Finding great event staff is hard.

We throw events—from house parties to large-scale charity benefits—and we sweat every detail. Always the hardest part is finding event talent who understand the vision.

We do this well. We’ve gotten so good, we decided to do it for you.

How Top Shelf Works

Top Shelf changes the way you think about throwing events. You can take something to the net level without all the complications of event planning. We provide Top Shelf event talent who knows what they’re doing, and you build the event to your vision.

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Join Top Shelf

TopShelf connects elite event staff with exclusive private events. We work with top-tier bartenders, servers, hosts, models, and more. Set your rates and availability, and only commit to events you approve. Take control of your schedule while working unforgettable parties.

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Try Our Events

Top Shelf opens the opportunity for chances to experience our events in person, staffed by Top Shelf talent and produced by some of the most exciting nightlife hosts in the area. We post events on our website and social media, so watch for dates that work and apply to attend.

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Hire Top Shelf Talent for Your Next Event

You’ve labored over every decision. The experience you’re hoping to create with your next great event depends as much as your guests’ interactions with your staff as it does your menu and décor. They’ll remember the amazing drinks, the sparkling eyes, and the easy character of your people as much as anything else. So don’t leave that to chance.

How It Works

Our party talent is selected carefully after we’ve reviewed their backgrounds, tested their skills, and experienced their amazing personalities first-hand. We then leave it to you — you can see right up front who’s available, you can specify your preferences, and you can see who meshes best with your specific event.

Top Shelf schedules your staff, ensures your event is covered, and communicates with you personally should complications rise. You get to enjoy your event (and your new staff) without any worries the day of.

​Payment

​Top Shelf talent comes from around the country, they have a variety of experience levels and showcase skills, and they vary in demand. As such, they can set their own rates. Top Shelf charges an agency fee, which is covered inside the rate you see, to handle promotion, staffing, and other management tasks, similar to other celebrities. We’ll help you estimate your needs, figure out details like security and equipment, and whether or not to allow tipping. You get the benefit of our talent’s capabilities balanced by our experience with events.

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What’s it like to work with Top Shelf?

Top Shelf celebrates top event talent, recognizing their beauty, skills, personality, and entertainment value. Clients appreciate that events are more than just logistics; they seek out top talent for truly spectacular experiences. Just like the secret ingredient in the finest establishments, you are the key to unforgettable events. Top Shelf connects you with high-life, extravagant venues, ensuring you’re in the spotlight where you belong.

Payment and Rates

We empower you to set your value and preferences. Similar to talent agencies, we place you in promising events, helping establish your worth, and we add a percentage to the amounts billed to the clients. We only benefit when you’re booked, and we pay you as soon as your booking ends.

​Got a Squad? Bring them (and get paid).

​Top Shelf allows its talent to form teams by recruiting other rock star service industry people to the platform. If approved, you will receive a percentage of bookings for anyone you recruit to the platform. You don’t even have to work yourself if you don’t want to. But who doesn’t want to?

You’re in? Here’s what’s next.

The application link will ask you to provide information about yourself, as well as upload a few photos of your choosing, so we can build you a profile for the site. Once you submit the application, one of us will reach out to you directly to either set up a time to review your submission and answer any questions you have or invite you to the next Casting Call, where we’ll also take head shots, have some cocktail contests, and get to know everyone.

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Our Team

of professionals

Jon Porter

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Alec Marshall

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Contact info

contact us

Phone (408) 624-6403
Email info@topshelf.party
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Address Cedar Springs Rd,
Dallas, TX, 75201