397: How Founder DeNeitra Burnett's Pandemic Pivot Led To A 7-Figure Business
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This week in the guest chair we have DeNeitra Burnett, the Founder and CEO of Savvy Events, a Los-Angeles based event production and creative agency. DeNeitra has used her creativity and grit to climb to the top of the events industry, working closely with entertainment titans and Fortune 500 companies like HBO, Netflix, and Hulu, among others. DeNeitra shares how when the events business was shut down during the Pandemic, she pivoted her business to custom mailers, leading to her scaling Savvy Events to a 7-Figure Business. In this episode DeNeitra shares: How she made her first custom mailer during the pandemic and created a whole new division in her businessHow she structures her pricing to make sure she is fairly compensatedHow she’s expanding her business and team to incorporate both event production and creative mailer production Highlights Include: 00:00 Intro 04:16 Event planning 09:22 Work-life balance 18:10 Percentage-based pricing 23:57 Pivoting to mailers 31:13 Adapting staffing structure 34:50 Tips for entrepreneurs Check out episode 397 of Side Hustle Pro podcast out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube This episode is brought to you by:  Gusto offers modern, easy payroll, benefits, and HR to small businesses across the country. Sign up and give it a try at https://gusto.com/shp. Links mentioned in this episode Website: https://savvycreativeagency.com/ Savvy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savvycreativeagency_/ Savvy’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SavvyCreativeAgency Savvy’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/savvycreativeagency/about/ Dubsado: https://www.dubsado.com/  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss AnnouncementsJoin our Facebook Community If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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