On today’s show, we hear from Kelly McLeskey-Dolata and Nancy Liu Chin, Co-Founders of Oh So Inspired. Each successful in their own right, Kelly in Planning and Design with her company, Savvy Event. Nancy, a floral designer with her company, Nancy Liu Chin Designs. Oh So Inspired, is an annual 3-day retreat for wedding professionals. We will get to hear about Nancy and Kelly and what led them to where they are today, and what they are doing. Also, we will hear about the dynamics of creating a partnership in the industry.
Show Highlights:
- How Kelly got into the event industry
- Examples of partnerships Kelly used to grow her business
- How Nancy got in the event industry
- How Nancy and Kelly started working together
- Collaboration is key when working with other vendors at weddings
- Why Oh So Inspired came about
- How Kelly and Nancy created the perfect environment for the event
- The structure of Kelly and Nancy’s partnership
- How their partnership is organic
- Most difficult challenges in running the conference
- How their location for the conference is perfect
- “Freindors” help each other out
- Some of the common challenges the attendees have
- Pricing the conference
- How Nancy and Kelly each balance their lives
Resources:
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