Room to Grow is the math podcast that brings you discussions on trending topics in math education in short segments. We’re not here to talk at people. We’re here to think and learn with others — because when it comes to mathematics there’s always room to grow!
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Dive deep into the wedding industry and learn actionable tips from host Brandee Gaar and guest wedding pro CEOs that will enable you take your wedding business to new heights! Uncover the proven strategies, insights, and stories of successful wedding professionals who have built thriving businesses in this dynamic and competitive market. Each week, Brandee Gaar, a seasoned wedding industry expert and CEO of Blush by Brandee Gaar, brings you exclusive interviews with top wedding industry pros ...
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This episode of Room to Grow brings together our 2025 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from Principles to Actions, an NCTM publication. After discussing each of the eight practices in isolation over the last several months, this month tackles the ideas and challenges in actually making substantive change to classroom practice. Our hosts…
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306. Most Wedding Pros Skip the Budget Talk (and It's Costing You Money)
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305. The Dirty Truth About Courses No One Tells You
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11:36You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application So many wedding pros get stuck buying course after course, hoping for a magic fix — but the truth is, no program can care about your business more than you do. In this ep…
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304. The Math That's Bankrupting the Wedding Industry
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19:01You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application Too many wedding pros are bringing in high revenue but still living paycheck to paycheck. In this episode, I’m walking you through the real numbers behind your burnout—wh…
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303. 3 "Sales Tips" That Kept My Wedding Business Broke
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11:43You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application Too many wedding pros are stuck using sales strategies that don’t work anymore—like sending a proposal after the consult or overwhelming clients with choices. In this epi…
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302. Unlock Passive Revenue with Engine Room Blocks w/Renee Epstein-Ross
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26:59You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application Adding passive income to your wedding business is easier than you think. In this episode, you’ll learn how to simplify a major pain point for your couples while creating …
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301. No One Talks About This Part of Building a 6-Figure Wedding Biz
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10:33You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application Building a wedding business isn’t supposed to feel easy—it’s supposed to stretch you. The truth is, hard seasons don’t mean your business is broken; they mean you’re grow…
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You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application Tired of clunky software that makes your job harder? In this episode, I share how my team moved away from an “all-in-one” CRM and paired Dubsado with Timeline Genius to s…
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Supporting Productive Struggle in Learning Mathematics
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43:12This episode of Room to Grow wraps up Joanie and Curtis’ season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions. The final practice in the series is “Support productive struggle in learning mathematics.” This is defined as follows: Effective teaching of mathematics consistently provides students, individually and co…
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You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application After years of sticking with an "all-in-one" platform, I finally faced the hard truth—it wasn’t doing everything well, and it was costing my team time, efficiency, and cl…
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298. I Closed a $12k Contract to Prove it's Not Luck
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22:16You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application If you've ever felt unsure about how to confidently lead a consultation without sounding salesy, this episode is your blueprint. I'm walking you through exactly how I clo…
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297. This is Why 99% of Wedding Pros Don't Make a Profit
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11:07You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application If you’re booked solid but still wondering where the profit is… this one’s for you. In this episode, I’m breaking down the three real reasons 99% of wedding pros never tu…
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The #1 Belief Holding Back 6-Figure Growth
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36:35Grab Your Seat to the 2026 WPCEO Summit Here and link to the summit page www.weddingproceo.com/summit In this popular episode of the Wedding Pro CEO podcast, I share my opening keynote from the 2024 Wedding Pro CEO Summit, focusing on the theme "If you wanted to, you would." We tackle how to overcome industry challenges like stress and undervaluing…
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Build Procedural Fluency from Conceptual Understanding
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44:22In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue the season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Build procedural fluency from conceptual understanding.” This is defined as follows: Effective teaching of mathematics builds fluency wi…
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Jump on the waitlist to save your spot for the 2026 Wedding Pro CEO Summit: www.weddingproceo.com/summit Subscribe to the SHIFT a daily 1 minute email designed to grow your profit and buy back your time: www.weddingproceo.com/theshift Are you ready to break free from the cycle of endless consultations that lead nowhere? In this episode of the Weddi…
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Become Better Than 99% of Other Wedding Pros
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28:23Grab your spot for the Wedding Pro CEO Summit: www.weddingproceo.com/summit Subscribe to the SHIFT a daily 1 minute email designed to grow your profit and buy back your time: www.weddingproceo.com/theshift Want to excel beyond 99% of other wedding pros? In this episode, I share five essential strategies to help you adapt to economic challenges, mak…
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How We Took Her Pricing from $400 to $14,000!
