Funktastic Chats

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to turn casual listeners into lifelong fans? In this episode of Funktastic Chats, I sit down with Tema (lead vocals), Jared (drums), and Jeff (trumpet) from the seven-piece soul-funk band Couch — a group that's racked up over 40 million streams , won Boston Music Awards for Pop Artist and Live Artist of the Year, and toured internationally with artists like...

Send us Fan Mail 💬 Show Notes Welcome to another episode of Funktastic Chats Podcast! Today, we're chatting with Kate Furst from Zola, the fastest-growing women-led wedding planning platform. Kate shares her incredible journey in the events industry, celebrating nearly 11 years at Zola. She provides an inside look at how Zola has transformed from an e-commerce registry to a comprehensive wed...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another episode of Funktastic Chats Podcast! Today, we're diving into how PartySlate can transform your event business with its innovative digital tools and strategies. Whether you're an event professional specializing in luxury corporate events, weddings, galas, etc., this episode is packed with insights just for you. We explore how PartySlate helps event pro...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is none other than Alan Berg! He’s the author of seven books, and in our last episode in 2021, we talked extensively about his wisdom in the business of weddings. Some of his popular books include "Shut Up and Sell More Weddings and Events," "Why Are They Ghosting Me?" and his latest, "Stop Selling and Help Them Buy Weddings and Events.&...

Send us Fan Mail Why are couples taking longer to book you? Is your website ready to convert a cold audience? Is it relates to gen Z couples, promotion oriented advertising is a thing of the past. This year couples are more attuned to what makes your brand totally different and unique with personality. We're talking about the power of retargeting leveraging Tik-Tok, Instagram, Meta, and Googl...

Send us Fan Mail One of my favorite things that makes Terrica different is that she speaks very plainly, so much so you'll think it's a therapy session or your favorite biz bestie. She embraces this role to help over 4000+ wedding pros scale their businesses. Terrica has spent the past eighteen years crafting exquisite weddings and events that captivate and inspire. Her exceptional talen...

Send us Fan Mail Stand out from your competition as the top choice for your ideal clients, no matter how much you charge and join Heidi's FREE LIVE CHALLENGE MAY 20TH! The Stand Out and Get Booked Challenge Today, we're here with Heidi Thompson. She's the bestselling author of "Clone Your Best Clients" and the founder of Evolve Your Wedding Business, where she specializes...

Send us Fan Mail Hey, event pros! We're talking about the next generation of Open-Air Photobooths  by a company called Photobooth Supply Company, otherwise known as PBSC. Should you buy a photobooth to offer as an add-on?  How does this photobooth company give owners and entry to the photobooth business that they may not have gotten otherwise?  How much should you invest? If you own a Salsa B...

Send us Fan Mail Hey, remember this episode?! How Releventful CRM Filled The Gap in The Event Industry . If you haven't had a chance to listen, or maybe you're currently using something like Dubsado, 17hats, Honeybook, or Active Campaign, you should seriously give that episode a listen! We recorded that episode 3 months ago now, and so I wanted to share my thoughts on Releventful 3 month...

Send us Fan Mail Carissa Kruse is a Wedding Business Strategist and serial entrepreneur who has been in the wedding industry for over 10 years and has built multiple businesses. She's the founder of Weddings By Carue , a multi-state and multi-service wedding business. She has coached hundreds of entrepreneurs through launching and scaling their businesses with strategy and funnels. In her fir...

Send us Fan Mail Today we're here with Daniel Wright, Creator of Releventful. It's more than an event platform - It's actually a customer relationship and business management platform. Whether you're a caterer, DJ, venue, photographer, or wedding planner, Releventful can help you grow your business. This CRM provides event industry business owners an all-in-one toolkit that sav...

Send us Fan Mail Carissa Kruse is a Wedding Business Strategist and serial entrepreneur who has been in the wedding industry for over 10 years and has built multiple businesses. She's the founder of Weddings By Carue , a multi-state and multi-service wedding business. She has coached hundreds of entrepreneurs through launching and scaling their businesses with strategy and funnels. In her fir...

Send us Fan Mail Flara K is a duo from Montreal, Canada who explore a unique blend of R&B, indie pop, and electronic music influences.  I had the pleasure of meeting this talented group at Indie Week Canada! Their debut EP titled Anxious, Irrational, Fashionable is a collection of collaborative efforts alongside Mike Clay (Clay and Friends), Shakur Ahmad (Glass Animals), Milo Gore, and produce...

