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The Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E173 - Sales Ratios and What to Do With ThemKyle breaks down a recent discovery with his venue team. He shares how they discovered a discrepancy between the two venues and what steps they are taking to fix the problem!hint: it's dataif you need help tracking your data, check out our Wedding Venue CRM
2025-10-0810 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E171 - Venue Marketing Metrics You HAVE to TrackKyle breaks down the importance of these key wedding venue marketing metrics. Without knowing these different numbers across your different marketing efforts, it is very difficult to determine where the problem is. He also discusses CAC or Cost to Acquire a Client and how it shows the efficiency of your marketing dollars.If you need help with your venue, let's chat! The Venue Coach
2025-07-1412 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E172 - Anatomy of a Great Venue TourDo you have lots of tours but struggle to get bookings for your wedding venue? Kyle breaks down how to improve your tours so you can get more bookings! The anatomy of a tour contains 4 parts:1. Build Rapport2. Build Value3. Stay on Topic4. Ask for the SaleIf you need help improving your wedding venue processes, go hereClick here if you need a wedding venue CRM
2025-07-0813 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E170 - Avoid This Mistake on Your ToursKyle shares his most recent tour experience and the feeling of anxiety he felt when he forgot to do this one simple thing to secure a booking!If you need help with your venue sales process, let's talk: The Venue Coach
2025-05-0807 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E169 - HighLevel CRM OverviewAre you still tracking your leads in a spreadsheet or worse, on pen and paper?If that is you or you would like to simplify your tech stack for your venue, then this video is for you! Kyle discusses the key features of the HighLevel CRM and why he prefers it for his venues.To learn more about the Booked Out Venue version of HighLevel, just click the link!
2025-04-2825 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E168 - Good CommunicationIn this episode Kyle discusses the importance of good communication in every step of the client journey. How you show up for your website, your leads and tours send silent signals to your prospects!p.s. If you need help with your wedding venue, schedule a call here: The Venue Coach
2025-02-2417 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E167 - How to Improve Your ToursKyle breaks down the 4 key components of doing a tour and how to increase your bookings!If you would like more personalized help with your tour process, let's chat!: The Venue Coach
2025-02-2017 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E166 - Meet the Venue CoachIn this first video episode of the podcast, Kyle introduces himself and discusses how he got started in the wedding industry!If you need help with your venue, let's chat : The Venue Coach
2025-02-1708 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E165 - What I Would Do DifferentlyKyle shares some thoughts around the question "If you had to start over, what would you do differently?"
If you need help with your wedding venue, let's chat! Go to weddingvenuecoach.co/consult to schedule a time
2025-01-2507 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E164 - How to Get More ToursKyle shares insights from the end of year review between The Black Oak and The Villa.
If you want to get more tours, reach out to your leads more often!
Need help with you venue? Let's chat! go to thevenuecoach.co/consult to schedule a time
2025-01-2205 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E163 - Where to Focus Your Marketing & Sales AttentionKyle shares key takeaways from 40+ conversations with venue owners from around the country. How do you know what is wrong with your sales and marketing process, unless you're tracking the data?
if you need help tracking your data, we can help! Schedule a call and let's chat
2024-12-0512 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E162 - Tour Objection Overcomes InsightsTake the wind out of their objection's sail! Address their objections early in the tour to diminish their strength at the close.
Kyle shares insights from a recent group call in The Wedding Venue Community.
2024-11-0807 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E161 - How to Close a Wedding Venue TourAre you giving your couples the opportunity to book?
Kyle shares one little secret to getting more bookings: Ask them for the sale!!
If you need help with your venue, schedule a call here: The Venue Coach
2024-11-0505 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E159: Wedding Venue Case Study - Why Tracking Your Data MattersWhat you track is what you care about!
Kyle shares two different examples of a venue owner that knows his sales metrics and one that doesn't. Knowledge is power and you can make smart decisions for your business if you track data.
If you need help with your wedding venue, let's chat: The Venue Coach
2024-10-1107 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E158: How to get a Same-Day BookingKyle shares how he got a couple to book on a recent tour he did and how he maintains over a 50% booking average!
