The Venue Underground
The Venue Underground
Podcast Description
Whether you're planning your escape from corporate or quietly building something late at night, welcome underground.
The Venue Underground is a business podcast for dreamers stuck at their day jobs. Hosted by Kate Dear, Carnegie Mellon MBA, mom, and founder of a seven figure venue business, the podcast is recorded in a nuclear fallout shelter beneath a 120 year old bank. Alongside her team leads Rachel and Gemma, Kate shares the real story behind building a creative, profitable business from scratch. No gatekeeping. Just strategy, chaos, and the scrappy truth about entrepreneurship.
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The podcast focuses on entrepreneurship, personal growth, and the challenges of building a business from the ground up. Episodes explore topics such as overcoming burnout, navigating work-life balance as a parent, and effective business strategies, with specific examples including the transition from stay-at-home mom to seven-figure CEO and insights on scaling a wedding venue business.
The Venue Underground: wedding planning from people who run the room. We see what works every weekend and give you the steps. Host Kate Dear (1M followers) with Rachel and Gemma; 1,000+ events of proof. Recorded in a nuclear fallout shelter beneath one of our venues in a 120-year-old bank. The perspective and experience you need. We’ve saved a seat for you.
Weddings are emotional. Boundaries are business.
Weddings run on emotion, but contracts don’t. In this episode of The Venue Underground, Kate, Gemma, and Rachel unpack what happens when love and family crash head-on into business reality.
From a groom’s mom secretly trying to reschedule her son’s wedding to guests melting at destination ceremonies, they reveal why clear boundaries aren’t cold-hearted, they’re essential. It’s a candid look at compassion, control, and the fine print that keeps creative businesses running (and sane).
Whether you’re a vendor learning to say “no,” a bride trying to understand why policies exist, or just someone who loves good behind-the-scenes wedding drama, this episode hits the sweet spot between empathy and accountability.
Topics:
- When family emotions collide with vendor boundaries
- The difference between compassion and compliance
- Refunds, cancellations, and tough calls that test your humanity
- Why every “quick favor” comes with fine print
- How to protect your business and your peace
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