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How Professional Wedding Entrepreneurs Can Build Strong Industry Relationships
As a professional wedding entrepreneur, you’ve likely heard that building strong business relationships is one of the most important steps to growing your wedding business and ensuring its long-term sustainability. But how do you go beyond casual connections to create partnerships that truly support your goals?
A Life Lesson Taught to Me by My Thanksgiving Turkey
This Thanksgiving, our dinner may have been delayed, but the lesson wasn’t lost. As entrepreneurs, we need to prioritize ourselves before we reach a point of crisis. Your business will thank you, just as my next turkey will thank me for a repaired oven.
Transitioning from a Scarcity to an Abundance Mindset
As an entrepreneur, transitioning from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance is crucial for several reasons. Firstly, a scarcity mindset tends to foster
The Hidden Cost of Gold Plating: How Over-Delivering Can Diminish Your Profit Margin
In the world of consulting, the pressure to deliver exceptional value to clients is ever-present. Consultants often go above and beyond to meet or exceed client expectations. However, there’s a fine line between providing outstanding service and over-delivering—what’s commonly known as “gold plating.” While the intention behind gold plating may be to impress or satisfy a client, it can have unintended consequences, particularly on your profit margin.
Mastering Client Communication: Be an Alpha Without the Arrogance
Want to establish authority in your client communications without being perceived as arrogant? Here’s how to strike the right balance.
What To Do When Your Team Member Drops the Ball?
In the world of wedding planning, where professionals have only one chance to make an event unforgettable, even a small misstep can feel catastrophic. Whether it’s a missed deadline or a lapse in client care, these moments can strain client relationships, disrupt timelines, and impact your reputation. However, while these challenges are undoubtedly stressful, they also present opportunities for growth and improvement. Here’s how to navigate these situations with grace, accountability, and strategies for future prevention.
Do You Have a “Personal Board of Directors?”
Imagine having a group of trusted individuals who act as your personal board of directors — advisors who guide, support, and challenge you in meaningful ways. Just like a company’s board, your personal board is there to offer wisdom and fresh perspectives, but for your life and goals.
Customer Service without Hospitality is Transactional
In the wedding industry, good service means meeting expectations, but good hospitality means exceeding them. It’s about creating a feeling that lingers long after the wedding is over. To build loyalty and grow your wedding business, cultivate a spirit of hospitality.
Five Lessons Wedding Entrepreneurs Can Learn from the TV Show, “The Bear”
Television often holds a mirror to real life, and every once in a while, a show comes along that doesn’t just entertain but also educates. For wedding entrepreneurs, The Bear offers a unique lens into the high-pressure world of service and hospitality. Here’s how this gripping series about a struggling family-owned restaurant can provide valuable lessons to those in the wedding industry.
Hey there trailblazer!
I’m Kawania (kuh won nee ah) and I own and lead two successful businesses in the creative industry. Welcome! I created this blog as a resource that you can reference as you launch, run, and scale your own successful (and sustainable) business. There’s lots of information in this blog, so bookmark it and hit me up if you have any questions. We all need a little guidance every now and then, right? Take care friend. Keep shining! Love and Soul Always, Kawania
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