If you need help getting more tours or bookings go here: The Venue Coach
2024-10-0810 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E157: How Important is Good Communication?Do you ghost your leads? If you do, you're leaving money on the table!
Kyle shares some real examples from his clients as an example of what not to do.
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2024-10-0409 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E156: Wedding Venue Open House Lessons LearnedKyle discusses some of the lessons learned from the most recent open house he had.
2024-09-2408 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E155: Wedding Venue Horror Story - Double BookingsHave you ever double-booked your wedding venue? Kyle has and it sucks. Kyle shares the account of how they handled the situation and an account of another venue that handled it differently.
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2024-09-2114 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E154: Data Driven Decisions Will Grow Your Wedding VenueThe data you track is the data you care about. Kyle discusses his favorite KPIs that drive the venues forward. If you know the information then you can see which to focus on to get better results!
Website visitors
Leads (forms filled out)
Engaged (pun intended) Conversations
Tours Scheduled
Tour Show Rate
Booked Event
Venue Coaching
Marketing Help
2024-09-1914 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E152: Tracking Your Data Helps Your BusinessCAC (cost to acquire a client) is a key performance indicator for your venue.
Kyle discusses the 3 levers you can pull to decrease CAC and make your marketing dollars go farther!
2024-09-1313 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E150: Decrease this One Big Expense to Become More ProfitableWhat is your biggest expense?
Kyle shares how they are working to reduce their overall debt payment obligation to recapture thousands of dollars each month!
2024-09-0506 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E149: How to Get More Venue BookingsAre you wondering why people are booking your venue even though you're getting enough tours?
Kyle shares his tips on getting more people to say 'yes'!
2024-09-0211 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E148: How We Sell Add-OnsIt is important to time the offer of your add-ons correctly to increase your overall sales. Kyle breaks down how his managers present and offer add-ons that have worked well for them!
2024-08-2905 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E147 - Open House ReviewKyle breaks down how their recent Vendor Open house went and how they turned it into a win-win-win!
2024-08-2712 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E146 - The Anatomy of a Wedding Tour - How to Give Tours that ConvertAre you struggling to get sales from your wedding tours?
Kyle breaks down the anatomy of a tour and shares how he still gets a 66%+ conversion ratio despite only doing tours occasionally.
2024-08-2117 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E143: How to get More Sales From Your ToursThis simple hack tripled one of Kyle's clients' conversion rate!
2024-07-1506 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E141: Open House PlanningKyle breaks down the steps his team takes for preparing an open house! The goal is to make it a win-win-win!
2024-07-1303 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E139: Untrained Wife Gives Venue Tours for the First TimeDo you get nervous before tours? Do you wonder what you should say or do?
Kyle gives props to his wife for having those same feelings yet going on to give her first tours at the venue and get a 66% conversion!
2024-07-1103 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E138 - Is My Wedding Venue on The Right Track?Are you new to the wedding venue world and wondering if you're doing it right?
Kyle talks about some of the key indicators that can help you be more assured that you are doing things right!
2024-07-1004 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E137: How to Get More Wedding Tours From Your LeadsHow you respond to your leads makes a big difference to your sales!
Kyle breaks down one of the keys to getting more leads to book a tour!
2024-07-0905 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E136: How to Take Care of Your Wedding Venue ClientsHow often are your couples and their families leaving you reviews? Do you get word of mouth referrals?
Kyle shares how he and his team deliver top-notch service to make sure people want to tell others about their venues!
2024-07-0804 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E135: Dealing with Refund RequestsHave you ever had a couple ask for a refund?
Kyle share's the approach he likes to take when navigating these tricky situations.
2024-07-0706 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E134: Reviews for Your Wedding VenueAre you asking for reviews for your wedding venue?
Kyle breaks down how his venues are able to get 1-3 reviews for each event they host!
2024-07-0606 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E133: Financial Friday - Don't Forget to Pay Your Property TaxDo you set aside money every month to pay your property taxes?
