RE: The Podcast

Ooooft today's a goodie! We were joined by the wonderful Hanna, founder of As We Are, leadership coach and diversity champion. We chatted all about how to ensure you're a good leader, both if you've got employees or work with freelancers, but also how to be a good leader if you're a founder in a company of one. As a duo who've both been employed & employed, we had so many wonderful lightbulb momen...

This week we're discussing - on request - what key metrics you should be looking at for your business. What are the numbers you actually need to be keeping track of? Likes, engagement, followers? What do the numbers on Pinterest mean? And how do you decipher Google Analytics? We take you through it with what Rachel described as a 'snazzy reframe'...and promise we never mention a KPI!  

This week we're talking about how to tell when ideas feel right...and, when they don't, how to navigate the fact that you've already announced them. This is coming from personal experience as we've both recently publicly announced projects that we've since decided not to take on - but we thought we'd chat through the whys, and then how we knew and what to do next! Rachel described this as an 'enjo...

Nerrisa is the founder of Untld Project, a PR, Marketing and Social media agency specialising in working with creative, indie brands. We chatted to her about what the hell PR actually is, and specifically what it means for small businesses looking to crack it! We also asked what a marketing plan can look like as part of a small business' toolkit, with Nerrisa sharing some tips and tricks. Hear us...

BLOGGING, huh? We know, it's one of those keywords that kind of loses all of its meaning, but we want to encourage you to get back in the saddle and write some blogs BABY. From content creation to scheduling, we want to get you feeling confident about your blogs and ready to release them to the world! How to choose them, structure them, write them and more -  all our tips in 1 handy ep!

This episode came about because this week is the start of the 100 Day Project - but it's also timely, because a lot of personal projects have sprung out of the woodwork thanks to lockdown times. We talk about why creative personal projects can be really helpful, why having guidelines can actually be very liberating, and what our projects are at the moment. (And also - no pressure if you're not fee...

Whether you're looking to become a more eco-friendly business because it's going to make you feel better, or just because you know it makes you look better, there's no doubt that it's a super important thing for businesses to be working on. But without thousands of pounds and hours to spend on thorough research, what are some small but might ways we can work towards being a more sustainable small...

Jo Hooper is the founder of Mad and Sad Club, a mental health at work mentoring service. Mental health is of the utmost importance, bar none, and this is true whether you work for yourself or in a bigger organisation. Let Jo's wonderful, soothing tones wash over you like warm bubbly bathwater as we discuss how to work with your mental health, including anxiety, depression and overwhelm and - the e...

It's only just been a WEEK since we started these - in the words of JVN can you BELIEVE? More chit chat from your fave wedding industry podcast co-hosts, holding your hand virtually through social distancing & choppy waters. 

Lowering the tone again for another round of light-hearted chatter to cut through some of the weight we're all carrying atm. Today's twenty minutes brought to you from the Bahamas and the Golden Gate Bridge (aka, we just figured out how to change our backgrounds on Zoom) 

Today we all donned our headsets and started screaming about orchids as we spoke to two of our industry fave wedding planners - Laura from Devine Bride and Cherelle from Perfectly Planned 4 You. We got all the goss on what planners actually do, why they're not all like J-Lo, why they're super helpful for couples and suppliers alike, and what they want suppliers to know. And we had snacks APLENTY!

Midweek minutiae and humpday happenings from us over at virtual BPP HQ!  Just a note - we discuss Father Christmas in this ep! So if you're listening out loud with kiddiwinks nearby, you might want to turn it down for a bit. (Full disclosure: Ellie is the ultimate Santa stan, so we don't say anything incriminating!) 

Back with inane office chat round 3, featuring unusual restaurants, Cecilia performing some foley art, and why Ellie's an uncultured idiot when it comes to films.

Back with inane office chat round 2, featuring bums that are drums and James & The Giant Peach (not relatedly).

No business advice, just the inane office chat that you often used to get when working with other people. Sending all our pals love in this scary scary time! 

What you're hearing today is nothing short of obsession. We, collectively and individually, love Julia Bethan of Ink & Thimble more than most things in life, so when she (crazily) agreed on an 8-hour round trip to just come and natter for a bit, we were t h r i l l e d! We chatted to Julia about the importance of being authentic in your business, how she harnesses her creativity, and how she weave...

Howdy! Today's episode is all about the client journey - the path your clients take from the first moment they hear about you to after the job is done. In a heart-based business, it's natural to want to make sure you're doing the best you can for each and every client, so we discuss ways to make it slick and memorable, both in the wedding industry & without. ft. a lot of Carly Rae Jepsen - no, it...

Unlike the other episodes in which we have somewhat merged into one hive mind, we come at this one from totally separate angles - Rachel, a digital pro, life organised by apps & programmes within an inch of its life, and Ellie, a creaky old analogue fart who still has to use a paper diary. Together, we chat through all the apps and programmes we couldn't run our business without, ranging from proj...

Pinterest recently announced some updates to the way the site works for users, so our resident Pinterest expert/die-hard fangirl Rachel Emma gives us the lowdown on everything you need to know. We also delve into how to deal with these kind of algorithmic changes, and how they can sometimes be a good thing even though they seem so frustrating.

Judging by Rachel's "ooooft" count this week, this episode was genuinely life changing. We spoke to money and business coach Ray Dodd on why it's so hard to charge your worth, and how we can a) work out what it is and b) get to the point where we feel comfortable doing it. We talk about vulnerability hangovers, impostor syndrome, navigating guilt, and how to make money with a small audience - basi...

GOD we had fun with this one! We were lucky enough to meet Amy Leighton, a Speaking and Presence Coach, to chat all things, well, speaking and presence. Alongside meeting her gorgeous dog Biscuit and her beaut cat Ringo, we learnt how to elevate our public speaking, and we're not just talking Ted either. The key is - spoiler alert - presence, and we talked about how to have this on stage and on st...

Today we're donning our berets, as we're busting some good old myths about the wedding industry. (And yes, obviously we start with the fact that we don't put 00000s on the end just after we hear the word 'wedding'. C'mon now!) The whole reason we set up this podcast was because being a wedding business is a really unique setup, so with that comes some really unique myths and beliefs that we've tak...

Remember how Rachel was when we we went to Pinterest? This is Ellie's version of that, as we interviewed the amazing Rachael and Emma from Luminary Bakery. Luminary Bakery are a social enterprise who help disadvantaged women by offering them a safe and professional environment to be supported, championed, and to provide them with skills training and paid employment via their bakery (and, as an asi...

Today we turned the tables slightly, with Rachel quizzing our very own Ellie The Wedding Enthusiast on how to write a good about page for your website! We cover style, substance, what to include and what not to include, and how to put it all together. Writing about pages can feel cringey and awkward, but we'll show you how to do it in a way that you'll not only feel proud to publish, but you'll wa...

Feeling like you're stuck in a rut with your social media accounts, putting out the same old same old for your creative business? In this episode we explore 16 ways you can use the same social media channels in a different way, to break the cycle of posting-commenting-posting-commenting-scheduling-posting-commenting-unintentionally going on social media sabbatical  for 4 months.