How to Scale Your Wedding Business with Hannah Bjorndal

Overview Feel like your days disappear before you ever get to the important stuff? In this episode, I’m breaking down the calendar strategies that have helped me work fewer hours, feel way less scattered, and actually enjoy my life as a small business owner. This isn’t about cramming more into your schedule or following rigid productivity rules. It’s about building a calendar that supports your en...

Overview: Ever feel like you set goals with the best intentions… only to watch them slowly fade into the background once life and client work take over? In this episode, I’m sharing my fail-proof system for actually achieving your goals —the exact framework I use in my own business to move big ideas from “someday” to done . This isn’t about working harder or adding more to your plate. It’s about s...

Overview: Scaling gets talked about a lot—but what does it actually mean for a wedding professional running a real business, right now? In this episode, we’re breaking down what scaling truly looks like, why it matters more than you think, and how it can completely change the way you work. If you want more stability, better clients, and a business that doesn’t depend on you being available 24/7, t...

Overview: Feeling buried by inboxes, editing, and endless to-dos? In this episode, I’m sharing five specific things you can delegate right now — even if you’re not ready to hire a full-time team — so you can reclaim your time and start running your business like a true CEO. What You’ll Learn: ✅ What delegation can actually look like in a small wedding business ✅ The easiest areas to hand off wit...

Overview: Feeling stretched too thin but not sure how to actually lighten your load? In this episode, we’re unpacking what it really takes to build a business that supports your life — not the other way around. What You’ll Learn: ✅ Why building a team might mean more work at first — and why that’s okay ✅ The biggest myth about scaling that no one talks about ✅ How shifting into a leadership rol...

Overview: Think luxury weddings and associate teams don’t go together? In this episode, I’m breaking down exactly how you can scale into the luxury market with a team—and why it might be the smartest move you’ll make for your business. What You’ll Learn: ✅ Why “luxury” is a moving target (and how to define it for your brand) ✅ The biggest myth about associates that keeps photographers stuck ✅ H...

Overview: Wish your business could keep running without you glued to your laptop? In this episode, I’m sharing exactly how I built a business that doesn’t rely on me to function—and what you can start doing today to make that your reality, too. Whether you're just starting to build a team or already have associates but feel stuck in the weeds, this episode will give you the practical steps (a...

Overview: Wondering if calling someone an “associate” might actually be sending the wrong message? In this episode, we’re breaking down the language we use to describe our teams — and how one small word might be subtly undermining your brand. What You’ll Learn: ✅ Why the word “associate” carries baggage (and what clients really hear) ✅ The marketing impact of language — and what to say instead...

Overview: Feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list and working way too many hours? In this episode, I’m sharing the 6 simple shifts that helped me cut my work week in half —without sacrificing client experience, revenue, or quality. What You’ll Learn: ✅ How block scheduling can help you get more done in less time ✅ The simple 5-minute habit that keeps your business moving forward ✅ Why routines a...

Feeling unsure if it’s the right time to hire an associate? In this episode, I’m sharing the key questions every wedding pro should ask before growing a team — so you can scale with clarity, not confusion. What You’ll Learn: ✅ The foundational question most business owners skip before hiring ✅ What adding an associate will actually change in your business (and life) ✅ How to know if you’re real...

Feeling unsure how to elevate your associate team to be seen (and trusted) as true equals? In this episode, I’m sharing the boldest, riskiest decision I’ve ever made in business—and how it completely transformed our brand, bookings, and team culture. What You’ll Learn: ✅ Why I made the choice to price my associates exactly the same as myself ✅ The client and planner feedback that sparked this ma...

Letting go of control in your business can feel impossible—but sometimes, it’s the one thing standing between you and the growth you want. In this episode, I’m sharing the unexpected change I made that completely shifted the trajectory of associate bookings in my business. What You’ll Learn: ✅ The mindset shift that finally got me out of the sales bottleneck ✅ Why this decision felt risky (and w...

