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Conversations with the Hostess

Conversations with the Hostess is all about building community and deeper connections with those in your life through hosting them in your home. Join Amy, a wife, mom, Naval Officer, and online party planner as she has conversations weekly with entertaining and party experts. We will discuss parties, holidays, and celebrating life"s big and small moments. You"ll leave with inspiration and tactical ideas to build a community, deepen friendships, and lead a fulfilled life!

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All Episodes

57:43

121: Moving Yourself and Your Business with Alison Bell

Conversations with the Hostess ·

2025/08/26

In this episode, I talk with Alison Bell who is a military spouse, photographer, and coach for other photographers. We talk about so many things in this episode from hosting parties, being a military family and having to move, how moving requires you to reestablish your community and in osme caes your business. Alison offers us her advice on marketing your business when you're in a new place and how to welcome newbies when you've been established somewhere for awhile. I could have talked with

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24:55

120: How to Clean Up from a Party Venue

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2025/08/11

Does cleaning up after a party sound so awful that it holds you back from hosting? I know this is a common concern for a lot of people and this week we're tackling the issue. I share ways to make th clean up process so much easier and not feel like a hurdle to overcome in order to host. I give you easy ideas to implement if you're hosting at home or at a party venue. Don't let cleaning up from a party hold you back from hosting one in the first place! Bingeing Segment Do you have a lot of tile

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21:42

119: How to Set Up a Party Venue

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2025/08/06

This week I share about a really fun experience getting to help set up a graduation party in a venue. It was fun, but challenging given our short time line to get everything set up. In the episode I give you all the tips and tricks I learned through the experience to help you set up any kind of party venue and to do it quickly. Bingeing Segment If you need a show to watch with your spouse, the one I'm bingeing this week is a great option. You'll get politics, some steamy romance, beautiful

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41:25

118: Getting Volunteers to Connect with Katie Thompson

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2025/07/21

In this episode, I talk with Katie Thompson who has built an incredible community of volunteers that are giving back of their time, talent, and treasure. She not only leads up a foundation that builds homes in impoverished areas around the world, but she also builds connections among women in her local community by giving them a place to showcase their own businesses. Listen in today! Links You'll Need You can get Katie's help to go from dream to impact, one bold step at a time through her

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24:59

117: Getting Involved with Party Planning

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2025/04/15

Do you ever get the urge to host something, but you just don't have a reason to do it at your house? today's podcast is all about how to get involved with hosting events for other groups. Things like your PTO, HOA, interest groups and more. I thoroughly enjoy the planning and prep work of hosting so this is a great exercise in getting to do those things, but not necessarily always having to host something at our house. Listen in today and you may just be encouraged to get involved too.

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37:16

116: Making Light of Military Life with Karen Gutierrez

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2025/03/10

This week's guest is all about viewing this crazy military lifestyle with a little perspective and a lot of humor! Karen from Sailor and Sons shares her journey as a military family through many moves and helath struggles, all while keeping things light and funny. She also shares how she gets inspiration from the various places they've lived, and how to reintegrate celebrating with your family after having lived far away from them. Listen in today! Links You'll Need If you've every PCSed with

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24:41

115: Hosting an Open House Party

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2025/02/17

I had an amazing follower on Instagram ask a great question in my DM's and this week I'm answering her dilemma on the podcast. If you've ever wanted to host a recurring party each week or month, I dive into the best ways to do it on this episode. If you want to have an open house style party this is a great episode too. I share best ways to motivate your guests to show up, keep coming back each week, and how a theme can help ease the burden on you as you host regularly. Lots of great advice in

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25:18

114: Baking Memories with Karen Hetz

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2025/02/10

Have you ever thought about connecting with someone through cake? Well, this week Karen Hetz from Kids Cake Boxes shares the story behind her company, where you can bake memories with your family. Her time as a military spouse inspired her to create a product that can bring people together to celebrate even when they are separated by long distances. She also has so much wisdom when it comes to living life in community with other military families. Listen in today! Links You'll Need You can

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14:42

113: Hosting a Galentine's Day Party

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2025/01/15

This week I'm sharing a ton of really fun ways to host a Galentine's Day party. I've never hosted one, but after talking about it so much I really, really want to. I share great theme ideas, activities you can do with your friends and fun food ideas that are strictly for the girlies. Want to get your gal pals together and share a fun party with them? Listen in to see if you can incorporate any of these fun ideas into your own Galentine's Day party. Bingeing Segment If you have any sort of

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31:48

112: Gathering Your Community with Kasie Purvis

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2025/01/08

This week Veteran and military spouse Kasie Purvis is here and she is talking with us about why it's important to gather those around us that are scattered. She and her family have moved regularly with the military and have developed great connections along the way by gathering their people around them. She has so much great wisdom to share and you should listen in now! Links You'll Need Find more from Kasie on her podcast Gather the Scattered. Follow her on Instagram here. You can listen to me

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41:53

111: Proper Party Etiquette with Susan Vernick

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2024/11/20

This week Susan Vernick is here from Etiquette Chics and she's sharing all the tools to be a great party guest and host. I lover her perspective that etiquette is not a bunch of rules, but a way to do things better. Those better ways will make you feel more confident and successful not just at parties, but in your everyday life too. Listen in now to get ready for all of those upcoming holiday parties you'll be attending. Links You'll Need Find more from Susan and the Etiquette Chics on their

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36:47

110: Mastering the Art of Entertaining with Joseph...

