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Do you often feel stressed or overwhelmed?

We all face stressful situations in our careers as wedding professionals, whether it’s at an event, in a meeting with a client, or behind the scenes. This episode is going to provide you with the tools you need to regulate your system and manage stress. 

Christina Algeciras is joining us to share her knowledge of the nervous system and teach us some of the neuroscience behind stress. She’s sharing practical techniques that you can use in any stressful situation to calm your mind and body so that you can get back to doing what you love. 

Christina Algeciras believes in the endless possibilities of the human spirit and is committed to helping girls and women develop a passion for being their most authentic and fulfilled selves. She has been working as a wellness professional with girls and women since 2009, helping them learn how to thrive through yoga, mindfulness, healthy eating, coaching, and creative and expressive arts, as well as mental health therapy and counseling. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• The basics of the nervous system 
• What causes you to become deregulated and feel stress
• How to prepare for a situation that you anticipate being stressful 

You can do hard things but, hopefully, this episode will make them a little easier.

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

Resources Mentioned:
Learn About Christina’s Therapy Services: www.christinaalgeciras.com
Learn About Christina’s Coaching and Speaking Services: www.benestarwellness.com
Follow @christinatherapy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/christinatherapy
Follow @benestarwellness on Instagram: www.instagram.com/benestarwellness
Get the Quick Tools for Self Regulation Freebie: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11szH7iavSjX7boWUWYqVtP8IfrzJFD9G/view

Show notes available at: designyourweddingbusiness.com/design-your-wedding-business-podcast/

This episode is a tribute to my new life. Five years ago at 2 a.m. on October 31st, my husband passed away.  

As I reflected on this experience and what I wanted to share about it, I thought about all the things I’ve learned and worked on over the last five years that have shaped me into who I am today, and that’s what I want to talk about. Of course, there have been times that felt impossibly difficult and if you’ve experienced grief, you know that it’s not a linear process, but I’m grateful to have found my way here and learned what I’ve learned along the way. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• How to keep going and not give up 
• Putting yourself out there and doing the things you want to do 
• The importance of taking care of yourself, especially through grief
• Giving yourself grace as you grieve 

Wherever brings you to this episode, I hope that my experience can offer you some comfort and encouragement to keep moving forward.

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

Show notes available at: designyourweddingbusiness.com/design-your-wedding-business-podcast/

How do you balance your wedding business with all the obligations you have over the holidays?

The holiday season is just around the corner, so it’s time to start thinking about how to prepare to make sure that you can enjoy your holiday season and not burn yourself out from trying to do all the things. 

There are two important questions for you to ask yourself: what are your self-imposed obligations over the holidays? And what boundaries and expectations do you have for the holidays? Tune into this episode for a breakdown of how I approach each of these questions to prepare for the chaos of the holiday season. Trust me, you won’t regret starting now.

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Identifying what your self-imposed obligations are over the holidays 
• Choosing your work hours for the holidays 
• How to plan your holiday calendar 
• Setting boundaries and expectations with your family

If you’re used to being overwhelmed and burnt out during the holiday season, this is the year we change that! It starts here.

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

Show notes available at: designyourweddingbusiness.com/design-your-wedding-business-podcast/

Do I need to hire a virtual assistant?

If you’re asking yourself this question, this episode of Design Your Wedding Business is for you. As your wedding business coach and mentor, I want to make sure you have all the information you need about who to hire in your business. We’ve talked about online business managers, now it’s time to cover virtual assistants. 

Emilie Given is here to answer all your questions about virtual assistants in the wedding industry. She’s breaking down what a virtual assistant is, what a virtual assistant can do for you as a wedding professional, and how to know if you need one. 

Emilie is a virtual assistant agency owner and online entrepreneur. She is passionate about matching C-level executive assistants with dynamic business leaders who have taken on too much. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• The key benefits of hiring a virtual assistant
• How to identify tasks that you could delegate 
• How virtual assistants drive your business development forward 
• The cost of a virtual assistant 

If you’re trying to do it all, let us help you in this episode.

