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Published: July 3, 2022, 2:49 p.m.

Kay Northrup is the Owner and Chief Event Producer of Kay Northrup Events, a wedding planning company specializing in stepping outside of the "comfort zone." KNE serves untraditional couples looking for permission to celebrate their marriage THEIR way. Given Kay's love for travel, she specializes in destination weddings and has, so far, planned weddings across 3 continents, 8 countries and 9 US states. Kay became a full-time entrepreneur at 25 and talks about her personal business journey.

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In this interview, we talk about:

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- Kay's business journey - first working in the events management space for several years, then starting her own wedding planning company at 25 and her lessons learned including - balancing personal and business, building a brand, setting pricing, when to make the first hire

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- Kay's personal journey getting engaged at 22 and married at 24, and her advice on love

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- Kay's growth as a social media influencer and her advice to others on handling the growth and negative comments

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- Her advice on wedding planning to couples

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Kay's Socials:

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Kay Northrup Events Website: https://www.kaynorthrupevents.com/

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Kay's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaynorthrup/

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Kay Northrup Events Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaynorthrupevents

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Grateful Living Info:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi

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Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956

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My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en

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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

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Medium: https://gratefulliving4.medium.com/

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Approximate Time Stamps:

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0:00 Intro

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0:49 Background on Kay and her childhood

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3:28 Was entrepreneurship you thought about as a young child or did it come about later in life?

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5:34 What would you say to a 16 year old growing up in a somewhat rigid environment like Catholic school?

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8:51 What was your mindset attending Emerson College?

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13:00 Can you talk about your Events Management experience before starting your own company?

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16:56 What made you feel ready in 2019 to start your own company?

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20:10 Any lessons from first year mistakes as a business owner?

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25:27 Do you have any love advice, given you got married at 25?

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28:53 How do you balance working hard and making time for your personal life?

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31:18 How did you create trust in your early years as a brand?

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34:53 How did you set rates?

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39:08 Any advice on growing as a social media influencer and handling the negative comments?

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44:33 Any specific wedding planning business advice?

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47:23 When is the right time to make your first hire?

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49:09 How to decide whether to do a destination/traditional wedding or an elopement?

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52:15 How do you handle stress as a wedding planner when people make last minute changes?

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54:05 Can you talk about going to Antartica?

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57:01 How has therapy helped you?