The CEO Show
The CEO Show is the podcast for wedding professionals who want to make more money and create more freedom, without sacrificing more of their weekends.
Hosted by award-winning business coach, sales expert and wedding industry expert Laura Canham, this podcast is here to help you go from busy wedding pro to profitable wedding CEO.
Expect honest conversations about the realities of running a business in the wedding industry, practical business strategy and simple tips to help you grow your income, price with confidence and create year-round revenue in your wedding business.
Whether you are a wedding photographer, celebrant, planner, florist, stylist, venue owner, videographer, DJ, content creator or another creative wedding supplier, you'll love all the hot tips that are totally relevant to this wonderful, and often crazy industry!
If you are ready to earn more, work smarter and become the CEO of your wedding business, you are in the right place.
Find out more here: www.thelovebizacademy.com.au
Episodes
73 episodes
71. My honest opinion on those controversial wedding industry awards
Every year, award season rolls around and the wedding industry absolutely loses its mind.There’s always drama, strong opinions and plenty of people telling you exactly why you should or shouldn’t enter. So today, I’m giving you my hot ta...
70. How to create money all year round in a 'seasonal business'
Just because weddings are seasonal doesn’t mean your income should be too.One thing I really want wedding business owners to stop accepting is the idea that off-season automatically means struggling, stressing about cash flow or waiting ...
69. CEO Conversations - The secret to building a profitable wedding business in a small town with Becky Barry
What if the wedding business you’re trying to build doesn’t need to look anything like the ones you’re comparing it to?Becky Barry is a regional celebrant who went from juggling a secure school job, family life and a brand-new business t...
68. The #1 hack to increasing your prices without getting ghosted
Have you ever raised your prices, watched your enquiries slow down and immediately thought, “see, I knew I was too expensive”?You’re not alone. So many wedding pros increase their rates, get a few more no’s or suddenly hear cric...
67. Being fully booked is a TRAP! Do this instead...
Being fully booked is often sold as the ultimate sign of success in the wedding industry.But what if a packed calendar, endless meetings and every weekend taken up with weddings is not actually the dream?In this episode, I’m break...
66. CEO Conversations - Walking away from her job and relationship turned into building her dream business with Brittany Mather
What if the thing holding your business back is not talent, but trying to sell everything at once?This week I'm joined by past client Britt, a Byron Bay marriage celebrant and founder of Happy Days Weddings.Before starting her bus...
65. What's holding your business back from making $20k months?
If you want to make more money in your wedding business but consistent $20K months feel completely out of reach, this episode is for you.There are so many myths around what it takes to reach bigger income goals. You might think you need ...
64. CEO Conversations - From creative hot mess to 250% increase in income with Zena Lythgo
What if the goal is not to make more money, but to create a wedding business that actually gives you more freedom?This week I’m joined by past client Zena Lythgo, a Melbourne marriage celebrant, funeral celebrant and co-founder of I Do D...
63. Before you spend another dollar on marketing, listen to this
If your calendar is looking a little too empty, your first thought is probably, “I need more enquiries.”But what if that is not actually the problem?In this episode, I’m breaking down the biggest mistake I see wedding business own...
62. Don't make this $10k mistake in your wedding business
What if the reason you are not hitting $20K months has nothing to do with your followers, your niche, or your team?In this episode, I'm busting the biggest myths I hear when wedding pros tell me consistent $20K months are not possible fo...
61. Why the best wedding pros don't always make the most money
You can be incredibly talented at what you do and still struggle to make the money, book the right couples, or create the freedom you want from your wedding business.Being a brilliant wedding photographer, planner, florist, celebrant, DJ...
60. The real reason I almost QUIT my business...
I was ready to throw it all in the bin!Have you ever had a season in your business where you’ve wondered whether you’ve outgrown it, lost your spark, or just need to burn the whole thing down and start again?In this episode, I’m s...
59. Try this one thing to STOP getting ghosted by new leads
If people are enquiring to work with you, congrats! You’ve done the hard part.Whether they’re emailing, DMing, filling out your forms or downloading your price guides - this is where the magic happens. However, it’s also where things ca...
58. F*ck the content pillars! Do this instead to make content creation easy peasy
Content creation always seems to be every business owners pet peeve.Not enough time, don’t know what to post, stressing over the algorithm, feeling overwhelmed with all the chatter of content pillars, themes, buckets and all the things…...
57. 2024 Reflections - The richest I've ever been
This year has gone by so fast, like holy crap! And while everyone is sharing their Spotify wrapped, huge 2024 wins and big juicy plans for 2025, it can be easy to get caught up in the income goals, milestones and comparisons.In this epi...
56. Are you sabotaging your own success?
Let’s talk about actually enjoying your success.Because maybe you’re already owning your wins. Maybe you’re celebrating them, too. But then what?Are you actually kicking back and reaping the rewards of all your hard work? Or are...
55. CEO Conversations: The realities of creating a six-figure business as a single girly with Em Chapman
Welcome back to CEO Conversations! I am so excited for my chat this week with Em Chapman, a WA based event stylist and wedding planner who has taken her business from side-hustle to six-figures in the last 12 months.Since we started wor...
54. How to start celebrating your wins
Here’s the thing: when you’re ambitious, focused, and crushing your goals left, right, and centre, it’s so easy to fall into a pattern of just ticking things off the list and moving on to the next thing. One milestone after another, with no tim...
53. CEO Conversations: Creating a business to support you through the hard times with Sarah Joel
This week I’m chatting with another one of my amazing clients, Sarah Joel.When we started working together, Sarah was making $2k per month and within 6 months was making consistent $13k months. Since then she has maintained these high i...
52. Babe! Stop being so freaking humble!
It’s time for you to step up and freaking own all the cool shit you’ve done babe!Over the years I’ve supported hundreds of female entrepreneurs, watched them smash through their to do list and do some really cool shit - but when it come...
51. CEO Conversations: Navigating divorce while growing your empire with Lauren Bridge
Welcome to the second instalment of CEO Conversations! Here I'll be talking to some of my amazing clients about their business journey - the amazing wins and all the crazy shit has gone on behind the scenes that they’ve never spoken about befor...
50. Success Series: What even is 'success' anyway?
Welcome to the Success Series!Over the next 8 weeks, we’ll be diving ladyballs deep into the topic of success. I want this series to inspire you to really think about what success actually means to you, so you can start doing bus...
49. Ask me anything! Celebrating one year of The CEO Show by answering all your juicy questions
Holy shit balls, the poddy is officially ONE year old! Where did that year go??In that time we’ve hit 49 episodes and 5700+ downloads, which is epic!A huge THANK YOU for tuning in each week. I am truly so grateful to each and ev...
48. 5 ways you can make six-figures from just one offer
Imagine having one offer that was so damn good it made you $100k+ MINIMUM!Whenever I tell people this, they look at me like I’m crazy BUT I’ve done this now for several of my own offers and helped heaps of clients make it a reality for ...
47. What to do if you’re sell sell selling and no ones buying…
Is your sales strategy really the issue, or is it your offer?So many business owners throw themselves into mastering sales techniques, thinking they need better strategies to make more money, but the truth is, even the best sal...