Send me a Text Message We started the show with a look into the workings of a partnership in business between a husband and wife. Chris and Jude have worked alongside each other as equal partners in their business since 2010 so if you are working with your partner I'm sure you'll find some common ground with these two and if you are considering starting that partnership listen in for some tips from the pros. So what are your top tips for honing our Websites? One Your Home Page is so important. I...
Mar 04, 2021•34 min•Ep. 45
Send me a Text Message We are responding to Bojo’s announcement on Monday we have a roadmap are we any better off let's chat. Starting off let’s look at the positives we have a map and a structure to work with. This looks like a sound plan it’s cautious and padding is built-in for change. The staged approach to re-opening with the ability to pause a stage while the vaccines are being rolled out offering protection seems like a good solid plan. The stopping of homeschooling The return of the rule...
Feb 25, 2021•10 min•Ep. 44
Send me a Text Message Clubhouse are you suffering FOMO? It’s an exclusive app and everyone is talking about it but what is all the hype about. I’m going to talk you through my experience on today’s episode so listen in above or click your favourite podcast app or read on. Clubhouse Basics Currently the app is: Invite only Apple only IOS13 + only EXCLUSIVE It launched last year in the US but has only really got loud in the UK in the last few months. It is like being in a zoom meeting without vid...
Feb 18, 2021•22 min•Ep. 43
Send me a Text Message Valentine's day is one of the biggest days of the year for the Wedding Industry. Nearly 40% of all engagements happen between November and February starting with Thanksgiving in the USA and ending with Valentine's day. So wedding off-season is engagement marketing season and if you are going to stand out from the crowd you need to be different in some way. In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through a way of automating your communication once so that you don't have t...
Feb 11, 2021•17 min•Ep. 42
Send me a Text Message Lynnette is such a ray of sunshine in what has been a truly awful 11 months for us all. I discovered Lynnette on Instagram and from the first LIVE, I caught I was hooked. Her personality was just so apparent and the ability to smile through has been a pleasure to have on my feed. So if you don't follow Lynnette then head over to her Instagram and follow her. As a bridal hairstylist, she knows how difficult it has been for the wedding industry because she has walked in thos...
Feb 04, 2021•43 min•Ep. 41
Send me a Text Message Grab your 5 Ways to increase your income brainstorm guide here Have a clear-out and get making money Physical clutter can really build up mental clutter so clearing out your home will have a positive effect on your mind and your wallet. Here are the company links I mentioned on the show Thrift.plus 3 way split you them and charity on branded clothes and accessories Ebay sell pretty much anything Vinted.co.uk sell any of your clothes. Ziffit Books, DVDs, CDs, with Ziffit th...
Jan 28, 2021•17 min•Ep. 40
Send me a Text Message If you are in the wedding industry you would have heard about the #whataboutweddings campaign. On today's episode, I was lucky enough to interview one of the initiators of the movement Tamryn Settle. Tamryn has been part of the wedding industry for 18 years starting as a wedding planning, only leaving to spend more quality time with her young son. The call of the wedding industry was too strong to resist though and Tamryn came back to work with Annabel Beeforth at Love My ...
Jan 21, 2021•44 min•Ep. 39
Send me a Text Message This week we talk with the Music Maestro himself Lincoln Noel, that's Noel as in the first, not Noel as in Gallagher. Lincoln has had a 42-year career in the wedding industry and if you look at his photo you may think how is that possible he doesn't look old enough. Well my friends to us regular folk he isn't but this guy started working weddings at the ripe ol'age of 13 years old! That's right not even out of senior school. Lincoln's passion for music started in infancy a...
Jan 14, 2021•34 min•Ep. 38
Send me a Text Message Happy New Year Welcome back to the podcast everyone body, and welcome to a brand new year. I’m your host Donna Eade founder of the society of professional wedding vendors and Today we are going to talk about some new year changes goal setting for 2021. If you aren’t already then subscribe where you listen and please leave a review it really helps the podcast get in front of more of the right people like you and I will be muchly grateful New Name Happy New Year and welcome ...
Jan 07, 2021•15 min•Ep. 37
Send me a Text Message In the final episode of 2020, I shout out some accounts and people who have brightened my days throughout the year with their positivity and perseverance. 2020 has seen the industry I love knocked off its feet unceremoniously yet you have all acted with dignity and grace. There has been hurt, anger and frustration to say the least, yet outwardly I have seen collaborations abound that there wouldn't have been time for in a normal year, I've seen business pivot to ensure the...
