Starting a wedding venue is exciting, but the reality of running one can look very different than expected. From becoming the plumber and maintenance person to building systems that actually allow a venue to grow, the journey requires more than just loving weddings.

In this episode of the Venue Nest Podcast, hosts Ashley Shepherd and Kelsey Smith sit down with Braden, a Venue Nest partner and multi-venue operator, to talk about his journey from real estate investing to scaling wedding venues. Braden shares the challenges of starting from scratch, creating systems, hiring the right venue directors, managing managers, and finding the balance between collaboration and competition in the venue industry. He also explains how those experiences helped shape Venue Nest into a platform built for venue owners and operators.

00:00 The Reality of Venue Ownership

02:13 Braden's Entry into the Wedding Industry

05:58 Hiring the First Venue Director

07:44 Advice for Overwhelmed New Owners

09:43 The Search for the Right Software

11:05 The Creation of Venue Nest

14:38 What Separates Venue Nest

16:00 The Challenges of Managing Managers

20:08 Outro

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