conferencing and events
new zealand's leading corporate entertainment company - two time nz entertainment company of the year winners!
fantastic, energetic, motivational. An intravenous delivery of corporate caffine. Great to work with John and enthuse once again.
wayne evans, finance now
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let us organise your best christmas function ever!! click on the enthuse cracker christmas logo above to download our flyer that outlines all we can do - entertainment, venues, catering... whatever you need! Package it up, and save time and money!
- save time and money – deal with only one company for your entertainment, theming, team building and MC services.
- actors and entertainers that sing! Including our very popular Singing Waiters; entertainment on a plate!
- lots of opportunities in one; an MC, actors, team building, speaker and themed entertainment!
- team building – make a Hollywood movie or get high in the forest!
- we provide our services throughout new zealand and overseas.
Quake note: Although based in Christchurch we travel throughout NZ providing our unique blend of acting, MC and entertainment services. Christchurch has been hit hard, and our thoughts are with those who have lost much more than us. Although enthuse offices are based very close to the epicentre we have escaped remarkably well and the crew is all ok! Sometimes its not how hard you get hit, but how hard you get hit and keep moving forward! We look forward to hearing from you if you need our event services!
At enthuse we do things a little different - we have our own unique way of doing things.
Our focus is on adding an enthusiastic creative spark to an event with professional acting, mc, and theming and entertainment options. No need to employ actors, an MC and a band – enthuse offers all options in one package, themed to your needs…
enthuse has won the Best New Zealand Entertainment Company category twice in the People’s Choice Awards managed by the Corporate Events Guide.
clients have included
- Harvey Norman – entertainment, the singing waiters and mc.
- Workplace Savings – entertainment – Singing waiters
- Arnotts annual conference, improv acting, team building, theming and entertainment.
- Rural Contractors Conference, Napier – Singing waiters
- NZ Institute of Food Services and technology annual conference – hosted opening welcome function, improv acting, mc and entertainment
- TrustPower Community Awards – Singing waiters
- Colegate – Back to the Future afternoon action and activity.
- Toyota Financial Services 20th year Gala Function in Auckland; mc and entertainment.
- Meriden’s Christchurch function – acting and entertainment.
- New Zealand Corporate Events Guide expo 2009 – MC and speaker, You are your brand
- Southern Secretarial Summit, closing key note speaker (Fiitter body fitter mind), acting and entertainment.
- First National Real Estate’s Australia and New Zealand conference, providing and organising the entertainment for their gala awards evening.
- The Accountants Big day out in Auckland with Business Fitness - MC and entertainment.
- Perpetual Trust’s conference and 125th anniversary celebration, providing team building, theming, entertainment and MC and the entertainment for the gala award evening.
- Phonak NZ’s gala function in Auckland for departing CEO, providing the entertainment and interviewed the CEO in a ‘This is your life’ style format.
- Technology Users Association of New Zealand gala awards evening at Sky City in Auckland, mc and entertainment.
- Bay of Plenty Pharmacy conference in Taupo, acting and entertainment.
- Westpac – large number of speaking and training presentations throughout NZ.
- Around Brunner Cycle event - mc, commentary/music and media/pr.
- Armstrong Motor Group Festival of Cycling - live commentary and mc; including mixing great music
- SBS Christchurch Marathon - live commentary and mc; including mixing great music
- Unilever - theming, event management and entertainment
contact us today for your free half hour event planning session - find out what a difference we can make, and how we can save you time and money! in person or via phone and web... contact us today to enthuse your next event!
some recent feedback
check out some footage and feedback from the Singing Waiters
We enlisted the help of the enthuse team at two of our conferences 2009 and in 2011. Both events were not only fantastically memorable but great fun for our delegates. Everyone was pulled into the spirit of celebration egged on by the enthuse team ensuring it was a great night of laughter and fun. Both events were uniquely different, surprising and delighting those who attended. Thanks enthuse!
Lantana Wallcroft, TripleJump
enthuse provides such a great package. Not only did John provide fantastic entertainment for our function, the presentation he pulled together at short notice was awesome. I don't think we have ever had so many good comments on choice of entertainers!
Belinda Nyberg, Phonak
I cannot thank enthuse enough for taking the stress away from our event. John made the whole evening run smoothly, and even thought of the little things that we had overlooked!! Keep up the great work, and we will be seeing you next year for our conference.
Gina Fowler, First National Real Estate
The Team Building was a challenging experience and everyone is still talking about it. Friday night was fantastic, your professional and sense of humour made the event a huge success.
