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In this episode of Refine for Wedding Planners, I’m chatting with Diana Warner, long time Refiner and real-life friend. We met in Vegas at Wedding MBA in 2019! We cover the following in our chat: Wedding Management Why Refine stands out to Diana in relation to all the options out there The value of community […]

 In this episode of Refine for Wedding Planners, I am giving insight on how to respond to bad reviews. We cover the following in our chat: • The importance of responding to all reviews. • A simple and easy response formula for a bad review. • How NOT to respond. • Why couples sometimes […]

 In this episode of Refine for Wedding Planners, I am giving the inside scoop on 1:1 Coaching and why it’s hard to find sometimes.   We cover the following in our chat: The difference in coaching session types: pick your brain vs prepared and strategic The cost Why it’s not sustainable for a coach […]

 In this episode of Refine for Wedding Planners, lawyer Braden Drake is joining me to talk about taxes, cash flow, legal entities and more! We cover the following in our chat: The difference in coaching session types: pick your brain vs prepared and strategic The cost Why it’s not sustainable for a coach Other […]

  In this episode of Refine for Wedding Planners, I invited Refiner Melissa Brown to join me and talk about her experience in our community. We cover the following in our chat: Importance of guest experience and guiding our couples through developing that. Tips for staying organized in large Facebook groups like Refine. Bad experience […]

  In this episode of Refine for Wedding Planners, I hit a dicey topic: politics. Today, I’m asking the question “do politics belong in our industry?” We cover the following in our chat: Facebook is monitoring FB groups for fake news and posting news articles in your groups and cause harm. 3 schools of thought […]

  In this episode of Refine for Wedding Planners, I am giving you permission to have boundaries while loving and serving your clients through COVID. We cover the following in our chat: While you are perfectly capable of offering emotional support, you are not licensed to handle trauma and it’s okay to recommend therapists to […]

Is content creation taking up a huge amount of your brain space? I totally get it! Not only do I have a several great tricks up my sleeve that will help you stop overthinking your content creation, but I have some amazing tools and resources you should utilize! You know their problems, just show them […]

Thank you Lauren Grove and Caroline Brown for serving us today with your helpful live Q&A around the legalities we as vendors are facing. Those hyperlinks will take you to valuable resources both ladies have for you right now. Follow them both on social media for real time updates as new ideas and resources become […]

WOW! What a time. Guys… I’m so so sorry this is happening to you. How crappy. I want to start by saying that your feelings are real, the cost is so heartbreaking and the loss of a dream or expectation is more than fair to grieve. Simply put, it’s awful. As an old married lady […]