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Abbie Daughtrey is an event coach, and the founder of EVENT FOUNDATIONS, by Abbie. She helps coaches incorporate live events into their business model.
BECOMING A COACH
Abbie started her career in the hotel industry. As a child, she walked into a high-end hotel with her parents, and told them that’s where she wanted to work. As a teenager she worked at a local hotel, and she went to Penn State University to take Hotel & Restaurant Management. At age 21, she moved to Texas to work for a management company in the operations department, doing banquets. She moved into sales and loved contracts and negotiations. In this role, she got to work often with event planners, and decided to open up her own company using her background to help clients stage their own live events.
CURRENT COACHING PROJECT
Working with new clients on their first multi-day events, as well as multiple other projects and travelling for her company.
SOME QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW
“An event doesn’t have to be a huge production, and event is any gathering of a number of people”
“We are the calming force. It’s all about staying calm and keeping the end in mind.”
“Never do a free event. They may not show up, as they’re not committed. Another reason is credibility; you don’t want to be seen as giving your services away.”
“Be authentic to who you are. At the end of the day, your personality is why people are going to invest in you.”
“Whatever you set your mind to, you’re going to make it happen”
INTERVIEW LINKS
http://Facebook.com/EventsByAbbie
