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Weddings for Real

Real wedding vendors share their tips and tricks for surviving and thriving in this one of a kind industry. Hosted by Megan Gillikin of A Southern Soiree Wedding Planning, you'll hear guests share the... Read more

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41: Lessons Learned from My 5 Biggest Business Mistakes

41: Lessons Learned from My 5 Biggest Business Mistakes

Megan Gillikin, host of the podcast, has been a wedding planner in the Raleigh NC market since 2010. Over the last 8+ ye... Read more

12 Dec 2018

1hr 3mins

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35: Next Level Instagram for Wedding Professionals with Tyler J McCall

35: Next Level Instagram for Wedding Professionals with Tyler J McCall

Tyler J McCall is a social media strategist and coach...actually that's selling him way short...Tyler is THE Instagram G... Read more

31 Oct 2018

51mins

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86: Does Working With a Wedding Planner Make Your Job More Difficult? Danielle Pasternak from the Put A Ring On It Podcast Has Opinions

86: Does Working With a Wedding Planner Make Your Job More Difficult? Danielle Pasternak from the Put A Ring On It Podcast Has Opinions

If you’re a member of the Rising Tide Society Facebook Group, you might have seen a post (since deleted) a few months ag... Read more

13 Nov 2019

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53: How to Prevent (or Manage) Difficult Clients, with Wedding Planner Erin McLean

53: How to Prevent (or Manage) Difficult Clients, with Wedding Planner Erin McLean

Nightmare Clients. If you've been in the wedding industry long enough, no matter what vendor category you're in, you've ... Read more

20 Mar 2019

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59: How to Promote Your Wedding Business, with PR Expert Meghan Ely of OFD Consulting

59: How to Promote Your Wedding Business, with PR Expert Meghan Ely of OFD Consulting

Meghan Ely, Wedding PR and Marketing Expert at OFD Consulting comes on to share the best ways to promote your business. ... Read more

1 May 2019

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95. Carving Out Your Own Niche, with Venue Consultant Lindsay Lucas

95. Carving Out Your Own Niche, with Venue Consultant Lindsay Lucas

Lindsay Lucas is THE wedding venue consultant.  She's a former wedding planner who now helps venue owners (and those asp... Read more

12 Feb 2020

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89: Shared Values and Different Personalities: Building an A-Team with Aneesa Glines

89: Shared Values and Different Personalities: Building an A-Team with Aneesa Glines

Aneesa Glines can best be described as a force of nature with a huge smile and even bigger laugh, whose kind nature is m... Read more

4 Dec 2019

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66: Top Ten Takeaways from Engage! Luxury Wedding Business Summit

66: Top Ten Takeaways from Engage! Luxury Wedding Business Summit

The latest Engage! Summit was June 10-13th in the Bahamas, and Megan was there for the full luxury wedding and event edu... Read more

19 Jun 2019

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73: Relator, Analyzer, Boss, and Dreamer: How to Sell To and Work With the 4 Types of Wedding Clients, with Ideaction's Sam Jacobson

73: Relator, Analyzer, Boss, and Dreamer: How to Sell To and Work With the 4 Types of Wedding Clients, with Ideaction's Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson, founder of Ideaction Consulting, has found that there are 4 types of buyers in the wedding market - The Re... Read more

14 Aug 2019

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31A: Van Eure on the Angus Barn History, Commitment to Service, and Opening the Wedding Pavilion

31A: Van Eure on the Angus Barn History, Commitment to Service, and Opening the Wedding Pavilion

The Angus Barn Way, their commitment to unparalleled service, is legendary in the local hospitality industry. The owner ... Read more

2 Oct 2018

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29: Becca Atchison on Percentage Based Pricing and Bringing on a Business Partner

29: Becca Atchison on Percentage Based Pricing and Bringing on a Business Partner

Full Service Wedding Planning Company Rebecca Rose Events founder, owner, and creative director Becca Atchison comes on ... Read more

19 Sep 2018

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28: Inside the Bridal Suite with Makeup Artist Michelle Clark

28: Inside the Bridal Suite with Makeup Artist Michelle Clark

Makeup Artist and all-around hilarious and amazing person Michelle Clark came on the show today, not so much to talk abo... Read more

12 Sep 2018

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33: Kim and Penn Holderness on Tips for a Healthy Marriage and How to be a Great Guest at a Wedding

33: Kim and Penn Holderness on Tips for a Healthy Marriage and How to be a Great Guest at a Wedding

Kim and Penn Holderness are known for their viral videos on YouTube where they sing and dance, sometimes in their Christ... Read more

17 Oct 2018

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92: You Down with SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)? With Morgan Montgomery!

92: You Down with SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)? With Morgan Montgomery!

If you’re a solopreneur or you run a small team, and you’re thinking about growing, but you haven’t quite figured out ho... Read more

1 Jan 2020

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39: Are You Ready for Engagement Season?

39: Are You Ready for Engagement Season?

Did you know that 40% of engagements occur between Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day?!?!  Wedding Vendors, is your busine... Read more

28 Nov 2018

41mins

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61: Pricing for Profitability, with Lindsay Longacre from LVL Academy

61: Pricing for Profitability, with Lindsay Longacre from LVL Academy

Lindsay Longacre from LVL Events (Southern California) and LVL Academy comes on the show today to talk all about pricing... Read more

15 May 2019

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