In this weeks episode, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Amelia Holder owner of Emerson Fields to discuss how she went from photographing weddings to breaking ground on her own venue, what things she considered when writing her business plan and her ideas to add lodging to her property to create a more hospitable experience for her couples and their families. About Our Guest: Meet Steve and Amelia Holder, a husband and wife team, and the owners of Emerson Fields! They have been in the weddi...
Nov 29, 2022•49 min
In this weeks video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Sarah Christopher with Parker Pine Events to discuss what things were important to her and her family as they began building their venue, how hiring a social manager helps her reach more of her ideal couples and why selling an all weekend package has helped her keep better work life balance and reduce burnout. About Our Guest: Parker Pines is a family owned and operated business. The farm is owned by the Parker Family: Stan, Denise, and...
Nov 21, 2022•37 min
In this video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with the Director of Sales & Marketing- Kristen Leen, she oversees both Market Hall & The Grove, two historic properties in Raleigh, North Carolina. In this episode they cover, why sales truly make or break a business, how to define your competition when it comes to other venues in your area, and how to allocate resources to be able to hire your first couple employees! About Our Guest: Kristen Leen joined Market Hall in 2018 to rebrand the...
Nov 14, 2022•38 min
In this video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with venue owner Kelly Winter to discuss how she was able to learn and position herself as wedding vendor before pursuing her dream of opening her own space, she also touches on how she was able to create a community of vendors that support her and have helped her market her property over the years, she also shares the current challenges she is facing with being shut down by county and city litigation. About Our Guest: Kelly Winter wears many hats...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 1 min
In this video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Amy Collins to discuss how her background in finance and money gave her a strong foundation in starting and running a venue, how creating service ratios has helped her facilitate a high touch guest experience, and how she was able to sell her venue before construction was complete! About Our Guest: Amy Collins has been in the wedding industry for over 20 years and she has loved every minute of it. She knows that wedding venue shopping can be ...
Oct 31, 2022•57 min
If you are a new or existing venue owner and want a professional team to operate and mangage your venue business click here! https://www.cseventservices.com In this video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with wedding venue owner Sarah Narcus to discuss the three year journey she took to find and purchase her venue, how she handled permitting and construction and her unique strategy for marketing and selling her event space! About Our Guest: Sarah, a Boston native, has been planning events of a...
Oct 24, 2022•43 min
If you are a new or existing venue owner and want a professional team to operate and mangage your venue business click here! https://www.cseventservices.com In this video, we talk to wedding venue owner Jenny Lea about how she got started in the industry, how she shifted from blank canvas to all inclusive and all the lessons she learning from opening the first venue to starting a second location. About Our Guest: The Barn at the Gorge is a fully-inclusive wedding and event venue that specializes...
Oct 17, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1
If you are a new or existing venue owner and want a professional team to operate and mangage your venue business click here! https://www.cseventservices.com In this video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Sam Jacobson from Ideaction Consulting to discuss how venue owners can pre-qualify their couples better, how to create a craft buying experience for your customers and how to set up a pricing structure that works! About Our Guest: Sam started Ideaction Consulting in 2016 to help small bus...
Oct 10, 2022•47 min•Season 4Ep. 20
If you are a new or existing venue owner and want a professional team to operate and mangage your venue business click here! https://www.cseventservices.com In this weeks video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Chanda Daniels to discuss how to get your business organized, what an ideal client looks like and why its never too late to learn something new! About our Guest: Chanda Daniels is the Owner & Creative Director of Chanda Daniels Planning + Design (www.chandadaniels.com) and found...
Oct 03, 2022•33 min•Season 4Ep. 19
In this video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Justin Sutton from Nuptial to discuss how to navigate risk, how to remain compliant, and how to protect the structure of your venue business. About our Guest: Justin founded Nuptial to be a bridge between venue owners, vendors, attorneys, accountants, insurance brokers, and other professionals. It wasn’t possible, or even practical, to get all of those people in the room together and discuss an owner’s goals. There he found the challenge. If ...
