Today we’d like to introduce you to Madeline Clark
Hi Madeline, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Hello! I am Madeline Clark, the owner and lead coordinator for Joybird Planning Group, a business inspired by my precious grandmother, Jean Patterson Gilchrist (JPG), which launched in October 2020 after I hung up my keys to my 4th grade classroom.
Some of my most treasured memories include helping her set up and prepare for weddings. She was a highly sought-after wedding and event planner. And from her, my passion for helping couples achieve their dream wedding blossomed.
Everyone deserves to have their dream become a reality! At JPG, we believe EVERY event deserves a results-driven, executable, YOU-inspired plan. Boasting over 60 years of combined wedding, event, marketing, public relations, fundraising, and programming experience, we pack a lot into our “tiny wings.” Like a hummingbird, we are purposefully small, yet fierce — a tiny embodiment of strength, resilience, courage, and JOY! Our small, locally-owned group allows us to offer our clients intimate collaborations, while guaranteeing above-and-beyond executions our clients have come to expect. Set us loose and watch us soar together!
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
As a business owner you are always faced with obstacles or challenges. I personally believe that it is how you handle and rise above those risks that define who you are. At the start of my business, a major challenge of mine was getting my name out in the Knoxville area wedding industry. As soon as I began working on facing that, my name quickly spread like wildfire and I was put in contact with venue owners, caterers, florists and photographers who were so gracious to help me grow my clientele. I am happy to say that to this day, those partnerships are still flourishing. Now that I am also a mother to a sweet, little boy, my challenge has been trying to balance being a mom and a wedding professional full time. I must say that from the start, i have always had a huge support system behind me. From my loving family to my amazing 8-person staff, they have made completing 40 weddings a year a success!
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Joybird Planning Group?
Joybird Planning Group is a wedding planning and coordination service for the Knoxville and surrounding areas. We want the planning process to be completely stress free with flawless day of executions so we also provide a wedding day content creation package add on as well as a decor add on where our clients can rent from our inventory!
Risk taking is a topic that people have widely differing views on – we’d love to hear your thoughts.
Being a business owner and taking risks go hand in hand. If you never take the risk, how do you know if you can be successful or not? Launching Joybird Planning Group is one risk that I am very glad I took!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.joybirdplanning.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joybird.planning?igsh=dXJsNW13OW43ZHFn&utm_source=qr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joybirdplanning?mibextid=LQQJ4d