This episode’s drinks: all the coffee
Topics we covered:
- How Katie and Kinsey decided to make a venue on the family farm
- How to handle being family and business partners
- Separating the business from who you are as a person
- How they work to see things from their business partner’s point of view
- What they didn’t anticipate going in: PAPERWORK
- The issues Katie and Kinsey ran into as they built their venue like the ceremony location or providing chairs
- The tyranny of the pressure to go full-time on your side hustle (we say DO YOU, BOO!)
- The problem with equating money with successful creativity
- Knowing when to pivot from what you’re currently doing
- Why patience is the most underrated quality in business
- Why you shouldn’t freak out when Facebook / Instagram / Twitter changes their algorithm
- “People got so fascinated with tools that they forgot about the basics.” Katie
- Why you need to keep your social media real so people can genuinely connect with you
- Methods to deal with fans who know you but you don’t know them!
- How Kinsey’s podcast has affected their venue’s business
- We lament on how difficult naming a business is
- How to navigate being so independent versus being very communal
- How your personal insecurities and issues come out in your business and in your partnership
- Why Kinsey wants you to connect with the industry and community with genuine curiosity
- Katie wants you to know it ALL matters
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