Just Another Biz Podcast: Unfiltered Business Tips for Wedding Pros and Creatives

On this week's episode of The Local Table Podcast we’re chatting with a good friend of mine from my days at TOMS, Brian Nelson, about improv and how it can change not only your career but your personal relationships for the better. Brian is currently the Senior Admissions Producer and Operations Lead at General Assembly but he also leads business workshops through his business, Seriously Improv. Brian shares about how he got into improv and how it's helped him in making career moves and improve relationships with his co-workers and in his personal life. Brian shares more about what improv is and gives us tangible steps that we can implement into our own lives to help better our relationships and our jobs and how we can be more intentional in the conversations we're having with the people in our lives. Improv isn't about being funny it's about being intentional, knowing how to improvise authentically in conversations, invest in others, and have an attitude of "yes and"! Brian's main advice is to show up, be true to who you are, adapt to the surrounding that you're in, listen and invest in others. I hope that this week's conversation helps you to break out of your shell and allows you to learn how to truly invest in others personally and professionally. Enjoy, friends! 

This week's episode we have a very special guest, my cousin Maggie Rechkemmer of Iron & Lace Photography and co-founder of Brand Lab! Maggie lives in Iowa (where I’m originally from) and specializes in lifestyle photography. She’s also a supermom and wife to a firefighter. We chat all about how she made a big career change, started a photography business and is killing it along with being an amazing stay at home mom to 2 little ones. We talk about how she balances it all, saying no to things that don't fuel her and leaning into your community. You can find Maggie on her website and also on Instagram and Facebook. Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of The Local Table! 

In this week's episode on The Local Table, I'm talking about some of the things I think you need to know to start a business. I want y’all to know these are tips that I believe to be helpful and that have helped grow my business. They might not be 100% right for you but they will be helpful to you budding entrepreneurs! Tune in as I share my top 6 business tips for you to take action on today to get your business off the ground and growing. Enjoy today's episode! 

Today I'm talking with my good friend and work wife Gabby from 'Cause We Can Events. She's the best wedding planner out there for all those adventurous couples looking to glamp for their big day or get married in the woods. She shares how she took her dreams and made them a reality by getting out of her comfort zone. Gabby and I dive into a candid conversation about what it looks like to leap into the unknown and how to go after your dreams. We may or may not give a couple shout outs to La Croix and Brené Brown. Enjoy this week's episode friends! 

Kari Dirksen, the boss behind Feathered Arrow, a wedding planning and design company based in Los Angeles, CA brings you The Local Table podcast! This podcast is for entrepreneurs or people looking to become an entrepreneur or maybe you're just going after your dream. My hope is that this podcast feels like a supportive community and a place where you can glean information that feels attainable or applicable to you. We'll bring you shows weekly that will be a mixture of solo shows and interviews filled with educational content for business and life as well as some inspirational stories from other entrepreneurs. I want you guys, the listeners, to feel like family and to feel understood just by tuning in. So grab a drink and pull up a seat to the table as I share a quick intro into why I started this podcast and about my hopes and dreams for it. Welcome to The Local Table!