Kimberly Gora is one of the most respected and successful event professionals in the nation. She continually raises the standard in service and innovation in the fields of hospitality and fine dining. In August 2019, Gora launched KG Consulting & Event Agency to help restaurants start, grow and increase profitability in events and catering. Gora spent 20 years as the Associate Partner & Director of Sales & Events for the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group, building the department from the ground-up and overseeing all group dining and catering events for the renowned Wolfgang Puck restaurants in Las Vegas and Maui, as well as developing their off-premise catering division that tops the Las Vegas marketplace as the elite caterer in town. Gora has been called upon to execute the most high-profile events in Las Vegas including events for former President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton, Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey, Microsoft, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau, Facebook/Instagram, AEG Live, Warner Bros, Siegfried & Roy, Andre Agassi, Nike, HBO, Sony Pictures, Top Rank Boxing, Intel/Lenovo and Mercedes Benz. Prior to her role with the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining group, Gora owned her own event and wedding consulting business in Laguna Beach, California. With the growth of Las Vegas in the late nineties, Gora was recruited to Caesars Palace in 1996 where she served as Senior Catering Manager opening the Palace Tower Convention Space in 1997. Gora’s savvy sense of service is also demonstrated through charity and civic-minded causes, including the Foundation Board for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevada, Nevada Women’s Philanthropy, Catholic Charities, Opportunity Village and Keep Memory Alive.
