The Wedding Network Podcast

Kellie Daab, Wedding Business Architect, & founder at iDo Collective is a wedding industry thought leader, author, and business strategist. Having owned a boutique wedding planning firm, managing high-end hospitality venues, and producing events for a multi-million dollar catering company, Kellie has worn the heels and carried the bus tubs. Producing over 300 weddings in her career, Kellie now helps event industry professionals create brands they love, strategies that work, and processes they love! Her local and national speaking resume includes organizations like ABC, Catersource, NACE, Wedding Business Workshops, Book More Brides, Aisle Planner and more. Kellie's speaking style has been described as "a smack down delivered with a bouquet of roses."!

OFD Consulting owner, Meghan Ely, combines in-the-trenches event experience with a love of wedding PR to empower her clients to take their businesses to new heights. She is a WeddingWire Education Expert as well as a regular contributor to Wedding Planner Magazine, Wedding Business Magazine, Catersource, and SpecialEvents.com. Meghan represents clients globally and has earned them coverage with the New York Times, Entrepreneur, Brides, Bridal Guide, The Knot, Martha Stewart Weddings, the Travel Channel, HGTV, Brit & Co and Refinery 29, among others. For more on Meghan - www.ofdconsulting.com For more, check out the shownotes: https://medium.com/wedding-network-usa/meghan-ely-ofd-consulting-a51e90397928

As with any podcast that involved any legal discussion, the information provided is not official legal advice and you should always consult your own counsel. Mary Ellen Reihsen is a business attorney focusing on the legal needs of companies in the wedding and events industry. While working her way through law school, Mary Ellen was a high-end caterer, where she personally experienced many of the legal nuances that apply to time sensitive and emotionally charged world of weddings and events. Mary Ellen works with hundreds of businesses, of every variety, in the weddings and events industry providing services in the areas of formation and corporate documents; all manner of client contracts; employment law issues; compliance; mergers & acquisitions; creative tech start-up consulting; hospitality law consultations; legal guidance on disaster planning and preparedness; and online privacy legal consulting. www.WeddingsandEventsLawyer.com Instagram: @Weddings_and_Events_Lawyer

Heidi Thompson is the best-selling author of Clone Your Best Clients and the founder of Evolve Your Wedding Business where she specializes in business and marketing strategy for wedding professionals. She helps wedding professionals grow their businesses and reach their goals without going crazy in the process. Her business & marketing expertise has been featured on several wedding and business outlets including The Huffington Post, Social Media Examiner, Wedding Business Magazine, Sprouting Photographer, Photo Biz Xposed, Honeybook, WeddingWire World & she’s an advisory board member for the UK Academy Of Wedding & Event Planning. In this episode we had a great time chatting systems, marketing, and making sure you are working with clients you love. Show Notes: https://medium.com/wedding-network-usa/heidi-thompson-evolve-your-wedding-business-818aa72b268c

It's no wonder so many folks in the wedding industry know of Alan Berg. With more than 25 years in sales, marketing and sales management, Alan Berg has been called “The Leading International Expert on the Business of Weddings & Events”. He’s a Certified Speaking Professional®, the highest earned designation conferred by the National Speakers Association and one earned by less than 800 speakers worldwide. Alan is a featured presenter every year at Catersource, The Special Event, Wedding MBA, the Irish, Indian & Dubai Wedding Summits, the UK Wedding Conference, WEPP Cancun, Love Elevated Saint Lucia and other major industry conferences in North America and internationally. This episode we touched on actionable tips and tricks any wedding professional (or business professional) can use in their business today! Be ready to take notes. For more, check out the show notes at https://medium.com/wedding-network-usa/alan-berg-speaker-trainer-author-232accf77cf3

DWHSA -The Destination Wedding & Honeymoon Specialist Association is for travel agents who specialize in romance travel. Honeymoons, destination weddings, anniversary trips, vow renewals, etc. Our association's foundation is education and networking for the agents that want to focus on that niche. DWHSA has 900 members in the US and Canada, and a 3 members in Australia, New Zealand and Jordan. We have an annual conference, The Romance Travel University, RTU and we do weekly webinars, offer an online certification course, specialized training in South Asian Weddings. www.dwhsa.com

499092 Hello and thanks for stopping by! At Wedding Network USA, we are member focused. By following our core values, we strive to serve our members and the community at large to the best of our abilities. Listen in as we introduce the host on this trailer episode: Cherie Ronning & Jason Freshly. Coming March 6th!! Each week we'll talk with wedding industry experts who can share insights on how you can continue to grow your business as a modern wedding professional. About The Host: Cherie Ronning is the Founder and President of Wedding Network USA with over 30 years in the industry. Jason Freshly is the Director of Business Development of Wedding Network USA with over 15 years in the wedding and events industry. Each of the hosts brings a unique perspective to the conversation and ask the right questions to ensure the audience is getting valuable information from our guest. You can find out more about WNUSA at https://www.weddingnetworkusa.com/ We are excited about the future of t