Brittany Wong

Brittany Wong

Principal

AGE: 28

COMPANY: Bash + Fete


“After a stint with Mediaco, where she worked on Oprah’s Western Canadian speaking tour, Wong launched her own company, Bash + Fete”


The Story: Brittany Wong’s entrepreneurial career launched at the age of 10, when she started a neighbourhood dog-brushing business. At 23, she was introduced to event planning as an intern at Brand.Live, where she worked on high-profile events ranging from the Olympics and Live at Squamish to the Celebration of Light fireworks and the Grey Cup. After a stint with Mediaco, where she worked on Oprah’s Western Canadian speaking tour, Wong launched her own company, Bash + Fete, in 2012. While B+F also has corporate clients, Wong discovered a niche for producing and planning bar and bat mitzvahs. Beyond B+F, Wong co-founded the Vancouver chapter of the Shoebox Project (which collects small, useful items for women living in shelters), co-founded the Wish Gala in support of the Children’s Wish Foundation, and co-founded the Lipstick Project (with fellow 30 Under 30 finalist Leigh Boyle), which provides free professional spa services to patients in hospitals and hospices.

Markers of Success: Bash + Fete has grown from a boutique one-woman show to employing four full-time and six part-time staff, plus 50 event vendors. Revenues increased five-fold between 2013 and 2014. —Felicity Stone

Meet Brittany Wong and the rest of the 2015 30 Under 30 winners at this year’s celebration event!