043: Kelsey Rae Designs

Today's guest is Kelsey Rae Angelotti, owner and creative director at Kelsey Ray Designs. Kelsey got her degree in business from Vanguard University and landed her first job out of college at Ponte Winery in Temecula, California. After a move to Greenwich, Connecticut, it was there that she got a job doing social media for a luxury hotel group in South America and Italy. And she was encouraged to launch her own company, Kelsey Ray Designs, on the side.

Over the years, she's built a large team and then scaled it back to focus on more full -service planning and design. Kelsey moved across the country from Southern California to Nashville, Tennessee, where she grew her business there and into other destinations. Kelsey Ray Designs has been published over 50 times in some of the largest publications, including People Magazine, Brides, Huffington Post, Style Me Pretty, Green Wedding Shoes, 100 Layer Cake, Wedding Chicks, and more.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Her early start in hospitality at a winery wedding venue
• How doing so many weddings early on gave her a strong foundation
• How industry pressure led her to building a team
• Building Credibility through Relationships and Styled Shoots
• Scaling a Wedding Planning Business: Challenges and Successes
• Navigating the Pandemic: Rescheduling and Financial Challenges
• Moving from California to Nashville
• Challenges of Managing a Team from Afar
• Breaking into the Luxury Wedding Market in Nashville
• Attracting High-Profile Clients
• Expanding into Destination Weddings
• Staffing for Destination Weddings
• Building Relationships and Landing High-Profile Clients
• Setting Goals for the Future

You can connect with Kelsey Rae Designs

website | instagram

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