Design Your Business | Empowering Creative Women Business Owners

Do you find yourself apologizing for things that aren’t your fault? Not wanting to sound too bold? Trying to make your emails sound a little softer? 

In this episode, I’m talking to Renée Dalo about how the power of language can transform your business. She’s here to teach you how to speak about yourself and your wedding business without making yourself sound smaller. You’re probably using words to make yourself sound smaller without even realizing it!

Renée is a wedding planner and business coach on a mission to help wedding pros get more visible and become bold, empowered entrepreneurs!

She’s taking us through her four-step process and sharing the tools you can use to start changing your language as soon as you finish this episode. 

If you’re ready to start sounding more confident and accomplished, tune in. 

I would love to connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JenTaylorConsulting & Instagram: www.instagram.com/jentaylorconsulting!

Resources Mentioned:

Visit Renée’s Website: http://www.reneedalo.com 

Check Out Renée’s Wedding Business: https://moxiebrightevents.com 

Follow @reneedalo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneedalo/ 

Show notes available at jentaylorconsulting.com/episode38

What is networking?

It’s more than just passing out business cards and making small talk. It’s actually a really important part of your strategy to consider as part of your wedding industry business plan. Networking is how you get your face and name out there so that people know who you are and what you do. 

In this episode, I’m teaching you how to get involved in your local community of wedding professionals and start building relationships. It’s easy when you know how, but I know it can be overwhelming when you’re getting started and you feel like you don’t know anyone yet. 

You’re going to have an established network in no time, and over the next few episodes, I’m going to show you how to make it happen. 

I would love to connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JenTaylorConsulting & Instagram: www.instagram.com/jentaylorconsulting!

Resources Mentioned:

WIPA: https://www.wipa.org

NACE: https://www.nace.net

ILEA: https://ileahub.com

MPI: https://www.mpi.org

BNI: https://www.bni.com

Chamber of Commerce: https://www.chamberofcommerce.com

Show notes available at jentaylorconsulting.com/episode37

Who doesn’t love playing around with designs in Canva?

Canva might be fun to use, but it also has a bunch of great professional tools built in that a lot of people don’t know about. 

That’s why I wanted to bring Canva Verified Expert Brenda Cadman on the podcast to teach us some of her tips and tricks. She’s explaining what the Canva Verified Expert program is, teaching us the basics of how to get the most out of Canva, and sharing what you need to know about Canva that no one else knows. 

Brenda Cadman is a Canva Verified Expert from Prince Edward Island, Canada. After spending more than two decades supporting businesses with their website development needs, she now focuses on teaching entrepreneurs how to use Canva more effectively and efficiently. Brenda has taught thousands of small business owners through her courses, and she loves to help business owners tame their hot mess Canva accounts by creating an organizational system that ensures they can spend less time in Canva, and more time doing what they love.

No matter what level of experience you have with Canva, I know that you’re going to benefit from Brenda’s expert tips in this episode.

I would love to connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JenTaylorConsulting & Instagram: www.instagram.com/jentaylorconsulting!

Resources Mentioned:

Visit Brenda’s Website: www.BrendaCadman.com 

Join Brenda’s Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/howtousecanva 

Follow @brendacadman on Instagram: www.instagram.com/brendacadman

Subscribe to Brenda’s YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/brendacadman

Show notes available at jentaylorconsulting.com/episode36

Do you have CEO days in your calendar? If not, listen up. 

In this episode, I’m sharing what CEO days are, how to make time for them in your busy schedule, and what you should be doing on your CEO days. Spoiler: They are SO important for your business.

Remember, you’re a business owner first, so it’s really important that you’re making time to work on your business, not just in it. No one else is going to take care of the business side of things for you, so it’s up to you to make sure that everything is running smoothly! The best way to do this? By checking in regularly.

Schedule your CEO days in your calendar and stick to the schedule you choose. Very quickly, you’ll see how CEO days make your job as a business owner easier. 

If you still need to be persuaded to start scheduling CEO days for yourself, tune in. 

I would love to connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JenTaylorConsulting & Instagram: www.instagram.com/jentaylorconsulting!

Resources Mentioned:

Small Business Task List: https://jentaylorconsulting.com/worksheets/small-business-task/ 

Show notes available at jentaylorconsulting.com/episode35

Are you acting like the owner of your wedding business?

You are not a wedding planner, DJ, florist, or caterer. You are first and foremost a business owner, which means you have to do business owner things. You might not enjoy dealing with the business side of things, but it’s your responsibility to make sure that your business is running smoothly. 

Remember the 8 CEOs? Those are the “business owner things” that you need to be staying on top of. This episode is a recap of some of the tasks you need to be reviewing in your business and why it’s so important to put your role as business owner first. 

You need to create a business that works for you so that you can do more of what you love, and I want to help you in this episode!

