Essential Tips for Navigating the Emotional Rollercoaster of The Event Design Industry

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Listen in to the new IWED Uncut podcast episode as your host, Lucy Molina, Design Expert & Director of Education at the Institute of Wedding & Event Design discusses the rollercoaster that entering the event design can be in terms of mishaps and emotions. 

As new designers learn and get more experienced, navigating this often hectic terrain will get easier, but being new at something can at times be used to your advantage. 

Lucy goes over cost/benefit analysis in terms of taking risks and knowing that learning from your mistakes will serve to further build your confidence. Starting out in the industry allows you to bring a fresh and new perspective, with innovative ideas to the table. 

New designers and business owners in the industry need to remember that building relationships is important when starting out and always in this industry, in terms of knowing vendors, having connections, support, and mentors, and possibly creating new opportunities for oneself. 

You Won’t Wanna Miss… Lucy’s Biggest Tips from Episode 7: 

1. Embracing challenges as opportunities for growth.
2. Use your newness to ask questions and challenge the status quo. 
3. Remember that every expert was once a beginner JUST LIKE YOU!

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And, tune in again for our next episode, dropping Thursday, August 8, 2024.

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