Party Girl Podcast
The Party Girl Podcast is for aspiring event planners and entrepreneurs who have that vision and desire to monetize their talents for creating beautiful events. Join Chelsey Curtis on her journey to make party planning her dream career as she shares industry best practices, and teaches others how to do the same.
Episodes
In this episode we're going to be discussing how to handle situations when people are rude.
Kinda hard, and awkward am I right? Rude customers differ from unhappy ones when they choose not to control their anger. They are unreasonable, unfriendly, and prone to using verbal abuse, or other offensive language and threatening behavior. But you're in business to serve your customers, so it's important to try to help them. Let's take a ...
In this episode I'll be sharing my top 5 ways to write better event blog posts.
You'll be able to hear of a more in depth conversation on each of these points so here are the cliff notes, in case your in a hurray.
1. Think about your best event takeaways
2. Don't await too long to get it out there
3. Share images
4. Share the Highlight Reel
5. B+ Work
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In this episode we're going to cover event proposals and how to write ones that more clients will say "YES" to. An event proposal is a document created to win new business, detailing the fees an event manager/event management company will charge for services to produce an event. Event planners live and die by their event proposals, so if you aren't using them you are definitely leaving money on the table.
Here are the five ma...
How to Start with Friends and Family
- Text everyone in your phone.
- Email everyone in your inbox with a personal message letting them know about your business.
- Post on your own Facebook page.
- Call close friends and let them know what you’re up to.
- Invite a group of friends to coffee and ask them to share your story. (If you trust this group of friends you can ask them for feedback on what you’re doing. If you do...
Join Chelsey and Paynton in this episode where they'll share all things food for your events! They'll go over budgeting, menus, serving, etc and leave no stone unturned. Food is such a key part to any event but it can stressful to know how much food to plan on and what you should budget for food should be. Take a listen...
Don’t worry, we will break this down for you and make it simple for your next event!
Let's Be Friend...
What a YEAR!?! The 2020 Year In Review Episode is all about the highs and lows (and there were some low, lows) last year. But the good news is that it wasn't all bad.
Through all of the chaos, a global pandemic, your industry becoming known for "super spreading", and so much more... there was still a lot of good and growth that came from 2020. Paynton and I hope you like listening to this conversation and that you're able...
Staring an online course is a great way to share your knowledge and experiences. Here are some ideas on where to start and what I wish I'd known...
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Some tips for choosing the right subject include:
...In this episode Paynton and I will go behind the scenes to the Dirty Thirty party we put together in September and we are spilling ALL. THE. TEA.
From keeping secrets, to testing positive for corona virus and much much more... you do not want to miss this episode!
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In this episode, I talk about the first event I am planning since the whole world shut down. This special event is for my daughter's 8th birthday. Paynton and I discuss how great it is to be back planning an event and the theme that my daughter chose for her party. Even with all the craziness of the world, it feels good to get back to what I love to do and that is planning events.
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There are many questions up in the air regarding all things events. Questions that keep most of us events planners awake at night wondering what-in-the-heck are we going to do about upcoming events. I am joined by the lovely Paynton and we discuss the future of events and the food we serve at these events. Food is such a huge part of events and with all the new regulations in place with coronavirus we don't know exactly what that i...
In this weeks episode, I am once again joined by Paynton. This time we are diving a little bit deeper with her and learning about why she became a event planner. She wasn't always set on becoming an event planner but once she did, she has never looked back. She has found joy and fulfillment from planning events. What did she want to do before event planning? You'll have to learn about that in this week's episode.
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In today's episode, Paynton and I sit down and discuss some of our favorite Instagram accounts from people who work in the Event Planning Industry. These women inspire us to keep up the hustle and continue to work towards our dreams. These accounts show great inspiration and also support other people in the event planning industry by showing off their work. It can be hard to look at someone else's work and get discouraged but we ch...
In today's episode, I am joined by Paynton Matthews. I shared with her a tip that I have used when planning many of my outdoor events. As event planners we are always looking for tips to help us with the event planning process. Listen to today's episode where I share one of my greatest tips with you guys,
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I am once again joined by Paynton Matthews where we discuss dressing for the event. It is important to not only look professional during an event but you also need to be comfortable. During an event you may do anything from moving tables, working on audio, decorating the tables or greeting guests. Each of these tasks require you to be moving around and if you are wearing heels during these may cause you quite a bit of discomfort. L...
How lucky is it when we can take something that we are passionate about and make it a career? The fact that we can take something we love (like event planning) and make money doing it to live is something that amazes me. If working a 9-5 job isn’t something that excites you then find something you are passionate about and figure out a way to monopolize on it.
In this episode I'll sit down with with Morgan Heywood who is a student o...
128. Have you wondered what events post-coronavirus is going to look like? Are they going to be happening anytime soon? Is everyone going to be wearing masks? These are the questions that have been running through my mind constantly. This is a topic that Paynton and I discussed in her recent podcast episode. If you are an event planner, this episode will give you a good idea of what the future events may look like in the near futur...
Paynton and I recently got to sit down and interview the owners of the Azalea, Nik and Krystin. They opened their doors in February of this year. Bookings were going great and almost every weekend was booked and then COVID 19 happened... Events were quickly shut down and there was no end in sight of when events were going to be hosted again. Luckily, with CDC guidelines they were able to open up their doors again at the end o...
I wish I could say that just summer has been so “crazy busy”. But truth be told, 2020 has been a real treat (insert eye roll here)… Joining me in this catch-up episode, is the lovely Paynton Matthews (recent Utah Valley University Event Graduate) as we discuss ALL the things since the beginning of summer in our last episode released.
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This episode is especially unique because I'm interviewing my daughter Jade. Truth be told, she's asked to record with me before and I'm so glad we finally made that happen today.
In this episode we discuss who's the better homeschool teacher, me or Nick. Some of Jade's school values and I ask her a few personal questions. Enjoy.
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Today I'm joined by UVU's newest event planning graduate: Paynton Matthews and we are going hear her thoughts on The Party Planner Academy course "How To Write A Professional Event Proposal". Take a listen!
IS THE PARTY PLANNER ACADEMY SOMETHING THAT WOULD WORK FOR YOU?
- Do people tell you that you have a knack for events and parties?
- Do you love planning events but you don't know where to start?
- Do you strugg...
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