I have been completely overwhelmed with how many wedding conferences, retreats, and online educational programs are popping up. With all the beautiful images and flashy descriptions, it can be hard to decide what is best for your business. So, if you have money to spend on some form of education opportunity, how do you narrow it […]

Scalability. Here is how it works: A business that earns $1 million is called scalable when it can invest in people and infrastructure that leads to exponential growth. A business is scalable when you see this: A $100,000 investment the infrastructure of a $1 million dollar company that results in a billion dollar company. True […]

There is nothing like the excitement of the first couple of years as a new wedding planner. Everything is new and each client that books your services is a fresh and exciting project. Fast-forward to years 5 or 10 and you may be feeling slightly different. A new client is no longer super exciting. They […]

The Special Event Conference and Trade Show celebrated its 30th year at the 2015 conference in Anaheim, California. The Special Event (TSE) is one of the largest conferences for the events industry. It takes place in a different location each year over three days in early January. Over 5,000 people attend the TSE conference each […]

Here are our top 10 tips for getting the most for your money when attending an events industry conference: Buy your ticket and/or register early. For most wedding industry conferences, prices go up as the conference gets closer. If you end up not being able to attend, you can usually transfer your ticket to someone […]

This was my first year attending the Wedding MBA Convention in Las Vegas. I was unsure of what to expect since the ticket price was so low ($250) for a 3-day convention. There were over 60 sessions that could be attended over the three days. I went to all that I could each day and […]

The Special Event Show (TSE) is January 6-8, 2015 in Anaheim, California The Special Event education program delivers more than 100 education sessions organized into six different tracks: Business & Professional Development, C-Level Executives, Event Management, Event Technology, Catering and the ever popular Wedding Trends. Each session topic is carefully crafted to meet the educational needs […]

Where do I begin talking about a conference that leaves me speechless on so many levels?  Engage14 in Beaver Creek, Colorado was an intense experience. This was the second Engage Luxury Wedding Business Summit that I have attended. You can read the detailed recap of my first experience here. Prior to this year’s conference, I […]

This fabulous conference will answer the following questions and more: how do I expand to another market? how do I license a product or service? is franchising something I should consider in my business? how do I retire? how do I transition from my day job to a full-time business? will financial leverage benefit my […]