The Best Blogs of 2011 – Think Splendid

This week we are continuing our ‘Best Blogs of 2011′ feature. This week’s blog, Think Splendid, is another absolute must for wedding and event professionals. The blog is written and owned by Liene Stevens who specializes in market development and strategy for the wedding industry and is an expert on the consumer behaviour of millennials, [...]

The Magic of Engage

In 2012 The Academy will be partnering with Marley Majcher, A.K.A The Party Goddess, to bring a series of educational events to Australia. This is very exciting for us and this partnership will be very beneficial for our students as Marley comes on board as one of our Mentors. As we draw to the end [...]

The Best Blogs of 2011 – Ready To Spark

 Last week we started a new feature as we lead rapidly to the end of the year, and that was our collection of the best blogs of 2011. Last week it was the fabulous Sean Low and his blog The Business of Being Creative, and this week we move to Lara McCulloch-Carter of Ready To [...]

The Best Blogs of 2011 – The Business of Being Creative

 At this time of year when we are all frantically busy trying to finish things off before the end of the year hits we all start pulling out the “best of” and “worst of” blogs etc. For me it is a time when I start compiling my Xmas reading list and really bookmarking those posts [...]

New Ideas and what to do with them

If you’re like me then you will have a head full of ideas all claiming to be the next best thing. My ideas can sometimes come to me at the most awkward of moments. There is nothing worse than sitting in a meeting or chatting with a friend when inspiration hits you and you can’t [...]

Belief, Passion, Determination and Focus

Within my role as Director of the Academy I am often asked about some of the qualities that are needed to start and run a successful business in the special events industry. This weekend my 13 year old daughter really showed me better than any text book ever has exactly what you need to be [...]

Social Tables – Event Tool

How many times have you been to an event and been stuck on a table with people you don’t know and felt ever so slightly awkward? This is often the scenario especially when attending a wedding as a single friend who doesn’t really know many of the guests. Well we recently discovered this fabulous online [...]

Trust in your instinct

 ”You can’t connect the dots looking forward; You can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in the future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference [...]

American Express Room For Thought

Room for Thought is a unique opportunity for you to see your amazing idea brought to life in a prime location in Sydney. If you have ever had a creative idea and then be stopped by your lack of knowledge in how to take that idea and turn it into a business then this could [...]

How to listen to Wedding School Radio

We are getting very excited about the impending launch of our new radio show – Weddings are our Business. Our first show goes on air on Monday June 20 @ 8pm AEST and we would love you all to join us. Our show is hosted using Blog Talk Radio which is one of the only [...]

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