Own Your Business

Connecting with Clients in a Trust Economy with Anja Winikka

September 28, 2026·52 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Why isn't a beautiful portfolio booking clients the way it used to?In this episode, Sam sits down with Anja Winikka, CEO and founder of the Freeda Network, a company that places established wedding industry business owners into small, confidential peer groups for ongoing support. Anja has spent over twenty years in the wedding industry and has a front row seat to the conversations business owners are having behind closed doors. She and Sam dig into why AI has made polished portfolios table stakes, and what's replaced them as the real reason couples choose who to hire.You'll learn:Why couples are comparing pricing and vendor notes with their friends before they ever call youHow showing your pricing logic builds more trust than a perfect photo galleryWhat separates business owners who thrive from those stuck chasing likes and contentWhy peer community, not more content, is becoming the real competitive edge

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