Hello CEOs!! In this episode, I discuss the biggest challenge I faced when running my wedding business: feeling overwhelmed, even with a large team. I realized that I was managing tasks instead of managing people, which meant that even when I delegated tasks to my team, I was still overwhelmed with work. To solve this problem, I started delegating roles instead of tasks. By assigning specific roles to team members, they took ownership of the tasks within their role, which freed up my time and re...
May 02, 2023•33 min
In this episode, we have a special guest, Andrea Shah, who is a wedding pro copywriter. Andrea and I will be discussing the importance of creating effective copy that can attract your ideal couple and how to weed out couples who may not be the right fit for you. We will also delve into the significance of warming up potential clients and creating a great first impression through your website copy and sales funnel. Andrea shares her insights on how to create a brand voice that speaks to your idea...
Apr 25, 2023•31 min
Today I am talking to Krista Marie. She is a photographer and a coach for photographers and course creators. We are talking all about how to get back on track with your goals after burnout or exhaustion knocks us off course. We can all agree that happens, right? Sometimes personal responsibilities have us mentally scrambled leaving us overwhelmed and burned out!! Or maybe your goals weren't quite aligned with where you wanted to go when you set them in the first place. And we're honestly just ha...
Apr 18, 2023•27 min
Today we are concluding our three part Make More Money Series. In part 3 we are learning all about how to CHARGE MORE in your wedding business. This is going to be such a juicy episode!! I'm going to share with you the exact steps you need to do to start charging more for your services to maximize you profitability in your wedding business. Download the Profitable Packages Calculator HERE and follow along to see how profitable your wedding packages are! Click HERE and jump to the front of the li...
Apr 11, 2023•21 min
Welcome to part two of the Make More Money series, and in this three part series we're breaking down three different ways that you can make MORE money in your wedding business!! Couldn't we all stand to make a little more money in our wedding business!? BEFORE YOU LISTEN: This is part two. If you have not yet listened to part one, to go back and listen to episode 179 where I talk all about how to WORK MORE to make more in your wedding business. I break down some really specific strategies on how...
Apr 04, 2023•29 min
Today starts a three part series here on the podcast that I'm calling the Make More Money series because couldn't we all use a little bit more money in our wedding business? I know you are tired of working long hours and not seeing the results you want in your wedding business? (I was!) Do you feel like you're always hustling but not making enough money? In this three-part Make More Money series, we're going to discuss the different stages of business and how to automate your business so that yo...
Mar 28, 2023•34 min
I wanna ask you, have you ever thought of writing a book? If you've been in the industry for any amount of time, you've likely been told by a friend or a coworker that you should write a book. There's so many crazy things that happen to us in this industry, right? And putting it all in a book just sounds like such a great idea. But then you start to think, maybe that's a lot of work!? I'm busy already and I don't even know where to start or how I would get it published or what it would even be a...
Mar 21, 2023•31 min
Are you on Tiktok? I'm talking with Meagan Culkin from Magnolia Collective, and she has mastered TikTok and how to use it for her wedding planning business. She tells us all about how she first got on TikTok. How she first went viral, what kind of videos she makes, and we talk all about how she has found a significant return on her investment of time as well as how she uses TikTok with her team. ----- Join The Wedding Pro CEO Podcast Community on Facebook! A free group to take the conversation p...
Mar 14, 2023•36 min
I want to share three mistakes that I see happening so often in the wedding industry. I work with so many wedding pros and I absolutely love getting to like, dig into their business and really figure out what is causing some of their stress. That stress is created by either lack of profit or a lack of time. Sometimes just plain old overwhelm or burnout occurs too. As a wedding pro coach, I see the same mistakes over and over and over again. Mistakes that I too have made!! So, I thought, what bet...
Mar 09, 2023•11 min
Today I am being interviewed by Dallas Roy of, Details by Dallas Marketing Firm. This is such a fun conversation!!! Dallas has a group of mostly seasoned wedding planners that submit questions to her. She then interviews wedding pros, asking them the questions and then publishes the answers to teach her audience all about building successful wedding industry businesses. She reached out and asked if she could actually interview me, I thought it would be great and we decided to air it on the podca...
