Introducing Marissa Walters
Marissa Walters is a dynamic and electrifying benefit auctioneer, fiercely dedicated to igniting generosity for non-profits and schools. Over the past four years, she's honed her magnetic fundraising presence alongside Denver’s top auctioneers, amassing over half a million dollars for countless worthy causes. With a rich background in restaurant management and event planning, Marissa orchestrates seamless, unforgettable events that captivate and inspire. A spirited mom of two, she's diving headfirst into the great outdoors, fueled by her kids' boundless energy. When not commanding her own stage, Marissa is a fixture at live auctions, always on the hunt for the next groundbreaking idea to champion her beloved charities.
Meet the Team
Inga Veiss
Coleman Walters
Chris Walters
Inga is a dynamic benefit auctioneer and skilled ringman, infusing every event with unmatched energy and class.
Chris Walters
Coleman Walters
Chris Walters
Chris is Marissa's partner in life and the best bid recorder in the business!
Max Walters
Coleman Walters
Coleman Walters
Max is a fresh face in the auction world, bringing enthusiasm as a ringman and a passion for giving back, inspired by the unique events they support.
Coleman Walters
Coleman Walters
Coleman Walters
Coleman lights up every event with his energy and goofiness, creating a fun atmosphere for the crowd.
What people are saying...
Marissa is a lovely person who was integral to making our fundraiser a success. Her energy and enthusiasm got the crowd excited to participate, and the live auction and paddle raise doubled our expectation. She was also very helpful brainstorming ideas beforehand and supporting us during the event. If we do another event, she will be our first phone call!
Jen Frenkel
Executive Director
South High School Giving Grocery
Marissa was ABOVE AND BEYOND as an auctioneer. She drew in our crowd of over 330 people easily with her humor and energy. She was able to raise the most money possible for our cause and every person I have heard from raved about her. We will be booking her again as soon as we have the date secured for our next event. I truly cannot recommend her enough for your event if you want it to be a screaming success!
Caroline Orr
Director of Philanthropy
Escuela de Guadalupe
Marissa is a master at her craft. I have worked with her for a preschool auction as well as an elementary auction and can tell you without a doubt she is the reason our events were so successful.! Having consult time is invaluable; she helped me source donations, package donations, brainstorm, and was a huge support. Knowing she had tabs on the entire event, not just showing up the day of, made me feel incredibly supported and capable. Her energy and skills are unmatched. I can't wait to work with her again next year!
Katie Daugherty
Gala Chair
Southmoor Elementary School
Incredible experience with Marissa! She conducted our live auction and paddle raise for our annual fundraising Gala. She came to our non-profit organization and our campus to get a feel for who we are, what we do, and why we do it. She fully embraced our mission to fully embrace our mission throughout our program. She also went through our live and silent auction and provided consultation on auction items. Marissa helped us make this event a HUGE success and raised more money in every target area we needed. I highly recommend Wild Hair Auctions for all of your Gala and Fundraising needs!
Jillian Esquivel
Development Officer
The Joshua School
My first exposure to Marissa Walters was on a HandBid Webinar where she was among a group of professionals discussing best practices for holding a virtual event. The minute I saw her and heard her speak, I knew she was what we needed to make our virtual fundraiser a success! Marissa helped us novices every step of the way, actually making the planning process an enjoyable experience. We learned so much from her and couldn’t have done it without her. She is so easy to work with and very patient. Her exceptional talent came sparkling through the night of our event when she played the role of host and auctioneer. She was entertaining, energetic, and engaging. Thanks in large part to her efforts throughout the evening and the many months that led up to it, we raised over $200,000.00 for our hospital. Thank you, Marissa, for all you did for us.
Elaine Heimberger
The Valley Hospital Auxiliary
Ridgewood, NJ
If you are looking for someone who is dynamic in conducting an auction, let me recommend Marissa Walters. She recently did an auction for the Art Center’s Estes Valley Plein Air Quick Paint event in Estes Park, and she started out with a “bang” and effectively auctioned all the artwork produced for this program. We are looking forward to having her return to conduct the auction next year, since we are pleased with her skills, energy, excitement, and personality that made for a successful activity.
Lars Sage
Gallery Manager
Art Center of Estes Park
Co-chair Estes Valley Plein Air
The Governor’s Art Show and Sale contacted Marissa Walters with Wild Hair Auctions and Events last year to be the auctioneer to assist in auctioning the artwork from our annual Plein Air Event. The annual Plein Air Event, which is held annually the first Saturday in June, provides funds for the Thompson Education Foundation’s Resiliency Fund for Unhoused Youths. In addition, the event supports Colorado Artists.
Our organization was so impressed with Marissa’s professionalism and energetic approach that we have asked her again to be the auctioneer for the 2022 Governor’s Art Show Plein Air Event to be held in Loveland, Colorado on June 4. We feel Marissa, with Wild Hair Auctions and Events, has been the very best auctioneer,without a doubt, we have ever had, and we are so looking forward to working with her and her amazing team again. She really listened to our needs and helps get the job done!
Ruth Scott
Director
Governor’s Art Show
I work with a smaller Preschool, so our Fundraiser Committee was hesitant about whether it would be worthwhile to hire a live auctioneer for our annual fundraiser. However, since Marissa came highly recommended, we decided to hire her for the job and THANK GOODNESS we did! We were absolutely thrilled with her efforts both leading up to and on the night of the big event! Her expertise on all aspects of the fundraiser proved to be invaluable, and she knew how to engage the audience and raise funds in very creative ways. Many parents were equally impressed and were also very complimentary. I will be encouraging anyone who is looking for a live auctioneer to hire Marissa as she is worth every penny!
Erin Peart
Executive Director
Wash Park UMC Preschool
Wild Hair Auctions (Marissa) is a wonderful charity auctioneer company. Besides her expertise as an excellent auctioneer, she has tons of experience leading successful fundraising events. Therefore, you get two for the price of one with Marissa as she becomes your nonprofit consultant and your auctioneer. We hired Marissa to conduct our in-person school fundraiser and then had to adjust to a fully remote event. Marissa helped us plan for a great event where we surpassed our goals on this virtual event.
Marissa is very proficient in both the auctioneer and Fund the Need/Paddle Raise portion of event due to her many years of event experience and understanding of analyzing the data. She has what you want in an auctioneer: a great auction chant, a huge smile, an ability to pull dollars out of guests when you did not think it was possible, a great leader and someone you can count on to raise as much funds as possible. I highly recommend her!
Jeremy Stern
Board Member
Dora Morre PTSA