Feeling like your business has outgrown its current brand—but not sure what to do next? In this episode, I’m sharing the scariest (and most transformational) decision I’ve ever made in business, why it felt so risky, and how it became the turning point for my associate team. What You’ll Learn: ✅ What pushed me to consider a big change—even when things were “working” ✅ The fears I had (and how I...

Feeling maxed out on wedding weekends but not sure how to grow without burning out? In this episode, I’m walking you through exactly how associate photographers can increase your income—without adding more work to your plate. If you’ve ever wondered whether now’s the right time to build a team (or if it would even be profitable), this is the episode for you. What You’ll Learn: ✅ 3 practical ways...

Thinking about hiring an associate but not sure where to start? In this episode, I’m sharing the mindset shifts and practical first steps that will help you grow your team with confidence — no overwhelm required. What You’ll Learn: ✅ Why hiring doesn’t have to mean a full-time salary or huge commitment ✅ How training someone your way can actually work better long-term ✅ What you’ll gain (beside...

OVERVIEW You might not know this, but it was never my dream growing up to be an entrepreneur or small business owner. It also wasn’t my dream to be a photographer. Owning a small business has been an adventure more exciting and fulfilling than I ever could have dreamed! On this week's episode, I'm sharing 5 things this year that I'm thankful for in owning my business. I hope this ep...

This episode focuses on my top insights on how to protect your business, plan for the future, and handle unexpected events, especially if you're a one-person team. As small business owners, time and resources are often sparse. Without a reliable team, stepping back from your business could lead to a significant loss of income and potentially tarnish your brand's reputation. This reality...

Ever feel like there's just not enough hours in the day to get everything done? You're not alone! This episode is all about my personal journey of overcoming that feeling of overwhelm by hiring a virtual assistant (VA). I know the idea of hiring a VA can be daunting, but getting started is actually so much easier than you might think. Let's face it - emails are the bane of our exist...

We only have so many hours in a day, and one of the most important things we can do for our businesses and our lives is decide to use those hours wisely. That's the theme behind what we’re talking about today: working smarter, not harder. This the final week of the 5-part series I’ve been sharing with you on how I doubled my annual revenue in 2 years. If you haven't already listened to t...

FREE GUIDEBOOK : The 10 Pitfalls of Growing a Creative Team OVERVIEW When was the last time something did not go according to plan with your business? You had a plan or an idea of what you were hoping for or working towards, and then something happened - many times, something that was totally out of your control, and the plans were ruined? Have you had to do this before? If you’ve been in business...

In this episode, I share why hiring the right people led to rapid growth for my company. This is week 3 in a 5 part series about how I doubled my income in 2 years. First, I'm sharing how hiring, in general, was the right choice for me and allowed me to grow really rapidly (and also be sustained during the craziness of the Pandemic). After that, I'm sharing the importance of the right pe...

RESOURCES OVERVIEW We are currently in the middle of a 5-part series on the steps I took to double my business income in 2 years. If you missed the last episode - Step 1 - go back and listen to that before jumping in to this week . It’s a helpful starting point and will make this episode all the more useful to you! If you listened in to Part 1 of this series you already know the backstory - that f...

RESOURCES Vision Casting Workbook: Download for Free SIGN UP NOW: Dream Team Accelerator Waitlist Join the Insiders Group: Team Building for Creative Entrepreneurs OVERVIEW At the beginning of 2020, I fully expected, like most wedding vendors, that the pandemic would hit our business very hard financially and might even put us out of business. But then, something very different happened. In 2020 a...

OVERVIEW An absolutely essential, core part of building your team is the hiring process:  choosing the right people for your team. And the number one way to determine if someone is right? Interviewing them! I have now been through the interview process for team members many times - from photographers, to seconds, to virtual assistants . . . and even several interns! Each situation has been differe...

OVERVIEW As you’ve probably noticed, I recently renamed this podcast to Team Building for Wedding Pros , and the reason I did that was because this new name highlights the specific subject within the wedding industry which is my area of expertise - it’s what I am most passionate about when it comes to being a small business owner, it’s what I get the most questions about from other business owners...