Feb. 9, 2021

303. Navigating Life, COVID, and Building a Business with Your Partner with Samie Roberts

303. Navigating Life, COVID, and Building a Business with Your Partner with Samie Roberts

What does it look like to go all-in on your dream business... with your significant other? Well, today we are joined by Samie Roberts who, along with her husband Ryan, are the founders and life force behind Bustld, an online wedding resource changing...

What does it look like to go all-in on your dream business... with your significant other?

Well, today we are joined by Samie Roberts who, along with her husband Ryan, are the founders and life force behind Bustld, an online wedding resource changing the way couples and vendors discover one another. 

Coming from an extensive background at a top PR agency in New York City, Samie and her husband Ryan teamed up to take her knowledge in executing large events to launch one of the top wedding planning companies in Charlotte, North Carolina six years ago.

She joins us on the podcast today to share her wisdom, her entrepreneurial journey, and the lessons that she has learned building a business that supports not only her clients, but also vendors as well.

In this episode we discuss:

- Making the shift from PR career to wedding planner.
- Embodying the roles of Visionary and Integrator in a business partnership.
- Understanding your industry’s pain points to build a novel business.
- COVID business survival: Lessons learned in the wedding industry that apply to all businesses.
- Finding the confidence to strike out and start a completely different career.
- The magic and challenge of business building with your spouse.
- Grounding practices to create harmony between entrepreneurship and family life while working from home.


Connect with Samie on Instagram @bustld
CLICK HERE to visit her website.