Conversations with the Hostess

121: Moving Yourself and Your Business with Alison Bell

In this episode, I talk with Alison Bell who is a military spouse, photographer, and coach for other photographers.  We talk about so many things in this episode from h

120: How to Clean Up from a Party Venue

Does cleaning up after a party sound so awful that it holds you back from hosting?  I know this is a common concern for a lot of people and this week we're tackling the i

119: How to Set Up a Party Venue

This week I share about a really fun experience getting to help set up a graduation party in a venue.  It was fun, but challenging given our short time line to get everyt

118: Getting Volunteers to Connect with Katie Thompson

In this episode, I talk with Katie Thompson who has built an incredible community of volunteers that are giving back of their time, talent, and treasure.  She not only

117: Getting Involved with Party Planning

Do you ever get the urge to host something, but you just don't have a reason to do it at your house?  today's podcast is all about how to get involved with hosting events

116: Making Light of Military Life with Karen Gutierrez

This week's guest is all about viewing this crazy military lifestyle with a little perspective and a lot of humor!  Karen from Sailor and Sons shares her journey as a mil

115: Hosting an Open House Party

I had an amazing follower on Instagram ask a great question in my DM's and this week I'm answering her dilemma on the podcast.  If you've ever wanted to host a recurrin

114: Baking Memories with Karen Hetz

Have you ever thought about connecting with someone through cake?  Well, this week Karen Hetz from Kids Cake Boxes shares the story behind her company, where you can bake

113: Hosting a Galentine's Day Party

This week I'm sharing a ton of really fun ways to host a Galentine's Day party.  I've never hosted one, but after talking about it so much I really, really want to.   I

112: Gathering Your Community with Kasie Purvis

This week Veteran and military spouse Kasie Purvis is here and she is talking with us about why it's important to gather those around us that are scattered.  She and her

111: Proper Party Etiquette with Susan Vernick

This week Susan Vernick is here from Etiquette Chics and she's sharing all the tools to be a great party guest and host.  I lover her perspective that etiquette is not a

110: Mastering the Art of Entertaining with Joseph Marini

Have you ever wanted a professional event stylist to weigh in on your party?  This week we have the pleasure of hearing from Joseph Marini, author of Mastering the Art of

109: Celebrating Sports with Alice Elrod

This week I am talking with my gym buddy about how she celebrates sports.  Alice Elrod is on the podcast and she shares all about hosting sporting watch parties, how to d

108: Celebrating a High School Reunion

This week I'm sharing my experience at my recent high school reunion.  It is crazy to think it's been 20 years since high school, and it was such a fun thing to go to and

107: Connecting Through Humor with Angelica Hanley

This week we are talking all about how humor can bring you together with others.  Angelica Hanley, from, A Couple Puns is sharing about how her business of funny, pun-fil

106: Holiday Hacks for a Less Stressful Holiday Season

Want to get ahead of the game and feel more prepared this holiday season?  Don't we all!  Listen to the episode this week to hear all kinds of easy to do hacks that will

105: Finding Your Personal Style with Laura Longmire

Have you ever felt like you couldn't host or didn't want to go to something because you didn't feel confident in what you were wearing?  It happens to the best of us. 

104: Hosting Overnight Guests

As the "Ber" months are upon us (September, October, November, December), you will probably start to have more guests staying with you overnight.  Or you may be a guest a

103: Celebrating the Olympics

It's Olympic week!  The Summer 2024 Olympics start this week and this podcast episode is going to give you all the details and inspiration you need to host a fun watch pa

102: Adventures in Building Community at Sea with Tanya Hackney

Who needs an adventure in their life?  Well this week's guest and her family went on the ultimate adventure when they traded in the American dream and moved their family