Flara K is a duo from Montreal, Canada who explore a unique blend of R&B, indie pop, and electronic music influences.  I had the pleasure of meeting this talented group at Indie Week Canada!Their debut EP titled Anxious, Irrational, Fashionable is a collection of collaborative efforts alongside Mike Clay (Clay and Friends), Shakur Ahmad (Glass Animals), Milo Gore, and producer Lucas Liberatore. The release, accompanied with a month-long livestream RV tour across Canada helped garner attention from various outlets such as Radio-Canada, BBC Introducing, CBC, including a feature with Thomas Power on CBC's Q.Flara K's WebsiteFlara K's InstagramFunktastic Chats WebsiteTry Bandzoogle for free for 30 Days! Try it free for 30 days, and then use the promo code “funktastic” to get 15% off the first year.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

We're chatting about THE ULTIMATE SALES CRM FOR WEDDING PROS....Zendesk Sell!In this episode, we'll cover how to use Zendsek Sell for your wedding business. Topics include:Keeping Track of Leads through The Knot & Weddingwire AND Following UpDefining Your Sales ProcessBuilding Sales CollateralConverting Leads through Email Sequences...and more!As we step into engagement season, you know to update your Weddingwire and The Knot storefronts, update your website, but what your sales process? The whole essence of Zendesk Sell is to provide an extremely rich view about what the client relationship is about. You will have a full timeline for each person that inquires about your business, including a complete history of emails, text messages, recorded telephone calls!Try Zendesk Sell for FreeThe Podcast WebsiteThe Wedding Band Website

Kate Storey is a digital marketing specialist, copywriter and social media expert. As co-owner of Book More Brides alongside her husband, Nick, she helps wedding business owners around the world better understand how to identify their perfect clients, what to say to get them to book, and how to create strategic online content that builds relationships and salesTopics covered include:How to close buy-later couples: Are couples ghosting you or are you ghosting them?How to bring in consistent leads on a regular basis (slow and fast methods)Blogging & Content Ideas for wedding prosHow to connect with couples on a deeper level and draw an emotional responseEmail Sequences to keep you front of mind and stand out from competitorsKate is passionate about helping wedding professionals find the right words that help them speak directly to their couples’ emotional needs (and buying triggers), and add a little fun and personality along the way. She is a big believer in being clear over clever - but her specialty is combining the two to create writing that helps wedding pros connect at a deeper level with the couples they want to book. Her experience extends beyond the wedding industry as well. With nearly 20 years in marketing, social media, public relations, and communications work, Kate has helped everyone from small start-ups, technology and manufacturing companies, national museums and even large corporations like Microsoft create a deeper connection with the people they serve through written and digital communications. Through it all, Kate believes that each business owner intuitively knows their perfect client - they just need a little help sometimes in putting it into words...and that’s where she comes in. When she’s not teaching marketing skills to wedding pros or recording content for the Book More Brides Podcast and YouTube channel, Kate loves going on adventures with Nick and their four children, savoring another cup of caramel creamer-laden coffee and watching way too many YouTube videos.About Kate Storey:Book More Brides WebsiteBook More Brides InstagramBook More Brides PodcastBook More Brides CRM - Book & manage leads like never before!Funktastic Chats website

HOW TO SET YOUR MUSICIANS ON AUTO-BOOK! Tired of the back and forth trying to confirm all your musicians for gigs? This is the musician and crew scheduling system that manages itself. HOW TO AUTOPAY YOUR MUSICIANS! Do you really want to be wasting your time chasing your team for their gig invoices and burning cash on costly payroll or money transfer services? We hope not! Let's put it all on AUTO-PILOT.These are just two of the MANY features we'll be chatting about with Back On Stage founder, Reuben Avery, and Marketing Director, Eric Tsang​Back On Stage is a highly innovative, web-based productivity app that allows bandleaders and event pros to book gigs in minutes instead of hours. The software automates your gig-booking workflow with client relationship management (CRM), scheduling, communication, and repertoire management tools. It saves us up to 80% of our administrative time and helps eliminate those late-night phone calls and oh-so-familiar feelings of "did I remember to book a drummer for gig X" and "Am I forgetting something?" Back On Stage is an application that keeps bandleaders and event pros everywhere from losing any more hair! The goal of Back On Stage is to help musicians and event pros optimize their capacity, generate more revenue, and improve professionalism, using a single organizational application. It will provide equal opportunities for all by leveling the band management playing field. You can sign up for a free trial today at backonstageapp.comBack On Stage - Free 30 Day Trial Hey, Bandleaders! FINALLY - You can organize your band and your gigs, all in one place! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Want to learn how to break through the noise and clutter in order to stand out as an artist?Indie Week "in-person" is a live festival that showcased artists around the world to industry professionals with 240 international bands and took up over 25 bars in downtown Toronto. When COVID happened, Darryl took this opportunity to create a massive 5 day virtual experience with 68+ Panels and 80+ speakers! Speakers include Rock N' Roll Hall of Famer, Marky Ramone (The Ramones), Steve Stewart (Stone Temple Pilots), CDBaby, BandZoogle, and many more! Darryl Hurs has a 25+ year history in the music business including launching and running one of Canada’s largest indie music festivals and conference, Indie Week. Recently hired as the director of market development for CD Baby in Canada. Past positions include design and branding/marketing for Live Nation as a freelancer (projects included a corporate rebrand and logo design, launching VIPNATION.com, work for U2, Nickelback, Madonna, Beyonce, Jay-Z and Dave Matthews) retail buyer at HMV, and booker for one of Toronto’s top live music venues (The Rivoli).www.Indieweek.com

