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For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning

For Real is a top 1% podcast for high-achievers who look successful on paper but feel like they’re one group text away from burning it all down. Hosted by Megan Gillikin - serial entrepreneur, business coach, keynote speaker, and recovering people pleaser - this show explores burnout, boundaries, identity shifts, and the brave act of unlearning who you thought you had to be. With unfiltered conversations, “I thought it was just me” moments, and just enough humor to keep it from feeling like group

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25:29

152: Wedding Planner Series: 5 Tips to Grow Your...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/09/08

In this solo episode, Megan Gillikin answers 5 questions from the Weddings for Real Facebook Group, including how to hire your #2, how to raise your prices, and how to take steps to make your business full time. References: Episode 151: Creating a digital welcome guide Episode 145: Margeaux Fraise on leveraging Facebook Groups For more client experience tips, visit ThePlannersVault.com/clientexperience This episode is also brought to you by The Planner's Vault, my online membership site

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13:53

151: All About Your Welcome Guide: My Top 5 Tips

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/09/01

In this solo episode, Megan Gillikin gives her 5 tips on how to set boundaries, ease anxiety, and build trust with new clients through a killer digital welcome guide. For more client experience tips, visit ThePlannersVault.com/clientexperience This episode is also brought to you by The Planner's Vault, my online membership site for wedding planners who are hungry to grow, ready to hustle, and actively seeking community and education. In the vault, there are guest experts on many topics

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38:57

150: Turn your service into a money-making digital...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/08/25

As a wedding pro, you are the expert in your field. You have a knack for creating the most beautiful floral arrangements. You can run through a timeline in your sleep. You have an eye for a moment that others can’t match. Your clients hire you for your expertise. But you’re just one you, and no matter how much you build your team, you can’t reach everyone in the world who craves your knowledge and guidance. So have you thought of digitizing your expertise so you can make income on demand

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37:50

149: Wedding Pros - Do You Have a Market Niche?

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/08/18

When a couple finds your website or your social media presence, do they know right away why you’re unique? Do they know what makes you special and different from all of the other vendors they’re looking at? Or are you swimming in a sea of sameness? The same colors, the same vibe, the same general aesthetic that has been done over and over again in your market. Amanda Bugden from Sea and Silk Wedding Planning gives her tips. @SeaAndSilkEvents This episode is also brought to you by The

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148: 3 Sales Tips to Book More Weddings

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/08/11

In this solo episode, Megan Gillikin gives 3 actionable sales tips for incoming inquiries that you can try right now. The wedding industry is currently in the midst of a wedding boom, and it's time for you to start turning more inquiries into paying clients. Sales Tips for Wedding Planners This episode is also brought to you by The Planner's Vault, my online membership site for wedding planners who are hungry to grow, ready to hustle, and actively seeking community and education. In the

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41:57

147: Managing Wedding Day Stress from Event Planner...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/08/04

As wedding pros, we’re dealing with a lot of stressful situations, and we need to be at our best when dealing with all of them. In some respects, being calm under pressure comes with years on the job, but even us season pros (and I’m definitely raising my hand here) can get stressed out and nervous. So what can we do? Well, what better person to talk to about this than a former Olympian turned wedding planner Jessica Gelder with Shine Events in Scottsdale Arizona. Jessica on Instagram:

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16:20

146: 11 years of business advice in less than 20 minutes

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/07/28

The release of this episode marks the 11-year anniversary of Megan running her wedding planning business, A Southern Soiree. She's made every mistake and learned every lesson in those 11 years, and today she gives tips for whatever stage of business you're in - the foundation, the messy middle, and the expert. Resources mentioned: Episode 143: Do You Need a Workcation? Yes You Do Episode 111: 10 Lessons from 10 Years in Business Episode 92: You Down with SOPs? This episode is also

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43:10

145: How Facebook Groups Can Help You Book More...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/07/21

When you think about marketing your business with Facebook, most of us look at what kind of content we should be posting, whether or not to boost, whether or not Facebook ads work, and how much live video we should be putting out. But the fundamental goal is getting in front of more couples who need exactly what it is you do, right? Well, Margaux Fraise is here to tell us that that's exactly what Facebook Groups provide! Course: Accelerate Your Wedding Biz with Facebook Groups (Don't

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53:26

144: Tips for Handling Difficult Conversations in the...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/07/14

According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, before we can experience love, we need to feel safe and secure. But with racial unrest, homophobia, a pandemic, and the "do we only invite guests who are vaccinated?" debates, unfortunately sometimes our couples and guests, and even us as vendors - we actually don't feel safe at all. As wedding vendors, part of our job is to provide guidance and clear communication to our couples and guests that make them feel safe and secure… yet sometimes we

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14:42

143: Do You Need a Workcation? Yes, You Do!