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

Resources Mentioned:

Visit Emilie’s Website: www.shesagiven.com 

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

Follow She’s A Given on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shesagiven 

Learn 25 Things to Delegate to a Virtual Assistant: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1olIo4cgLbQaG1YEFdQXucd_EY-02Fw5b/view?usp=share_link

Show notes available at: designyourweddingbusiness.com/design-your-wedding-business-podcast/

Do you need an online business manager?

That’s the million-dollar question that I’m going to answer in this episode with the help of our guest, Kristin Amundson. 

If you have no clue where to start when it comes to hiring an online business manager or virtual assistant for your wedding business, we’ve got you covered. We’re starting with the basics like what an online business manager is, what they can do for your business, how they differ from virtual assistants, and how to know if you need one. 

Kristin Amundson has been in the online space since 2020 as an online business manager (OBM) and strategic consultant for entrepreneurs and service-based businesses. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• What online business managers do
• How to choose between an online business manager and a virtual assistant
• When to hire an online business manager

This episode is your one-stop-shop for all your questions about online business managers. 

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

Resources Mentioned:

Get Kristin’s Free guide to the Top 6 Reasons You Need an OBM: https://hummingbirdvirtualconsulting.com/top-6-reasons-you-need-an-obm/

Visit Kristin’s Website: www.hummingbirdvirtualconsulting.com 

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

Connect with Kristin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinamundsonhvc/ 

Show notes available at: designyourweddingbusiness.com/design-your-wedding-business-podcast/

Where are my organization lovers at? Okay, how about my organization haters?

Whatever camp you fall in, I want you to listen up for this episode! 

I’m getting geeky with Lisa McHargue and we’re talking about organizing your digital clutter. Lisa is walking us through how to streamline your email, Google Drive, Dropbox, hard drive, and other digital storage systems. If you’re overwhelmed by your digital clutter and it just keeps building up because you’re scared to look at it, this episode is going to break it all down for you and turn it into a task you can tackle one chunk at a time. 

Lisa McHargue is a former high school Spanish teacher turned digital organizer. Since 2020 she’s been helping online business owners take control of their digital chaos and create systems to keep the backend of their businesses organized so they can focus their time on doing what they love instead of swearing at Google Drive. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• How to get started with digital organization 
• The importance of having a clear and simple system
• The one-minute rule you need to know

Can we persuade you to open the junk drawer of your computer and finally get it organized? It starts right here! 

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

Resources Mentioned:

Get the 3 Steps to an Inbox That Doesn’t Look Like SH*T: https://lisamch.com/email 

Visit Lisa’s Website: https://lisamch.com 

Follow @lisajmch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/lisajmch

Follow Lisa on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063446247000 

Show notes available at: designyourweddingbusiness.com/design-your-wedding-business-podcast/

As business owners in the digital age, we are constantly surrounded by screens. From the computers in our offices to the smartphones in our pockets, it seems as though we're always connected, but have you taken measures to protect your business privacy and ensure your personal safety? 

In this episode of Design Your Wedding Business, we are discussing the often overlooked yet extremely vital steps to build a tech security starter pack that keeps out hackers, viruses, and other unwanted intruders. 

Our guest, Elizabeth Sheils, is sharing five easy-to-implement steps to safeguard sensitive information in your business and on behalf of your clients so you can sleep better at night.

Co-founder of Rock Paper Coin, Elizabeth Sheils never pictured a career in tech, but that’s where her wedding planning career led her. In 2018, Elizabeth and her sister-in-law Nora launched Rock Paper Coin, the first-ever software to bring together event planners, couples, and vendors into one system for managing contracts, paying invoices, and sharing documents. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Best practices for storing passwords and sensitive information
• What to do if your website or social media has been compromised
• How to make your accounts difficult to hack 

Let’s upgrade your tech security today and protect you from future attacks. 

