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Wedding Industry Insider Podcast

WII 202 – The Wedding You’re Scared to Plan (with Laura Detwiler)

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Laura Detwiler - Florida wedding planner interview

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What will take your wedding planning business to the next level? Is it a luxury event that gets you lots of social media exposure? Or a spot on a recommended vendor list? Maybe it’s that one client who will tell all their friends about your incredible planning skills. 

But here’s something you may not be ready for: the first wedding – the one that gets you all the Instagram tags and referrals – may be really scary to take on. It will be bigger than anything you’ve planned, with a budget higher than you can imagine spending. 

This week on Wedding Industry Insider Podcast, Laura Detwiler talks about the one big wedding that catapulted her career, and the one small party that started it all. 

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WII 201 – Signs Your Wedding Business has a Sales Problem (with Katie Lyth)

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Katie Lyth reveals where your wedding business could be losing money and customers

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Weighed down by marketing your wedding business? You may be trying to solve the wrong problem.

Wedding planners often dedicate a lot to their social media, word-of-mouth, and SEO marketing. And when they don’t get the results they’re hoping for, they dig even deeper into the marketing trenches. 

This week on Wedding Industry Insider Podcast, we’re looking at other problems that could be shortchanging your profits, revenues, and balance. 

One of the biggest culprits? Sales. 

Katie Lyth is our guest this week, and she’s giving us the top signs that your wedding business has a sales problem – and how to fix these problems the smart way. 

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WII 199 – What Belly Dancing Taught Vanessa Domenech About Wedding Planning

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Vanessa Domenech shares her best advice for growing a wedding planning business

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As the founder of a successful dance company, Vanessa Domenech was used to big productions and showcasing her personality. So when she decided to transition away from dancing, she needed a career that fueled her creativity — a career where she could be herself. 

So she returned to the places where she thrived, and she became a wedding planner. After all, as a belly dancer and Bollywood-style dancer, Vanessa was immersed in the world of events, especially South Asian weddings. So she used her connections, her business know-how, and her unique personality to build a successful wedding business. 

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WII 191 – Ready to Take Wedding Planning Full Time? Here’s How to Quit Your Day Job (with Gavin Snyder)

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Gavin Snyder talks about how he gave up full-time employment to become a wedding planner

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Do you dream of taking your wedding planning career full-time? For wedding business owners, a “day job” can often seem like our lifeline, but it can also hold us back. Giving up a steady paycheck and relying solely on your wedding planning income… How do people take that leap?

If you’re juggling a day job and a growing wedding business, you’re likely wondering if you can “make it on your own.” This Week’s Wedding Industry Insider Podcast has steps you can take to ease the transition from full-time employment to full-time entrepreneurship. 

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WII 186 – A Special Conversation with Eddie Babbage

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Eddie Babbage is the guest this week on Wedding Industry Insider Podcast.

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Yes, you read that right – our guest on Wedding Industry Insider is Eddie Babbage! As founder and longtime host of the podcast, Eddie offers so many glimpses into his values and journey as an entrepreneur. But this week we’re getting more than glimpses! We get to hear the full story of how Eddie became the CEO of Timeline Genius, and his many failures, wins, and lessons along the way.

As an entrepreneur, Eddie seeks to serve and solve problems using technology. And as an individual, he has so much wisdom and encouragement to share with us. 

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