"I started out EPM with nothing more than an idea, but I am graduating with 100% increase confidence and a CONCRETE blueprint of how I can translate my idea into a business. Not only that, I have a mentor that I can emulate. Marisa Murgatroyd is a truly leader that does inspires others with her heart and her capacity to care.
While I have not hit Mission Accomplished, I am glad I have invested in EPM. I am amazed that such a supportive community exists in the online world. Thank you #coached for all the Wednesday Wisdom. I would not have continued in chatterboxing if it had not been for you.
As an introvert and quiet/shy person, I would not have imagined to put myself out there on social media or chatterboxing with random strangers. But I did! I challenged myself to go on Live on Instagram and chatter with more than 60 strangers over the past 3 months.
I have no sales yet but I know that's because I still have some imposter syndrome and I have not perfected my sales pitch. The environment in a reflection of yourself. I've been working on confidence and my sales skills every day and I can see myself closing my first ever sale soon! Can't wait to hear the *ka-ching* on my paypal account!
I resolve to reach Mission Accomplished by Live Your Message Live! "
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Iterate your way to awesome! The key is to take imperfect actions, fail forward, and fail fast. There are no failures in life, but lessons. I'm so inspired by Marisa and the way she conducts herself!
How did EPM help you become successful?
Monday and Wednesday coaching sessions were really helpful in pulling myself out of the downward spiral whenever things get tough, especially with chatterboxing. The JUMP contests and the xperiencification of the entire journey also made it a lot easier for me to get through the slump and complete most of the course.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
EPM has given me the confidence to make my dream of starting a school/ academy seriously. I have had this dream for years now, and I have finally taken the action to ask for my first sale because of EPM. If I had not joined the program, I believe I would be stuck in the "dreaming" state, or I'd have given up just a few months in. It's difficult to do this alone. The community and support from the coaches normalized all the negative feelings I had about my failures and my abilities.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Sales and money mindset. I haven't been able to deliver my sales script in a convincing manner YET. But I know I will get there.
What is now possible for you because of your Experience Product?
I have the confidence to make my dream of starting a school come true. My dream has become so much clearer in the last 3 months, and EPM has given me the conviction to pursue this dream. I am mapping out concrete blueprint for myself to leave my corporate job eventually.
I knew I had a viable product. I knew The Inner Hero's Journey was the format I wanted to follow. I wasn't sure how to package the product. I joined EPM to help me turn my idea into a viable product. I created an introduction and seven modules to empower my clients to Create their QUEST to design their business and create their purpose. After an intensive values clarification session, we conduct an inventory to identify what will need to be acquired while on the QUEST. After completing the inventory, the results are transferred to the ships manifest. The manifest identifies what exists and what must be acquired or created. We then move on to the creation of a Values Statement, Vision Statement, Mission Statement, and what success looks like for the individual. From here, we move into the creation of the business plan that will allow each individual to follow their passion, create their purpose and deliver on the RESULTS their product or service offers their clients. The original idea was for a weekly one module lesson and 90-minute Group Zoom session and I pivoted to Launching a Monthly Membership offer that includes the course and the 90-Minute Zoom classes on the modules. After we work through the course modules in the first 8 weeks, we will move into the implementation and support phase of the membership. My sophisticated math for pricing was full-price of $122 month or $61 half-price for all who said yes to my 1/22/22 launch date. I enrolled 14 members at the $61 monthly rate with the understanding that it is month to month and you can leave at anytime but if you want to return to the group it will be at the full price rate of $122 which is a strong incentive to stay involved with the QUEST Collective to collaborate on the completion of their product offering.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
EPM gave me a process to follow and the courage, confidence, and commitment to simply create. I am now looking forward to creating my next stand-alone product that I will sell at a $497 price point. I feel UNSTOPPABLE!
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I have become a project creation machine and I believe I can create whatever product my clients tell me they need. I have unshakeable confidence now. I am validated by the comments in the chat and by email after my client sessions. I feel as if I can achieve and accomplish whatever I choose!
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Version one is better than version none! My minimum viable product was good enough to get me started. I made changes that were suggested by my Beta Group and 70% of my FREE Beta Group said yes to my paid offer. The membership stated they feel supported and know that with my guidance and the support of the community they will all be successful.
What is now possible for you because of your Experience Product?