Sep 26, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 18
If you are a new or existing venue owner and want a professional team to operate and mangage your venue business click here! https://www.cseventservices.com In this video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Kinsey Roberts owner of Vista View Events to discuss how she started her wedding venue, how to create boundaries when working with family, and why its not about what you know, but who you know! About Our Guest: Kinsey Roberts is a marketing coach for wedding pros, venue owner, and host of...
Sep 20, 2022•49 min•Season 4Ep. 17
If you are a new or existing venue owner and want a professional team to operate and mangage your venue business click here! https://www.cseventservices.com In this video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Greg Todd owner of GT Marketing & Consulting to discuss why its important to look at marketing in terms of overall business goals, how to create content without getting overwhelmed and what to look for when hiring for social media management. About Our Guest: GT Marketing & Consul...
Sep 12, 2022•26 min•Season 4Ep. 16
If you are a new or existing venue owner and want a professional team to operate and mangage your venue business click here! https://www.cseventservices.com In this video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Kevin Dennis - owner of a renowned full-service lighting and entertainment company that serves the wedding & event market in California. Today he discusses how to maximize creative partner relationships as a vendor working at multiple venues. About our Guest: With over 30 years in the...
Sep 05, 2022•43 min•Season 4Ep. 15
On this weeks episode, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Kelly Ann Peck, owner of Emerson Reese Creative to discuss how to create the perfect pricing structure. She’ll also speak to the most effective packaging techniques and how to price your offerings in a way that keeps clients happy and your bank account full. About Our Guest: Kelly Ann Peck, owner of Emerson Reese Creative, is committed to helping event entrepreneurs create their own path in life by translating her experience into acti...
Aug 29, 2022•50 min•Season 4Ep. 14
In this video, our host Jonathan Aymin welcomes Renee Roberts & Marc McIntosh to the show to discuss how to better qualify your leads, how to determine what is working so you can do more of that and why there is no shortcuts to success when it comes to your venue business. About Our Guests: Renee and Marc are the owners of Team Wedding Marketing a full-service marketing agency specifically focused on the wedding industry. Both of them have spent their entire careers in the wedding industry, ...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 13
In this video, our host Jonathan Aymin welcomes Bonnie Galam to discuss how to pave your path toward financial freedom, how to protect your assets, and the legal way to set yourself up for success! About Our Guest: Bonnie Galam is an attorney, real estate investor, entrepreneur, and mom. She helps real estate investors - landlords, flippers, wholesalers - protect and grow their investments with DIY legal templates and trainings. She had the incredible benefit of becoming an attorney before she e...
Aug 15, 2022•48 min•Season 4Ep. 12
In this video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with floral expert Jackie Lacey to discuss why education is the way of the future in every industry! About Our Guest: Jackie Lacey has over thirty-five years of experience in the retail floral market and floral education field. His portfolio includes an extensive background in the retail floral market and wedding/event design experience. Most recently he has been the lead consultant and director to provide distinctive event/wedding planning and dé...
Aug 08, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 11
In this weeks video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Corrine Heck with Details Flower Software to discuss the all-in-one software solution that combines real-time inventory data, streamlined proposal creation, and easy payment collection for wedding and event florists! About Our Guest: Corrine Heck is the founder and CEO of Details Flowers Software, a platform she conceived after spending over 20 years in the floral industry in both floral design & import sales. Details Flowers Softwa...
Aug 01, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 10
In this weeks video our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with marketing expert Brain Lawrence to discuss what organic marketing is, where you should focus your marketing efforts as a wedding and events professional, and why its important to ask for reviews! About Our Guest: Brian Lawrence is a Business Consultant, Writer and Speaker, he is one of the foremost marketing experts in the wedding industry. Working closely with Alan Berg, his current company does websites and SEO for all categories of th...
Jul 25, 2022•46 min•Season 4Ep. 9
In this video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Heidi Thompson with Evolve Your Wedding Business to discuss what to delegate to grow you business, how to get clarity around your goals and why its important to celebrate the small wins! About Our Guest: Heidi Thompson is a wedding industry speaker, the best-selling author of Clone Your Best Clients, and the founder of Evolve Your Wedding Business where she specializes in business and marketing strategy for wedding professionals. She helps we...