Dec 18, 2020•10 min•Ep. 36
Send me a Text Message After a year that has seen Dj's in our industry unable to work in the job they love we talk to SPWV member and award-winning DJ Alan Marshall about how 2020 has affected him, why he has seen this year as a blessing and why he values self-development, the wedding and DJ communities and the society of professional wedding vendors. Find out what he feels couples are looking for moving forward and how he feels our industry has done a sterling job for our couples this year. Hea...
Dec 11, 2020•40 min•Ep. 35
Send me a Text Message Firstly, two corrections to clear up from the Automation podcast I said Debbie set up Mums Ultd and the Shining star awards 3 years ago. Mums has been going a lot longer. It was the Awards that she introduced 3 years ago. I said the podcasts take me so long it would be quicker for me to write a podcast. I obviously meant blog posts. I've got podcasts on the brain. Anyway, with that cleared up, the show notes are below but do take a listen to the episode above. If you don’t...
Dec 04, 2020•17 min•Ep. 34
Send me a Text Message This episode is a storytime episode grab a tea or coffee sit back and listen. I always say your why is important to know so this might spark some thoughts for you on your why. I also have 3 guests on giving their stories about why they wished there had been something like the society when they got married. It's true to say you don't know what you don't know. and for young new brides to be or grooms to be they don't know what is and isn't normal behaviour and unfortunately,...
Nov 27, 2020•24 min•Ep. 33
Send me a Text Message This week Baiju Solanki Performance Psychologist talks us through attitude, Not Attaching To Outcome (NATO) and taking control remembering it only influences results it doesn't guarantee them. This episode contains some tough love and some high praise. As an industry, I have seen both ends of the spectrum those who seem stuck in the victim mentality and then those who have given, shared and remained positive. I know that this pandemic has taken out many of our industry col...
Nov 20, 2020•31 min•Ep. 32
Send me a Text Message FREE 3 Part Audio - Access Here www.donnaeade.com Support the show Podcast Equipment Recommendations MY KIT FEA Create Simple all-in-one web, CRM, email system For graphics Canva Join the Pod Squad in the FB Group My MIC ACTION PODCAST - here is a link to Spotify Read from My Book Shelf & My Guests Book Shelf Want to Guest? Apply here >> FORM Edited and produced by Donna Eade Thank you for your support:) Until next week, Bye for Now XoX...
Nov 13, 2020•33 min•Ep. 31
Send me a Text Message A short episode this week as I wanted to address just this one point of consistency during this messed up year. Being consistent regardless of what is going on behind the scenes of your business is so important. It shows couples that they can rely on you and that's important to them. Whether you get help from the government or not and regardless of needing to source other work opportunities or not showing up for your business consistently through it will put you higher on ...
Nov 06, 2020•8 min•Ep. 30
Send me a Text Message Giveaways online to increase your leads We are moving towards engagement session and under normal circumstances, you'd be booking wedding fairs for January February and March. However, it's unlikely to work that way this year so instead, I want to look at how you can attract your brides and grooms using giveaways on your social channels. Part of creating a successful giveaway is having a consistent backlog of work and information for couples to look at on your social chann...
Oct 30, 2020•12 min•Ep. 29
Send me a Text Message Content is everywhere! We are told to have weekly content and we are told to post at least once a day on social and we are told to be consistent. But what we aren't told is without a strategy all of that is for nothing! So in this episode, we are going to look at how we can make our content work for us and how just one blog post can give us content for a whole month or more. FREE 3 Part Audio - Access Here www.donnaeade.com Support the show Podcast Equipment Recommendation...
Oct 22, 2020•18 min•Ep. 28
Send me a Text Message This week Victoria Bell joins us to discuss how we can use food to make us feel better and how to avoid using it to make us feel worse. There are some great tips in this episode from stopping and drinking a glass of water slowly taking a moment to calm down before reaching for the fridge handle when we're stressed. To planning your meals out to make food less of a stress trigger. FREE 3 Part Audio - Access Here www.donnaeade.com Support the show Podcast Equipment Recommend...
Oct 15, 2020•35 min•Ep. 27
Send me a Text Message Our thoughts are extremely powerful they determine everything we do and everything we feel. It is therefore extremely important that we pay attention to where our thoughts are leading us because sometimes our thoughts lie to us. From convincing us that the ice cream in the freezer won't hurt even though you've committed to clean eating to more serious lies like what other people MUST be thinking of you. Thoughts can lead to the most joyful times but also some of the most d...