Louise Edwards, Chief Executive, Perpetual Trust
Check out our promotional DVD... (you'll need access to utube - enthuse01 channel) as this is being beamed in from that site)
Check out enthuse tv- our events channel on YouTube
Check out our singing waiters tv Youtube channel too..
Need something creative, innovative and different to add some spark to your event?
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entertainment - a band themed for your event, a special 'celebrity' guest or an MC with a difference? We have heaps of roving theme characters...
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add something special for your awards night!!! let us roll out the red carpet!! A Hollywod themed awards night!
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the entertainment starts as soon as guests arrive with the Singing waiters; entertainment on a plate. Guests are completely in the dark as they are waited on by some very friendly, outgoing and slightly unprofessional waiters... that become the band! fantastic, fun interactive entertainment!
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an innovative idea or themed concept for your event?
- advice and guidance with lighting, sound, venues and catering?
- some roving 'characters' to liven the event up?
- a professional MC?
- some motivational sales training?
- team building - outrageous conference fun to targeted strategic initiatives. Make a Hollywood blockbuster movie, do the Great Tram race, get high in the forest!!
- a professional speaker? John does keynotes on branding, sales and marketing - topics include Fitter Body Fitter mind, Your are your Brand, marketing your plan on one page, releasing your achievement drive, Show me the Money.
- thinking about christmas?? need some special christmas themed entertainment? Never too early or late to think about Christmas!
do you need all that organised for you? we can help!
Creative and original does not mean it has to be expensive!
Marketing communications consultant, presenter, actor, entertainer, public speaker, MC and events organiser John's varied background means he is in demand as a consultant, MC, television presenter and entertainer.
His down to earth style mixed with an enthusiastic approach and good sense of humour means he has broad appeal to a wide range of audiences, either straight up as John McKenzie, in character as Austin ‘danger’ Powers or one of the many other characters he has created for corporate events, incentive groups and conferences.
professional mc
As an event organiser John realises the importance of an MC getting the information right - with a background that also includes work as a radio announcer and television presenter, John is well placed to be a great MC. His track record speaks for itself. If you need a professional MC with an unique enthusiastic style to ensure your event runs smoothly enthuse looks forward to hearing from you.
John has several unique and innovative openings and ice breakers to ensure delegates are energised and ready for anything - email us at mc@enthuse.co.nz
A mixture of experience that covers marketing, public relations, events and communications media is unique!
some feedback...
Great Conference MC - very professional with amazing enthusiasm and energy.
Glenda Harding, Harding Consultants (Professional Conference Organiser)
Feedback from the staff has been fantastic. Everyone has said they had a great night, lots of laughs, and a good balance over the evening. Enjoyed the part when you had the staff get up and get involved with the entertainment – even if they hated Phil and Wayne for picking them – they still had a good time!! The music and entertainers were fantastic as always – we loved the Oscars theme!! In regards to your part – felt you did a fantastic job of managing the event – liaising with hotel, props and myself. It was great that you kept in touch with what was happening, getting in touch when you needed feedback from me, or just keeping me informed on where we were at and what you had organised. Your part as Silly Pistol during the night was really fab and you played the part really well!! Great job!!!
Meeghan Ellison, Finance Now
Having ridden the European professional cycling circuit for a number of years including the Tour de France, I know how important a professional commentator is to making the event a success. Being present at the Armstrong Prestige Criterium and having the pleasure of hearing John commentate had me glued to the event from start to finish. His passion, enthusiasm and energy bought back many memories but more importantly he entertained the crowd with a level of professionalism I’ve not seen here in New Zealand.
Eric Mackenzie, Director EMC2 Bikes
Please accept my thanks, on behalf of the YHA Board and staff, for your efforts on Saturday night as MC for our 75th Celebrations. Our event was always going to be almost impossible to get right, given the diversity – in both age and attitude – of our guests, yet you choreographed a show that had the right mix of formality, theatre, fun and entertainment. It was a high energy performance that incorporated all the elements we had discussed in our planning and it was very well received by our staff, YHA members, tourism industry representatives and dignitaries. I have had some fabulous feedback already – especially from staff and Board members, who commented that your role and performance reflected the values and style of YHA. Well done and thanks for all your hard work John – this was never going to be an easy job – yet you pulled it off with flair!
Nikki Waghorn, YHA National Office Communications
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John managed to win the Prestigious Best Dressed Man at the Addington races during Cup Week in 2005. He also hosts the Air New Zealand fashion in the Field event each year at Riccarton Park during Cup Week.