As we head into a brand new year, it's time to pause, reflect, and plan for the future. In this episode, we dive into the transformative power of reflection, and how to create space for big ideas with an annual "Big Ideas Retreat." Whether you're looking to reset your business or personal life, these tips will help you set intentional goals for 2025. Tune in for actionable insights and inspiration to start the new year strong!

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

The Power of Reflection:

Why looking back on your wins and challenges can fuel growth

The framework we use to reflect on the past year and plan for the next

Hosting Your Own Big Ideas Retreat:

How stepping away from your daily routine can spark creativity

A step-by-step guide to planning a retreat for clarity and goal-setting

Turning Reflection into Action:

How to use your reflections to create a roadmap for 2025

Breaking down big goals into actionable steps

Links and Resources Mentioned:

Download the FREE Year Compass framework here: https://yearcompass.com/

Follow us on Instagram for more tips and inspiration: @eventcrush.ed

Join the Conversation:

What’s your word for 2025? How are you creating space for big ideas? We’d love to hear from you! Share your thoughts on Instagram or shoot us an email. 

Subscribe & Review:

If you loved this episode, please subscribe and leave a review! Your support helps us reach more listeners like you. Don’t forget to share this episode with a friend or colleague who’s ready to reflect and and reset for the new year.

Connect with Us:

Instagram: @eventcrush.ed

Website: www.eventcrush.com

Email: [email protected]

This week, expert copywriter for wedding pros Andrea Shah gives us some practical tips for updating our websites for booking season success. Andrea emphasizes the importance of wedding pros understanding their clients' needs, the significance of pricing transparency, and how to enhance the overall client experience through websites. She also delves into the role of copy in attracting clients, the necessity of optimizing websites for various audiences (it's not just couples looking at your website!), and practical tips for improving website content. 

Find Andrea here ⬇️

Happy New Year -- we'll see you back here in 2025!

We have a super fun offering coming up that is going to help you track leads, streamline your sales process, see which services are booking most, and track financials for the year. Stay tuned!! 🥳

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Join Becky to chat about longevity in the wedding industry and what it takes to really last and make it past the 5-year mark.

Becky will chat about:

Thanks for tuning into this week's episode! We'll be right back here next week with another episode. 

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Are you following the new Instagram account for the podcast yet? Follow along here!

Happy December!

This week, join Becky as she sits down with Renee of Renee Walker Photography and Beneath the Pines, to chat about all things styled shoots. Are they really worth the time and effort? Is it worth investing in a content day? What is proper styled shoot etiquette? All of these questions and more will be answered -- tune in to hear Renee's insight and learn now styled shoots have changed the course of her career! You will also learn about Renee's content day brand, Beneath the Pines, and what sets her content days apart from the rest.

Connect with Renee:

Are you following our new Instagram page for the podcast yet? Follow along here!

Happy Thanksgiving week! On this solo episode, Becky dives into her top three takeaways from Wedding MBA 2024 earlier in the month, and how you can apply these to your own businesses this season. 

We have a new IG account for the show! Follow along at @eventcrush.ed.🙌🏻

We'll see you back here next Friday. 🥳

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See you back here next week!

• A successful website must be both beautiful and functional, especially in the wedding industry

In this week's solo episode, Becky discusses her personal experience with wedding industry education as a consumer and what she has learned along the way as someone who has invested a decent amount of money into conferences, workshops, courses, masterminds, and more. She shares some of her favorite resources and educational opportunities for wedding pros and wraps up the episodes with 3 'do's' and 3 'don'ts' for wedding pros to be aware of when preparing to invest in wedding industry education.

Wedding MBA is coming up in just a couple short weeks!! Will I see you there!?

Resources mentioned in this episode

• Wedding Pro Insiders

• The Power in Purpose

• Book More Weddings Summit

This podcast was edited and produced by Ace Sound Design. 🎙