Entrepreneurship
Welcoming Lyric Gruenhagen to the Hitch Studio family of Certified Wedding Planners
I am so THRILLED to introduce you to our newest Certified Wedding Planner at Hitch Studio! Lyric Gruenhagen – Certified Wedding Planner (CWP) • Certified Wedding Venue Professional (CWVP) When you meet Lyric, you’ll see her sparkling eyes, hear the excitement and gentleness of her voice, and know her caring spirit. She is an absolute…
Read MoreBuilding Employee Culture and Self Love: 2020 Hitch Studio All-Employee Retreat
LOVE TANK = FULL. It’s always one of my favorite nights of the year. It was the all-employee retreat!!! This is my way of building friendships and camaraderie among our employees and being able to thank them in person with my whole heart. The theme for the evening: Self Care + Love. We each filled…
Read MoreHitch Studio Booked its 100th Wedding!!
Woohoo! Hitch Studio opened in 2014 and since that time, we’ve booked 99 weddings…until today. We just booked our 100th wedding!! Congratulations Nicole and Nick! We can’t wait to celebrate YOU and your wedding day. Hitch ran an online promotion to celebrate this milestone. Whoever booked the 100th wedding won $1000 off their wedding package…
Read MoreHitch Studio’s Summer Book Club: I Dare Me
Each summer I hold a summer book club for any of 20+ employees who want to participate. Books we’ve read in the past were: You are a Badass by Jen Sincero (5 stars!), 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins (1 star), and Motivation Manifesto by Brendon Burchard (5 stars!). This year, we chose “I Dare…
Read MoreTessa Ihnen: Introducing the Newest Member of the Hitch Studio Team as a Sioux Falls Wedding Planner!
Hitch Studio is expanding and we are so proud to introduce you to Tessa Ihnen! Tessa will be a Certified Wedding Planner for Hitch Studio in Sioux Falls, South Dakota! Tessa has been mentoring with Hitch Studio for two years — that’s a lot of weddings. She has an eye for design and is so…
Read MoreExciting News! Hitch Studio Grows, Sells, and Expands
Friends of Hitch Studio — Carrie and Renee have some exciting news to share with you! Five and a half years ago, in early 2014, Carrie Kuhl and Renee Bauman started Hitch Studio as business partners in a wedding invitation design business. Since then, they’ve grown Hitch Studio into three divisions — weddings, graphic design…
Read MoreMeet Tessa Ihnen: Retail and Event Associate
Hi there! My name is Tessa Ihnen and I am the newest retail and event associate at Hitch Studio! I am from small town Lake Park, Iowa. When I was 17 years old, I began working at a boutique in Okoboji, Iowa. I fell in love with helping women find the perfect outfit for a…
Read MoreHitch Studio is Hiring!
Join the Hitch Studio family! Hitch Studio is hiring for two positions this spring — a part-time graphic designer who could also work the front desk at our retail store, and a wedding associate who could help with decorating weddings and events on weekends (set up/take down, etc). Resumes are due to info(at)hitchstudio.com by February…
Read MoreHitch Studio Turns 5!
This Wednesday, February 6, 2019, Hitch Studio celebrates five years in business. We have so much to be thankful for — our supportive community, our sweet customers, our loving families, and our encouraging mentors and friends. That’s what this post is all about. We’ll be sharing lessons we’ve learned along the way, some of our…
Read MoreBest Business Books I’ve Read So Far (Volume 2)
I am a perpetual reader, which for entrepreneurs (and constant learners, movers, and shakers) is a great thing. If you missed Volume 1, here are my first five recommend business books. And here are my next five favorite professional development books so far. I’m honest with my rankings, so not all are 5 stars… “Badass…
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