Jul 18, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 8
On this week's episode our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Eddie Babbage with Timeline Genius to discuss his journey into entrepreneurship, the difference between education and knowledge and why helping others is the ultimate mission! About Our Guest: Eddie is the founder and CEO of Timeline Genius, a software company that has revolutionized the way wedding and event professionals create day-of timelines. He’s spent the last 6 years researching the timeline creation process – interviewing ove...
Jul 11, 2022•45 min•Season 4Ep. 7
On this week's episode our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Lynne Reznick to discuss the differences between mentorship and coaching, how having support can help you accomplish your goals faster and where to start if you want to coach others! About Our Guest: Lynne Reznick is an educator turned photographer whose own love story and marriage inspires her to document the love of other soulmates. She finds joy in supporting her couples and connecting with industry peers. Her goal is to support co...
Jul 04, 2022•43 min
On this week's episode our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Salvatore Cincotta to discuss how to market your business in a way that builds relationships, what you should be doing to generate leads and how to target your ideal couple. About Our Guest: Sal is a noted industry writer, author, educator and publisher of Shutter Magazine, which industry pros turn to for cutting-edge technical and business insights from leading photographers. He brings his decade of corporate experience, working for ...
Jun 27, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 5
On this week's episode our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Brandee Gaar to discuss how to step into your role as CEO without sacrifice! She provides realistic solutions and proven strategies that can take your business to the next level and allow you to achieve more of a work-life balance! About Our Guest: Brandee is the fearless founder of Blush, and her love for party planning runs deep! She founded the company after 6 years of planning large-scale corporate events at the prestigious Gaylor...
Jun 20, 2022•38 min•Season 4Ep. 4
In this weeks video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Christie Osborne from Mountainside Media to discuss how to come up with your ideal client avatar, how to get people to interact with your brand outside of an inquiry, and how to make your marketing dollars go further. About Our Guest: Christie Osborne owns Mountainside Media, a marketing agency that specializes in ads, analytics, and market research. She’s a proud data nerd who uses marketing data and research to develop scalable strate...
Jun 13, 2022•55 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In this weeks video, our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Ian Ramirez from Madera Estates to discuss how to reduce friction in your sales process, how to build rapport with couples faster, and how to sell more weddings by asking the right questions. About Our Guest: Ian Ramirez is an internationally trained opera singer who has sung across the globe. From opera to operations, he serves as the Co-Owner and Venue Director of Madera Estates, an award-winning Spanish and European inspired luxury w...
Jun 06, 2022•27 min•Season 4Ep. 2
On this week's episode our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Julia Henning with Wedgewood Weddings to discuss how all to grow a profitable venue business across multiple states! About Our Guest: Julia joined Wedgewood in 2010. Her first project with the company was establishing a centralized call center. She then went on to manage three of their locations in the Inland Empire before transitioning into her role leading sales activity for the company and introducing all training tools and metrics...
May 30, 2022•42 min•Season 4Ep. 1
On this week's episode our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Terrica Skaggs to discuss how to price yourself in any market, why having a signature style is so important and how to navigate the ebbs and flows of entrepreneurship. About Our Guest: With over seventeen years in the wedding industry, award-winning wedding planner and designer Terrica has been creating exquisite weddings and events in the Golden Isles. As the Chief Wedding Planner and Designer of Cocktails & Details®, she leads a...
May 16, 2022•34 min•Season 3Ep. 20
On this week's episode our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with Kaleigh Wiese to discuss all things branding, from how to improve the way clients think about your brand, to helping you consider the big impact small consistent details have on your reputation! About Our Guest: Kaleigh Wiese is an endless creator, visual branding educator, entrepreneur, and public speaker. She has worked her entire career helping creatives find their visual voice. Her focus remains on branding and providing resources...
May 09, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 19
On this weeks episode our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with May Yeo Silvers to discuss what its like to transition from a high level executive employee to a business owner, why starting a venue is not for everyone, and how to get really practical when it comes to setting goals and why. About Our Guest: May Yeo Silvers, is an event planner with over 20 years of experience in the hospitality and events field. As the founder of Events4Anyone™, she provides mentorship to event/wedding planners to h...
May 02, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 18
