Hey planners! Dreaming about scaling your wedding planning business? It can be difficult to even consider this option when it’s just you doing all of the things but in this episode, we talked to someone who's done just that. Valarie Falvey is the founder of Kirkbrides, a wedding planning and design company based out of Ohio. She shares what she did to start scaling her team and how she’s grown it to 6 planners and over 35 team members. We also chat about how she got into entrepreneurship, why she doesn’t focus on planning anymore and what processes she’s set up to help clients have a great experience with her company.
What’s in this episode:
What Valarie was like growing up and her journey to entrepreneurship
How her internship prepared her for her business
What it means to her to be a Kirksbride wedding planner
How she learned to work on her business instead of in it
Why she stepped away from planning and moved into a different area of her business
How she’s scaled her business
Hurdles and challenges that wedding planners face
What they include in their planning packet
What services they offer for clients
Her advice for someone who wants to scale their wedding planning business
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