Mindset & Action: Grow and Streamline Your Business

Send me a Text Message Passion to Purpose Your business and life should be led with passion and purpose, today Amy McLaren talks to us about how we can all live a passion-filled life one step at a time and leave a lasting legacy. As Wedding Industry Professionals I believe we all start our business from a place of passion and purpose but sometimes it gets lost along the way join us today to reinvi...

Send me a Text Message In this episode I talk about trigger topics depression and anxiety if you are triggered by talking about these topics please don't listen do what's best for you and join me next week.  Anxiety has been with me for 7-8 years depression has been around for 24 for I've certainly had a lot of experience in dealing with them but as we open up to our new normal I wa...

Send me a Text Message After years in the corporate world, working across the globe securing multi-million pound contracts, Hannah realised she had more to offer the world than just winning contracts!  Her goal now: to help as many businesses as she can to GROW LIKE HELL and reach the goals they deserve! All without being a spammy Pammy or pushy Paul. In today's show we look at the 3 things w...

Send me a Text Message Check out the website for all the links for this episode. Using an intern in the summer can be a great business move for wedding businesses. Keep on top of your business while in your busy period by getting an extra pair of hands on board. https://spwv.co.uk/065-ever-thought-of-using-an-intern-in-your-wedding-business/ FREE 3 Part Audio -  Access Here www.donnaeade.com...

Send me a Text Message Henriette Danel is a strategic business coach who primarily helps service-based business owners attract more clients consistently. Today on the show she dives into the pitfalls of collaborations and how to make the most of them. When we collaborate we need to consider the 4 Cs ~ Choose ~ Clarity ~ Communication ~ Commitment Choose ~ your collaborators wisely, vet them. You n...

Send me a Text Message Get cash flow moving with payment plans? I'm no financial advisor so do speak to your accountant before implementing a payment plan.  Example your contract says cancellations 6 months before the wedding with incur 50% of the fees being forfeited by the couple, a cancellation 3 months before the wedding will incur 75% of fees being forfeited by the couple and any cancell...

Send me a Text Message Love stories and memories with Sas Sas Huntwood is the owner of The Story Tellers a company that aims to capture your stories and images in a beautiful keepsake that you and your family will treasure for years to come. From commemorating special moments in a life to telling a life story these books capture, love, humour and personality. Today I sit down with Sas to talk abou...

Send me a Text Message I love podcasting, I think I always fancied being a radio presenter and now I get to host and produce my own show which is pretty cool. Aside from being something I enjoy it is highly valuable to my business and creates a vast amount of content for me to use. I don't even use it to its full potential yet myself so there is always more you can do with it. This is why I t...

Send me a Text Message Social media tip #1 Go All In! Pick one or two platforms to go all in on them. Make sure you use the breadth of options on them, so instagram for example, posts igtv, stories and reels. You might shy away from reels but they are getting incredible reach you don't have to dance around if you don't want to. Do a behind the scenes, take snapshots of your work and pull...

Send me a Text Message Once your Branding is done it's done. Right? It's  wrong to think that you do your logo once and that it's stuck in stone forever more and it doesn't change that's  just not the reality. You know your business changes in theory you should be updating your business plan every so often and I think in a similar way you should review your branding. Same...

Send me a Text Message Why are Awards so important for businesses? It gives you the opportunity to deep dive into your business and analyse what you're doing.  Once you win no one can take that award away from you it is yours forever and it gives you instant credibility. Raises you to the level of expert in your industry. The feel good factor its nice to be recognised for all your hard work  ...

Send me a Text Message How did you get started in Wedding Stationery? It started with my own wedding. I did some things for my brother's wedding and then a friend of my sisters-in-law's ask if I could do some for her. She had seen the place card I'd done for my wedding my sister-in-law loved it and had it on display and that's how I got started. I was on maternity leave so I ha...

Send me a Text Message Discount your service and you devalue yourself Today Bernadette Chapman talks with us about how discounting your service is one of the worst things you can do for your business and the entire wedding industry. We also cover how to make sure you are pricing for profitability and how working with wedding planners could be a great way of getting repeat business without the need...

Send me a Text Message Talking with Arwyn about the world of photography and what to think about if you're planning to join the ranks of wedding photographer. FREE 3 Part Audio -  Access Here www.donnaeade.com Support the show Podcast Equipment Recommendations MY KIT FEA Create Simple all-in-one web, CRM, email system For graphics Canva Join the Pod Squad in the FB Group My MIC ACTION PO...

Send me a Text Message Maddy talks us through ways to get visible online blogging isn't dead and it's a vital part of the wedding industry for vendors and clients FREE 3 Part Audio -  Access Here www.donnaeade.com Support the show Podcast Equipment Recommendations MY KIT FEA Create Simple all-in-one web, CRM, email system For graphics Canva Join the Pod Squad in the FB Group My MIC...

Send me a Text Message Carli Wall of Synergy Business Success is your business bestie, working with people who run a small business from home by themselves, taking you to the next level of your business. Improving the way the business runs, and the way you work, so you can earn more, or work less, or both! We dive into three systems in today's episode Email systems Huge time saving can be had...

Send me a Text Message Today is launch day the Society of Professional Wedding Vendors opens its doors to accept new members today but we are only open until 9 pm on Monday the 26th of April so you need to be quick. In today's episode, I tell you the story of a bride named Jo. I forgot to mention in the recording she had actually requested black and white photos from the photographer but he h...

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Send me a Text Message Sitting down with money mastery business coach Lesley Thomas, get your mindset right and the money will flow. FREE 3 Part Audio -  Access Here www.donnaeade.com Support the show Podcast Equipment Recommendations MY KIT FEA Create Simple all-in-one web, CRM, email system For graphics Canva Join the Pod Squad in the FB Group My MIC ACTION PODCAST - here is a link to Spoti...

Send me a Text Message Your Legal Fairy Godmother  If you have a contract you need to listen if you don't have a contract you definitely need to listen. Heather Stanford Gould has been dubbed the Legal Fairy Godmother to the wedding industry. She has two businesses - Stanford Gould and Stanford Gould Online – and she helps you lovely creative geniuses with all the legal contractual and compli...

Send me a Text Message After a year of no weddings, or highly restricted weddings there is light at the end of the tunnel. And although there are still issues and restrictions that will affect a majority of 2021 weddings we need to now focus on what we do best. Work the present while planning the future. 2022-23 Brides are here and they want to book their suppliers, that's you, so it's t...

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Send me a Text Message We started the show with a look into the workings of a partnership in business between a husband and wife. Chris and Jude have worked alongside each other as equal partners in their business since 2010 so if you are working with your partner I'm sure you'll find some common ground with these two and if you are considering starting that partnership listen in for som...

Send me a Text Message We are responding to Bojo’s announcement on Monday we have a roadmap are we any better off let's chat. Starting off let’s look at the positives we have a map and a structure to work with. This looks like a sound plan it’s cautious and padding is built-in for change.  The staged approach to re-opening with the ability to pause a stage while the vaccines are being rolled...