Kyle shares their experience with forgetting to do just that and how he avoids that headache now.
2024-07-0503 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E132: How We are Trying to Increase Show Rates for ToursDo you have a system for reaching out to your couples before they come to your wedding venue?
Kyle breaks down a simple test they are starting to run to note the impact it has on show rates for tours.
2024-07-0404 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E131: Brand New Wedding Venue ExpectationsAre you thinking about buying a wedding venue? Use these lessons learned to set yourself up for success!
Kyle also breaks down the math behind getting your venue to start cash-flowing so you can have proper expectations around money for your venue.
2024-07-0312 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E130: Case Study - How to Deal with a Bad VendorHave you ever had a vendor ruin a party?
Kyle shares an experience where that nearly happened and the steps they took at his venue to better avoid those types of issues in the future!
2024-07-0206 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E129: Fix This on Your ToursIf this is you at the end of the tour: "Well if you have any questions let me know!"
Then this episode is for you! Kyle dives into the number one thing to do on tours that will get you more sales!
2024-07-0107 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E128: Wedding Venue Response TimesHow long are you taking to respond to your leads? Kyle shares how faster response times lead to more tours!
2024-06-3006 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E127: What We Do When a Couple Needs to Reschedule Their WeddingHave you ever had a couple ask to cancel or reschedule their wedding? Kyle discusses how he and his team approach this delicate and tricky experience!
2024-06-2909 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E126: Financial Friday - How to Add $60k in Profitability to you Wedding VenueAre you reevaluating your debts? Kyle shares some of the keys to winning banks over for restructuring your loans to get your payments lowered!
2024-06-2807 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E125: Daily Tip - The Small Things Make a Big ImpactShould I stay or should I go when my guests arrive? Kyle talks about how being present and available can help enhance the overall guest experience!
2024-06-2705 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E124 - Wedding Venue Sales Compensation StructureHow do you compensate your sales manager? Kyle breaks down the compensation structure that is used for his managers and how the incentives align for both you as the wedding venue owner and them as the sales manager.
2024-06-2611 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E123 - On the Motivation Behind Buying a Wedding VenueWhat motivated you to start your wedding venue? Kyle discusses his opinions on motivation and success in a business.
2024-06-2507 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E122 - Case Study: How to Close a Wedding TourStop saying "If you have any questions, let me know!" at the end of your tours. Instead, Kyle gives some great advice on how to get the sale from a tour!
2024-06-2411 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach - E121: Case Study - Take the Money!How many bookings have you lost because you weren't prepared to take the money?
Kyle shares a story about a client who missed an opportunity to get a date hold deposit because they weren't ready.
2024-06-2308 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach - E120: SOPs for Wedding Venue MaintenanceHow often are things breaking at your venue? Kyle shares the importance of standardizing your maintenance schedule to ensure routine maintenance is actually routine!
2024-06-2204 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach - E119: Budgeting for Unexpected Wedding Venue ExpensesWhat do you do when 30 trees get knocked down around your venue? Kyle shares his experience with the and the financial budget technique they use to stay on top of last minute breaks, repairs or cleanups.
2024-06-2103 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach - E118: Wedding Venue Sales Ability and ConvictionDo you believe in what you're selling?
Kyle shares a recent experience with a client about how conviction outweighs sales ability.
2024-06-2008 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E117 - Daily Tip: Strategies for Upselling Wedding EnhancersKyle talks about different ways they like to present and offer upsell items to increase the value of an event!
2024-06-1904 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E116 - Daily Tip: Wedding Venue POS System Company SuggestionKyle discusses why he loves their current POS (point-of-sale) system!
2024-06-1803 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E115 - Daily Tip: How to Conduct an Effective Venue TourWhat is the point of doing a venue tour? Kyle shares 2 easy ways to enhance your tours to make selling easier!
2024-06-1705 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E114 - Case Study: Negative Word of Mouth and how to Fix It!Kyle shares a story about a bad event that happened before he bought his second wedding venue and how they are actively trying to fix the damage that was done.
