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Education Tracks

Owner/Manager/Prom

This year at BBG Conference, we’re bringing you three powerful educational tracks designed to meet you exactly where you are in your business: Owner, Manager, and Prom. Whether you’re leading your store, managing a team, or growing your prom business, each track is packed with focused, real-world education you can actually implement. No fluff, just the kind of insight and strategy that helps you run a stronger, more profitable store.

Shannon Tarrant

Shannon Tarrant is a dynamic coach and entrepreneur with 15 years of experience transforming event industry businesses into local market leaders. As the founder of WeddingVenueMap.com, she helps couples find the perfect venue while empowering vendors through strategic planning, innovative marketing, and strong relationships. Featured on Catersource, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Special Events, Shannon is known for her straightforward approach and proven system for driving measurable results through small, impactful changes.

Jessica Buzzell

Jessica, known as the Fractional CFO Consultant with ProfitVine Consulting, has over 15 years of experience in business management, growth, and development. As a former entrepreneur, she scaled her business from a small start-up to a multi-million dollar organization before exiting through acquisition. Her background in business management, finance, leadership, and strategy makes her an exceptional leader who consistently delivers results.

BBG Speaker Marc McIntosh

Marc McIntosh Your Job Title | Business Name Marc McIntosh is a nationally recognized wedding marketing expert, speaker, and co-founder of Team Wedding Marketing. He began his career as the owner of a successful wedding DJ company and later produced some of the largest wedding expos in the Mid-Atlantic. At Team Wedding Marketing, Marc leads website strategy and development—building mobile-friendly, high-converting websites that reflect each client’s brand, build trust, and turn visitors into bookings.

BBG Speaker Meghan Ely

Meghan Ely OFD Consulting Owner OFD Consulting owner, Meghan Ely combines in-the-trenches event experience with a love of wedding PR to empower her clients to take their businesses to new heights. Her team’s publicity efforts are regularly honored by the Public Relations Society of America, and more recently, Eventex named her one of the most influential Wedding Professionals in the Industry. A long-time industry speaker and writer, she is a WeddingPro educator with The Knot + WeddingWire. She has regularly earned clients press in such outlets at the New York Times, Brides, Martha Stewart Weddings, People, Bridal Guide, Architectural Digest and Style Me Pretty, among many others.

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