Whatever I choose. I now have a proven concept and pathway to create my next course and I secured the URL for StoryNovice where I will be selling a Business Storytelling course by the Summer.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
I took a completely non-traditional approach and just trusted that what I was creating was both needed and desired. Understanding that The Hero's Journey runs through every meaningful story since the beginning of time gave me the confidence to test my idea with a select few and then iterate my way to awesome. CreateYourQUEST is a gamified approach to creating your purpose by following your passion. I believe our GIFTS will make room for us and my clients are all encouraged to follow the fun, their passion, enthusiasm, and their gift!
I was having a lot of problems with communicating my offer live verbally because I didn't like feeling salesy in spite of having done a previous version of EPM and failed to launch. Also despite lots of training and coaching, I wasn’t at all comfortable talking one to one to women about my traning and coaching program and how I can help them. So, Chatterboxing was a HUGE challenge for me and I didn't ivite people to sales calls. I hoped that building my facebook page and my group where I offer free live and recorded training and coaching, and my website with videos and lead magnets ould cause women in pain to seek me out. That didn't happen. I joined EPM 2021 because I knew how good Marisa is at what she does, including teaching and that she offers lots of support in her programs. I was already in a significantly more expensive program, that just wasn't giving me what I needed. I knew that working with Marisa and her coaches could and would teach me both to upgrade my experience program and also,what I needed most, teach me to upgrade my ability to present, offer, and sell it, even though it meant deep mindset work for me, along the way. I even learned from Marisa in the final 3 hour coaching call from side-door coaching she did with another client who was getting in her own way. The finale session is later today and I will likely learn more and I will learn more at Live Your Message LIVE in March. I will be thr and I am bringing my VA so she can learn to support me in marketing and sales. I learned that Chatterboxing isn't hard to do. Getting past our own fears from our conditioning is the hard thing. The crazy thing is that I coach women to do just that, with regard to their own health and ability to heal themselves even with an incurable condition, because I had done that and I can teach it. I got to see my weak spot. I thought it was a money block. It isn't. It is selling myself and feeling like that is intrusive on others. My fear isn't speaking; it is intruding on others to promote myself. I know the answer to the old conditioned question "Who do you think you are?" I know I am a strong and wise spiritual being who understands a lot about how we humans work, and can even teach those with an incurable condition to heal ourselves. I also know I still have lots to learn and business is every bit as big a teacher as our relationships are. It puts us face to face with our own biggest blind spots. I am ready to start making those connections, developing relationships and making sales. Hopefully I'll have some to share at Live Your Message LIVE.
Your GRADUATION Story
I was having a hard time to create a sales page for my course, I wasn’t sure what to do with all kinds of tips and suggestions from various resources. I joined the EPM and I followed each module and lesson, step by step. I worked had to submit my milestone post by every deadline and it took me less than one hour to publish my sales page, in time for my first conversation with my prospect student. I was able to walk her through that page like a slide presentation, and answer all of her questions, with confidence.
What's been the biggest change in your business?
I'm getting more clarity with my target audience and my product mission.
How's EPM and your success impacted your life?
I'm 100% committed to follow through the EPM lessons and milestones without doubting my ability to complete each step. I've been spending much less time doing random online research and procrastinating. Instead I got the MVP version of my sales page, and actually shared it with my prospects during my first few 1:1 conversations. It worked!
What's your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Using the group coaching and milestone systems worked for me, and I think it's the way to go for my course biz, as well.
What's now possible for you because of your Experience Product?
I'm seeing potential in using the chatterboxing for selling both my painting course and my paintings.
I’m a massage therapist since 2014 and at first I was doing normal massages but the income wasn’t good and I found myself working too hard to get by, a lot of my client thought massage is a luxury thing so they come only when they are in so much pain. When I discovered wood therapy for body sliming it was a game changer , I found out that women spend more on beauty than in health . Wood therapy opened a lot of doors and my income increase from £2000 to £10.000 a month . I still use wood therapy with every body contouring treatment as it’s the main one. Then I decided why not teach other massage therapist who wants to increase their business and income. I started doing one to one training in class for 2 years now but I wanted to reach more people both in the U.K. and abroad . I was already planning my online training when I enrolled to EPM, my coach Debra was the best person to have at this moment of my course launching, I always been bad at content and marketing but coach Debra was there every step of the way .
Your GRADUATION Story
I had purchased a program 2 years ago to accomplish the same thing and although the information was there, it was so overwhelming that I gave up. Marisa presents the material in a way that you want to finish and not give up. I found myself excited to start the next module/ next step every day. Although I have not made my $2500 back - I am totally confident that I will make it back plus much more in the next year. I definitely had moments of imposter syndrome - but Marisa and Kanu's couching helped me move past the "pathetic Tammy" - my name for that negative voice in my head - and finish my MVP!!! I am such a perfectionist - but was able to let that go because something is much better then NOTHING!!
