Party Girl Podcast

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 minute to discuss how to best handle these situations with professionalism and grace.   Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Enroll in The Party Planner Academy Courses: https://partyplanneracademy.mykajabi.com/offers/NQJgJByN

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 Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Enroll in The Party Planner Academy Courses: https://partyplanneracademy.mykajabi.com/offers/NQJgJByN

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 major components to starting on a winning event proposal: Introduce yourself and the project.  Write an attractive event description.  List all services provided.  Show your previous work.  Incorporate monetary information throughout.   Let's Be Friends! Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Enroll in The Party Planner Academy Courses: https://partyplanneracademy.mykajabi.com/offers/NQJgJByN

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 not trust their business sense then do not let their opinions change your passion for planning.) Give business cards to your friends that they can pass out. Offer to do a free event for your friends and family in exchange for a Yelp review, photo shoot and testimonial. Ask friends to share your website on their Facebook page. You can also tell former bosses, past business acquaintances and former co-workers. There are ways to communicate these messages to them without being overly salesy. Trust me when I say they all want to hear about your new adventure. Once you reach out to your inner circle, you can launch a social media outreach campaign. How to Get Clients through Social Media Post images of your events or other beautiful events you like on Instagram. Follow and connect with similar people on Instagram. Join Twitter and use the “advanced search” function to find brides-to-be, corporate clients, venues, vendors, etc and begin following and interacting with them. Join local community groups on Facebook and start adding value to the groups by posting your knowledge. They will quickly view you as an expert and reach out to you. Post your knowledge on your Facebook page. You can also run contests to give away a free event. Partner with local restaurants or venues to post content on their Facebook pages (great idea!). Get a past client, family or friend to do a short Youtube video review of your work. Social media works but it takes a little time. You have to create a strategy (use the one I just wrote above) and execute on it every single day. Just do one small thing on social media once per day. We call this “planing your seed”, and in a few months the seeds you plant in the social media world will grow to be large, beautiful, healthy trees. When you begin marketing on social media make sure you choose the same Company name on every platform (same name on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Youtube). How to Get Clients on Review Sites The next place to get clients is on review sites. Yelp, Thumbtack and Craigslist are some of the best places to get new clients but the key is to have 10 or more reviews.  Let's Be Friends! Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Enroll in The Party Planner Academy Courses: https://partyplanneracademy.mykajabi.com/offers/NQJgJByN

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 Friends! Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

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 to reflect on your past year with lessons learned and BIG goals for 2021. Let's Be Friends! Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

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... Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/ Some tips for choosing the right subject include: Choosing a focused and niche topic rather than a broad one. Having a broad topic usually means more competition. The more focused your niche, the easier it is to convey expertise. Having expert-level knowledge. Keep in mind, being an expert on a topic might mean you have better-than-average knowledge. You don’t have to be a genius or have traditional credentials. Knowing who your audience is, what their problems are, and how you can teach them to solve those problems. Lights, camera, action! Now that you picked a subject and have all the right gear, it’s time to shoot some video! Place the green screen on the wall behind you. Make sure you pull the green screen taut so that there are no wrinkles or sagging as that can show up in the videos when you edit the background. Then set up the camera on a tripod in front of you and place the lights behind the camera. Once you have your little mini-studio set-up it’s time to record. Do a test recording first to make sure that you look and sound good. If you see any sort of shadow on your face or body, adjust the lights accordingly to eliminate it. Article Source 

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... Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/ Some tips for choosing the right subject include: Choosing a focused and niche topic rather than a broad one. Having a broad topic usually means more competition. The more focused your niche, the easier it is to convey expertise. Having expert-level knowledge. Keep in mind, being an expert on a topic might mean you have better-than-average knowledge. You don’t have to be a genius or have traditional credentials. Knowing who your audience is, what their problems are, and how you can teach them to solve those problems. Lights, camera, action! Now that you picked a subject and have all the right gear, it’s time to shoot some video! Place the green screen on the wall behind you. Make sure you pull the green screen taut so that there are no wrinkles or sagging as that can show up in the videos when you edit the background. Then set up the camera on a tripod in front of you and place the lights behind the camera. Once you have your little mini-studio set-up it’s time to record. Do a test recording first to make sure that you look and sound good. If you see any sort of shadow on your face or body, adjust the lights accordingly to eliminate it. Article Source 

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! Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

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.  If you like what your hearing leave us a review. If there is a topic you would like us to cover please leave a comment or reach out to us on Instagram. We would love to hear what you want to learn about. Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

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 is going to look like. Listen to this week's episode as we discuss our thoughts of the future of catering for events. Please leave us a review if you like what you are hearing. If you have any suggestions for an episode leave us a comment or reach out to us on Instagram. Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

In this weeks episode, I am once again 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. If you like what your hearing leave us a review. If there is a topic you would like us to cover please leave a comment or reach out to us on Instagram. We would love to hear what you want to learn about. Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

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. If you like what your hearing leave us a review. If there is a topic you would like us to cover please leave a comment or reach out to us on Instagram. We would love to hear what you want to learn about. Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

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 challenge you to look at these accounts and see them as motivation and continue to work to achieve your goals. These women have put in the time to make their dreams come true and that is something that each of us can do. We shared these accounts with you guys so you could see people who inspire us and make us want to do more and be better. Check out each of the accounts we discussed in the episode: @eventsby.janelle: https://www.instagram.com/eventsby.janelle/ @partywithcarly: https://www.instagram.com/partywithcarly/ @catchmyparty: https://www.instagram.com/catchmyparty/ @karaspartyideas: https://www.instagram.com/karaspartyideas/ Feel free to leave us a review, comment with your favorite accounts or anything you would like us to discuss in future episodes.  Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

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,  Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

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. Learning to match your attire to events is a special tool we all need to learn. Listen to this episode if you are like are like Paynton and I where we discuss the struggles we have had with dressing for the event.  If there is a topic you would like us to discuss leave us a comment and we would love to discuss it in a future episode. If you like what you are hearing leave us a review. Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

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 of the Party Planner Academy. Morgan was one of the first student’s of mine and she has been able to take the information she learned and turn it into her career. Morgan found a passion for event planning after she hosted a birthday party for her mom and sister in October of 2018. Her husband encouraged her to pursue her passion after he found a new job and they were financially stable enough to allow her to find her passion.Her husband supports her in pursuing her career in event planning and you can tell she has an eye for it, just check out her instagram and you will see! Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

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 future.  Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

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 of May. Whether you're an event planner or venue owner, give this a listen and learn how to pivot your business when up foreseen circumstances arise.  Learn more about The Azalea here:  https://www.theazalea.net Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/

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. Join my FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022355027901093/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.curtis/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/partyplanneracademy/