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75: How to Get on Preferred Vendor Lists, with International WIPA President Kevin Dennis

Podcast |: Weddings for Real
Publisher |: Megan Gillikin
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Business,; Comedy,; Entrepreneurship,; Management & Marketing,; Wedding
Categories Via RSS |: Business,; Education,; Entrepreneurship,; Self-Improvement
Publication Date |: Aug 28, 2019
Episode Duration |: 00:50:44

Kevin Dennis has been in the wedding industry for 30 years (!!) as the owner of Fantasy Sound Event Services near San Francisco and the Napa Valley. He's also the international president of WIPA, the Wedding International Professionals Association. He's also involved in NACE and many other network associations. So needless to say, he knows his networking. Today, he shares how to use that networking (and other strategies) to get on preferred vendor lists!

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About Kevin Dennis:

As an event industry veteran and owner of Fantasy Sound Event Services, Kevin takes pride in his leadership of and involvement in industry associations. He is a past chapter president of the Silicon Valley NACE as well as the national president for WIPA. Recognizing a need for networking in his own region, Kevin founded the Tri Valley Wedding Professionals in 2010 and the association has now grown to a membership of nearly 700 pros.

A respected thought leader and national speaker, Kevin was recently ranked as one of the top 3 speakers at NACE Experience. He is an ongoing contributor to Catersource and SpecialEvents.com and has been featured in BRIDES, Martha Stewart Weddings and the Travel Channel, among others. He recently received the Certified Professional in Catering and Events (CPCE) designation from NACE.

Kevin Dennis on Social Media:

Facebook: @fantasysound

twitter: @fantasysound

Instagram: @FSEevents

Weddings for Real on Social Media:

Instagram: @weddingsforreal

Facebook: @weddingsforreal

twitter: @weddingsforreal

Music for this episode by https://www.bensound.com.

The host of the show is Megan Gillikin, owner and lead consultant at A Southern Soiree Wedding and Event Planning. She's also available for wedding and hospitality business consulting and can be reached at megan@weddingsforreal.com.

Weddings for Real is edited and produced by Jason Gillikin for Earfluence.

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