Your Graduation Story
Even though I didn't reach Mission Accomplished, I am still on the way towards it! This course has gotten me closer to a product than any I have taken before. We just don't have enough of an audience yet, but we will! Thank you Marisa, Murray, and all of your staff for a great experience! We made fantastic progress and will keep the momentum going!
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
To foster a caring community and experience
How did EPM help you become successful?
EPM showed me how to make temporary decisions to get moving and iterate my way to awesome.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I am even more determined to help people get what they want and need, to help them regain their health and energy.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
We have a the outline for an awesome product!
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
When our audience is bigger, we will restart the marketing campaigns and iterate it to awesome to help as many people as we can.
I was having trouble reconciling my sense of responsibility to my professional training, with a recurring entrepreneurial drive that I didn't know how to express! I knew it was time to work for myself but I didn't know how to marry my skill set to an enterprise that I wouldn't have to adopt someone else's persona to perform. How can an artist who loves people, hates the hard sell and doesn't like leaving the house, establish an international clientele?!
I joined the Experience Product Masterclass and learned new ways to quantify and value what I do; even the things I do that I've always considered the 'faffing about' between proper jobs.
I've been between 'proper jobs' for several years now and EPM gave me keys to understand the value of my 'time-wasting' activities, which WERE: maniacal visual archiving; incessant internet auction site trawling; spaztastic curation of my Instagram feed; and soapbox-style critique of interior design/home improvement TV shows.
NOW I appreciate I have ways to quantify and communicate the value of: my extensive terms of reference; my ability to recognise genuine deals on decor items with cachet and investment potential; my distinct aesthetic sensibility and ability to help others latch on to theirs; the service and value I can provide to folks living in a particular DIY interior design gap, while representing myself authentically and empowering them to do the same.
Because of EPM I've experienced a paradigm shift that has me thrilled at the prospect of launching an online product I wouldn't have otherwise conceived. My mission is to coach folks through the discovery of their inner-interior-design-style-maven, then to formulate their own tailor-made interior design template in four weeks or less. I'm confident that I can market and deliver my product successfully, and that it's only the first of a stable that will represent the kind of business I had always hoped to build.
I am currently designing a website through the powerful, yet friendly giant that is the Heroic platform. It will incorporate a 'Fast Result' freebie PDF and a 'Start With an Experience' voucher for a free 45 minute session avec mois, both which I have compiled and designed.
The PDF will do double duty in a 'Give Them What They Want' campaign when I add it as a thank you to the survey I formulated earlier in the Masterclass. All these actions are new to me and required engagement with technologies I knew I should utilise in the digital world but without really knowing why. Well, now I am orientated and this is another important win for me.
As a mother of eight (now adult) children, I haven't yet lived a conventional life, nor do I want to express my artistic practice in a 'usual' manner. I've been looking for a way to make 'Mutualist' artworks that speak of and to their owners.
Providing this product will give me the opportunity to present a new way of thinking about art while serving in way that is meaningful to my clients and me (and may pay for international travel I would leave the house for!)
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
The revelation of all that I have to offer and how little I had previously, personally valued it. It's like asking a fish to tell you about water. Before EPM, I was the proverbial fish; taking my distinct talents and expertise for granted and assuming since I hadn't managed to market them I had nothing new to offer.
I also had some wonky ideas about what I should be doing' but since it was work I certainly didn't want to do, I was stuck. HOWEVER, I now understand (because EPM helped me take a punt on myself) that there is a way to marry my professional training with the 'time-wasting stuff' I do daily, that can provide value for others and income for me!
How did EPM help you become successful?
EPM gave me keys to understand the value of my 'time-wasting' activities (maniacal visual archiving; incessant internet auction site trawling; spaztastic curation of my Instagram feed; soapbox-style critique of interior design/home improvement TV shows) - ways to quantify and communicate that value while giving me the freedom to represent myself authentically.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I now know that my artistic sensibility is valuable and purposeful and not the frivolous, peripheral 'bent' I once thought it. I have reason and ways to successfully test, market and deploy any number of ideas hereafter and get to make room for two of my top five Clifton Strengths! YAY - this genie is out!
What has been the biggest change in your business?
The biggest change in my business is (potentially) its reach in terms of prospects and innovation. My first product gives me a foot in the door to clients that my home-based artistic practice could not. Previously, my thinking was 'sell through galleries' but that's not a good fit for someone who lives far from a metropolitan area.
The interior design template is a way to establish a tribe and serve them in a way the 'autonomous artwork' does not, while also engendering opportunities to create the 'Mutualist' artworks I actually want to make as we develop in our relationship with each other.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
My first Experience Product portends any number of others and the activities of this journey have provided pace and spaces to create that I have thrilled to - Yum! Now I know I have good reason to nurture my 'flakey' self and I have meaningful forms with which to express and extend my artistic practice (meaningful to my lovely clients AND me!)
Your Mission Accomplished Story
Hi, my name is Hajo and I live in Augsburg, Germany.