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2024/11/12

Have you ever wanted a professional event stylist to weigh in on your party? This week we have the pleasure of hearing from Joseph Marini, author of Mastering the Art of Entertaining, and event stylist that's been featured in Oprah, The New York Times, Better Homes & Gardens, and more. His decades of experience in the party industry shines through everything he shares with us and I know you will take away so much value from him on the importance of hosting in your home so you can build your

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32:08

109: Celebrating Sports with Alice Elrod

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2024/10/30

This week I am talking with my gym buddy about how she celebrates sports. Alice Elrod is on the podcast and she shares all about hosting sporting watch parties, how to do it smoothly, and how to do it with little kids around as well. I know you're going to get a lot of value and hosting tips from this episode. Listen in now! Links You'll Need Find more from Alice by following along on her Instagram here. You can also listen to episode 67 where I interview our gym owner, Suzanne. Bingeing

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24:41

108: Celebrating a High School Reunion

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2024/10/17

This week I'm sharing my experience at my recent high school reunion. It is crazy to think it's been 20 years since high school, and it was such a fun thing to go to and reminisce about all the memories from that time. It did get me thinking though about how you can really make a high school reunion such a fun event, getting teh attendees involved, the school and students involved. This week I'm sharing a lot of ways to make your high school reunion something to look forward to rather than dread

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33:36

107: Connecting Through Humor with Angelica Hanley

Conversations with the Hostess ·

2024/10/09

This week we are talking all about how humor can bring you together with others. Angelica Hanley, from, A Couple Puns is sharing about how her business of funny, pun-filled cards gives her a creative outlet, a community, and a way to share humor with others. She's a military spouse that started her business and has been successful throughout numerous moves and life changes all while her business community has supported her along the way. Links You'll Need Find more from Angelica and to get

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25:52

106: Holiday Hacks for a Less Stressful Holiday Season

Conversations with the Hostess ·

2024/10/03

Want to get ahead of the game and feel more prepared this holiday season? Don't we all! Listen to the episode this week to hear all kinds of easy to do hacks that will get you ready for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas so you can spend less time stressing and more time enjoying the season with your friends and family. Links You'll Need I have several documents, trackers, and planning worksheets that will help you get prepared this holiday season. Click on the links below to print a copy

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37:00

105: Finding Your Personal Style with Laura Longmire

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2024/09/24

Have you ever felt like you couldn't host or didn't want to go to something because you didn't feel confident in what you were wearing? It happens to the best of us. Today on the podcast, personal stylist, Laura Longmire from Where Life Meets Style is sharing her wisdom on how to dress with confidence for any occasion. Spoiler alert it doesn't take a ton of new clothes to do it either. Links You'll Need Find more from Laura and take advantage of her virtual styling sessions by checking out her

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28:16

104: Hosting Overnight Guests

Conversations with the Hostess ·

2024/09/11

As the "Ber" months are upon us (September, October, November, December), you will probably start to have more guests staying with you overnight. Or you may be a guest at someone's house during the holidays. This podcast episode shares my experience over many years hosting overnight guests, and being hosted by others. I give you some of my best tips to make it the best experience for both those that are staying with you and those that are hosting. Listen in to get ready for hosting season! Links

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24:36

103: Celebrating the Olympics

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2024/07/22

It's Olympic week! The Summer 2024 Olympics start this week and this podcast episode is going to give you all the details and inspiration you need to host a fun watch party, themed neighborhood, tournament, or delicious Olympic inspired potluck. Listen in for lots of ideas then click through the links below to find everythign you need for a great party. Will you be watching the opening ceremonies this week? What country are you cheering for? Is there an obscure event you get really excited to

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42:10

102: Adventures in Building Community at Sea with...

Conversations with the Hostess ·

2024/05/15

Who needs an adventure in their life? Well this week's guest and her family went on the ultimate adventure when they traded in the American dream and moved their family onto a large catamaran and sailed around the world. Along the way they used thier adventures at sea to build community with other sailors and the local communities they visited. Tanya has so much wisdom to share with us about building community, hosting in small spaces, and connecting with others. This is a must listen because I

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