Meet Our Team
Meet Our Team
KATIE
EVENT DIRECTOR
Katie Owens has over ten years of knowledge in planning special events. Her experience, tenacity, and personality will make things easy for you as a client. Your occasion will have every detail ironed out beforehand, so you can relax and enjoy yourself on the day of your event.
MIKKI
CHEF
Chef de Cuisine Mikki Rice’s menu and technique are nothing short of perfection. Formerly of Louisville legend, Lily’s Bistro, Chef Rice has gained praise as one of the most loved and revered in the city. As a James Beard Award Nominee, her expert palate and creative mind has blossomed even more as Head Chef of The Bourbon Barrel Loft.
ERIN
EVENT COORDINATOR
Event Coordinator Erin Minton has many other talents that include Floral Designer and Interior Decorator of The Bourbon Barrel Loft. Her keen, razor-sharp artistic touch is uncanny. The Loft credits it’s eye-catching beauty and refined ambience to professionally-trained years of dedication to her craft.
SETH
EVENT & SOUND MANAGER
Event and Sound Manager for The Loft, Seth Wisecarver, also excels professionally as a virtuous special events disc jockey. He has thrived in countless facets of the music, club, and private event industries from Charlotte to Louisville over the past 15 years, including the current in-house DJ for The Bourbon Barrel Loft. Contact the best emcee in the city for your event at DJClubSeth@gmail.com
SAM
BAR MANAGER
Event and Bar Manager Sam Burton’s meticulous attention to detail and dexterity with private event bar logistics is unparalleled. There is no venue-hosting related scenario that Sam has not been involved with over the past decade. With extensive cocktail knowledge and an array of event coordination expertise, he has overseen countless private parties from Bowling Green to Denver, and now The Bourbon Barrel Loft.