At the end of 2018 I left my consulting business for large corporations behind. In the beginning that was a great relief. After all, I had had enough of the very slow-moving mills in the corporate world. But the transition to be a service provider for small companies proved to be more difficult than I had thought. Since I had always used storytelling to support changes in companies and their managers, the following idea was obvious: I support small companies as a story coach in their marketing efforts. Although the approach seemed to be self-explanatory, the response did not go beyond friendly interest - without any sales. So, I had to create a product that was clearly defined, promised a clear benefit and appealed to my customers.
My attempts to put my service into the format of a product had only moderate success at first. With a lot of trial and error I managed to win three customers from May to October 2019. Total order volume 6000 Euro in six months. That was far too little.
When I received the first promotional email about the Experience Product Masterclass, I was immediately interested. But to spend another 2000 dollars when faced with my strained financial situation? Wouldn't that be crazy? After much deliberation, I decided to enroll in the Masterclass.
One crucial thing became immediately clear to me during the first lessons: When I propose a mission to my clients to help them achieve their goals, they want me to help them - and they book my service.
This was already the turning point. With the clarity gained in EPM, I acquired four customers for my 1:1 Done-With-You product ""Winning Dream-Customers With Storytelling"" from November 2019 to January 2020 - with an order volume of 10,430 Euros (that's about 11,000 USD). And this only with the Chatterbox-Campaign.
Well, I even exceeded my stretch goal for EPM of 10,000 USD! That’s encouraging and gives me energy!
By the way, I even turned down a prospect who wanted to pay me another 2000 Euros, because he seemed to be a “difficult customer”.
Now the next step is to further standardize my service and offer it as a 1:few product. What is really important for me is that I have now achieved “proof of concept” status. I now know what to do next.
Marisa, THANKS A LOT for your exceptional work!!
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Understanding how a mission supports motivation and helps to sell a service
How did EPM help you become successful?
Through clear ideas tha guided my thinking and digestable content
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
There are new options for my business now. And I know what to do next.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Your Graduation Story
I am motivated and charged with the knowledge that I not only have a mission and purpose but now have the tools necessary to share my teachings with others and received that it doesn't have to be perfect. I just need to do it!
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
That I don't need my classes to be %100 complete and perfect before offering.
How did EPM help you become successful?
Motivation and information. I thought I was technologically challenged but I found that I knew more than I thought I did which was empowering.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
It gave me confidence and I now feel I am armed with the tools and knowledge to succeed
What has been the biggest change in your business?
I know that my knowledge and 20 years of experience are valuable and I am now pricing my products and services to reflect that without hesitation.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
I am able to reach more people and share my abilities in an authentic way without hesitation or concern. EPM has set me up for success and I only need to follow through and launch my ideas and make them a reality.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM? The confidence and belief that I CAN DO THIS! I've always been quite shy and lacking in confidence but over the Christmas break there was a seismic shift in my thinking...I can do this, I am good enough, I am the brand, the USP, and I am now putting my image on my website, Linkedin and Facebook accounts!
How did EPM help you become successful?
EPM has given me the confidence, knowledge and tools to start my own business. I am only just starting the marketing phase, but given the fact I'm a single mum, working full time and renovating a house and I was ill for the first 2 weeks in January I think I'm doing great!
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
EPM has given me the confidence to step outside my comfort zone and start building my own business, which is something I have dreamed of for many years
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Before I started EPM I had a vague idea of what I wanted to do, but now I have the clarity, the confidence and a new perspective to sales, to be able to go out there and sell my business
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
Launching my product and developing other products
Your Mission Accomplished Story
I was stuck, I wasn’t sure what to do in my business. I joined EPM and the course gave me a step-by-step process for product creation. I made the minimum goal with my old product and used EPM learnings to experiencify it.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Make it fun!
How did EPM help you become successful?
Side door coaching
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
Enjoyed the course
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Mindset
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
Building a course platform on Xperiencify.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Your Graduation Story
When I signed up for the Masterclass I really had no idea what a seriously deep and immersive program it would be. I had seen a few videos and an interview with Marisa and was intrigued by the experiencify concept applied to online or coaching business.
From the first bonus Niche down Profits up module I found the tasks to find my micro niche was the biggest revelation and completely changed my approach to the product I was initially thinking of developing. Writing my product origin story was also very emotional and brought up many past situations that have shaped my program in ways i didn't realize I should have incorporated. Then each subsequent module not only gave thorough templates and tasks but also went really in-depth into each area of the training again pushing me to delve deeper, and iterate my way to my mission, my new business product. It was like a university education in 13 weeks.
I look forward to launch as I put all my final pieces together and will definitely reach Mission accomplished by the end of February.
My approach to all my business activities has change and I am already implementing these changes even though I have not yet launched my actual product developed for this Masterclass.
I have also learnt invaluable coaching approaches from all the group sessions. Marisa and the entire EPM crew have made such an impact on me and my approach which has meant a complete turn-around for how i will serve my clients and will always play a role in how I operate every aspect of my business.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
"Done is better than perfect". Best motto for a 'recovering perfectionist'
I was already running a successful 6-figure business but really I just owned my job. I was still trading time for money. I knew I was tired, burned out and there had to be a better way. I also felt an increasing call to offer something of service to the world instead of the daily grind I had been doing for almost 20 years. My business had provided for myself and my family but there had to be more than just "making a living", right?