Mar 07, 2023•37 min
The best laid plans are revisited and monitored. Now back on episode 167 of the Wedding Pro CEO Podcast, I shared with you how I set my goals every single year and how I goal set with my accelerator members as well. Today, on this Short episode, we will be tracking & pacing those goals together for the first quarter of the year. Use this practice to develop better business habits. Let's celebrate the small wins and gear up for those tough goals together! ----- Join The Wedding Pro CEO Podcas...
Mar 02, 2023•11 min
Tahnee Sanders, a journalist turned floral designer-turned creative entrepreneur, takes a bold career pivot and starts the Strategy Studio to help female-founded creative service providers communicate their value, charge what they're worth, and run more profitable, sustainable businesses - all while navigating the unique customer lifecycle of the wedding industry. "Are you exhausted or are you saturated? And there's a difference. So exhausted is obviously that full body exhaustion. I can't go on...
Feb 28, 2023•29 min
Today I wanna talk about, "faking it until you make it." Now, listen, I know that this term gets a really bad rap in a lot of industries, right? My husband hates when I use this term because it can convey the idea of falsifying your credentials to gain some sort of unwarranted notoriety. "Fake it 'til you make it" can sometimes seem like it's saying you should lie about your expertise, or you should lie about what you have and haven't done. And I would never condone that. I definitely, do not th...
Feb 23, 2023•10 min
In this episode, we are excited to introduce Kristin Hubbard, the owner of Our DJ Rocks and Photo Booth Rocks in Orlando, Florida, who will be speaking at the upcoming Wedding Pro CEO Summit. Welcome to the Wedding Pro CEO Podcast, where we help wedding industry entrepreneurs build a profitable business that they love. Kristin has built one of the largest all-female DJ companies in the wedding industry and is a force to be reckoned with. She shares with us how her business started, how she trans...
Feb 21, 2023•39 min
On today's Short, I wanna talk about, letting success be your response. A few weeks ago I saw a post by a fellow educator, Terrica. She's a force in the wedding education space. She's also a wedding planner on the East coast. And Terrca's post said, let success be your response. And I was like, yes. Say it again!! Because I wholeheartedly believe in this so very much. Whether it is the snarky responses from the sad humans in the comment section or people in your industry frustrated with your acc...
Feb 16, 2023•12 min
I opened the 2022 Wedding Pro CEO Summit encouraging all in attendance to be a Humble Learner. The theme of the summit was to help established wedding business owners to scale beyond the hamster wheel and become the CEO of their business. I wanted everyone to learn a lesson from a Tiktok my husband shared with me. The philosopher, Epictetus was the subject of this short video. From that Tiktok the subject of this opening presentation was born. Epictetus teaches that you cannot learn what you thi...
Feb 14, 2023•23 min
Today, I want to discuss the importance of auditing your sales funnel. For those who may not be familiar, a sales funnel refers to the process of bringing new followers into your business through various networks such as referrals, social media, and advertising. However, sometimes you may find that your sales are not meeting your goals, and this could be due to issues in your sales funnel. That's why, I want to share a quick and easy exercise that I do every month at my company, Blush, to check ...
Feb 09, 2023•12 min
On today's show, I am talking with Gretchen Culver of Rocket Science Events and Moon and Stars events and Minne Weddings. I wanna ask you, CEO. Have you ever had an idea for an additional revenue stream, or maybe even a whole separate company, but you're afraid to? Or maybe you started it and things didn't quite go to plan, and so you just shut it down right away? Well, on today's episode, with Gretchen we talk about pivoting and either growing a new business, incorporating a new aspect of your ...
Feb 07, 2023•39 min
On today's short, real talk ya'll!! I want to talk to you about free, versus paid education and friends, we are gonna have a real heart to heart today on this podcast. Now, the reason that this is coming up is because recently a coach friend of mine in the industry. (I did ask if I could share this story with my listeners. And she said, yes) She reached out and asked, how would I respond to this email from a client? She received an email from a student that purchased her signature course. The st...
Feb 02, 2023•13 min
On today's show, I am talking with Becca Pountney. We are talking all about how to maximize your business networking. We all know that your network is actually your net worth. Listening to this episode I hope it reminds you to take time to invest in and build that network. We talk about, what to ask, what to do at a networking event, and how to build your network through social media. This is a powerful episode. It will genuinely help you to take your business to the next level through your inte...
