x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

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

business entrepreneurship

All Episodes

21:09

114: Is Work/Life Balance Possible in the Wedding...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/09/10

Join me on this solo episode where I give you 7 tips for balancing it all - life, business, family, personal pursuits. We're all works in progress, and no one has figured it out, but I have some ideas that can help. This episode is 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 relevant to growing and cultivating

en

73:49

113: What is Entrepreneurship Costing You? (She...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/08/20

Today we're sharing an episode previously published on the She Creates Business Podcast with Kinsey Roberts. From SCB: I'm honored to welcome back to the podcast, my friend and fellow podcaster, Megan Gillikin. Megan and I have recently had many, hard, and truthful conversations about what owning a business and being entrepreneurs have cost us. What we want to do differently in the years ahead and what is REALLY important to us and how we'd like to be remembered. (hint: we don't want to be

en

34:02

112: How are You Diversifying to Survive 2020 and...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/08/09

It’s August 2020, five months removed from our two-week pause that we were supposed to have in March. That’s about half of your year that has probably gone up in flames, and let’s be honest, you’re probably not going to meet your goals for 2020. So what are you doing about it? What’s your pivot? What are some new ways that you’re growing your business? Dixie Bagley from Rome Georgia has 8 businesses, all in the hospitality industry, and we’re going to talk about what you can do to

en

5:01

Bonus: Come Join The Planner's Vault - Free Survival...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/08/04

The Planner's Vault Reopen Webinar Have your wedding planning goals gone up in flames in 2020? Come join me Wednesday, Aug 5th at 8:30 pm EST for a free training on How to Stay Alive & Thrive During The Most Important Engagement Season of Your Career Despite Pandemics, Cancellations, & Reschedules - YIKES! On this webinar training (sign up at https://www.theplannersvault.com/survive2020) you'll discover the answers every wedding planner needs to know, including: * 3 different

en

47:59

111: 10 Lessons from 10 Years in Business

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/07/28

Megan and Jason Gillikin celebrate the 10-year anniversary of A Southern Soiree, and Megan shares her top ten lessons learned over the past decade - lessons she's now bringing into The Planner's Vault. Weddings for Real is brought to you by The Planner's Vault, a membership site for wedding planners who are hungry to grow, ready to hustle, and actively seeking community and education. In the vault, there will be guest experts on many topics relevant to growing and cultivating a successful

en

16:32

110: 3 Things You Can Change Right Now for More Bookings

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/07/22

This pandemic has caused delays, cancellations, stress, tears, more delays, unanswerable questions, confusion...it really sucks to be in the wedding industry right now. But here's what it can't change - couples getting engaged and booking wedding vendors. So in this solo episode, here are 3 things you can change right now for more bookings. Weddings for Real is brought to you by The Planner's Vault, a membership site for wedding planners who are hungry to grow, ready to hustle, and actively

en

37:55

109: Finding Your #2 Employee, with Julie Bunkley and...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/07/10

In 2012, Julie Bunkley had run Invision Events in Birmingham Alabama for 7 years, and the business was doing...fine. But it wasn't growing. She knew that to grow, she had to find a true #2, not just someone to help out at weddings. She was lucky enough to hire Courtney Wolf, and the two of them have been a dynamic duo ever since. On the show today, they talk about hiring for your #2, and keeping them engaged and happy. In addition to Invision, Julie and Courtney also run the Educate |

en

12:33

108: Networking Tips in a Pandemic

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/07/03

How can you network and build vendor relationships when there are no weddings and no networking events? Megan gives her top three tips that you can take action on RIGHT NOW. Weddings for Real is brought to you by The Planner's Vault, a membership site for wedding planners who are hungry to grow, ready to hustle, and actively seeking community and education. In the vault, there will be guest experts on many topics relevant to growing and cultivating a successful event planning business with

en

37:31

107: Sustainability in Weddings, with Aaron Shook

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/06/18

Aaron Shook has been in the hospitality industry for 30+ years in restaurants, catering, and now in wedding planning at Perfect Storm Moments. Through it all, he's seen a lot of weddings - and a lot of waste. And his personal mission is to raise awareness and show wedding vendors how we can save the planet. Weddings for Real is brought to you by The Planner's Vault, a membership site for wedding planners who are hungry to grow, ready to hustle, and actively seeking community and

en

46:45

106: Racism, Inclusion, and The Keys to Change, with...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/06/03

It's time to talk about racism in the United States, (the lack of) diversity and inclusion in the wedding industry, and how to have open and honest conversations. Terrica Inc Cocktails and Details Upcoming Webinars with Terrica: Healing Wounds & Bridging Gaps: An Honest Conversation About Race & Allyship in the Wedding Industry, June 3rd at 2PM EST Protest or Progress? Actions, Reactions and the State of their Black Events Industry, June 4th at 7PM EST About Terrica: With over

en

36:41

105: How to Work with a Virtual Assistant, with Julie...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/05/27