2024-06-1607 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E113 - Daily Tip: Effective Communication with Staff and ClientsKyle discusses the communication strategies used at his venues as well as a venue client that he has!
2024-06-1505 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E112 - Financial Friday: How We Reduced our Wedding Venue Operational CostsIt's financial Friday! Kyle focuses on ways to reduce your wedding venue's operational expenses without sacrificing quality!
2024-06-1407 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E111 - Case Study: Lessons Learned From a Challenging EventKyle retells how they were able to turn a bad situation into overjoyed clients and 5-star reviews!
2024-06-1309 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E110 - Daily Tip: Techniques for Keeping Venue Staff MotivatedMoney, clarity and growth. Kyle talks about all three of these ways he uses to keep his staff motivated!
2024-06-1205 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E109 - Behind the Scenes: Venue Owner Manages Multiple EventsWhat do you do when you have multiple weddings on the same day? Stay organized! Kyle discusses how his team stays on top of it when there are weddings happening at both of their venues!
2024-06-1104 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E108 - Customer Experience: The Impact of Small DetailsKyle shares a recent review from a bride and discusses the importance they placed on the little details.
2024-06-1003 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E107 - Venue Insights: Venue Aesthetics and How to Enhance ThemKyle discusses what changes were made at his venues and the impact that those changes have had on the venue success!
2024-06-1005 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E106 - Case Study: How We Got a Big Client Through Excellent Customer ServiceKyle shares they key to getting a big client that recently booked!
2024-06-0903 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E105 - Daily Tip - Simple Ways to Improve Your Venue SEOAre you confusing Google and other search engines? Kyle shares a simple tip to help with your SEO efforts.
2024-06-0803 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E104 - Behind the Scenes - How We Prepare for a Large WeddingSuccess happens in the preparation. Kyle shares how preparing for a big event helps make it smooth and successful!
2024-06-0704 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E103 - Customer Experience - Creating Memorable First ImpressionsKyle talks about how they like to create positive first impressions on their tours!
2024-06-0604 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E102 - Expert Insight - Key Trends in the Wedding IndustryKyle shares some findings from an article at Brides.com
2024-06-0503 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E101 - Case Study - How We Avoided a Negative ReviewKyle shares a story of how they almost had a venue mess up turn into a negative review and what they did to turn the situation around!
2024-06-0405 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E100 - Daily Tip - Effective Ways to Followup with Potential Clients After ToursKyle shares how he likes to followup with couples after a tour!
2024-06-0304 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E99 - Customer Experience Highlight: How Personalized Service will Boost Your Venue's ReputationKyle shares how his team is able to get word of mouth referrals and 5-star reviews at the venues!
2024-06-0203 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E98 - Expert Advice: Dealing with Difficult ClientsKyle gives insight into this article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/09/03/12-effective-strategies-for-dealing-with-difficult-clients/
2024-06-0107 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E97 - Financial Friday: ROI for Venue InvestmentsKyle breaks down how to calculate ROI and the payback period.
2024-05-3110 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E96 - Wedding Venue Case Study: Tech Failures and How to Handle ThemKyle shares about a time when they had a technical failure and what they did to mitigate the problem.
2024-05-3003 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E94 - Change in Structure to the PodcastWe are changing up the structure of the podcast! Kyle shares what some of those changes will look like to (hopefully) provide a better experience!
2024-05-2902 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E92 - Simple $60,000 per Year Hack for Your VenueKyle shares a way for your venue to potentially become more profitable by $60,000 per year. Learn how to optimize your venue's operations to increase revenue.
2024-05-2608 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E91 - Staff Training and DevelopmentKyle discusses how they like to train and develop their staff members to make sure your company values and expectations are being met!
2024-05-2504 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E89 - Creating A Great Wedding TimelineKyle breaks down a wedding timeline that is easy to follow so you can help your clients stay happy and on task!
2024-05-2306 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E87 - Wedding Venue Financial ForecastingKyle explains how he forecasts the financial health of his venues and how it saved them from financial ruin.
