Lindsey Rosenthal

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Lindsey Rosenthal
Chief Event and Fundraising Strategist, Events For Good

Washington, D.C.
Age: 27

When Lindsey Rosenthal sat down for this interview, it was less than three weeks after the devastating tornado that ravaged Joplin, Mo. In that short time, she’d helped organize “Show Me” Support For Joplin: A Red Tie Affair at Union Station in Washington, D.C., which raised $10,000 and hopes to reach $50,000 by the campaign’s end. That’s an example of the events Rosenthal helps plan: ones that have positive impacts on people and communities. Rosenthal always has been driven; she dreamed about being the general manager of The Waldorf Astoria at the age of 10. By 26, she’d earned a degree in hotel administration from Cornell University and master’s in tourism administration from The George Washington University, worked in public relations for Loews Hotels and Hyatt corporate sales, and founded her current company, Events for Good, which helps nonprofits with their events and fundraising strategies. The rest of her time is filled teaching at Marymount University, planning EventCamp East Coast (an un-conference for event planners who want to leverage social media and technology to create enhanced event experiences), matching corporations with nonprofits, producing webinar series, and spending whatever personal time that’s left at Nationals’ baseball games, swimming or playing kickball on the National Mall. —J. Garrett

What was the best advice you got when you started in the industry?
“Hospitality is not just one component of your business. It is your business.”