Tait Larson's guest appearances

Tait Larson

The Wedding Biz - Behind the Scenes of the Wedding Business

Carrie Goldberg

Nancy Liu

David Stark

Holly Chapple

Kevin Lee

Martha Stewart

Jordan Lee

BRUCE RUSSELL

ALEJANDRA POUPEL

RACHEL BIRTHISTLE

JOSE VILLA

Adam Schaeuble

Lewis Miller

Meghan Ely

Michelle Durpetti

OwlTail

Tim Chi

In this episode of The Next Level, Andy Kushner and Tait Larson, co-founder of Style Me Pretty, discuss Tim Chi’s interview on the Wedding Biz. Tait and his wife Abby founded Style Me Pretty, sold it to AOL, and then took it back after AOL announced they were shutting it down. Tait has some fantastic insights to share on Tim’s interview and the future of the industry. Learn how Tait and Andy feel about Tim’s opinions on failure, courage, and entrepreneurship. They dig deep into their views on the role of failure, or obstacles, in building a business and a life. There were so many great tips and ideas shared on this episode. You won't want to miss it!   Show Highlights:  [01:32] Welcome back to the show Tait! [02:16] Tait introduced Andy and Tim for the interview that took place. [03:19] Learn Tait’s thoughts on Tim’s views about company culture. [05:43] How an authentic relationship with your employees changes the culture. [08:07] Tait shares his feelings on entrepreneurship, courage, and the need to test. [09:56] Why failure and goals are needed in entrepreneurship and life.  [14:50] Learn how Tait and Abby have taken a new look at Style Me Pretty now that it’s theirs again. [16:36] Tait chats about the rapidly evolving digital landscape and its effect on the wedding industry. [18:49] How will AI, AR, and 5G change the wedding industry?   Follow The Wedding Biz on Social:  The Wedding Biz The Wedding Biz on Instagram: @theweddingbiz The Wedding Biz on Facebook: @theweddingbiz   Title Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Kushner Entertainment www.kushnerentertainment.com.   Tim Chi The Knot Worldwide The Knot Wedding Wire Wedding Pro   This Week’s Guest Co-Host, Tait Larson of Style Me Pretty Style Me Pretty Style Me Pretty on Instagram Style Me Pretty on Facebook Style Me Pretty on Pinterest Tait’s Episode on The Wedding Biz:  https://theweddingbiz.com/abby-tait-larson-saving-style-me-pretty/  MENTIONED:  The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday  Losing my Virginity by Richard Branson

In this episode of The Next Level, Andy Kushner and Tait Larson, co-founder of Style Me Pretty, discuss Tim Chi’s interview on the Wedding Biz. Tait and his wife Abby founded Style Me Pretty, sold it to AOL, and then took it back after AOL announced they were shutting it down. Tait has some fantastic insights to share on Tim’s interview and the future of the industry. Learn how Tait and Andy feel about Tim’s opinions on failure, courage, and entrepreneurship. They dig deep into their views on the role of failure, or obstacles, in building a business and a life. There were so many great tips and ideas shared on this episode. You won't want to miss it! Show Highlights: <ul> <li>[01:32] Welcome back to the show Tait!</li> <li>[02:16] Tait introduced Andy and Tim for the interview that took place.</li> <li>[03:19] Learn Tait’s thoughts on Tim’s views about company culture.</li> <li>[05:43] How an authentic relationship with your employees changes the culture.</li> <li>[08:07] Tait shares his feelings on entrepreneurship, courage, and the need to test.</li> <li>[09:56] Why failure and goals are needed in entrepreneurship and life. </li> <li>[14:50] Learn how Tait and Abby have taken a new look at Style Me Pretty now that it’s theirs again.</li> <li>[16:36] Tait chats about the rapidly evolving digital landscape and its effect on the wedding industry.</li> <li>[18:49] How will AI, AR, and 5G change the wedding industry? </li> </ul> Follow The Wedding Biz on Social:  <a href="https://theweddingbiz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wedding Biz</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/weddingbizshow/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wedding Biz on Instagram: @theweddingbiz</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WeddingBizShow/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wedding Biz on Facebook: @theweddingbiz</a> Title Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Kushner Entertainment <a href="http://www.kushnerentertainment.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.kushnerentertainment.com</a>. Tim Chi <a href="https://www.theknotww.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Knot Worldwide</a> <a href="http://www.theknot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Knot</a> <a href="http://www.weddingwire.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wedding Wire</a> <a href="http://www.weddingpro.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wedding Pro</a> This Week’s Guest Co-Host, Tait Larson of Style Me Pretty <a href="https://www.stylemepretty.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Style Me Pretty</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stylemepretty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Style Me Pretty on Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/stylemepretty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Style Me Pretty on Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/stylemepretty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Style Me Pretty on Pinterest</a> Tait’s Episode on The Wedding Biz: <a href="https://theweddingbiz.com/abby-tait-larson-saving-style-me-pretty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://theweddingbiz.com/abby-tait-larson-saving-style-me-pretty/</a> MENTIONED: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Obstacle-Way-Timeless-Turning-Triumph/dp/1591846358" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Losing-My-Virginity-Survived-Business/dp/0307720748/ref=asc_df_0307720748/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=266434156756&amp;hvpos=1o1&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=7749447089794826581&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9027208&amp;hvtargid=pla-448675983976&amp;psc=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Losing my Virginity by Richard Branson</a>

