Originally a side hustle, Kaelyn Query Caldwell (Founder + CEO) started her career in events and hospitality while in high school, as part of an internship program offered at her school. She quickly realized a passion for planning, and continued to plan and manage events on the side through high school and college. After managing two restaurants during college and post-college, she took a leap of faith and turned her side hustle into a true career, launching her first (official) business in 2013. She’s since opened a number of businesses in the event, hospitality, and business consulting sectors, and has produced countless events across the U.S. and abroad. Kaelyn has served in every aspect of the industry, from washing dishes to welcoming c-suite executives - and everything in between.

Kaelyn is an award-winning entrepreneur, based in Lexington, KY. Founder and CEO of Kentucky Event Company (event management firm), LexEffect Venues (venue management firm), founder of My Wedding Planner (wedding planning firm), and host of the podcast “Big Ideas/Small Business”. She is an author, guest speaker, and lecturer - having taught a number of classes in entrepreneurship, customer service, event planning & sales classes. She was recently named the Interim Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Transylvania University, helping re-launch their entrepreneurship center and programming. Her list of involvement in the community is vast - she currently serves on several boards including the Fayette Education Foundation, Lexington Children's Theatre, Commerce Lexington, Dean's Leadership Counsel (University of Kentucky), Leadership Lexington Alumni Association, National Small Business Association, and more. She has served on a number of strategic planning committees for non-profits and school organizations, and has worked at the city, state, and federal level on a number of policies impacting small businesses in the U.S. Issues she's worked on include; workforce re-entry, unemployment, taxation, infrastructure, COVID policies, workforce development, childcare, small business health insurance, frivolous lawsuit laws, and more.

She was named “Top 5 Must-Know Event Planners in 2024” by MSN, the “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2023 by Commerce Lexington Inc. during their Salute to Small Business awards series, a “Top 10 Wedding Planner” by Wedding Row in 2022, 2021, and 2020; “50 Under 50” by TOPS in Lexington in 2021 and 2020; named a “Wonder Woman” in 2017 by the Richmond Business Society; named the “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2016 by Commerce Lexington Inc. during the Salute to Small Business awards; the “Rookie of the Year” in 2015 by the Premier Chapter of Business Network International; and a “Rising Star” in 2014 by the Lexington Young Professionals Association.

When she's not creating something, she can be found traveling, cooking, and spending time with her wife, Molly, and their son, Jed.