Meet Renee
Founder & CEO
Following a decade-long career of private event coordination and corporate meeting planning— with companies including Main Line Today— Renee Patrone Rhinehart founded the full-service, Philadelphia event planning firm Events by Renee in 2007.
Fueled by entrepreneurial spirit and a love of entertaining, Renee later founded Party Host Helpers, EBR’s sister company, in 2013. An award-winning event staffing firm, PHH serves-up hospitality service and staffing for personal and professional celebrations nationwide.
Renee has been recognized by clients and industry colleagues, as a creative, collaborative professional partner time and again. In fact, she’s been named in Philadelphia Business Journal’s “40 Under 40;” awarded Main Line Chamber of Commerce’s “Best Woman Owned Business” honor; and lauded as radio station 95.7’s Queen of the Scene.
Renee is a founding member of Femfessionals, a Philadelphia-based women’s networking group, and a board member of the esteemed entrepreneurial group EO Philadelphia. She is also an active member of NAWBO, Les Dames Escoffier, the Main Line and South Jersey Chambers of Commerce, and NACE.
Meet Eric
Director of Events
With unparalleled professional panache, and a hospitality degree from Purdue University, Eric Allen has been a preeminent contributor to the Philadelphia region’s event industry for more than two decades.
The breadth of his experience encompasses concepting, coordinating, and producing professional and social events, including weddings and conferences, for distinguished companies, like The Four Seasons and The Logan Hotels, The Franklin Institute and Comcast Corporation.
And, with a taste for all things culinarily-creative, Eric’s repertoire of capabilities also encompasses opening restaurants, catering and, of course, food and beverage management. As such, he also serves as a Regional Director for our sister company Party Host Helpers.
Eric dedicates his expertise to collaborating on fundraisers with several non-profits throughout the city, including the Ronald McDonald House, Gift of Life, the American Heart Association, and the American Cancer Society.
Eric also serves on the board of directors for the city’s chapter of Meeting Planners International, and is actively involved with the National Association for Catering and Events, and the International Live Events Association.