175 THE NEXT LEVEL: TAIT LARSON Discusses TIM CHI - CEO, The Knot Worldwide: Combining Technology and Trends to Innovate the Wedding Industry

In this episode of THE NEXT LEVEL, Andy and Melissa are breaking down lessons learned from Abby and Tait Larsen of Style Me Pretty.  Abby and Tait have had a journey that most bloggers will never experience - being bought by AOL and eventually on the chopping block, but given the chance to take their business back and make it better than ever. Today Andy and Melissa discuss:   Abby says she made every mistake you could possibly make in business. Why it is better to go deeper and tell a bigger story. How to gauge your success - it's about having a blast doing what you love! Authenticity has been the key to success for Style Me Pretty.    Don't forget that next week we have the amazing Preston Bailey back for a second interview - and it's even more amazing than the first!

In this episode of THE NEXT LEVEL, Andy and Melissa are breaking down lessons learned from Abby and Tait Larsen of Style Me Pretty.  Abby and Tait have had a journey that most bloggers will never experience - being bought by AOL and eventually on the chopping block, but given the chance to take their business back and make it better than ever. Today Andy and Melissa discuss: <ul> <li>Abby says she made every mistake you could possibly make in business.</li> <li>Why it is better to go deeper and tell a bigger story.</li> <li>How to gauge your success - it's about having a blast doing what you love!</li> <li>Authenticity has been the key to success for Style Me Pretty.</li> </ul> Don't forget that next week we have the amazing Preston Bailey back for a second interview - and it's even more amazing than the first!

87 THE NEXT LEVEL: Abby + Tait Larson: Saving Style Me Pretty

To get the full scoop on one of the hottest topics in the world of wedding inspiration, we are invited into the home of Abby &amp; Tait Larson to learn more about their story, and the oh so popular wedding resource: Style me Pretty.   They started when the the blogging world was fresh, and not nearly as creative. You will learn how they both started this amazing business that has grown with them and the industry-including details on how they’ve reacquired Style Me Pretty!     Show Highlights:  How Tait and Abby met after College Abby worked for a Stationery Company that helped her path to Blogging Abby’s first invitation for a friend’s wedding led her to start her own stationery business that she later sold Doing stationary for Oprah, and why she never cashed the check Style Me Pretty’s early days started from a type pad account, Abby even created her own logo Abby noticed there was an enormous gap from what was happening offline and what was happening online for brides Abby feels her vendors she originally reached out to are why Style Me Pretty is so successful Abby always led with her gut and feels it was important in the early days of the blog Broke a wedding into 10 parts having readers come back through the day Real weddings were a key to success Having an offer on Style Me Pretty made them realize it was worth something Vendor directory was really liked by the vendors Tait and Abby took one year off after the 4-year partnership with AOL How Tait and Abbey got Style Me Pretty back Discussing market saturation Authenticity is an opportunity to tell the story behind the scenes    Resources: Style Me Pretty Blog Style Me Pretty on Instagram Facebook Pinterest

To get the full scoop on one of the hottest topics in the world of wedding inspiration, we are invited into the home of Abby &amp; Tait Larson to learn more about their story, and the oh so popular wedding resource: Style me Pretty. They started when the the blogging world was fresh, and not nearly as creative. You will learn how they both started this amazing business that has grown with them and the industry-including details on how they’ve reacquired Style Me Pretty!   Show Highlights: <ul> <li>How Tait and Abby met after College</li> <li>Abby worked for a Stationery Company that helped her path to Blogging</li> <li>Abby’s first invitation for a friend’s wedding led her to start her own stationery business that she later sold</li> <li>Doing stationary for Oprah, and why she never cashed the check</li> <li>Style Me Pretty’s early days started from a type pad account, Abby even created her own logo</li> <li>Abby noticed there was an enormous gap from what was happening offline and what was happening online for brides</li> <li>Abby feels her vendors she originally reached out to are why Style Me Pretty is so successful</li> <li>Abby always led with her gut and feels it was important in the early days of the blog</li> <li>Broke a wedding into 10 parts having readers come back through the day</li> <li>Real weddings were a key to success</li> <li>Having an offer on Style Me Pretty made them realize it was worth something</li> <li>Vendor directory was really liked by the vendors</li> <li>Tait and Abby took one year off after the 4-year partnership with AOL</li> <li>How Tait and Abbey got Style Me Pretty back</li> <li>Discussing market saturation</li> <li>Authenticity is an opportunity to tell the story behind the scenes</li> </ul> Resources: <a href="https://www.stylemepretty.com/category/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Style Me Pretty Blog</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stylemepretty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Style Me Pretty on Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/stylemepretty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/stylemepretty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>