor living space at the 7th Annual Fall Montgomery County Home and Outdoor Livi...
09/04/2025

This Weekend!

Transform your home and outdoor living space at the 7th Annual Fall Montgomery County Home and Outdoor Living Show

at Lone Star Convention Center Saturday, Sept 6 & Sunday, Sept 7, 2025.

So many exhibitors- so many people to meet-

Get Inspired, get your vision, get your plan and most importantly....

Find Your People for your home & outdoor living!

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See You There!

Absolutely, By Far the BEST Peeps right here! Y'all make my ❤️ so happy!
08/06/2025

Absolutely, By Far the BEST Peeps right here! Y'all make my ❤️ so happy!

We are raising our breadsticks to Heather Herlong Events, LLC for a delicious Olive Garden lunch at our Diplomat meeting today!

When you're trying to stay focused on timelines and layouts- but your project manager- aka Mr. Hospitality has a differe...
08/06/2025

When you're trying to stay focused on timelines and layouts- but your project manager- aka Mr. Hospitality has a different plan LOL

You don’t have to carry it all alone.Because neither did I.(Though I thought I did.)I was denied the degree.Humiliated.A...
08/06/2025

You don’t have to carry it all alone.

Because neither did I.
(Though I thought I did.)

I was denied the degree.
Humiliated.
Alone.
And at rock bottom, I met the truth:

What broke my plan revealed my calling.

Today, I guide leaders like you through the very mountain I once thought would crush me.

Your event isn't a task—it's a turning point.
Your team isn't stuck—it's waiting for clarity.
Your mission isn’t too much—it just needs a better strategy.

💼 That’s why I built Heather Herlong Events.

I don’t just plan events.
I partner with people creating legacy, alignment, and real impact.

If you're carrying the weight of the vision, the team, the logistics...

👉 You’re not supposed to do it alone.

Let’s build the breakthrough blueprint for your next chapter—together.

📌 From Breakdown to Breakthrough Blueprint — It’s Not a Party, It’s a Business Asset.
🔗

💬 book a free consultation.
You bring the mission—I’ll help you build the map.

What the world called “too sensitive”...God called a gift.In my breakdown, He revealed something I never saw coming:✨ Em...
08/05/2025

What the world called “too sensitive”...
God called a gift.

In my breakdown, He revealed something I never saw coming:

✨ Emotional Intelligence.
Not a diagnosis.
Not a limitation.
But a divine strength.

The ability to: → Feel what others feel, even when they can’t say it
→ Sense misalignment before it becomes dysfunction
→ Rise from the fire, and lead through it
→ Hear the truth beneath the words
→ Speak hard truths with grace

I didn’t finish nursing school.
But I found my purpose—and built a business from it.

Now, I help business owners, leaders, and organizers do what I once needed:
→ Gain clarity
→ Align their teams
→ Lead with strategy
→ And stop doing it alone.

Because events aren’t just about logistics.

They’re about legacy.

📌 From Breakdown to Breakthrough Blueprint — It’s Not a Party, It’s a Business Asset.
🔗

💬 Have you ever discovered a gift in your lowest moment?

What happens when your entire future is decided by someone who won’t even meet with you?Because that’s exactly what happ...
08/04/2025

What happens when your entire future is decided by someone who won’t even meet with you?

Because that’s exactly what happened to me.

Second-to-last semester of nursing school.
I’ve sacrificed everything—long hours, debt, daycare, dreams.

Then comes the diagnosis:
ADHD.
Extreme light sensitivity.
Learning disabilities that explains why I always had to fight harder than most.

The Texas Board of Nursing gives one woman—the Director—the power to decide if I continue.

I ask for a meeting. A conversation. A chance to be seen as a person, not a file.

She refuses.

No meeting.
No compassion.
No future.

So I drive to a park. Sit on a bench. And sob harder than I ever have.

And in the silence, God speaks.

Not in a shout. Not in fire.
But in a whisper:
“This isn’t the end. This is Me showing you what I placed inside you.”

And that’s when everything changed.

➡️ Want to know what He revealed…?
I’ll share that in the next post.

Because what tried to break me?
Became my blueprint.

🔁 Follow to continue the story.
🔗
📌 From Breakdown to Breakthrough Blueprint — It’s Not a Party, It’s a Business Asset.

What happens when events stop being just events… and start working for you?→ Growth accelerates.→ Goals align.→ Teams un...
07/11/2025

What happens when events stop being just events… and start working for you?

