Blog 20: Exit interview

1. What is most important in managing a profitable event planning business? My best answer is "Satisfying a customer while building long lasting relationships."

2. I thought about how my other answers help answer my EQ and with the help of my mentors they we agreed that when you provide excellent customer service to your clients they will continue to return to you.

3. The problem i faced was writing out my answer was that i knew it would be difficult to find an activity that would teach the class how to do it themselves. Also, i had trouble with finding the wording that would make my answer look best.

4. One of the most significant sources were my mentors Rosy and Claudia with their help i was able to get the real inside into all my answers and experience some of the benefits and hardships that come with the business. The other was an article i read. It is titled The life of an event planner: dealing with difficult clients by Kate Minshall.

Blog 19: Independent Component 2

a. I, Leslie Nunez, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
b. Senior year helped me complete my independent component. 
c. 
d.  Interpretive:
I'm not done with my independent component two but so far i've been a big part of planning prom and i will continue to participate in the committees. Planning prom helped me with my senior topic because i've had to deal with budgeting, and planning a themed event.
Applied:  
This experience has helped me answer my essential question because i've had to learn how to budget and negotiate on my own.

These are the type of vases we want for the candy table

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We want lanterns like these as center pieces but they might be out of our budget!

This is the fabric we got to make runners on the tables, but we got it in black and gold

April Post

On April 4^th, I went on my first all day wedding with my mentor Claudia, the owner of Enchanted Crown Events. I had the opportunity to help Claudia and her assistant to set up the wedding. Everything pictured below was done by us three. It was a great experience that taught me how an event planner works and what they have to do for the client during the event. We did run into some trouble where a glass door fell and shattered because of how windy it was. This was a problem because that glass door has the seating arrangement the bride had set up. Luckily, the bride was understanding and was happy Claudia had everything on paper; I just had to direct everyone to their tables. I look forward to joining Claudia at another event in May!

March Post

This month I've been going to my mentorship a lot since prom is coming up and a lot of girls go in looking for opinions from girls around their age. So Rosy Nunez likes having me there just in case. My mom wanted other ways to advertise her business so we decided we'd make an Instagram for the store and it has really pulled in new clients.

Blog 18: Third Answer

• EQ:
• What is most important in managing a profitable event planning business?
• Answer 3:
• Having a good relationship with your client to ensure a future.
• 3 details
• Because having a good relationship with a client keeps them coming back.
• You will make the experience easier for you.
• They will recommend you to friends.
• The research source
• #33 "How to build amazing vendor relationships" by Christina Berrios
• Concluding Sentence
• When you build a relationship your client will be able to trust you. When you treat that client well they will recommend you to their friends and family, bringing in more business.

Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

1. What has kept your business so successful?
2. What is the most important thing in running an event planning business?
3. What type of traits does one need to have in order to be sucessful in the business?
4. Do you have any future goals for your company?
5. Why is building relationships with vendors important?
6. How do you know what vendors you should build a relationship with?
7. What are the benifits of having that relationship?
8. What is the average budget do clients usually go to you with?
9. How often is it to have cases where the budget is just too low?
10. Do you have other planners working with you?
11. What is the average profit per event?
12. How many events do you take on in a month?
13. Why did event planning interest you?
14. What is your definition of a sucessful event planning business?
15. How do you ensure future clients?
16. How do you make sure you charge the right price for something?
17. How do you keep a customer happy?
18. Do you ever loose money in an event? if so how do you prevent that?
19. How do you come up with an event budget?
20. What advice would you give to someone who wants to be a future event planner?

Blog 16: Advisory meeting #2

What is  most important in managing a profitable event planning business?

Answer #2: Building helpful relationships with vendors to provide better prices for you clients while making a better profit.

• When an event planner has a relationship with vendors they will get better prices.
• The vendors wont fail you because they want you to come back
• If the vendors make you look good clients will return to you
• Negotiating is easier

 How to Develop Amazing Vendor Relationships and Sponsorship by Christina Berrios

When building a relationship with vendors you can provide better service to your clients while bringing in profit.