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/07/07

On this solo episode, Megan Gillikin dives into all things workcations - what it is, who you should go with, what you can accomplish, and next steps to getting started. For her, The Planner's Vault all started with a workcation and baby goats - and now it's time for you to get your big idea off the ground as well. Resource mentioned - Tips to Combat Overwhelm for Wedding Pros This episode is also brought to you by The Planner's Vault, my online membership site for wedding planners who are

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48:51

142: Avoid These Business Mistakes, from Lawyer and...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/06/30

You probably started your business because you had a special passion or a superpower. Maybe you were amazing at logistics so you became a wedding planner. Or you knew how to get people on the dance floor so you became a DJ. But most of us didn’t start your business because we were passionate about entrepreneurship. We’re all kind of accidental entrepreneurs - who make a lot of mistakes! So we talked to Kunbi Odubogon, business lawyer, mistake maker, and accidental entrepreneur as well!

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46:14

141: The client experience starts before the couple...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/06/23

If you’re in the wedding industry, there's a high probability that you're a people pleaser. But as much as we want to take care of our clients 24/7, we also want to take care of our kids, our partners, our friends, and our mental and physical well-being. So if I can’t be working on our clients at all times, how can we amaze and delight them? How can we underpromise and overdeliver? LynneReznickPhotography.com | @lynnereznickphoto The Wedding Client Experience Academy This episode is

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65:17

140: Daily Routines and Personal Growth for Wedding...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/06/09

Do you ever find yourself working your butt off, just go go go, working weddings, fixing problems, moving the business forward...and then you never stop to think why you’re doing all these things? Is it because you want to be the best vendor in your category? Is it because you like working with your clients? Is it because you like building teams? Or have you just been doing it without really knowing why? Today, Gurminder Banga from Banga Studios shows us how to slow down and look inside

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45:17

139: How to Deal with Pride and Ego in Weddings, with...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/06/02

We've all seen it happen - ego and pride get in the way of the best wedding experience. And it's not just from the couples or their parents. As wedding vendors, sometimes we think we know what's best for the couples instead of truly listening to what they want. Today, Leah Weinberg talks about how we can get past that ego and pride, and truly find a place of empathy for their wedding journeys. Color Pop Events The Wedding Roller Coaster Color Pop Events on Instagram | Facebook Episode 70:

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138: 3 Tips to Change Your Mindset for More Sales,...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/05/26

Do you feel like you’re on the way to achieving your goals and making the money you deserve? Or...is there something holding you back? Maria Bayer is a sales & mindset strategist, coach & wealth builder. She is the creator of Irresistible Selling – a transformational program and community that helps wedding business owners create a million dollar mindset, stand confidently in their worth, and book high-paying clients they love. Links: bit.ly/amazonmaria bookaclientchallenge.com

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47:56

137: Using Enneagram for Your Business Strategy, with...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/05/12

Enneagram. For a better understanding of people we work with, people we're in relationships with, and most importantly, a better understanding of ourselves. We've covered the basics before on episode 87, but today, we’re going a little bit deeper - does your personality come from nature or nurture, if it’s ingrained in you from childhood, how there are healthy and unhealthy versions of each type, and most importantly, how you can use this information to grow your business. Kristen Edwards

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50:08

136: Book More Weddings with these Marketing Tips,...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/05/05

What are some of the challenges you're running into when marketing your business? For many of the wedding pros I talk to, it’s that there are just so many different places that you could spend your time and money - is it in social media? Which platforms? Is it in networking? Is it paid media like Google ads? Is it redesigning your website? Is it Clubhouse? Maybe you want to think about who your ideal client is and where they tend to show up. But then….how do you figure out who your exact

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36:46

135: How you can leverage podcasting (even without...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/04/28

We have been podcasting for over 3 years now! Crazy but true, we dropped our first 5 episodes on April 4th, 2018. Over the years, we get asked a lot of questions around podcasting, all related to how can someone leverage their business by using podcasting. Well, Jason and I have a lot of lessons to share! Earfluence | Website | Instagram | Linkedin This episode is also brought to you by The Planner's Vault, my online membership site for wedding planners who are hungry to grow, ready to

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47:00

134: Building a Business Exit Strategy, with Donald...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/04/21

Take a moment to reflect on your business - are you working a job that pays your bills? Or are you building a company? Either answer is ok, but for those of you who want to scale your company to one day have the option to sell it or have someone else be the face of your business, we have some actionable tips from Donald Thompson - angel investor, mentor, CEO...and someone who has sold companies because he’s figured out a way to scale. Connect with Donald Thompson on LinkedIn Donald Thompson

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59:18

133: Selling Styles for Wedding Pros, with...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2021/04/07

We all have different sales styles - what works for one wedding pro might be different than what works best for you. And it’s those different selling styles that we need to lean into so we can turn our baseline personalities into our selling superpowers. But look out, each selling style has a blindspot as well that we need to be aware of. Wonder what your style is? Sam Jacobson, Ideaction Consulting Episode 73: The 4 Buyer's Types Episode 115: Tips for Improving Your Wedding Consultations

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