Red Wagon Management specializes management for creative professionals; as well as strategic event design, marketing, and project management. The company is owned and operated by Corwin Hiebert.

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Corwin Hiebert specializes in strategic event design, marketing, and management. With over 13 years of experience in the event industry, Corwin has managed near every kind of event, from international road shows to local fundraisers.

Corwin has been a consultant (with Asentus Consulting) to the largest software company in the world, Microsoft, for which he has managed over 300 international training events. “Our entire program has benefited greatly from Corwin’s involvement,” says Tracy Leonardo, Microsoft Worldwide ISV Early Adoption Manager, “he has become a well-known resource around Microsoft.” Locally, he produces events like GeoWeb, an internationally attended think-tank on geospatial technology and its convergence with the Internet; guest speakers include Michael T. Jones, founder of Google Earth.

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As a true project manager, Corwin believes event management should be treated like any other mission-critical venture and should be approached in a highly structured manner. “Most often events go wrong or cause stakeholders undue stress because the tasks were not clearly outlined and assigned but were simply planned by feel,” says Corwin. He believes event minutia should be planned out ahead of time and that tasks should be assigned and tracked, rather than by trying to manage things via e-mail or checklists. Above all, he insists that, “Stakeholders should have access to information 24/7. Use SharePoint or SmartSheet; use something online where key individuals can be fully involved with the event planning process. The days of The Lone Ranger are long gone.” John Atwater, Director of Marketing, Habañero Consulting, calls Corwin an “A player” and feels he balances the difficult tasks of managing a project with ease and never stops “building rapport and developing trust.”

After 7 years working in the non-profit community of Kelowna, BC, Corwin and his wife (singer/songwriter Eileen Rothe) moved to Vancouver in 2003. While attending night classes, he worked full time for a technology marketing consulting firm, Asentus Consulting Group. Since starting Red Wagon Management in January 2007, Corwin has taken on the event industry with a passion for helping his clients experience stress-free, sustainable practices for their events.

From 2007-2009 Corwin produced Western Canada’s largest outdoor yoga event, the Camp Moomba Yogathon & Blissfest, in support of Canadian children impacted by HIV/AIDS. This fundraiser brings 2,000 people together to practice yoga and raised around $100,000 each year making summer camp a reality for kids in need. “His planning skills, rapport with stakeholders, and commitment to reaching our goals has been exceptional,” states Don Wong, former Executive Director for the Western Canadian Pediatric AIDS Society, “I highly recommend him as a project manager.”

Red Wagon Management also hosts and produces Vancouver’s annual ideation conference: CREATIVEMIX. It’s a one-day event for emerging and professional creatives who are looking to learn more about how ideas happen and how to manage and foster creative collaboration. Guest speakers have included the likes of Terry McBride (Nettwerk Music Group) and Kelly Deck (TV host and interior designer).

If you’re a creative professional and would like to work with Corwin please contact him at corwin@creativemix.ca.

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