The Last Dance

The Last Dance

Author: Mike McCaleb Language: English Episodes: 7
Hosted by Mike McCaleb, The Last Dance is a podcast that pulls back the curtain on the chaotic, creative, and often comical world of running a wedding production business. It’s a candid look at the realities of entrepreneurship, where the stakes are high and the soundtrack is a first dance song on repeat. This isn’t a polished lecture series; it’s a collection of conversations and reflections from the trenches of a specific, demanding industry. You’ll hear unfiltered stories about client negotiations, logistical nightmares, the pressure of capturing a once-in-a-lifetime event, and the small victories that make it all worthwhile. The discussions naturally expand into broader themes of building a sustainable small business, managing creative teams, and maintaining your sanity when your office is a constantly changing venue. True to its original description, this podcast doesn’t promise to be the definitive guide. Instead, it offers an authentic, sometimes meandering, and hopefully entertaining ride through the ups and downs of this unique entrepreneurial path. If you find yourself dozing off, maybe you did need the rest, but more likely, you’ll be hooked by the genuine, unvarnished perspective McCaleb brings to the microphone. Tune in for a dose of reality, a few laughs, and practical insights gleaned from the business of celebrating love.
Episodes
6/2/2020 - Alan Katz [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:45
Alan Katz is the Jimmy Fallon of wedding officiants. He can change voices. He can change looks. He can change your wedding. Today, we talk about weddings on airplanes, wedding safety, and how to make every wedding specia…
5/28/2020 - Steve Burdick [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:15
Steve Burdick is one of my long time friends in the wedding industry. He's a DJ, lighting master, and also has a Photo Booth business. He knows his music and he loves to make a crowd go crazy. We talked about different m…
5/11/2020 - Emma Mesrobian [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:31
Emma Mesrobian is a dancer, teacher, and all around positive person. She is a literal ball of energy. We had a great talk about dance, staying creative during the coronavirus, and favorite things.
5/4/2020 Viviana Aiello [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:58
This one is eye-opening! An enlightening and spiritual talk with Viviana Aiello about our egos, creativity, connection, and staying happy in dark times.
4/28/2020 Chris Griffiths - .38 Special [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:42
Chris Griffiths is one of my greatest friends, and a fantastic photographer in the Orange County area. Today we talked about his favorite things during quarantine, getting past it, and my horrendous taste in music. Liste…
4/20/2020 Creating Happiness with Wendy Dahl [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:29
Episode #2! Wendy Dahl talks about her new website which enables us all to create happiness, the importance of tacos, and how the wedding industry is definitely a team sport (with scoring.) Not necessarily in that order.…
4/13/2020 The Quarantined Jackie Lovato [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:11
Had a lot of fun on this one, even though I was a little nervous and concerned about how it would come together. This episode is about teamwork, fixing equipment at a job, and eggs. Jackie Lovato is a wedding and commerc…