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41:16Grab your spot for the Wedding Pro CEO Summit: www.weddingproceo.com/summit Subscribe to the SHIFT a daily 1 minute email designed to grow your profit and buy back your time: www.weddingproceo.com/theshift Imagine transforming your business from DIY-focused messaging that attracts budget-conscious clients to a premium brand that commands top dollar…
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You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application Let’s talk about investing big to scale fast. In this short bonus episode, I’m sharing why I chose to spend $35,000 to join a mastermind with Alex Hormozi’s team at Acqui…
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In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue the season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Pose Purposeful Questions.” This is defined as follows: Effective teaching of mathematics uses purposeful questions to assess and advanc…
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296. Why Your Wedding Business is Stuck at $100K (2025 Summit Keynote)
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37:48You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application Ever feel like no matter how hard you hustle, you just can’t break past that $100K mark? Working every weekend, buried in client work, and still stuck? Wedding Pro, it’s …
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295. (AMA) How Do I Get on Venue Preferred Lists?
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19:48You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application Getting ghosted by venues when you ask to be on their preferred list? It’s not you—it’s your approach. In this episode, I’m sharing my real strategy behind becoming a go-…
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294. Wanna Make $100K? Here’s Exactly How Many Leads You Need
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14:50You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application Feeling stuck trying to hit $100K in your wedding business? You don’t need more hustle—you need better math. In this episode, I’m breaking down the exact formula to rever…
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293. Give Me 9 Minutes and I'll Increase Your Bookings by 200%
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11:25You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application If you're only following up once with new inquiries, you're ghosting your leads—and it's killing your bookings. In this episode of the Wedding Pro CEO podcast, I walk you…
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292. (ALERT) How Tariffs are Affecting the Wedding Industry.
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15:02You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application The economy might be uncertain, but your business doesn’t have to be. In this episode, I’m breaking down how tariffs, inflation, and shifting booking patterns are affecti…
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Establish Mathematics Goals to Focus Learning
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34:04In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue the season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating its 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Establish Mathematics Goals to Focus Learning.” This is defined as follows: Effective teaching of mathematics establishes clear goals for…
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291. Legal Landmines Wedding Pros are Stumbling Over in 2025 w/ Paige Griffith
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44:47You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application How are Tariffs impacting the Wedding Industry?—Wedding pros are getting hit from every angle this year and there is much more than world trade deals to be aware of. In t…
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290. How to Build a $100K Wedding Business This Year
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9:40You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application 👉 Wedding pros—you’re crazy talented, but let’s be real: talent alone isn’t getting you to six figures. In this episode, I’m sharing the exact strategy I’d use in 2025 if…
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289. Inside My 7-Figure Calendar (Daily Breakdown)
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30:32You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application Wedding Pro, If you’re feeling stretched thin between client work, family life, and trying to grow your business, this episode is for you. I’m sharing my real weekly sche…
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288. Why You Feel Broke—Even If You're Fully Booked
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13:41You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application If you’ve ever had a fully booked calendar but still felt broke at the end of the month, this episode is for you. I’m breaking down the difference between sales (booked c…
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287. Reaction: What's REALLY going on in the Wedding Industry in 2025
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15:34The (FREE!)ASSUME Sales Training: 2x your wedding bookings in 30 days—step by step. Thousands of wedding pros have already used it to land more clients immediately! http://weddingproceo.com/freetrainingorg The 2025 Knot Vendor Report just dropped, and lemme tell you—it’s got a lot of data. But before you go making big changes to your business, let’…
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Elicit and Use Evidence of Student Thinking
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42:19In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue the season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Elicit and Use Evidence of Student Thinking.” In Principles to Actions, NCTM describes this teaching practice in this way: Effective tea…
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Gen Z is already in your sales funnel—even if you haven’t noticed yet—and their buying habits are nothing like what worked with Millennials. In this spicy episode, I’m breaking down why ignoring this generation could be costing you thousands and how to adjust your sales strategy to keep up with who’s actually booking weddings in 2025. Here is the t…
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You didn’t start your business to stay stuck. If you're ready to finally hit 6 or 7 figures WITHOUT burning out — book a call with our team → https://weddingproceo.com/application Think the wedding industry is slowing down? It’s actually about to explode… but only if you know how to pivot. Let’s talk about why leads feel low, what Gen Z couples rea…
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284. The 3 Numbers That Will Make or Break Your Wedding Business This Year
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22:32Start running your wedding business like a legit business. Head over to https://weddingproceo.com/application and apply to work with us. Q1 is officially behind us, and if you're running a real wedding business (not a hobby), it's time to assess the numbers that actually matter. In this episode, I’m sharing the 3 key metrics every wedding pro needs…
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283. How to Scale Your Wedding Business Without Burning Out
