Weddings For Real Podcast

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A wedding industry podcast filled with helpful tips, actionable steps, sincere stories, and guaranteed relatability. Over 5 years of episodes, we’ve interviewed the best of the best in the wedding industry on topics related to client experience, hiring, social media, SEO, branding, mistakes made as an entrepreneur, and so much more. Over 230+ 5 star reviews and 250+ episodes in, we guarantee you’ll find some goodness to enjoy here.

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250+ Episodes

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Over 230+ five star reviews

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Money Mindset for Wedding Pros

6 Projects for your Intern

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9 Tips for Being a Better Wedding Pro During Busy Season


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5 Ways to Get More Referrals from Wedding Pros

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259. 5 Tips So Taxes Don't Keep You Up at Night, with CPA Tatiana Podel

With finances, I still have blocks (listen to the intro) preventing me from fully feeling comfortable and empowered when it comes to things like tax planning, KPIs, and projections. Fortunately, today’s guest Tatiana Podel is someone who explains everything in a way that anyone can understand.

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

258. Top 3 Priorities for Booking Season Success (+ Bonus Training!)

Today we're tackling engagement and booking season, and I'm going to share three strategies and mindset shifts that will help your business stand out, resonate more with your ideal clients, and help you book more easily this year - no matter what vendor category you're in.

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

257. Ask Me Anything

At the end of last year, I sent out a survey to my email list asking them to share what they want more of and what they want less of in 2024. And at the end, I had a spot for them to share openly about anything they had on their mind, or share a question they want me to answer.

There were so many great questions that I decided to kick off this year with a few of those questions in an ask me anything style podcast episode!

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

254. Book the Top Package, from the Own Your Business Podcast

Today we’re sharing an episode of the Own Your Business Podcast, which I was a guest on earlier this year. My friend Sam Jacobson and I talk about how wedding pros can book more couples at higher packages. This has nothing to do with "sales tactics". It’s all about empathy and understanding customer needs, creating an effective pricing proposal, and challenging customers during the discovery call.

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Megan Gillikin Megan Gillikin

253. Feeling Burned Out? This Unraveling Is For You

The Unraveling series, where amazing and inspiring entrepreneurs share the unraveling of old habits and mindset that holds us back, and the rebirth of new.  Today we feature Amber Melanie Smith, the Founder and Executive Director of Activate Good, a non-profit she has run for her entire adult life.

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