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

Resources Mentioned:

Check Out Rock Paper Coin: https://rockpapercoin.com/ 

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

Follow Rock Paper Coin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rockpapercoin 

Show notes available at: designyourweddingbusiness.com/design-your-wedding-business-podcast/

Are you making marketing decisions based on data and analytics? If not, you’re missing out on an opportunity to make your marketing much more effective. 

Lisa Galletti is joining me to talk about how to validate your marketing efforts with Google Analytics. She gets that Google Analytics can be overwhelming and she’s here to help. 

This episode will walk you through what Google Analytics is, how to use it, and how to make your marketing more efficient. When you regularly assess how your marketing is doing, you can use that information to double down on what’s working and stop wasting time on what’s not. It’s definitely a skill worth learning. 

Lisa Galletti creates marketing strategies for people who care about real results, not vanity metrics. She specializes in guiding individuals and businesses toward marketing success that goes way beyond the numbers. She offers tailored strategies to help you build genuine connections, engage your audience, and achieve remarkable business growth. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• The basics of Google Analytics 
• How to get your marketing content in front of the right audience
• Tips for setting up Google Analytics 

Are you ready to step up your marketing game? Let’s get started. 

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

Resources Mentioned:

Book a Call with Lisa: https://lisagalletti.as.me

Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisagalletti/ 

Follow Lisa on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heylisagalletti 

Get Lisa’s Free Guide to Google Analytics: https://www.subscribepage.com/google_analytics_demystified 

Show notes available at: designyourweddingbusiness.com/design-your-wedding-business-podcast/

Do you feel a little lost when it comes to Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?

It sounds complicated and technical, but the most important SEO principles are actually pretty simple and can do a lot for the visibility of your wedding business. 

Let’s dive into the world of SEO with marketing expert Adrienna McDermott. You might remember her from our recent episode about marketing funnels, and she’s back to share more of the good stuff. You’ll learn what SEO is, what the most important SEO principles are, and how to use them to boost the visibility of your website. 

Adrienna McDermott is the founder and CEO of Ava & the Bee, a marketing agency exclusively for wedding pros that builds connections with dream couples through inclusive, results-driven marketing. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Simple ways to boost your SEO 
• How to figure out your keywords 
• How to get on the first page of Google results

I’m sure you’ve heard about SEO and been told that it helps with your visibility, but how does it work and where do you start? Find out in this episode!

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

Resources Mentioned:

Visit Adrienna’s Website: https://avaandthebee.com/

Get the Wedding Pros Guide to Blogging: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/64051b90d72bad5482cadc21 

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

Follow Ava & the Bee on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avaandthebee/ 

Follow @avaandthebee on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/avaandthebee/_created/

Follow Ava & the Bee on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ava-and-the-bee/ 

Show notes available at: designyourweddingbusiness.com/design-your-wedding-business-podcast/

Do you find marketing overwhelming in an age of social media, digital advertising, and advanced technology?

A lot has changed since the days when we depended on flyers, brochures, and magazines to get the word out. Now it can be all too easy to get lost trying to navigate things like graphic design, video content, and SEO. 

Enter Tayler Cusick Hollman. She is here to share her top marketing tech tools to make your life easier. If you’ve ever wished you could clone yourself, technology is the closest you're going to get, so you might as well put it to work. 

Tayler is a marketing consultant, a small-business builder, and the founder of Enji—an exciting new startup bringing you a suite of online marketing tools that fit your lifestyle and make sense for you. 

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Why you should add technology to your marketing toolbox 
• What marketing tech tools are absolute must-haves 
• How to make marketing easier 

Are you ready to master this marketing thing? Let’s get started. 

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

Resources Mentioned:

Learn More About Enji: https://www.enji.co/ 

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

Follow Enji on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enjimarketing 

Show notes available at: designyourweddingbusiness.com/design-your-wedding-business-podcast/