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14:56Wedding pros, are you drowning in client work, hustling nonstop, and still not making enough? It’s time to shift from overworked to CEO. In this episode, we’re diving into the three key strategies to scale your business without burning out: systematizing and hiring, pricing for profitability, and focusing on what actually moves the needle. CEO, sca…
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Using and Connecting Mathematical Representations
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32:20In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue the season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Use and connect mathematical representations.” Our hosts describe the five representations outlined in Principles to Actions, which incl…
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282. The #1 Mistake That's KILLING Your Wedding Planning Business
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11:37Wedding planners—are you cutting event management from your services? BIG mistake. If you’ve hit that “fully booked” stage and think the only way to scale is by eliminating event management, I need you to STOP. Cutting it means losing cash flow, vendor referrals, and a built-in training ground for your team. But here’s the good news: you don’t have…
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281. The Power of Viral Content: Strategies for Creating Shareable Videos
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36:31Wedding pros, if you’ve been sleeping on video marketing, it’s time to wake up! In this episode, Keenya Kelly breaks down exactly how to create shareable, viral-worthy video content—even if you don’t think you’re creative. You don’t need fancy equipment or hours of editing—just the right strategy to attract your dream clients. Stop chasing likes an…
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280. 3 Things I Would Do TODAY If My Business Was Brand New
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10:35If you had to start your wedding business from zero today—no clients, no reputation, no audience—how would you get booked FAST? Most wedding pros waste years figuring it out, but I’m handing you the roadmap in this episode. The truth is, success isn’t just about talent—it’s about strategy. If you’re tired of feeling overworked, underpaid, and wonde…
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279. Close Every Wedding Sale in 4 Steps
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1:04:02Wedding pros, if you’re blaming the economy for slow bookings, think again! It’s not the market—it’s your strategy. In this episode, I’m sharing my exact process for selling in today’s wedding industry, straight from my talk at the SWEL Celestial Summit. I break down how to shift your marketing, master consultations, and close the sale on the call—…
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278. The Key Differences Between a $100K and $500K Business (and How to Scale)
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9:12If you're stuck at six figures and wondering how to scale to half a million, the answer isn't working more hours or booking more clients—it's about making smarter decisions. In this episode, you'll learn how to diversify your lead flow, make marketing a daily priority, and implement systems that free up your time while increasing revenue. Scaling i…
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Promoting Reasoning and Problem Solving with Tasks
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24:57In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue the season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Implement Tasks that Promote Reasoning and Problem Solving.” Our hosts being by expounding on the difference between selecting a task an…
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Wedding pros, if you're still selling to Gen Z couples like it's 2015, you're already losing! Gen Z isn’t buying services—they’re buying stories, experiences, and YOU. If your content isn’t stopping them in their tracks, if your process isn’t fast and seamless, and if you’re not building trust upfront, they’re moving on. In this episode, I’m breaki…
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276. Why You’re Not Getting 3-5 Inquiries Per Day (and How to Fix It)
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10:46Wedding pros, if you're not getting 3-5 inquiries a day, your content might be the problem. You're showing up, but are you making it easy for couples to say yes? In this episode, I break down the three shifts you need to make to turn your social media into a lead-generating machine—without the guesswork. Hit play now and start seeing those DMs and …
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275. The Big Reveal: Why We Rebranded and What It Means for Wedding Pros
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16:33Hey there, CEO! If you’ve been following me for a while, you may have noticed a shift. A new name. A fresh look. A bigger vision. Yes, we’ve officially rebranded from BrandeeGaar.com to WeddingProCEO.com, and I couldn’t be more excited to pull back the curtain and tell you exactly why we made this change and what it means for YOU. =================…
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274. How a Viral Nightmare Turned Into 120 Clients in 7 Days
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46:39Imagine scrolling TikTok late at night only to see your business making headlines—for all the wrong reasons. For Kandra Jones, owner of Twirly Shears, this nightmare became her reality when a bride posted a TikTok video washing off her bridal makeup just 20 minutes before walking down the aisle. In this episode we are unpacking the incredible lesso…
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Facilitating Meaningful Mathematics Discourse
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31:27In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis begin a season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Facilitating Meaningful Mathematics Discourse.” Our hosts first identify what they mean by discourse and why it is important: that students a…
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273. Meet the Woman Who's Flipping the Wedding Floral Industry on Its Head
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45:53Struggling to manage smaller floral orders or turning away leads that don’t meet your minimums? In this episode, I sit down with Cameron Hardesty, founder of Poppy, to uncover how she’s streamlining the floral process and helping florists earn more without the heavy admin work. Plus, we dive into how planners and other wedding pros can refer Poppy …
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Gen Z is officially here—and they’re reshaping the wedding industry! Based on insights from The Knot Worldwide 2025 Trends Report, in this episode, we will break down Gen Z’s 2025 Wedding Industry Predictions and the Top Trends Wedding Pros Need to Know. If you want to stay competitive and connect with this next wave of couples, you'll love this ep…
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In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis reflect on their personal and professional experiences of 2024 and what they learned. Reflect – conferences, books, podcast guests. Thinking differently about teaching and learning math. Hope you’ll take the time to reflect and capture your own learning. Curtis and Joanie reference these episodes o…
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