Compass Occasions Information

Compass Occasions is an event planning company based in Hutchinson, MN that organizes standout events for the groups and the businesses they work with. The co-founders, Kayla Alexander and Valerie Mackenthun, are in their third year of business, but their journey started back in 2014 after they volunteered to help coordinate the Hutchinson Center for the Arts Annual Night for the Arts Gala. After helping with the gala, the pair took a 12-day road trip between San Francisco and Seattle where they talked non-stop about their shared love for the people, planning and details that are involved in organizing an event. When they returned to Hutchinson, Valerie and Kayla were approached by a few local business owners who needed help coordinating their events. "We were urged to make it official," said Kayla and Valerie, and after a few meetings with the Southwest Initiative Foundation (a local non-profit that helps individuals start new businesses) Compass Occasions was ready to do just that.