Who We Are and Why We Do This
We started Dumithen because we kept seeing event organizers lose money on poor financial planning. Not because they lacked talent, but because the numbers never worked in their favor from day one.
The Story Behind Our Work
Back in 2019, a colleague spent eighteen months planning a corporate retreat in Whistler. Everything looked perfect on paper. Then the actual costs came in and wiped out the entire budget by the third month. The event happened, but the financial damage took years to recover from.
That's when we realized something. Event planning has plenty of creative support, but almost no one helps with the financial architecture beforehand. So we built Dumithen to fill that gap—helping organizers map out realistic investment scenarios before they commit a single dollar.
We work with festivals, conferences, corporate gatherings, and private events across Western Canada. Our focus stays on one thing: making sure your financial foundation can actually support what you're trying to build.
What Guides Our Approach
We've learned a lot from watching events succeed and fail. These three principles shape how we work with every client.
Honest Numbers
We don't inflate projections to make proposals look attractive. If the math doesn't work, we tell you upfront and help you adjust scope or find alternative funding paths before you're too deep to turn back.
Practical Planning
Spreadsheets mean nothing if they can't survive contact with reality. We build financial models based on what actually happens during events—vendor delays, attendance fluctuations, weather problems, last-minute changes.
Long-Term Thinking
One successful event is great. A sustainable event business is better. We structure your investment planning so you can run multiple events over years, not just survive one and then scramble to figure out the next.
How We Actually Help You Plan
Most financial advisors hand you a template and wish you luck. We sit down and walk through your specific event scenario—venue costs, vendor relationships, ticket pricing models, sponsorship potential, contingency needs.
Then we build a custom investment framework that accounts for your risk tolerance and growth timeline. Some clients need conservative models for first-time events. Others want aggressive expansion plans for established annual gatherings.
- Initial financial assessment based on your event concept and scale
- Revenue projection modeling with realistic attendance scenarios
- Cost structure analysis including hidden expenses most planners miss
- Cash flow timeline mapping to prevent mid-event funding gaps
- Risk mitigation strategies for common financial problems
- Post-event financial review to improve future planning accuracy
Meet the Person Behind the Numbers
We keep our team small because event investment planning works better when you're talking to the same person throughout your entire project cycle.
Torsten Bjorklund
Lead Financial Strategist
Torsten spent twelve years in corporate finance before switching to event planning consultation in 2018. He's seen too many brilliant events collapse under poor financial structure, so he focuses on building investment frameworks that can handle real-world chaos. When he's not crunching numbers, he's usually hiking somewhere in the Coast Mountains or trying to explain compound interest to his teenage nephew.
Ready to Build a Solid Financial Foundation?
Whether you're planning your first event or your fifteenth, we can help you structure the investment side so your creative vision actually has a chance to succeed.
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