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Find yourself pulling your hair out when you try to plan an event? It’s OK, Christian Johnson
says — EvenYou can plan the perfect event using her new online event-planning platform.
Christian has more than a decade of event-planning experience, both in positions with larger
companies and as owner of her own event-planning business. She knows the stress of
waiting for vendors to respond in a timely manner, and the frustration of not being found
easily as a small business — and she believes EvenYou is the solution for it all.
“This platform is designed to benefit both event planners and small business owners,”
Christian explained. “It’s easier to be found when you’re a larger business, so I wanted to
create a platform that mitigated the process of not being found as a small business.”
EvenYou can be used by small business owners looking to tap new clients, professional event
planners looking to widen their vendor pools, and even DIY event planners who aren’t sure
how to start. While other event-planning apps focus on particular needs, like the venue, the
EvenYou platform will incorporate the full spectrum of potential vendor needs from the
venue to the food to the DJ.
“It is a one-stop shop with everything you need,” she said. “Only the amenities you need will
populate for you on the specific days you need.”
She followed a traditional college path after high school, but once she landed her first “big-
girl job,” she realized it was something she could do on her own — and she could do it better.
“Throughout my life, I found myself stepping into leadership roles when no one else would,”
she recalled.
Christian served on student council in high school, and was student government president in
college. Later, she realized she had gained a following that believed in her and listened to her.
The realization bolstered her confidence in stepping into entrepreneurship.
“I strive to make events as seamless as possible from start to finish, and it’s a huge reward to
get to the end and hear from a client that it was the best experience they’ve ever had,” she
said. “It all comes down to helping people and seeing people happy and understanding that I
had a part in that.”
Early Risers Academy offers 10 weeks of free business classes in a cohort-based environment,
instilling both established and aspiring entrepreneurs with the foundational business
knowledge & skills they’ll need to launch and grow a successful company.
When Christian walked into Early Risers Academy, she had a business idea. When she walked
out, she had a company, complete with an LLC, the domain name for her future business
website, a full pitch deck, and experience pitching for funding.
And, as an Early Risers Academy alum, she has access to the powerful Kauffman FastTrac
curriculum for life. She encourages anyone who has an idea for a business to apply for the
program.
“Early Risers Academy will make sure you are equipped,” Christian said. “They won’t send you
out into the world without knowledge. They will do everything in their power to make sure
you succeed.”