→ Growth accelerates.

→ Goals align.

→ Teams unite.

→ Stakeholders lean in.

→ You Lead with Clarity, Strategy, Impact, Results.

This is exactly what happens when my clients shift from “just hosting an event” to activating a strategic event plan built around their unique mission, vision, and goals.

At Heather Herlong Events, we don’t just plan events — we help business owners, executives, and mission-driven leaders turn their events into business assets. Every service is backed by my 10 Must Haves for Events™ framework that ensures your event is purposeful and people-centered.

Here’s how we get results:

🔹 The Executive Blueprint (Consulting)
A 6–7 week experience with 3 discovery and 3 alignment sessions plus review session. You’ll walk away with a custom event roadmap and templates— even if you're unsure when your next event will be.

🔹 The Accelerated Alignment (VIP Intensive)
One powerful day or two half-days that get your leadership team on the same page. You’ll leave energized, equipped, and ready to execute with clarity.

🔹 Design | Plan | Coordinate (Full-Service Planning)
From design to ex*****on, we manage every detail with strategy and care. No more last-minute scrambles or wasted budget. You show up, we’ve already got it handled.

🔹 Resource & Tools Subscription
A curated toolkit with templates and event strategies to help you build sustainable growth between events. Perfect for DIY leaders and internal teams.

Because your next event shouldn't just impress — It should move your mission forward.

✨ Curious what this could look like for you? Let’s talk.

👇 Book a discovery session

www.heatherherlongevents.com 

📢 URGENT: RESCUE & RECOVERY DONATION DRIVE 📢🗓 JULY 8–11, 2025🚨 We roll out FRIDAY to support Kerrville, TX & surrounding...
07/09/2025

📢 URGENT: RESCUE & RECOVERY DONATION DRIVE 📢

🗓 JULY 8–11, 2025
🚨 We roll out FRIDAY to support Kerrville, TX & surrounding areas!

American Core Nonprofit is mobilizing to support families & first responders devastated by recent weather disasters.
We’re delivering emergency supplies, equipment, and hope—but we need YOUR help to do it.

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✅ URGENT SUPPLIES NEEDED:

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Vests to ID Volunteers, Generators, Whistles + more

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📦 Monetary donations also accepted at:
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Let’s show up for our fellow Texans—because in times of crisis, WE STAND CORE STRONG.

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"Event Planning Isn’t Just a Service—It’s a Leadership Strategy."I’ve seen it too many times.Brilliant leaders buried un...
06/25/2025

"Event Planning Isn’t Just a Service—It’s a Leadership Strategy."

I’ve seen it too many times.

Brilliant leaders buried under the weight of an upcoming event—off-brand, off-budget, off-track—and somehow still expected to make magic happen.

Not because they lack passion.
But because no one ever helped them create a real, strategic framework to follow.

I’ve been there myself—trying to deliver excellence with no roadmap, no support, and no margin to think clearly.

That experience became my mission:
✔ To lead with compassion
✔ To build with emotional intelligence
✔ To serve with integrity
✔ To provide real tools with purpose
✔ And to deliver with leadership by example

Today, I partner with high-performing executives, nonprofit leaders, and mission-driven organizers to create results-driven, strategy-aligned events that actually work.

Here’s how:

✅ Strategic Event Consulting
A deep-dive engagement that produces a complete mission-aligned blueprint, using my proprietary 10 Must-Haves for Event Profitability.

✅ VIP Event Success Intensive
A rapid-action experience designed to align teams, clarify strategy, and position your event for measurable results.

✅ Full-Service Strategic Event Management
Design, plan, and ex*****on—carried out with professionalism, structure, and integrity. Because your event isn’t a party—it’s a business solution.

My clients walk away with: → Purpose-driven planning tools
→ Compliance and risk checklists
→ Real budgeting (not just your spend)
→ Aligned messaging and branding
→ And most importantly—clarity, confidence, and a trusted advisor by their side.

If you’re a high-performing executive, leader, or organizer staring down another event and thinking,
“How am I supposed to achieve all these goals—with so much already on my plate?”
You’re not alone—and you don’t have to keep pushing through it.
Let’s break the cycle of stress and distraction, and replace it with a real plan, clear leadership, and trusted support.

📅 Book a discovery call: https://calendly.com/heather-herlong-events

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