Josie Weiss has more than 10 years of event planning and marketing experience in the shopping center, retail, restaurant and wine industries – plus countless years of experience in planning private parties. Prior to launching her consulting business in 2006, she spent seven years as a marketing manager in the shopping center industry. The shopping center industry provided her with a unique opportunity to learn nearly every aspect of event planning and marketing.

Josie's last full-time stint in the shopping center industry was to market Bridgeport Village, Oregon’s newest upscale lifestyle center. While at Bridgeport Village, she was challenged with the responsibility of planning and promoting the grand opening, branding the center and driving traffic to numerous events. Josie began her career in the shopping center industry working for Macerich at Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington. After spending a few years in the Skagit Valley, she was promoted to The Village at Corte Madera, an upscale outdoor center in affluent Marin County, California, where she spent four years.

Josie graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Business & Economics with an emphasis in Marketing from George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. She obtained the Certified Marketing Director (CMD) certification from the International Council of Shopping Centers in 2002.