Summer Parrish, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

ROLE: EXOTIC DANCER PICKER

• Summer Parish is the CEO and founder of West Coast Batch, a luxury bachelorette party planning company based in Rancho Cucamonga, California. She creates custom bachelorette experiences, including décor, itineraries, transportation, entertainment, and vendor coordination.

• She launched her business after planning her best friend’s bachelorette party in 2021 and realizing there was a need for professional, high-end bachelorette planning services.

• Summer has extensive experience working with male exotic dancers through her business, regularly booking performers for clients and building professional relationships within the industry.

• She believes her familiarity with exotic dancers gives her an advantage because she understands the confidence, stage presence, charisma, and personality traits that many performers share.

• Her strategy is to assume every contestant could be an exotic dancer and then eliminate people by asking specific questions about stage names, signature moves, favorite costumes, and performance experience.

• As a business owner and sales professional who manages a team of 13 employees, Summer relies heavily on reading body language, eye contact, energy, and vocal cues to determine whether someone is being truthful.

• Summer describes herself as outgoing, bubbly, personable, and highly competitive. A former soccer player, she enjoys challenges and is motivated by both winning and proving herself right.

• Prior to starting her own business, Summer worked for the Oakland Raiders and the Los Angeles Chargers.