{"id":15161,"date":"2018-07-20T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.qceventplanning.com\/?p=15161"},"modified":"2018-07-20T07:00:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T12:00:53","slug":"advice-from-athena-is-a-career-in-event-planning-right-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/advice-from-athena-is-a-career-in-event-planning-right-for-you","title":{"rendered":"Advice from Athena: Is A Career In Event Planning Right For You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been thinking about starting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/online-event-courses\/event-and-wedding-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">career in event planning<\/a>? QC tutor and alumna, Athena DeVonne, provides you with all the information you need to start a successful career in the event planning industry. So if you\u2019re on the fence about becoming an event planner, here&#8217;s your chance to get some answers about what it takes to get started \u2013 and what to expect along the way. As the award-winning owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coalescecreations.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coalesce Creations Weddings &amp; Events<\/a>, Athena will help you decide if this is the right path for you to take!<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HHdOGin6S7s?start=16\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Also, if you have any suggestions on future webinar topics for QC, please let us know in a comment!<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><i>Do you want to start your career? 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