The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

Are you a group of small business professionals, or wedding industry professionals looking to build your business, change your systems or processes, gain insight on the events industry from an industry veteran? 

I speak to events and hospitality audiences at meetings and conferences, on five subjects I've lived rather than researched:

— Building an internship program 

— The leap from side hustle to full time

— Perfecting your process 

— Vendor relations 

— Building a team and scaling  

three companies' worth of knowledge.

Certified Special Events Professional. Former ILEA board member. Twenty years in hospitality and events, and still in it every week — which means the examples are from this year, not from a book!

Topics include:

Building an Internship Program

The Leap from Side Hustle to Full Time

Perfecting your Process

Vendor Relations

Building a Team + Scaling

If you are a new or inspiring business owner, I'm here for YOU! 

Let me take you through the ins & outs of getting started, help analyze your marketing materials, staff materials, space design, workflows, website, platforms, processes and so much more! Offering one to one consultations and quarterly group workshops.  I specialize in small business consulting, wedding planner consulting and venue consulting.  

If you are a small business, I want to help you jump over obstacles faster and with more knowledge so you can get to your goals expeditiously!  

Most venues are running on instinct. Packages priced by guesswork, an inquiry process that leaks, policies written reactively after something went wrong, and marketing that got whatever time was left over.

This is the whole business, worked through in order over nine to twelve months:

— Market research — your local market, your competitors, and an honest read on where you actually sit 

— Packages, pricing and à la carte review — so the value lands where clients want it and the upsells work for your bottom line 

— Inquiry, booking and sales process — reviewed and redesigned, for your team and for the client 

— Policies and guidelines — created or overhauled, written for your long-term interest 

— Branding photo shoot coordination — building the image library your website and social run on 

— Advertising and launch strategy 

— Website review 

— Media and marketing review — sales materials, brochures and social, ahead of booking season 

— Resource Center — me, on call for the questions large and small, for the length of the engagement

I don't advise on venues from the outside. I own one.