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Dana Kadwell is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, and professor in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dana has built and operated four successful businesses, including two event planning companies, a wedding venue, a consulting firm, and her newest venture – The Venue Masterclass – a conference for venue owners and operators.
Starting off from ordinary, she paved her way by sheer grit and tenacity splashed with some therapy and coffee along the way. Known for her candid take on entrepreneurship, Dana shares the messier sides of building businesses in her Medium column. You can also tune into her insights on the Gathered Here Podcast where she dives into the chaos and lessons learned in being an entrepreneur in the hospitality world.
Speaking Topics
- Crafting Your Path: Embracing Authenticity for Business Growth
- Reignite Your Vision: Moving Beyond the Daily Grind to Connect with Purpose
- Forget Work-Life Balance: Debunking the Lies We’ve Been Told
- Flipping the Script on Imposter Syndrome: Turning Self-Doubt into Your Superpower
- From Chaos to Cohesion: Streamline Your Business Operations with SOPs
Getting to Know You
What topics do you enjoy speaking on the most?
I love talking about finding your purpose and how to really get the most of out your business. I spent too many years sacrificing my health and happiness to my business. Now – I want to inspire others to create the balance and the path forward to life a life of purpose, while also growing great profits.
What topic would you love to tackle next?
I would love to tackle how to be a recovering people pleaser in an industry where our businesses are built on serving others.
How would you describe your speaking style?
Real, candid, vulnerable.
What has been your favorite speaking engagement to date?
I loved speaking at WeWed! It was an intimate setting, and I adored all the speakers, especially the host!
When heading to a wedding industry conference, I never leave home without my….
Face oil. My face gets so dry when I travel, and it is one very expensive face product that I can not live without. I will guard it with my life and never check it in a bag!
Where would you love to speak next?
I am speaking at Be Sage in 2025, and that was on my bucket list! I would like to say I am an international speaker – I don’t care where I go!