I would love to connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JenTaylorConsulting & Instagram: www.instagram.com/jentaylorconsulting!

Resources Mentioned:

Small Business Task Appendix: https://jentaylorconsulting.com/worksheets/small-business-task/ 

Show notes available at jentaylorconsulting.com/episode34

Are you using PR to grow your business? 


Join me for a chat with wedding PR guru Meghan Ely to talk about all things wedding business PR.


We’re talking about what PR looks like for wedding professionals, how to get your work featured, how to stand out in a competitive industry, and so much more. Think of this episode as your guide to all things PR.

OFD Consulting owner, Meghan Ely, CWIP (Certified Wedding Industry Professional), combines in-the-trenches event experience with a love of wedding PR to empower her clients to take their businesses to new heights. Her team’s publicity efforts are regularly honored by the Public Relations Society of America, and most recently, Meghan was named the NACE Speaker of the Year.



A long-time industry speaker and writer, she is a WeddingPro educator with The Knot + WeddingWire, as well as a regular contributor to Wedding Planner Magazine, Catersource, and SpecialEvents.com. Meghan currently serves as the 2022 International President for WIPA.

Whether you know a bit about PR already or you’re just getting started, this episode has something for you. 

I would love to connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JenTaylorConsulting & Instagram: www.instagram.com/jentaylorconsulting!

Resources Mentioned:

Follow @ofdconsulting on Instagram: www.instagram.com/ofdconsulting 

Follow OFD Consulting on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ofdconsulting

Visit Meghan’s Website: www.ofdconsulting.com 

Show notes available at jentaylorconsulting.com/episode33

What do you do to plan and prepare for a new year?

This episode is about looking forward to the new year and how to prepare for it. 

The last episode was about how to review, so if you listen to that episode and this one, you should have a pretty comprehensive guide to getting wrapped up with the last year and ready for the new one. 

When you’re finished with your review of the last year, it’s time to ask yourself what you want the next one to look like. Is there anything you want to do differently? Do you have different financial goals? Use what you’ve learned from running a business over the last year to inform what you do next! 

If you’re not sure where to start with your prep for the upcoming year, you’re in the right place. 

I would love to connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JenTaylorConsulting & Instagram: www.instagram.com/jentaylorconsulting!

Resources Mentioned:

Small Business Task Appendix: https://jentaylorconsulting.com/worksheets/small-business-task/ 

Show notes available at jentaylorconsulting.com/episode32

Do you recap your year as part of your wedding industry business plan?

2022 is coming to a close and it’s time to start thinking about what happened this year and what you’d like to change for next year. 

By taking time to learn from the previous year and implement any changes you need to make to keep your wedding industry business plan in alignment with the life you want to live, you will set yourself up for success. In this episode, I am teaching you where to start.

Don’t miss this chance to review and improve your business! Tune in now. 

I would love to connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JenTaylorConsulting & Instagram: www.instagram.com/jentaylorconsulting!

Resources Mentioned:

Small Business Task Appendix: https://jentaylorconsulting.com/worksheets/small-business-task/ 

Show notes available at jentaylorconsulting.com/episode31

How much time do you spend working on your business? I’m not talking about the time you spend with clients; I’m talking about the time you spend working on your 8 CEOs. 

In this episode of the podcast, I’m talking about making time to work on your wedding business by having a quarterly day (or half-day) where you can create a plan for the upcoming quarter. I’m teaching you how to get started, what areas to review, and where to find a great resource to help you set up quarterly days. 

You are a business owner and it’s up to you to take responsibility for the success of your business. Quarterly days give you an opportunity to do that by allowing you to review how things are going in your business and what you need to do to stay on track with your goals and expectations for the year. 

Tune in to this episode to get started!

I would love to connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JenTaylorConsulting & Instagram: www.instagram.com/jentaylorconsulting!

Resources Mentioned:

Small Business Task Appendix: https://jentaylorconsulting.com/worksheets/small-business-task/ 

Show notes available at jentaylorconsulting.com/episode30

What is self-care and what does it look like for you as someone in the wedding industry?

Self-care is multidimensional; it goes beyond facials and pedicures, but it can be hard to figure out what to do for yourself besides putting on a face mask! And if you’re like me, you might find this concept a little difficult to grasp.

In this episode, we’re discussing multidimensional self-care and how to integrate it into your life. I’m going over 8 areas of self-care and sharing what I try to do to take care of myself in each of them.  I’m not always good at these things, but hopefully, my examples will get you thinking about what might work for you too and we can work on them together!

If you have a hard time figuring out what self-care looks like for you on a more meaningful level, this is for you. 

I would love to connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JenTaylorConsulting & Instagram: www.instagram.com/jentaylorconsulting!

Resources Mentioned:

LivingUpp: www.livingupp.com

Show notes available at jentaylorconsulting.com/episode29