{"podcast":{"title":"Mind Your Wedding Business Podcast","slug":"mind-your-wedding-business-podcast-6984620","podcast_index_feed_id":6984620,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/mind-your-wedding-business/","website_url":"https://weddingiq.com/mind-your-wedding-business","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/a1aad341-0480-4ed3-a468-db3e2bc1f0f2/9RoW8bz2XHM6I-Ata4JNMWRN.jpg","author":"Kevin Dennis","episode_count":81,"summary":"The Mind Your Wedding Business Podcast provides actionable strategies and resources for business-minded wedding professionals who love love — but also care about their bottom line. Host and owner of the WeddingIQ blog, Kevin Dennis, welcomes industry experts to each episode to share their best advice, biggest mistakes, and proven strategies for business growth and client satisfaction. Kevin brings his own share of industry knowledge to the table. He is the founder of lighting and A/V company, Fantasy Sound Event Services, as well as a national speaker and regular contributor to B2B publications across the event industry. He has served on the board for the Foundation of NACE, NACE Silicon Valley, and WIPA. He is also the founder of the Tri-Valley Wedding Professionals Networking Group. Tune in each week to learn about sales, marketing, client service, event technology, and more — all with the intention to help wedding professionals grow their businesses and achieve their goals.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T22:21:10.196131+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-your-wedding-business-podcast-6984620"},"episode":{"title":"#80: How I Stopped Working Weekends and Built a 6-Figure Salary as a True Owner with Ashley Ebert","slug":"80-how-i-stopped-working-weekends-and-built-a-6-figure-salary-as-a-true-owner-with-ashley-ebert","published_at":"2026-07-14T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-your-wedding-business-podcast-6984620/80-how-i-stopped-working-weekends-and-built-a-6-figure-salary-as-a-true-owner-with-ashley-ebert","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-your-wedding-business-podcast-6984620","url":"https://mind-your-wedding-business.captivate.fm/episode/80-how-i-stopped-working-weekends-and-built-a-6-figure-salary-as-a-true-owner-with-ashley-ebert","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/acbad9fd-da74-44e6-b0f0-af06a2b85b07.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Mind Your Wedding Business , Kevin Dennis sits down with Ashley Ebert, founder of The Abundance Group, to discuss how wedding professionals can break free from the \"hustle loop,\" build scalable businesses, and create more freedom without sacrificing success. Ashley shares her journey from starting a wedding-planning business at 23 to growing it into a seven-location company with 35 team members before selling it for over $1 million. She opens up about the lessons she learned through burnout, difficult clients, leadership, and the mindset shifts that helped her become a true business owner. The conversation covers the importance of boundaries, delegation, team building, confident pricing, and why building a business around your own strengths leads to greater profitability and a more sustainable career. If you've ever felt stuck working every weekend, struggled to delegate, or wondered how to grow without burning out, this episode is filled with practical advice to help you build a business that supports both your goals and your life. Ashley Ebert built a wedding planning business from the ground up, scaled it to 7 locations and 35 team members, and sold it for over a million dollars. Now, through The Abundance Group, a mastermind for ambitious wedding professionals, she helps them ditch the hustle loop and build businesses they actually love. Ashley is obsessed with pursuing passion, her community, and proving that wedding pros can have it all: the success, the freedom, and yes, have an absolute blast while building it! 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