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Weddings For Real has officially rebranded to
For Real: Life, Leadership, and Unlearning
After 7 years and 300+ episodes, the podcast has evolved... because so have you! What started as a show for wedding pros has has evolved into a bold, no-BS space for high-achievers to unpack identity shifts, quiet the inner critic, set boundaries that stick, and navigate the messy (but powerful) moments of growth and change.
For Real is still hosted by Megan Gillikin, and it’s here to meet you in this next chapter as a whole human, not just a business owner.
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134: Building a Business Exit Strategy, with Donald Thompson
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.
133: Selling Styles for Wedding Pros, with Ideaction’s Sam Jacobson
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?
132: 3 Pinterest Myths and Misconceptions, with Gabby Pinkerton
You all know the reasons why to focus on Pinterest – it’s great to generate traffic to your website, it’s another platform to get in front of potential couples, and it’s a way to network with other vendors when you’re engaging with or sharing their work. While Pinterest can be amazing, it can also be confusing. Enter Pinterest expert Gabby Pinkerton.
131: Relationship Marketing and StopTheDoubleTap
Over the past year, with the wedding industry in shambles, Don Mamone has come up with a new outlook on his professional life – People First, Then Profit. Today on the show, Don talks about what relationship marketing means to him and why he’s on a mission to #StopTheDoubleTap.
130: Marriage or Mortgage? Meet the hosts of Netflix’s new show
Sarah Miller and Nichole Holmes are the hosts of Netflix’s new show, Marriage or Mortgage, where couples have to choose whether they want to spend their budget on a down payment on a house or a big wedding. They have a hard decision to make, and today, we’re sharing both sides of the debate with Sarah and Nichole!
129: 3 Step SEO Checklist, with Sara Dunn
We all want to know – how can I have better rankings on Google so more couples come visit my website? The answer of course is a little SEO (search engine optimization), but that seems complicated – unless Sara Dunn from Sara Does SEO is explaining it. And today, Sara shares her 3 Step SEO Checklist specifically for wedding pros.
128: 5 Tips to Avoid Being a Website Horror Story, with Brenda Cadman
Have you ever woken up to find your website gone? Every other site on the web works except for yours, and then you realize – you have absolutely no idea how to fix it or who to call. It’s the stuff business nightmares are made of, and Brenda Cadman is on the show today to tell you how to avoid this – and other potential disasters with your website.
127: Is Community Over Competition for Real?
Kinsey Roberts (She Creates Business Podcast) and I first heard about community over competition from Natalie Franke of the Rising Tide Society. In theory, it makes a lot of sense. if we can all help each other – in support, in education, in successes and failures – a rising tide lifts all boats. But is that the reality in the wedding industry? Are we really supposed to be rooting for our competition when they’re potentially getting the clients and deposits that we want?
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