Our founder and owner, Jon Harry Bayouth.
Jon Harry Bayouth, California’s quintessential event producer.
Jon Harry Bayouth, the creator of Industry Events, Inc. (and, our sister restaurant, Harry’s Oklahoma Style Smokehouse Barbecue) is a multi-award-winning producer, a purveyor of fine cuisine and a true "visionary" in his industry. To boot, Mr. Bayouth is a highly regarded country barbecue “pit-master”!
With decades of event dexterity, Jon Harry Bayouth differentiates himself from other event planners as each party is addressed from a production standpoint. Mr. Bayouth's special skill sets assure all elements of your company party will be expertly handled, creating an impeccable event. And, Jon Harry’s love for the culinary arts, our chefs offer some of the finest catered food in the country.
"The party planners favorite party planner."
With his degree in hotel and restaurant management, entrepreneurial spirit, and passion for entertaining, Mr. Bayouth made his name in his early twenties by owning Tulsa, Oklahoma's legendary supper club and showroom, “Ziegfield’s: The Showroom of the Stars “.
Ziegfield’s was an instant hit, and during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Ziegfield's became the hottest ticket in Tulsa, as well as the entire Midwest.
With Ziegfield’s, Jon Harry used his personality and production talent to book legendary artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, BB King, Ray Charles, Loretta Lynn, Frankie Fell, George Carlin, Greg Allman, Leon Russell, Little Richard, The Pointer Sisters, The Righteous Brothers, The Temptations, and too many other of the world's top entertainers to count.
The start of Industry Events, Inc.
Mr. Bayouth followed his lifelong ambition to showcase his talents in the Western United States, particularly in Los Angeles, California, after a legendary tour in Tulsa. Jon Harry has always said he was “destined” for Southern California.
In 1985, Jon Harry made his dream a reality by moving his family to Los Angeles, and in 1990, with the start of Industry Events, Inc., began his historic run and current career as one of Southern California's legendary corporate party planners.
With his natural creativity, imagination and resourcefulness, Mr. Bayouth has made Industry Events, Inc. a party planning juggernaut!