Julie Painter (aka Dallas Girl Friday) is a virtual assistant who specializes in the wedding industry, and today she gives the inside scoop on what a VA does, when you should think about hiring a VA, and how to work best together. Weddings for Real is brought to you by The Planner's Vault, a membership site for wedding planners who are hungry to grow, ready to hustle, and actively seeking community and education. In the vault, there will be guest experts on many topics relevant to growing

en

36:59

104: Defining Luxury on Your Own Terms, with The...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/05/20

Have you ever felt the pressure of keeping up with what looks "elegant" or "luxurious" on Instagram? Why? Why do we care about matching what we see on the cover of The Knot or Martha Stewart Weddings? Isn’t it more important that our clients are happy and we’re and we’re running a profitable business? Isn’t that why we all got into this? The Flower Guy Bron had this exact realization a few years ago and is on a mission to let wedding vendors know that winning Instagram shouldn’t be your

en

29:59

102: Bringing Your Clients, Vendors, and Team Into...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/05/06

Today we’re talking all about how to get your clients, your vendors, and your team on board with the digital age. Sometimes it’s super frustrating when clients can’t figure out how to sign a contract, or a vendor is ridiculously slow to respond, or a team member doesn’t respond the way you want them to. Well our guest today, Nora Shiels from Rock Paper Coin and Bridal Bliss Wedding Planning in Portland Oregon, gives some great tips on how we can all get on the same page. If you're

en

43:19

101: Building Business Stability through Email...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/04/23

So be honest. Is email marketing something you do for your business? Are you bringing future clients into your sales funnel and giving them content every week? (Do you really even know what a sales funnel is?) If you’re like me, you have 100% NOT been using email marketing to generate leads from engaged couples, and I’m really just not sure how to do it. So I brought on an expert, Aleya Harris from Flourish Marketing, and asked her all the questions. Aleya mentioned two great links to

en

30:05

100th Episode Awards Show Extravaganza

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/04/15

Welcome to the Weddings for Real 100th Episode Extravaganza! On this special episode, you'll hear who won the awards for: Toughest Interview Easiest Interview Funniest Episode Best One-Liner Most Referenced Episode Topic Megan Thought Would Suck But Was Actually Great Biggest Impact Personally Person Most Likely to Become Insta-Famous Favorite Episode That Had Nothing to do with Weddings Guest You'd Most Like to Have a Beer With Most Boring Episode Fan Favorite Weddings for Real on

en

35:58

99: Multicultural Wedding Do's and Don'ts, with...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/04/01

Some of the most lavish and exciting weddings to work are the ones where culture plays a big part in the wedding. And today we talk to someone who specializes in multicultural weddings, international photographer Petronella Lugemwa, and she gives us the do's and don'ts of multicultural weddings. THE PLANNER'S VAULT: On February 27, 2020, Megan launched The Planner's Vault, a membership site for wedding planners who are hungry to grow, ready to hustle, and actively seeking community and

en

39:07

98: Finding Your Way through the Chaos of COVID-19 in...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/03/24

What a crazy, chaotic, noisy, tearful, and stressful week. In a world that's completely upside down because of COVID-19, what can we do to make it through so that we're ready for what's on the other side? The Planner's Vault is a membership site for wedding planners who are hungry to grow, ready to hustle, and actively seeking community and education. In the vault, there will be guest experts on many topics relevant to growing and cultivating a successful event planning business with new

en

32:07

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Weddings - Now What Do We Do?

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/03/15

With the Coronavirus causing chaos throughout the world, it has taken its toll on the wedding industry as well. Gatherings are being limited, some vendors aren't comfortable working, some couples are panicking, some weddings need to be cancelled or postponed. So as wedding vendors, what do we do? Megan talks to Rachel Sheerin about tips for couples and vendors, and shifting your mindset both personally and professionally. Next week, from March 16th-20th, Rachel will be providing a FREE

en

48:55

97: Offboarding Your Clients: Tips for a Lasting...

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/03/11

Do you ever meet a new friend, and things are going great. You feel like you’ve made a solid connection, and then one day, BAM, she ghosts you? It probably doesn’t happen all that often to you, but I’ll bet your clients feel that way when the wedding is over. And that last feeling you give them of being ghosted, unfortunately that might be what they remember you by. Today's guest is Renee Dalo, wedding planner at Moxie Bright Events in Los Angeles AND host of the Talk with Renee Podcast,

en

13:00

What is The Planner's Vault?

For Real: Life, Leadership, & Unlearning ·

2020/03/03

On February 27, 2020, Megan launched The Planner's Vault, a membership site for wedding planners who are hungry to grow, ready to hustle, and actively seeking community and education. In the vault, there will be guest experts on many topics relevant to growing and cultivating a successful event planning business with new content added consistently, plus all of my templates that I have built out over the years like How to Get on Preferred Vendor Lists, The Client Experience, and more. The

en

319 results

Similar Podcasts

TaxTalent.com The Golden Rule Podcast

Adam Golden

TaxTalent.com Podcast

Tony Santiago

Handelsblatt Crime - spannende Streitfälle der deutschen Wirtschaft

Ina Karabasz, Solveig Gode, Sönke Iwersen

Deffner und Zschäpitz – Der Wirtschafts-Talk von WELT

WELT

Black Box - La scatola nera della finanza

Guido Brera e Gian Luca Comandini -...