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How Do You Invent A Need? One of LA's Most In-Demand Event Brands' Founder Secrets | EP 114
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Joining us in today's episode is Celeste Durve, the Founder of Viper Experience. Driven by necessity after moving out at 18, how did this FOUNDER INVENT A NEED and become ONE OF LA'S MOST IN-DEMAND EVENT BRANDS?
From low beginnings, Celeste shares her business's success from a scrappy startup to a rapidly expanding exclusive event industry powerhouse. Spotting a gap in the market, she founded Viper at 19, initially offering mobile hostessing services, which evolved into a full-fledged operation providing almost everything for high-profile events. Not wanting to pursue a college degree, rejecting corporate red tape, and losing a co-founder didn't stop her from succeeding in her venture. Her approach of "putting one foot in front of the other" shaped her leadership and the future of Viper Experience.
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TIMESCODES:
00:00 Intro
00:33 Meet the gues Celeste
00:39 Celeste's Background Founder of Viper
01:09 Viper Premium Event Staffing
02:46 Creating Great Event Experiences
04:03 Flipping Event Hospitality Ethos
05:08 Relationship Building in Networking
06:07 How Celeste Started Viper
10:06 Role of Event Staffing vs Planning
12:03 Networking for Business Growth
13:45 Services Guest List to Bartending
15:01 Entrepreneurial Mindset Necessity Driven
17:28 Best Advice Regret is Mindless
29:50 Scaling Challenges and Team Management
33:17 Solving Business Problems Who Not What
34:20 Celestes Future Vision
37:29 Leadership Strategies Empowerment
40:44 Handling High Stakes Events
42:43 Celestes 1% Life Owning Time
44:54 Advice for Entrepreneurs Build Your Reality
45:12 Connecting with Celeste
46:07 Outro