This is a story about winning in weddings.

Grace is one of the world's top wedding planners, turned coach. She has organized weddings for Billy Joel and Lebron James and is ready to share her experiences from a 20 year wedding planning career. 

Grace has managed $200,000,000 in wedding budgets over the years. 

Grace's audience on social media is greater than 10,000 and she is happy to promote the episode to her fans!

Grace Beason is a Professional Coach trained in Authentic Leadership and focuses on relationship and mindset coaching at Grace Beason Coaching. She's driven by the mission of empowering people to live more authentic, wholehearted lives. Grace's deep passion for helping others through difficult transitions in life led her to find her calling as a speaker, facilitator, writer, and coach.

One of her greatest joys is her Because, Why Not? podcast, which she created to share her personal growth for the benefit of others in a way that combines her signature humor and relatable life experiences. Grace has also created a workshop series and is writing a book on the subject of Authentic Wedding Planning: Removing Pain From The Process.

Grace has been an entrepreneur since opening Grace Leisure Events in 2005 where she specialized in complex, large scale weddings, social events, fundraisers, and food festivals. A native of Denver, Colorado, Grace graduated with a BA in Art History from Kenyon College in 1998. She began her career at Christie's Auction House in London followed by five years in New York City working for The Knot Inc. and celebrity wedding planner Marcy Blum.

Grace lives in Durham, North Carolina with her husband and two young sons. In addition to being involved at her children’s school, she serves on the board of PORCH Durham working to end hunger in her community. Grace happily devotes her private time to her three boys and friends. You may also find her drinking coffee, watching Bravo, getting outside for fresh air at any opportunity, or singing along loudly to her favorite songs.