We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Corey Peterson. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Corey below.
Corey, thrilled to have you on the platform as I think our readers can really benefit from your insights and experiences. In particular, we’d love to hear about how you think about burnout, avoiding or overcoming burnout, etc.
It’s a thrilling balancing act. It’s all about keeping the show running smoothly behind the scenes. Absolutely loving what I do is a great start. Having an amazing team is also something huge. But self-care is super important. I’m a huge water guy – so whether it’s talking a walk along the beach or around the lakes by my house with my lady and the dog, or cruising down the river on the boat for a few hours are things that help my mental space a ton.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
As the founder of COS Celebrations, a luxury entertainment company, we strive in making people’s vision become a reality. We mostly focus on weddings but also do private events and corporate functions. Every couple or client is unique and different things are important to them. We love learning what their expectations are and exceeding them. There are a lot of moving parts that go into making a remarkable event and we take pride in making it a stress-free journey. We love that our couples and clients are fully confident that we have covered all bases and they know their event is going to be butter-smooth and organic feeling.
We have a different approach with the music as well so we can really customize someone’s day. Having amazing DJs and accomplished musicians, we can bring anything in their mind, alive. And for the people battling between bands or DJs, we also have hybrids that combine the two. For example a DJ with a sax player. Or DJ with sax player and a drummer. Talk about a party. And a cherry on top with the addition of maybe a cellist, harpist or pianist – even a bagpiper for ceremony or guest arrival.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Having a mentor has been huge for me. Find one that shares the same passion for delivering the highest quality and experience for your clientele. Learn all you can.
Find something that you love. I know this has been said so many times but if you love it, the “work” part feels a lot different.
If I was to give any advice to someone early in their journey, it would be to take pride in your work.
How would you spend the next decade if you somehow knew that it was your last?
Trying to remind myself not to grow too fast. I want to build our foundation on cement versus plywood. It can be easy sometimes as the business starts to boom to want to keep growing at a rapid rate. But if you aren’t careful, that can lead to lesser quality for your customers. I’ve had to slow down a few times and take a breath and make some changes. Slow down and make sure as you’re growing, the quality never declines.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.COSCelebrations.com
- Instagram: www.Instagram.com/COSCelebrations
- Youtube: www.youtube.com/@coscelebrations
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Tucker Jones Rob Futrell
