Steve Carroll's Place In The Workplace

Steve Carroll is not your average special event manager; he is so much more than pulling of the perfect festival or charity event. Steve grew up in Charleston, South Carolina and began working in a restaurant as a busboy at a restaurant by the name of “Serena’s” when he was fifteen. From there he moved to work for the Windjammer, a popular bar on Isle of Palms, South Carolina, and so on. When asked what college he attended his reply was simply “none, I was on my own” and in 1991 he opened his own restaurant, “Radio Room” in the heart of downtown Charleston. Today he is the owner of two restaurants in Charleston, and is the head of a number of event planning committees. The committees he is a part of include the Charleston Restaurant Association, …show more content…
It is necessary to work even harder to be a successful event manager. The key to success if putting the people first, and do what you say you are going to do. Empty promises are the best way to disappoint a community. Creativity is also another key to success when hosting an event of any kind. The event managers that are prone to failure are the ones that focus on making money as opposed to pleasing the people of the community. Steve also says that success has a lot to do with being in the right place at the right time, with a positive attitude, and an immense amount of both good and bad …show more content…
These festivals are filled with competitions, live music, cold beers, and a great crowd. The Low Country Oyster Festival is in “the top 20 events to attend in the Southeast” by Southeastern Tourism Society. The Taste of Charleston festival has some of the greatest Chefs of South Carolina cooking for the people of Charleston, along with live music, alcohol, and lots of fun. These two events held in Charleston are charity events that donate to a number of charities such as the Ronald McDonald House, Hospitals for Children, Hollings Cancer Center, and so on. Steve puts a lot of hard work into planning these events that make millions of dollars, and he receives none of it. All the proceeds go to the charities listed above, and Steve hosts this event purely out of the kindness of his heart and the love of his people.
Steve believes the greatest challenges facing event leaders in the next ten years will be the economy and government regulations, the tax on alcohol for example. People will always have a reason to celebrate, whether its someone’s life at a funeral, a baby being born, or a couple joining together in marriage. Carroll believes that it competition will aid with making event management become greater, and as long as our population keeps growing, so will the amount of