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

Links to the awesome things and people mentioned:

• She Creates Business Podcast
• Vista View Events at Open Heart Ranch
• The E-Myth Revisited