ABOUT
Why The Recess Factory?
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Experience creates confidence. We know event operations, it’s what we do, and we love it.
- Our team has a combined total of managing over 3500 participant events, ranging from multi-day, high liability events with attendance over 250,000 to running events with over 10,000 participants.
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We hold great pride in our team’s knowledge and our ability to quickly and conservatively solve problems, in many cases with minimal resources and a tight budget.
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We are honest and transparent in everything we do.
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Our staff is always professional in appearance and manners.
- We mandate a clean and organized personal appearance for all employees.
- We are not simply ‘operations’ for your event. Our staff knows the value of premium customer service with great attitude and integrity towards your participants. By default, your ‘Operations Team’ has numerous interactions with your participants. Our staff is respectful and always aims to make their experience personal and fun.
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Our team knows what hard work means.
- We don’t have hours, we work until the job is completed above standard.
- We are used to working under pressure on strict timelines.
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We treat all of our client events as if they are our own.
- We don’t make exceptions in quality and care.
- We don’t ‘time-save’ or ‘short-cut’. We do it the best and safest way.
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Lastly… We are fun, positive people, and very grateful for the opportunity to work with your team and your event. Nothing is taken for granted.
HEARD THROUGH THE BUSHES (no, we didn't script this, honestly. we didn't hear it through the bushes either.)
“Thank you for a fantastic event! By far, you’re my favorite event producer to work with and this was the best event of the season! Can I clone you? We were so happy with how everything turned out, from the atmosphere of the entire weekend, to our on site brand presence, to your amazing staff! It’s sometimes easy for a brand like ours to be overshadowed by big sponsors, but you helped our brand stand out very well! We received really positive feedback and I can’t tell you how many people thanked us for being there."
Muscle Milk / CytoSport, Inc
THE RECESS FACTORY [CORE TEAM]
David Janowiec
President
At a young age, growing up in northern Minnesota, he developed a love for building things through his father Bruce, a cabinet builder, and began using this trait to build his first business at the age of 24. David has held leadership positions in the private, public, and non-profit sectors with companies such as Life Time Fitness, the International Mountain Bike Association, and the University of Colorado Boulder. He serves on the board of directors for Boulder Hockey Club and has served on past boards for Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation and Colorado Youth Hockey Foundation.​ He attended both Bemidji State University and the University of Minnesota Duluth with a degree in both Environmental Science and Recreation Management. David, his wife Samantha and 2 kids Avery and Jacek live in Erie, Colorado. His favorite things are hockey, golf, baseball, fly-fishing, design, woodworking, cowboy boots, country music, flip flops and the water. (aka: Ice in the winter)
Patrick Haddon
VP Operations
Originally from MD, Patrick had an active childhood. Summers were spent at pools/ponds and during the winter it was on the wrestling mat. After graduating from Virginia Tech, Patrick worked in the Real Estate Finance industry, moving to Colorado in 2013. Realizing that he preferred to be outdoors, Patrick joined The Recess Factory full time in January 2024. He lives in Erie with his wife Tina, children Brooke and Declan, and dogs Grizzly and Koda. Hobbies include fishing, hiking, camping and mountain biking.
Camdon Glimpse
Operations Manager/Creator
Bio coming soon.
Bones Hamilton
Parking Director
Bio coming soon.
Martin Kurle
Event Operations
Bio coming soon.
Rhonda Garcia
Merchandise Coordinator / Glue
Bio coming soon.
Elicia Allen
Registration Supervisor
Bio coming soon.