{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The WAC Podcast","title":"Ep. 45 - Culture, Business and Destination Weddings, with Claudia Faustino","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/99c6a1c6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3736,"description":"Claudia is a Canadian destination wedding planner with Italian heritage, married to a Portuguese man, and building a company that specializes in destination weddings in Italy and Portugal.In this episode, Claudia talks about what an international business degree actually teaches you that creative school never would, why she believes European venues should be left to speak for themselves, and how Porto became the destination she's quietly betting on before the rest of the world catches up.What you'll hear: - Why most creatives never build a real business and how to be the exception - The difference between European and North American wedding production, and what gets lost when you import one into the other - Why Porto is her next focus, and what two style shoots there showed her about the local wedding industryFollow Claudia on Instagram @claudiaandco_ for more on her work with couples in Italy and Portugal.Wedding Artists Community is a podcast for photographers, planners and creatives in the European wedding industry.Two new episodes every month.Subscribe, share, and leave a review, it makes a huge difference.www.weddingartistscommunity.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AVRds7DVOw_ymzW3ZDxutSjqGLfB9nFTVYNKQ1sVgqo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mMDEy/YThlZWQ3NjhiZWU2/ZDRhZTAxMjJlYTE5/Mzg5Yy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}