Oct 08, 2020•37 min•Ep. 26
Send me a Text Message It's time to get your body moving, in this episode, the second in our self-care mini-series, we talk about how exercise can help clear your mind and give you that all-important endorphin boost. I am joined by the fantastic Catherine Chapman of Catherine Chapman Pilates and Vitality Rooms to discuss the topic. @catherine_chapman_pilates www.vitalityrooms.co.uk FREE 3 Part Audio - Access Here www.donnaeade.com Support the show Podcast Equipment Recommendations MY KIT FEA Cre...
Oct 01, 2020•30 min•Ep. 25
Send me a Text Message With the announcement this week that weddings will go from 30 down to 15 from Monday and could stay that way for 6 months it's time to refocus and look more to making sure we are ok. Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be bringing you experts that can help us with our self-care to make sure we are putting ourselves in a good place to move forward. This week we look at taking a digital detox. Time away from all the outside influences that aren't always as positive as they...
Sep 24, 2020•9 min•Ep. 24
Send me a Text Message How you dress can be incredibly powerful and truly set you apartfrom your competition. Have you ever walked into a meeting to find the person you're meeting is dressed like they are going to the pub with mates? How did that make you feel towards them instantly? Taking pride in your appreance is about showing respect for yourself, respect for you business and respect for your potential clients. This week Carol Hanson the conscious wardrobe specialist and I dive in and talk ...
Sep 17, 2020•23 min•Ep. 23
Send me a Text Message This week we look at setting up your marketing plan for 2020/21. When you look at weddings you know that engagements happen more often than not over the holiday season New Year & Valentines day so we need to put major effort into our marketing campaigns in January February and March. In this episode, I walk through three steps to set your self up for marketing success for the coming year. FREE 3 Part Audio - Access Here www.donnaeade.com Support the show Podcast Equipm...
Sep 10, 2020•12 min•Ep. 22
Send me a Text Message It is time to stop scrolling and get strategic with your social media. There is a time and place for scrolling and it's not when you're building your business. In this episode, we are going to look at the tips to improving your social media time to get the needle moving in your business. Putting out great content is worth nothing if no one is seeing it and if you don't engage on social media you're not going to get found. FREE 3 Part Audio - Access Here www.donnaeade.com S...
Sep 03, 2020•11 min•Ep. 21
Send me a Text Message If you ever sit there staring at your screen wondering what you should post today then this episode is for you my friend. Today we will look at 3 top tips for building out your social media content so you can utilise your social media time for being social. Time to scroll with intent and engage is important to build connections but if you are doing it to procrastinate overwriting your own post or your doing other work then that's just scrolling. Having a plan of action for...
Aug 27, 2020•12 min•Ep. 20
Send me a Text Message Do you ever feel you get to the end of the day and can’t really put your finger on anything you’ve done? Do you want to be more productive with your work hours so you might be able to do less of them? Listen on my friend. Calendar Blocking can change everything and help you get even more out of your work hours. FREE 3 Part Audio - Access Here www.donnaeade.com Support the show Podcast Equipment Recommendations MY KIT FEA Create Simple all-in-one web, CRM, email system For ...
Aug 20, 2020•17 min•Ep. 19
Send me a Text Message Following the continued restrictions on weddings in the UK Ali Moore talks with us about getting out mindset right and growing our business. Ali is a Psycho Spiritual Therapist /Coach and Spiritual Celebrant. Using a mixture of science based techniques and mindful and conscious living practises, Ali works with women to enable them to Reconnect to their true selves. To feel wonderful about being who they are - with healthy boundaries and relationships in place for both them...
Aug 13, 2020•23 min•Ep. 18
Send me a Text Message In a change to the regularly scheduled episode, I interrupt to say I feel your pain, your frustration and your anger you are not alone. Covid -19 restrictions have been reinforced and the wedding industry suffers while millions cram on to UK Beaches across the country #whataboutweddings FREE 3 Part Audio - Access Here www.donnaeade.com Support the show Podcast Equipment Recommendations MY KIT FEA Create Simple all-in-one web, CRM, email system For graphics Canva Join the P...
Aug 06, 2020•10 min•Ep. 17
Send me a Text Message Branding, Brand, personality, voice it can all seem a little confusing when you are trying to run a business. Sometimes that means we push it to the back burner, with more important things taking up our time. In our conversation with Lynne today we talk about what these things mean and why they are important to your bottom line. Does your branding represent what you want it to say about you and the work you do? Do you have a hard time seeing how it all fits together? I did...
Jul 30, 2020•22 min•Ep. 16