Your MISSION ACCOMPLISHED Story
I was having total overwhelm when trying to create/sale my program. I had no clue where to start or what to do. I joined EPM 2023 and with Marisa's step by step program, I realized it is better to just throw perfection out the window and deliver my program - all the bells and whistles can come later as I make improvements. Now I am set to deliver my program 2/5/24 and I am so excited about my future!
Your FIRST SALE Story
I hade know idea how I would even start to sale my program and Marisa told us about chatterboxing - which totally scared me to death. I wished I would have started chatterboxing earlier - after about 5 chatterbox conversations - I felt so much more confident in my program and now I love chatterboxing - I am a total introvert too!!
Your PROVED MY IDEA Story
I really wasn't sure my program would take off but after chatterboxing with 10 people - I discovered there was a great need for my program , which made me more excited then ever to get started making my program
Your MADE A WHOLE LOT MORE Story
I actually did my first as a free Beta which I kind of regret now, because I am sure I could of sold this - but I had to stop chatterboxing because so many people wanted to get into my program. I was wanting 10 - had to stop at 20
CONFIDENCE and clarity I have a renewed passion for my work I had lost my mojo but this has given me hope progress over perfection I look forward to continuing to iterate it ..... I love that word...
I feel like a true entrepreneur! I feel that I now have a future in creating a selling online video programs. I feel unstoppable! Something is better then Nothing! Living the life I want!
Marisa is AMAZING!
Your GRADUATION Story
I has struggling with my first experience product after taking EPM the first time. I wasn't sure how to make my product better, I just knew it needed some work. I joined EPM for a second year and now I have more confidence in what I am offering. I know how to have conversations with people about it, and how to find more people who are a fit. I loved using Ainslee to reach new heights in my marketing language and messaging. I stayed focused on completing the program, taking the steps (watch the video, do the worksheets, take the actions, go to the coaching calls, ask questions, kept on going), and not getting stuck or giving up. I didn't graduate last time but I did launch and deliver my mvp version to 5 participants. And this year I intend to do the same. I am on track and attracting more potential clients than before. I am not done filling my small group of 10. I trust I will.
Your MISSION ACCOMPLISHED Story
I was struggling with believing that this time would be better than last time through EPM. I leaned into the coaching with Coach Matthew as well as Marisa and Mel, who helped me to trust in the process. To keep taking the next action step. And was able to re-design my mvp product. I love my new title from Ainslee, "Healers Prosperity Pathway: Marketing with Soul in 90 Days". And I have had conversations with people. Most people are interested just with the opening part of the conversation. I had to learn how to start and continue with conversations. Then invite them to join me on a call.
Your FIRST SALE Story
"Sales calls have always been a challenge for me. And I have studied this for year. I have been hired by other companies for their Sale Teams. I have made sales. And it is still a challenge. And even harder to do when it is my own creation. It feels like I am putting my heart right out there. Like I'm ripping it out of my chest, and holding it in front of me, offering it up to someone who says ""yes"" to wanting more.
The first person I chatted with was not ready for my course, so I offered her a training I have for healers to be certified in the healing modality of Reiki. I see that as a success in a way. And she may join my program down the line.
The second person was a perfect match for my program!! She was interested and I didn't have all the details in place yet, so she asked me to send them when they were ready. I went back into EPM and got clear on those details in my program and then send her a PDF of what I was offering and how it benefits her. And it had a link for her to sign up when she is ready.
I also included incentive to sign up within a few days. She would get a Strategy call with me. And this morning I woke up to an email from my account that money was deposited!! I made a sale! What a great way to wake up!!"
Your PROVED MY IDEA Story
"I had talked to a handful of people. They all seemed like a fit, but they weren't committing. And as I got closer to the start date, I stayed in touch and eventually some did say ""yes"".
I have continued to talk with people from the last time I completed my MVP for 5 people, and expected to repeat the program. This time in EPM, I had some people ready to jump in when I was starting again.
I have learned more and more about how to talk about my program and how it can help healers with growing their business. Ainslee has been incredible for helping me find the words that resonate. When I say them, it feels natural, and the people I talk to are leaning in.
I now have 3 people in the program (my second time running it). And I have a few more considering it and looking at how to attract the funds to purchase.
I will continue with the chatterboxing and also use the email campaigns offered inside Ainslee. And social prospecting. I have done a series in my Facebook group, on my YouTube channel, and shared with my email list. I offered a workshop to my audience for free. ""Calling in Your Highest Vision"" for anyone to tap into their highest vision for the year.
