Welcome to part two of my interview with Deborah McCoy of the American Academy of Wedding Planners. If you haven’t yet listened to part one, rush to it right now and play that episode. My name is Joshua Birch, and I’m the host of LCI Paper’s podcast. I had the opportunity to speak to Deborah and hear her reasons for starting the American Academy of Wedding Planners. Enjoy part two of the interview.

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Here is a transcript of the interview:

If a person has a career goal of becoming a wedding planner, what does The American Academy of Wedding Professionals offer?

We’re a little bit different from other wedding organizations that offer courses because we are an organization of all types of wedding professionals. And why I structured it that way is very simple. If you are a wedding consultant, and you join an organization of wedding consultants, then you’re not going to get the referrals because those people, those members, the consultants in your home town certainly aren’t going to refer you