About Steve Page
In business:
- Founder of Surrey Event Professionals
- Cofounder of both Surrey Charity Network & Business in Surrey
- Council member of Surrey Chambers of Commerce
- Student mentor & assessor at University of Surrey (events)
- Network member of FSB, Connect Surrey & Ribbons Network
In events
- Member of Institute of Hospitality
- Member and personal license holder with BII
- First Aider and Mental Health First Aider
Experienced in
- Event & venue management
- Hospitality & venue business development
- Licensed trade and event bars
Some notable highlights for me
Surrey Drive
Mentoring students
Cricket contract
During the Covid pandemic, our industry stuffed. We couldn't also run the usual networking. Instead 40+ of our members came together during really trying times to create Surrey Drive.
At no cost to NHS, we supplied over 26,000 meals to 6 local hospitals, even had royal help we also lit the Guildford Cathedral up each Thursday for the claps!
Cricket contract
Mentoring students
Cricket contract
Working at Guildford Cricket Club kept growing. I started running the old Pavilion in 2009, which led to management of the Surrey County Cricket events attracting 3-4k each time and led to my favourite contract the management of Guildford Beer Festival. And when the new venue was built I returned to implement new venue policies, procedures and grow the business. All while making life long friends.
Mentoring students
Mentoring students
Mentoring students
A really enjoyable part of my work is supporting the next generation of event professionals.
This has materialised in a number of ways, through accessing live event projects, giving talks, along with many of the SEP members on their area of experience. We also work with a number of students on planning our SEP networking events, as well as assisting us on some of our event projects.
Creating SEP
Life long friends & partners
Mentoring students
Everything has seems to lead to the launch of Surrey Event Professionals. I love this collaborative collective of event and venue professionals.
They collaborate on events, support each other when needed and celebrate the wins when they arrive. They prove time and time again the power of teamwork and good collaborations. I've also gain so many new friends
Seeing collabs at SCN
Life long friends & partners
Life long friends & partners
This passion project sees all sorts of charities from across Surrey and beyond meet up. They collaborate on events, knowledge share and support each other for the greater good.
I started this with my friend Paul Marcus, its free for charities to come along and benefit.
I really get joy in seeing the support exchanges and collaborations grow to the benefit of charities and the wider community
Life long friends & partners
Life long friends & partners
Life long friends & partners
However by far the BEST part of working within industries I love and choosing to work with people and businesses I value, is the friendships.
Although initially through work, I've had the genuine pleasure of become good friends with so many people over the years.
I'm luck and this is the best part of me job in a long way.