2024-05-2110 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E86 - Google Ads vs Facebook AdsKyle discusses some of the main differences between google and facebook ads! Understanding how they differ can help you improve how you use them.
2024-05-2005 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E85 - Google Business Profile Prison Release UpdateKyle shares an update about his venue's experience with their Google Business Profile account being suspended.
2024-05-2004 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E84 - Wedding Venue Money Allocation GuideKyle talks about how he chooses where to allocate money for future investments in the venue.
2024-05-1908 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E83 - Why You Need a CRMKyle discusses the need to have a Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) to increase visibility and tracking for your leads.
2024-05-1808 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E82 - Engaging With Past ClientsHow Kyle and his team like to engage with past clients to bring in new revenue!
2024-05-1707 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E81 - Styled Shoots for Wedding VenuesKyle discusses why you should do a styled shoot if you are a brand new wedding venue.
2024-05-1505 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E80 - SEO for Wedding VenuesKyle shares some of the ways you can enhance SEO for your wedding venue website and increase your organic reach! If you don't have time to learn and do it yourself, schedule a time to discuss how Elevate Revenue Marketing can help you tackle that task!
2024-05-1407 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach - E79 - NEWS - Google Business Profile SuspensionKyle talks about how google suspended their GBP for reasons unknown. If you have dealt with this before, let us know so we can get it resolved and help others who might face a similar challenge.
2024-05-1403 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E78 - Facebook Scam PSAKyle warns business owners to not click any links that come from someone messaging you saying they are with Facebook or Meta. These are scams and they will hack your account and spend your advertising dollars for their stuff.
2024-05-1303 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E77 - Effective Email Marketing StrategiesKyle shares some of the secrets behind lead engagement via email and text!
2024-05-1107 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E76 - Multi-Cultural Weddings and EventsKyle discusses the best ways to host a great multi-cultural wedding or event!
2024-05-1006 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E75 - Fostering Relationships with Wedding VendorsKyle discusses how they have cultivated good relationships with various wedding vendors!
2024-05-0908 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E74 - Wedding Venue Horror Stories - Wedding Venue SecurityKyle tells of a time where they didn't have security cameras in their wedding venue
2024-05-0809 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E73 - Financial Planning for New Venue OwnersKyle breaks down the different expenses that new owners can expect to have and when to expect cashflow to start kicking in.
2024-05-0712 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E72 - Expanding Your Venue OfferingKyle shares examples of ways to upsell venue expenses and expand your offerings!
2024-05-0608 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E71 - Wedding Venue Tour Form vs Contact FormKyle shares his opinion on why they put the tour form and calendar on their website for leads to schedule from.
2024-05-0505 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E70 - Lead Generation Tests for Our Wedding VenuesKyle shares one of the ways they will be looking to bring in more business in 2024 and 2025
2024-05-0404 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E69 - Maximizing your Wedding Venues Visual AppealHow you venue looks and smells matter! Kyle discusses how you present your venue shows how you care.
2024-05-0307 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E68 - Corporate Events at Your VenueKyle talks about the importance of repeat business and having good corporate relationships.
2024-05-0211 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E67 - Optimizing your Wedding Venue WebsiteHow Kyle and his team have optimized their website to lead people to schedule tours!
You can see the website: The Black Oak
2024-05-0108 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E66 - Wedding Venue Backups for WeatherDo you have a venue backup incase an act of God keeps you from being able to fulfill an event? Kyle shares why it is good to have cordial relationships with your fellow venue owners in the area.
2024-04-3004 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E64 - Wedding Venue Open House BreakdownKyle shares the ways they have set up and promoted successful wedding venue open houses.
2024-04-2816 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E63 - SOPs and Training StaffConsistency is the key to a good business. Kyle discusses how to help ensure more consistency with staff and the tasks they have to accomplish.
2024-04-2707 minThe Venue CoachThe Venue Coach E62 - Wedding Venue Virtual Tour IdeasKyle shares some ideas they have been working on for virtual venue tours.
2024-04-2604 min