About Us

Thank you

for wanting to know about B. Smith Event Consulting, BSEC... I am Bernadette.  Most industry professionals refer to themselves as a planner, however,  I am a consultant. I have over 20 years of industry professional event experience.  It has been my experience that people who contact me already have a plan, but they are lacking—and in search of—an event professional.

As best said,

“Plans are worthless, but planning is everything"

-Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Seeking the extraordinary for your event?

Your visionary event consultant in the essential project process; Let us take your vision and bring it to life with industry professionals that are trendy, efficient and able to produce your brilliant creation.

It’s just that SIMPLE!

A strong culinary arts background,  with outstanding creativity that shines in any kitchen and illuminates any venue.  As a Johnson & Wales Culinary Arts student, I mastered the creative intricacies of herbs, spices and wines that would intrigue even the most sophisticated of palates.  A wine connoisseur, that’s me!  The most talented culinary teams selected to create culinary dishes, to never be recreated, and the same is said for BSEC events. Working with certified masters in the industry to create your unique event. No event is ever the same because no two people ever have the same purpose, vision or tools. Every event is unique, because at BSEC, the event is your success, YOUR masterpiece…. il tuo capolavoro!!!

The Journey…

started in 2008 originally as B’KaiDari Event Consulting, LLC. But life happened and B’KaiDari was put on hold and duty called, a single mother of two young boys, back to work as a full time event catering sales manager for various properties, Hilton, Sheraton and Intercontinental and to name a few. Along that road, with the support of my family, encountering many wonderful friends and mentors helped confirm it was time for my heart’s desire to evolve. However, there is a future plan for B’KaiDari, because it has meaning to my spirit. B’ KaiDari will be the company focus for the non profit / fundraising & awareness for mental health education and musical development.

Along this journey, we lost a dear friend tragically due to mental illness and my eldest son was diagnosed with a mental illness challenge. I say challenge because every challenge leads to an opportunity of GROWTH. I want to share with the many families and individuals our journey, our fears, frustrations, our support, our love and God’s grace, that has and will continue to see us through. Hoping our story will encourage strength to PUSH (Pray Until Something Happens). This illness does not make you who you are and if we continue to grow the educational component for the millions of families of survivors and families that have lost a loved one to this illness, we can and will make the difference... It takes Awareness, Strength, Education, OpenCommunication, UnConditional Love, Support, Unity and Perseverance.  THE FUTURE IS STIGMA FREE. We support the following organizations with an annual charitable contribution:

  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  • NAMI
  • Local CHKD “Lighting the Way to Mental Health”

Enjoy, we will be at your event soon!!

Blessings,
xo, B

B  Bernadette of BSEC
S  Smith (love to my boys Nakai & Darius SMITH)
E  Event
C Consulting