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no.311 ISN’T IT ROMANTIC?

She had the contacts and the know-how. He had the perfect venue and the capital. Kim Hanks (then Gerlovich) tells how she pooled resources with Whit Hanks with the idea of becoming the top wedding-planning outfit in Dripping Springs—the “wedding capital” of Texas. One ceremony she hadn’t planned on: her own. Cue the chapel bells. The business partners became a couple and married in 2014.

​Kim Hanks, Whit Hanks Whim Hospitality

​• Three-year growth 1,260.2% • 2015 revenue $7.4 MILLION

​BREAK DOWN BARRIERS

​While I was operating my events rental company, I also wore a separate

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