Initially i thought this guy was sounding off. But he is actually dropping some really serious bombs in the wedding industry! People fly into this industry without knowing that this is not just a retirement plan. It's a full functioning work yourself to death or pay premium for someone to work on it for you. The photography portion is more personal to me cause thats my background and i build a venue with amazing things for other photographers to use,.. but they do the most basic stuff and charge brides crazy $$$ I've been in the wedding industry for 17 years, owned my venue for 8 years. This industry is tough, it looks glamorous on the outside, but the backstage is crazy tough. We've been great and successful thankfully, but the competition keeps getting bigger and badder from people that do not care about profit.

awesome thank you!!

excellent thank you!!

This is one of best interviews I watched on this podcast.Great guest thanks for the honesty ❤🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Good topic. Ours is bold and visible as we feel some who hide it, get passed over. “What have they got to hide?” type vibes.

I have bookmarked this video and labled it Leadership Gems. Very informative! 💕

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Fantastic podcast today! Loved the golden nuggets I received from it!!!

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great info, thank you!!

Excellent information, thank you!!

I absolutely loved this very insightful and such a beautiful venue

I think she needs a business coach. I think you have to figure out whats the most important objective of your business. Your business seems like it's going through canibalism. Your Venue space is keeping away clients and your Tatto space is keeping away venue/event clients. It's a good thing to realize that you have only gotten 1 complaint about the space and the noise, but imagine how many people look past your business who could have been potential clients. Additionally, You got to always distinguish the need to run a charity and a business. Are you in this for profit or are you in this to give free things to the community? That mixed ideology will get you stuck and frustrated everyday. If you need help or advice i can give you some tips that could help get an idea on how to focus your goals for your event venue. Wish you the best!

thank you!

It was such a pleasure chatting with you Jonathan. Thank you again for having me on the podcast!

Love the breakdown!❤

Keep me informed about your 2025 WEVA Venue Con!

Awesome thank you!!!

Amazing interview! I've enjoyed Bonnie's content for awhile now and it's great to see her on Venue RX!

Thank you this was very informative!!

Wow! i lost my dad 3 years ago unexpectedly. He wasn't my business partner but he was vested in it. I can relate to the idea of walking through my venue and remembering his voice and how proud he was of every building we put up. I Didn't realize how much i worked and lived for his approval. It took me almost 2 years to get my mind back focused on my venue after his passing... Good Stuff!!!

So grateful for this page. So helpful as I’m researching to build my future dream venue!

New subscriber. Looking forward to the content.

This was beneficial on so many levels.💕

This sounds like a great product. As a former corporate SaaS Product Director, roadmaps, app development, patents and customer feedback for new products are exciting! Congratulations.

Oh wow! my Daughter's actually attending college in Dahloniga next year UNG! Beautiful views out that way!

thank you!!!!!!!!

SHe's Absolutely right on the merging of short term rentals and venue space merging. We have 2 short term rentals on our property and charge almost double the market value and it is always booked!

Every wedding venue in your area is a competitor. Their very existence is the reason why you might A. Not fill up your calender. B. Not charge a higher price for your venue. They are not your friends. No matter how much there is always a need to want to work together. The idea of helping each other out is just not how capitalism works. In my venue, we currently building a Million dollar Glass chapel, and thats been driven by the need to be more competitive with over 70 new wedding venues in my area within a 50 mile radius of my venue. It doesn't have to be dog eat dog, but i would never expect to cumbaya with venues that take food off my dinner table.

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Coaching with Jess in Portland has been helping me on my entrepreneurial journey at The Chateau Ballroom. Lucky you have a wife to help, but even still finding a great coach is amazing! Folks might be able to find local help for ADHD with vocational rehabilitation in their area too!

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Wow! She hit the nail on the head at 36:40 - Our part of the hospitality industry used to be dominated by Bed and Breakfast's that would play host to wedding weekends (traditionally ending with a brunch together on the final day) then we saw the rise of "a la carte" and "blank canvas" event venues... Now that this space is more competitive "wedding weekends" are absolutely becoming recognized as a new, unique and underserved niche! Very nice to hear this on VenueRX! Edit: I like when she mentions keeping things separate but working together! Absolutely best to compartmentalize in order to minimize weaknesses between the two parts of the business while still having the ability to leverage strengths of both.

Do you have any videos about the process with the city? Zone change, conditional use permit etc? I search KZbin in general for weddings and find absolutely nothing at all

Is there a second video with her yet?

Awesome Journey! I've had to get 3 loans for my Wedding Venue, and the last loan i got i had the banks competing to lend to me. Worked on Getting my loan to value in a solid space, and even after choosing a lender, i still get calls from Banks that want to refinance for a lower rate and even tempt me with a long term sba option to switch. You have an amazing venue! no way you should just have one wedding booked. FB, IG and Tiktok is a must. I wish you the best and much success!

Thank you, Jonathan, so much for your podcast, it truly helps a beginner in this business, even based somewhere far away 🙃 We just started our journey in this business and MaryBeth venue's model is just what we try and offer, so now I'm more certain that it is possible! Greetings from across the pond - Lithuania 🌲

awesome thank you!!

Excellent interview 💕

sounds like she has a great venue, but very self-absorbed. Lots of I,I and Me , Me.

awesome, thanks to you both!!

I feel like Jonathan should do a QnA just for him for the next podcast.

Beach!!!! Awesome thank you!!!

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"Butterfly in Costa Rican" 😂 no such thing. It's Spanish.

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I’m wanting to watch your video but the fast clip changes are so hard to keep watching