QUESTION EVERYTHING Plan a Better Wedding (or Party): with Marcy Blum & Jess Levin Conroy (Carats + Cake)
Dec 1, 2022
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Marcy Blum and Jess Conroy have each revolutionized the wedding industry in their own exceptional ways. Marcy is an internationally sought-after event planner and entertaining expert with 30 years of experience throwing innovative and ground-breaking events. Jess is the founder and CEO of Carats & Cake, a financial operating system created for the events industry. These women each have tackled a different piece of the $60 billion-a-year wedding industry pie, but their creativity and uniqueness have earned them both respect in their field. Today we cover:
- Wedding/Party/Event Do’s + Don’ts
- The biggest waste of money when it comes to weddings
- Why you shouldn’t be a chill host
- How to create meaning at events and parties (weddings)
- Setting the right tone for a party
- Over 2 million couples get married a year. A wedding can be one of the largest purchases a couple makes in their life…how can we make it more meaningful?
- How Marcy + Jess transformed the events industry
- Building a brand and noticing the white space in your industry
- Advice for seeking investors
- Raising money as an entrepreneur and the power of storytelling