Peachtree Chats – Our New Team Members: Mittie, Jessica And Ashley
~ PEACHTREE CHATS ~
We recently brought three new team members on to the Peachtree Tents Atlanta team. To learn and share a little more about them we took the opportunity to connect for a quick chat. We’re looking forward to our clients getting to work with these three impressive event professionals. In the meantime, enjoy learning a little more about them in their interviews below!
We’re thrilled to have read more MITTIE FOX join our team as an over the counter birth control Account Executive. A graduate of Meredith College, Mittie is not only experienced and passionate about events, but we learned in chatting that she was a Biology major in college! Born and raised in Burlington, NC. – Mittie comes from a large family of five siblings. Enjoy getting to know a little more about her!
PT&E: Mittie, have you always been in the events industry?
MITTIE: I have always worked in the hospitality industry. I worked in restaurants in college. After college I attended culinary school and then after graduating I worked in the catering industry.
PT&E: When and how did you know that helping to host parties and events was your calling?
MITTIE: I always enjoyed the catering biz. I enjoy helping people organize celebrations. From weddings, graduations and fundraisers, it is exciting to be a part of orchestrating a successful event.
PT&E: So far, what do you like best about working at PT&E?
MITTIE: The staff at Peachtree are simply the kindest people I have had the pleasure of working with in the event industry. There is a real sense of family among the team. The entire team takes care to provide the best service to our clients.
PT&E: Outside of work, what do you enjoy doing?
MITTIE: I love to paddle board, cook, hike and spend time with family and friends. I enjoy trips to the Gulf with family and friends – my family and I love to be outdoors. We love traveling to the mountains and experiencing the many wonderful hikes in north GA and the Carolinas!
JESSICA HERON has joined our team as an Account Executive and we couldn’t be more excited! A Clemson University graduate, Jessica holds a BS (Marketing) and BA (Communication Studies). We love Jessica’s enthusiasm for working at PT&E, in her words ‘ I LOVE working at PT&E – going to work is going to work with friends, and that is such a gift!’ Enjoy getting to know a little more about Jessica!
PT&E: Where did you grow up?
JESSICA: I grew up in South Carolina – love the coast and Charleston, love some good Southern Hospitality + fried okra. However, since moving to Atlanta I have loved being immersed in the culture of Atlanta – the arts, all the outdoor activities – especially Saturdays at the Farmer’s Market and out on the Atlanta Beltline.
PT&E: When and how did you know that helping to host parties and events was your calling?
JESSICA: I believe to entertain is to serve others in a deeply personal way. Entertaining makes others feel invited, valued, and worthy of thought, time and attention. Entertaining is such a beautiful art form in the ways it brings people together and creates intentional relationships. In college, I began hosting celebrations for friends, and love inviting people into my home for all occasions, big and small. Being a generous hostess, and welcoming people with love is very important to me.
PT&E: What would you say are some things that people would be surprised to learn about you?
JESSICA: I serve in Passion Kids at Passion City Church and LOVE my lil girlies and their precious hearts! I’ve always loved to paint and draw, and am currently dabbling in some calligraphy. My guilty pleasures are retail therapy + researching fashion trends in magazines and online. I have a flower obsession and love learning about them – I always keep fresh flowers in my house as a pick-me-up and reminder of nature’s unique beauty. I love music and am learning to play the guitar.
PT&E: What do you love doing when you have time off?
JESSICA: I go outside any chance I get! I love being out in the sun, long walks, or posting up at a rooftop restaurant. I also love concerts and social gatherings with friends. I particularly love going to Charleston to visit friends, and being out on the water – you can’t beat fresh seafood!
We’re thrilled to have ASHLEY TUCKER join our team as an Account Executive! A rare native Atlantan, Ashley was born in Macon, Georgia and raised in Buckhead, Atlanta. While a die hard University of Georgia fan, she went to Auburn her freshman year, but then became a proud graduate of UGA. Before joining our team Ashley worked with Czarnowski in the tradeshow and exhibits business. Enjoy getting to know a little more about her!
PT&E: When and how did you know that a career in the events industry was what you wanted to do?
ASHLEY: I was involved with TEDxUGA starting my second semester sophomore year of college and until I graduated. That experience without a doubt was the first time I realized I wanted to be involved in events. I grew to be a promotions director with them and loved the group of people I worked with, and the chaos that led up to the big event. Seeing the event come together and knowing the hard work we all put in behind the scenes to make it possible, that’s when I realized the event industry was the one for me!
PT&E: In the short time you’ve been with us, what would you say you like best about working at PT&E?
ASHLEY: Without a doubt, the people and culture. Within my first 3 weeks I have felt more comfortable than I ever have with a company. I feel like I really am one of the team and not just the new girl. They value the people and the quality of life at PT&E and I am so blessed to have a workplace that does and that promotes the same values that I also have.
PT&E: What are some of your favorite places to travel?
ASHLEY: I love Colorado. Summer and winter time and studying abroad there was amazing! London was like a cleaner, more spread-out version of NYC, which I also love. I also love going to my beach house in Seaside, FL.
PT&E: When you have free time, what are the activities you like to do most?
ASHLEY: It it’s a pretty day, I love frolicking around the Atlanta Beltline and exploring Atlanta, Inman Park etc. I also like to workout and spend time with friends and my boyfriend.