Courtney Hopper
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Co-Owner/Operator at The Bradford Venue LLCAppears in 140 Episodes
Badass Boundaries 101: Conversations with Sisters
Last week, Dana and Jenna talked with Meghan Ely, the mastermind behind OFD Consulting, about how building a life with boundaries takes work and is rooted in loving on...
Business, Babies, and Breakthroughs, with Meghan Ely
In this episode, Dana and Jenna are diving headfirst into the exhilarating world of work-life balance, and they're not holding back. They're joined by powerhouse guest...
Overcoming Stereotypes and Unleashing Your Authenticity: Conversations with Sisters
Last week, Courtney and Dana talked with Tiffany Welton about how she's building her team at her new venture, RBF Champagne Bar. In this episode, the sisters are talki...
From Resting Bitch Face to Resting Boss Face, with RBF's Tiffany Welton
After years of pressure to fit into a box in corporate America, Tiffany Welton realized it was time for a new venture: RBF Champagne Bar. With the space in its opening...
Have we done something kind lately?: Conversations with Sisters
Last week, Courtney and Dana talked with Lindsay Wrege about how she manages a team with differing abilities. In this episode, the sisters are talking about allyship, ...
Playing to your team's strengths and abilities, with Lindsay Wrege
As a child, some of Lindsay Wrege's friends had differing abilities. As an adult, she saw that those same friends had difficulties finding jobs that respected and embr...
The little stuff is the big stuff: Conversations with Sisters
Last week, Courtney and Dana talked with Dean Ogan about how he manages teams in locations across the Triangle and his people-oriented leadership style. In this episod...
Leading teams here, there and everywhere! With Dean Ogan
Dean Ogan is the Owner, President, and Chief Omelet Maker at Rocky Top Catering. A former multi-restaurant owner with over 20 years of experience in hospitality, he ma...
What do we stand for?: Conversations with Sisters
Last week, Courtney and Dana talked with Maggie Kane about how she's managing an ever-changing team and following her passion. In this episode, the sisters are talking...
Giving your team A Place at the Table, with Maggie Kane
Maggie Kane's pay-what-you-can cafe in downtown Raleigh is on a mission to provide healthy food for all, regardless of means. And, though A Place at the Table employs ...
The kids are alright: Conversations with Sisters
Last week, Courtney and Dana talked with Ryan Eves about how he manages a Gen Z team. In this episode, the sisters are talking about generational differences, their en...
How do you manage Gen Z? With Ryan Eves
Managing a young team isn't as scary as it's made out to be, and nobody knows that more than Ryan Eves. As the executive director of Camp Kanata, a YMCA day and overni...
Your vulnerability is an asset: Conversations with Sisters
Last week, Courtney and Dana talked with Nina McCaskey about how and why she built her small-but-mighty team. In this episode, the sisters are talking about how buildi...
Small teams and big dreams, with Nina McCaskey
You don't have to have a big team to have a booming business. Nina McCaskey's Wedded Kiss helps brides of all kinds look and feel their best on their special days, and...
Highlights, Proud Moments, and Antidepressants: 2022 Recap and What's Ahead for 2023
This week we're doing things a little bit different - it's all about 2022 in recap, in retrospect, and looking forward to what's happening next year. It was a year fi...
BONUS - Talk with Renee Dalo: Business Partnership Struggles
Today we share an episode of the Talk with Renee Dalo Podcast that we guested on, "Talk About Business Partnership Struggles With Dana & Courtney".
BONUS: The Wedding Pro CEO Podcast with Brandee Gaar, "When Hustle and Grit is All You Have"
Today we share an episode of the Wedding Pro CEO podcast with Brandee Gaar that we guested on, "When Hustle and Grit is All You Have with Courtney Hopper and Dana Kadw...
BONUS: Courtney and Dana on The Flourishing Entrepreneur, hosted by Aleya Harris
Today we share an episode of a podcast we guested on - The Flourishing Entrepreneur, hosted by our friend Aleya Harris. ----- Do you know how to handle fear when fir...
Where is my self worth? Conversations with Sisters
Last week, Courtney and Dana talked with Dr. Anissa Reilly about what she learned from her career in education. In this episode, Courtney and Dana are looking back on ...
What teaching others teaches you, with Dr. Anissa Reilly
Dr. Anissa Reilly was a school principal in one of the poorest districts in the country for over 16 years, and, while she was excited to create a great environment for...
Are We Chasing Money? Accolades? Respect? Contentment? Conversations with Sisters
Last week, sisters Eunice and Sabrina Moyle talked about the pivot that saved their company, Hello Lucky. They figured out that the growth-at-all-costs and the constan...
The Pivot that Saved Hello Lucky, with Eunice and Sabrina Moyle
10 years into running Hello Lucky, sisters Eunice and Sabrina Moyle seemed to be on top of the world. They were working luxury weddings, they were featured on Martha S...
Are you afraid of money, too? Conversations with Sisters
Last week, Courtney and Dana talked with Jessie Williams about starting a business and financial requirements of that. In this episode, hear Courtney and Dana talk abo...
Stop and take your pulse, with Jessie Williams
Jessie Williams wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life, but she knew she was her happiest when she was creating. In this episode, hear how her she was inspire...
Signs of burnout, and bulldozing through life: Conversations with Sisters
Last week, we heard Jen Taylor's tragic yet inspirational story about her husband's sudden death and what happened after - how Jen pressed on and found success in her ...
After burnout, tragedy, and losing everything, Jen Taylor is creating a new path
In October 2018, Jen Taylor's world came crashing down as her husband tragically passed away, and she quickly had to figure out what the f*** to do with her life. Cont...
Playing to each other's strengths: Conversations with Sisters
Last week, Courtney and Dana talked with another set of sister entrepreneurs—Jackie and Cassie Collier. This week, hear how Courtney and Dana grew to have different st...
Building a game you can win, with Jackie and Cassie Collier
Sisters Jackie and Cassie Collier started Bundle by up-cycling old board games with construction paper and handwritten cards and pricing six hours of hard work for $50...