Send us Fan Mail We're chatting about THE ULTIMATE SALES CRM FOR WEDDING PROS.... Zendesk Sell! In this episode, we'll cover how to use Zendsek Sell for your wedding business. Topics include: Keeping Track of Leads through The Knot & Weddingwire AND Following Up Defining Your Sales Process Building Sales Collateral Converting Leads through Email Sequences ...and more! As we step into...

Send us Fan Mail Kate Storey is a digital marketing specialist, copywriter and social media expert. As co-owner of Book More Brides alongside her husband, Nick, she helps wedding business owners around the world better understand how to identify their perfect clients, what to say to get them to book, and how to create strategic online content that builds relationships and sales Topics covered incl...

Send us Fan Mail HOW TO SET YOUR MUSICIANS ON AUTO-BOOK! Tired of the back and forth trying to confirm all your musicians for gigs? This is the musician and crew scheduling system that manages itself. HOW TO AUTOPAY YOUR MUSICIANS! Do you really want to be wasting your time chasing your team for their gig invoices and burning cash on costly payroll or money transfer services? We hope not! Let&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Want to learn how to break through the noise and clutter in order to stand out as an artist? Indie Week "in-person" is a live festival that showcased artists around the world to industry professionals with 240 international bands and took up over 25 bars in downtown Toronto. When COVID happened, Darryl took this opportunity to create a massive 5 day virtual experience wi...

Send us Fan Mail As Season 1 ends, let's take a trip down memory lane and go over some of my favorite moments from Season 1. Inspiring moments from interviews with The Knot/WeddingPro, World-Renowned Bassist Jeff Berlin, Dubsado CRM, Kool & The Gang's Michael Ray, and more! Season 2 starts Tuesday, November 2nd! Check out a sneak peek of Industry Professionals & CEOS of Bookmoreb...

Send us Fan Mail Ambila Nath is a Spiritual lifestyle coach, serial entrepreneur, tarot reader, energy healer, paid international speaker . She went from a 6 figure corporate job to having a spiritual lifestyle business. She knows that the greatest journey you can take is the one to build a relationship with yourself. In today's episode, we cover: A holistic approach to coaching through energ...

Send us Fan Mail Andrea Freeman started her first business when she was 12, second business at 26, and third business at 31. Professionally trained as an educator and leadership development coach she honed her entrepreneurial skills and scaled her celebrity event planning business to multiple six-figures in annual revenue. After years of synthesizing the peak performance habits of the red carpet c...

Send us Fan Mail Is space in music just as important as the notes? If you tuned into my episode with Grammy Nominated artist, Joseph Wooten, you'd know that rhythm forces you to not only give each other space, but to respect each other's space. Take a look at a website that you really like and notice how much space is in between the text and images. How chaotic would the website look if...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we're taking on the challenge to take multicultural education to the forefront and encourage kids of all cultures to learn about Zimbabwe and Africa. Yeve C. Sibanda lived in Zimbabwe up until the time she was 16 years old. Eventually moving to the states to become a lawyer, a mother, and the cultural curator and ambassador for Zimbabwe and Africa through her company, ...

Send us Fan Mail Colin Peterik is the son of Jim Peterik, who founded Survivor and The Ides Of March. Colin is stepping into the spotlight with his debut album, Everything and Nothing,   which releases August 30th, 2021. Imagine if Steely Dan, Genesis, and Todd Rundgren had a baby …Colin Peterik’s debut album is filled with endless grooves masterful arrangements and is a song cycle of pocket symph...

Send us Fan Mail How funk became the celebratory music and why it's known as the "free man's music" How harmony tells us how to feel and how rhythm gives the music a path forward Musical Concepts Joseph's relationship with Steve Miller, Victor Wooten and the rest of his brothers Joseph Wooten is a three-time Grammy-nominated artist , songwriter, keyboardist, and vocalist....

Send us Fan Mail Joseph Wooten is a three-time Grammy-nominated artist , songwriter, keyboardist, and vocalist. Since 1993, Joseph has been an integral member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, The Steve Miller Band. He is a producer, speaker, and fronts his own band, Joseph Wooten and The Hands of Soul. Joseph also serves as the keyboard is to his brother, Victor Wooten . On top of all o...