As Season 1 ends, let's take a trip down memory lane and go over some of my favorite moments from Season 1. Inspiring moments from interviews with The Knot/WeddingPro, World-Renowned Bassist Jeff Berlin, Dubsado CRM, Kool & The Gang's Michael Ray, and more!Season 2 starts Tuesday, November 2nd! Check out a sneak peek of Industry Professionals & CEOS of Bookmorebrides.com, Back On Stage App, and CDBaby!MentionsMichael Ray & Cosmic KreweBook More BridesBack On Stage AppJoseph WootenIndie Week (November 9th - 13th)The KnotMeghan Brown's InstagramDubsadoJeff BerlinIndie Week Canada 2021 Full 5 Day online conference! Limited supply of Earlybird tickets now available!Back On Stage - Free 30 Day Trial Hey, Bandleaders! FINALLY - You can organize your band and your gigs, all in one place! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Ambila Nath is a Spiritual lifestyle coach, serial entrepreneur, tarot reader, energy healer, paid international speaker. She went from a 6 figure corporate job to having a spiritual lifestyle business. She knows that the greatest journey you can take is the one to build a relationship with yourself.In today's episode, we cover:A holistic approach to coaching through energy healing and tarot readingHow tarot readings can allow us to detach our emotions to see new perspectives"Too much to handle" vs. "everyday stress"How a Vision Board can help you let go of limiting beliefsAmbila Nath's WebsiteAmbila Nath's InstagramSchedule a Consultation with Ambila NathMentions:Darren Jay & The Delta Souls (Sponsor)The Female CEOCreate Evolve Overcome MagazineFunktastic Chats Website

Andrea Freeman started her first business when she was 12, second business at 26, and third business at 31. Professionally trained as an educator and leadership development coach she honed her entrepreneurial skills and scaled her celebrity event planning business to multiple six-figures in annual revenue. After years of synthesizing the peak performance habits of the red carpet celebrities and high net-worth clients she’s served in her event planning business with the mindset work that has worked in her own life/business (as well as with countless coaching clients), Andrea created the H.O.S.T MethodTM. Now she’s on a mission to help service-based business owners realign with their purpose, create greater financial freedom, fulfillment, and make a difference in the world.Andrea's WebsiteAndrea's InstagramAndrea's Facebook GroupThe Upleveled Entrepreneur PodcastFunktastic Chats Website

Is space in music just as important as the notes? If you tuned into my episode with Grammy Nominated artist, Joseph Wooten, you'd know that rhythm forces you to not only give each other space, but to respect each other's space. Take a look at a website that you really like and notice how much space is in between the text and images. How chaotic would the website look if there was no space?🎧 Listen now to learn:✨ To shift your mindset & focus on joy and happiness rather than the negative aspects through gratitude✨ How to avoid living on the edge of burnout✨How to add space in your life, on your own terms We're taking a look at health and wellness in the events and wedding industry. Do wedding pros sometimes forget to take care of themselves? Jai says that fitness doesn't have to equate to working out your body. It's also about the relationships with your family and your friends. Learn to shift your mindset and focus on joy and happiness rather than the negative aspects and distractions through showing gratitude. Jenny and Jai Holla are the founders of 2JHolla, co-hosts of The Hollastic Life Podcast and are on a mission to help wedding pros set boundaries and protect their mental space emotionally, physically and beyond. They're known as The Wedding Wellness Experts who bring a unique approach and perspective to fill the gap that no one talks about in our industry. With Jenny's history as a top achieving corporate sales professional and Jai's deep knowledge in wellness, they focus on wedding pros as a person to help with burnout, stress, mindset, and overall lifestyle. Their goal is to help you step into the next level and redefine realign and redesign your lifestyle on your terms.Learn More about 2JHollaWeb: http://2jholla.com/IG: @2_jhollaClubhouse: Jai: @thahollasopherJenny: @lifeadventuristJoin the Ohana: http://2jholla.com/ohana 

Today, we're taking on the challenge to take multicultural education to the forefront and encourage kids of all cultures to learn about Zimbabwe and Africa. Yeve C. Sibanda lived in Zimbabwe up until the time she was 16 years old. Eventually moving to the states to become a lawyer, a mother, and the cultural curator and ambassador for Zimbabwe and Africa through her company,  Philisa Creatives. She's the author of the picture book, My First Book Of Shona and Ndebele Words.ABOUT THE BOOKMy First Book of Shona and Ndebele Words is an accessible, engaging and easy-to-follow picture book. It is a multicultural picture book staged in Zimbabwe and designed to make learning Shona and Ndebele, the native languages of Zimbabwe, fun. The main character, Rufaro, takes the reader through her daily activities and helps the reader learn basic words for greetings, transportation, family members and many more. Picture books promote language development by allowing the reader to simultaneously see and name various objects. Yeve says that there's a lot of positive things coming out of Zimbabwe and that you should have a piece of that in your home. Mentions:Philisa Creatives WebsiteYeve's InstagramBuy My First Book Of Shona and Ndebele Words