The people who came to that workshop were also interested in growing their healing business this year. So they booked a call with me.
I have also created a sales page (thanks to Coach Mel for the template).
I reached out to current clients who wanted to join me as well.
I am continuing to reach out in other Facebook groups and reaching out in new ways to attract the last few to fill my 10 spots."
My biggest challenge has been consistent clients and consistent income. I have found the enthusiasm to create a lower priced program that will lead into my year long 1-1 business coaching program. I have also learned the power of dopamine and gamification. I love Xperiencify and am looking at the next step for my program being set up inside this platform. This is exciting. i can do it. I can create a course and sell it. I can help more people with my gifts with this course. I now have a program for my book readers of my book, "Voice and Vision: Use your voice to bring your vision to life" to go to. And a place for those who meet me at my workshops and Healing Concerts. As a sound healer, I can't do enough sound healing in a day to bring in the income I desire without burning out. So I can do a few of those and then have a place for people to get more from me.
I have been in business for just over 6 years. I have spent most of that time learning how to train dogs, and how to teach people to work with their dog. Three years ago, I knew it was time to learn how to market my courses. I tried two other programs before EPM and while the content was amazing and there was lots of it, I just couldn't get any traction. I consider myself to be a self-motivated individual but I just couldn't get any forward momentum. I need a lead magnet, I need a list, this should work with wordpress but it didn't work with wordpress.com, let me try writing an avatar statement, emails...I need to write some emails, just spun my wheels. When I came across the marketing for EPM, other people's testimonials echoed my experience and given their satisfaction with the program, I decided to give EPM a try. My first time through the program was amazing (2019/2020). I ended up with a great sales page for my flagship course 90 Days to a Well-Behaved Dog and a path forward. I spent the remainder of 2020 putting key pieces into place in my business: I moved my website to Heroic, I simplified my existing course offering, I add a free Discovery Session button to my website and even produced a lead magnet! When EPM 2020/2021 came around, I signed up again. I wanted to created a sales page for my Confident Puppy class and I wanted the help of this great community and access to a coach. With much of the marketing foundation in place from last year, it was an easier process creating the sales page for my puppy class. The coaching feedback was invaluable and by the time the program was finished, I had sold three separate on-line classes. One class had 7 students, one had 3 students and the third class had 2 students. This was the first time I had been able to fill that many spots in my class in a one month period!
When I joined EPM, I joined to master strategies to take my training programs to another level, specifically to learn techniques for online promotion. I am very comfortable training, coaching, and inspiring others. I have developed 55 training classes and 12 certification programs. I needed guidance on how to do the online strategy. However, I received SO MUCH more than instructions on online strategy. I received motivation, encouragement, and inspiration for my personal growth as well as technical expertise. I am so pleased with all this program offers! As far as my EPM program... I have been in awe of how women have responded to the idea of my Authenticity Leadership Blueprint. As I conducted chatterbox talks, I shifted from a focus on women in leadership in general to women of faith in leadership. I actually have 4 women interested in enrolling in the program. The one who has confirmed is the one who literally said 'that's me' with every sentence I said concerning the coaching camp. Three others are very interested. All are just waiting for me to send them the invoice which will be done this week, and all are taking advantage of the monthly payment plan. I also have 5 other women who are sharing it with women of faith who they feel would greatly benefit. The camp will kick off on March 3rd. I truly appreciate all that this amazing program and Marisa offers on this EMP flight!
What has been the biggest change in your business?
More focus on promotion and marketing.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
More confidence.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Progress over perfection. The message that I have too much to give to God's people to think quitting.
What is now possible for you because of your Experience Product?
The sky is the limit.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
The program is AMAZING!
this masterclass was very well thought out and quite easy to follow in the early stages , although i did hit overwhelm and struggled with the techy side of things ie the milestones, Its good to work with other people in the groups but so many people are far ahead of me and on the pod call I did not know what they were talking about as i had not reached that stage yet. In lockdown I fell behind due to bereavement but panicked because worried about the guarantee. I have spoken with people on the chatterbox side but not charged them, as my people around me have no money so really need to get it online. I love the fact that this is lifetime access so will probably change my topic as other ideas have come to me. overall it's been a great ride and Marisa is a fantastic teacher. the best out there. I Will Miss the community. It would be nice to learn of other people or students who are in the same field as me and we can brain storm
Great course I only struggled with the milestones and was never sure if you had received them. I would like to point out on the coach calls I felt other students were far ahead of me and I shy away from discussing my business