Jan 31, 2023•27 min
In today's short, we are talking about the Valley of Despair. I have been talking to so many of you that are building these incredible wedding businesses. A lot of you are reaching out. Saying, "Brandee, it feels like such a weight right now. I feel like I'm kind of finding success, but then it all falls apart." Or... I feel like I am booking lots of business, but I don't know how to build a team, or, I have been doing social media consistently, but it doesn't seem like that's working and it can...
Jan 26, 2023•12 min
Jordan Kentris is our guest on The Wedding Pro CEO Podcast. In this episode we are rethinking feedback! Constructive feedback is essential to maintain positive relationships in the wedding industry. Whether you are giving or receiving feedback, it is important to: 1. start with a positive attitude 2. express how the issue impacted you personally 3. acknowledge the other person’s perspective 4. be open to feedback and willing to learn 5. focus on understanding rather than being right 6. be clear ...
Jan 24, 2023•26 min
I want to talk to you about your biggest obstacle in your business. When somebody asks you what are you struggling with, what do you feel like is the thing that's really holding you back the most in your business? How would you answer that question?I bet you'd say things to me like: I can't get enough clients. I'm not really sure if my pricing is right. I'm trying to build a team, but I'm not sure what to do next. I want to make more profit in my business. I wanna pay myself more. But here's wha...
Jan 19, 2023•10 min
Take a fresh look at your contracts this year. It's time to take control and protect yourself. Listen to this week's episode of The Wedding Pro CEO Podcast featuring Leah Weinberg and gain insight into how to handle sticky issues that come up in your business. Listen and learn the legal solutions you need to build a profitable wedding business that you love! In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. What to do if you need to terminate a contract but your contract doesn't allow it. 2. Wha...
Jan 17, 2023•32 min
Do Wedding Pros use the Tiktok platform to grow their business? On today's short of the Wedding Pro CEO Podcast, I'm going to share with you my journey on TikTok. I also want to give you 4 tips of what I'm doing and going through so you can implement this strategy for yourself. These tips will work with whatever the next platform is you choose to go after to grow your business, whether that's TikTok, YouTube, Instagram or Pinterest, whatever it is! Thanks for listening! ----- Join The Wedding Pr...
Jan 12, 2023•18 min
I am answering all of your most burning questions. A few weeks ago, I dropped a thread in our community on Facebook, the Wedding Pro CEO Community, and I asked you if we were having a cup of coffee at a cute little cafe, what would you want to ask me? What questions do you have to help you take your business to the next level? And today I'm answering some of those questions right here on the podcast. Here are your questions: 1. "What is the number one thing you would do if you were trying to qui...
Jan 10, 2023•23 min
Let's talk about how to grow your business in 2023, and I know that is the top of everyone's mind right now because it's a fresh New Year, and there's so much that you wanna do with this year, and you're thinking, "How do I grow?" "What is the secret to success?" Can just one thing change your business? ----- Join The Wedding Pro CEO Podcast Community on Facebook! A free group to take the conversation past the podcast and share best practices, get quick tips you can implement today and be part o...
Jan 05, 2023•20 min
Learn why a vision board is not be the most effective way to reach your goals. This episode is about Vision Boarding: Why it's ineffective and what to do instead. A vision board has no plan and no time frame, so it doesn't give you the ability to reach your goals. Instead, setting goals and creating a plan to achieve them is the best way to reach success. The goal should be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-specific. ----- Join The Wedding Pro CEO Podcast Community on Facebook...
Jan 03, 2023•22 min
As you're going into a new year, it's so important to do a year in review, not only to assess if you met your goals or if you had any goals that you fell short on, and still want to pursue. You also need to consider, what were the things that weren't even a goal? They weren't even on your radar at this time last year? But you were able to, take advantage of some really cool opportunities throughout the year. Those can be forgotten so often, and so it's important to give yourself those wins! List...
Dec 29, 2022•15 min
With the looming possibility of a recession, inflation and unexpected emergencies ahead for business owners, Kunbi Odubogun passionately preaches about the importance of proactive business protection strategies for entrepreneurs, for without them, one could be one emergency away from losing their business. Listen to hear how to prepare for and navigate uncertain situations to protect your business and ensure its success!! ----- Join The Wedding Pro CEO Podcast Community on Facebook! A free group...
Dec 27, 2022•24 min
