Events Industry Disruptor and Whim Hospitality CEO Kim Hanks Named Best CEO by the Austin Business Journal for Small Size Companies

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At an awards ceremony on October 11, 2017, the Austin Business Journal named Kim Hanks, Whim Hospitality's CEO as the Best CEO 2017. Whim Hospitality is a Dripping Springs based event services and venue management company. The Best CEO Awards are evaluated by a team of experts that includes past winners, on everything from revenue growth to company culture.  Hanks won the award in the small size company category in a field of more than 25 finalists and was the only woman honored as an award winner. 

Kim Hanks said, "I'm a persuasive collaborator. I am passionate about the hospitality industry and how it is helping shape the growth in Austin. Having the opportunity to work with destination management companies, meeting and event planners to create novel and impactful happenings brings tangible results. Those events bring in 24.1 million visitors in to our area who contribute $7 billion to our economy and create 124,000 local jobs."

This recognition by the Austin Business Journal comes on the heels of the ABJ Fast 50 Ranking for the third year in a row. The ABJ Fast 50 highlights the area companies that have grown the most rapidly. Whim Hospitality has also made the Inc. 5000 list of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2016 & 2017 and Whim Hospitality has been named a Best Place to Work. Since its founding in 2012 Whim Hospitality has been recognized as an industry leader, by winning multiple awards from local and national professional associations, including the International Live Events Association and the National Association of Catering & Events.  

This summer Camp Lucy, a Whim Hospitality venue managed property, will open a brand new pool, cabana and restaurant to add to their recent expansion of lodging that includes deluxe guest rooms and will re-launch as a Premiere Hill Country Boutique resort. 

About Whim Hospitality
Serving the Central Texas region, the Whim Hospitality family of services includes catering, event and tent rentals, floral design and venue management. The company provides Sperry Tents throughout Texas and adjoining states and manages Camp Lucy, the Texas Hill Country's premier wedding and special event and lodging venue. Founded in 2012 by husband and wife team Kim and Whit Hanks, the company employs more than 150 people. Whim Hospitality was named on the prestigious Inc. Magazine 5000 list of America's Fastest Growing Companies in both 2016 & 2017 and has just been recognized, for the third consecutive year, as a member of the Austin Business Journal "Fast 50" in Central Texas, and is consistently recognized in the event industry for excellence in catering, rental services, and florals. 
For more information, visit www.whimhospitality.com.

CONTACT:    Michele Schwartz, [email protected], 512.228.0390

SOURCE Whim Hospitality