That's when I found Experience Product Masterclass and Maris Murgatroyd. The 3-video series leading up to cart open for EPM gave me hope. It made me realize I was not alone and there might actually be someone with an answer to the struggles and unfulfilled feelings I was having around my professional life.
I was one of the people that had to watch every single video (a few times), the entire 3-hour live event and read every testimonial before I finally made the commitment and allowed me to invest in myself. Not just the money but the time it would take to make it through this 10-week course.
Boy am I glad I did! From the first day, I was hooked. I looked forward to every new training. Marisa has a way of not only teaching you something you wish you had known 10 years ago about business but making it FUN!
And that's just the business stuff. I've learned more about myself as a person, a woman and a business owner in the last 10 weeks than in the last 6 years in business.
The coaches and community are second to none. I've never felt so supported in an online group before. People actually want to help me succeed. They're not just "acting nice" they genuinely care about me and my product.
While I did not meet mission accomplished within the 10-week timeframe of the course, I did get more than my money's worth. I found a solid product idea. Learned how to experiencify it, find my target market, find out what they want in a product and learn how to get started marketing it. I know I will complete mission accomplished in just a few more weeks.
Even though I have not yet sold the product I started during EPM, the skills, techniques and mindset I've learned have already helped me increase my current business by 20%. I'm more productive, have more clarity and offer my clients a better experience than before EPM.
I have bought more courses than I care to admit over the years. Some I would finish, most I wouldn't. There was never any doubt from that first "ka-ching" that I would finish EPM. This is not just the next shiny object, it's an immersive course that engages you, encourage you and helps make sure if you'll put in just a little bit of effort it will get it you across the finish line.
It also makes it not only ok but encouraged to fail along the way. I didn't have to do everything perfectly to get value from the course. In fact the more "fails" I had the more I learned and the more clarity I gained.
I want to say thank you to Marisa, Murray, Don, Christine, Coach Susan, the Facebook group and my entire coaching pod for all of the knowledge, encouragement, help, tough love and motivation you provided along my journey <3
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
I can do anything I set my mind to. I would never have thought I could have so many personal mindset breakthroughs and growth in such a short period of time.
How did EPM help you become successful?
It has given me more confidence in my current business and more determination than ever that I want to move in a new direction which is where the experience product I am designing will take me.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I have a ton more confidence in my abilities outside of the arena I've been playing in for 20 years. I know my experiences, ideas and personality are valuable and I can create something that will help people.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Just the mindset has helped me increase my monthly income by 20%. This is not from selling my experience product which I have not even marketed yet but from using information and tools I've learned in EPM and applying them to my current business and customers.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
I can't wait to get started marketing and see how all the positive changes I can help bring about with small businesses, entrepreneurs and how they track, manage and put their business profits to use.
Your Mission Accomplished Story
I started a business teaching 15 - 16 year olds to get their best GCSE biology, chemistry or physics grades. This is a UK exam all students have to take. I had completed a couple of courses but hadn't got the answers or direction I needed to know how to market, deliver and focus on the business.
This course has been amazing! I now understand the step by step process that is required to market, produce a course, understand my value, word my adverts etc etc. My biggest shift has been my change from writing adverts from a ""I think this is a good idea' process to knowing why and how to deliver my message and feel good about it.
In short I have struck gold with this course. And the experiencify platform is the icing on the cake!
I am now considered an authority in my field based on my change in understanding of my value. Thank you Marisa, thank you team EPM and thank you Murray
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Do the work you will be successful
How did EPM help you become successful?
Understanding the power of the chatterbox campaign
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I know the way, I know what I need to do achieve
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Niche down
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
I have the vision, I will always know how to make money using my skills
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Thank you!
Your Graduation Story
I'm about to officially launch my product in the next week with a kick ass (in my opinion because I am using Marisa's advice) marketing plan and a totally awesome Xperiencify membership site. And none of it would have been possible without EPM. Even though I did not get my product out into the market during the EPM timeframe to earn $2,000 by 2/1, I feel like I have won 10x over due to all of the valuable lessons I've learned and resources that EPM provided. The coaching and the content modules provided exactly the direction and guidance I needed to go from spinning my wheels in the mud to speeding in the fast lane into the world being an Entrepreneur! I can't wait to see where the journey takes me next...something tells me the Live Your Message Tribe will be a part of future successes.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
ITERATE YOUR WAY TO AWESOME
How did EPM help you become successful?
It got me started and propelled me faster than I could imagine. It gave me great clarity and direction.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I'm committed to having a good time with whatever I do, and EMP made the process of building my first ever product for my first ever business FUN. I am living my message.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
In mid-November the "a-ha" that The NastyMind Escape Plan was "the" front door for the business. The direction was different prior to that and it was a struggle.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
LAUNCHING! MAKING MONEY! DELIVERING THE PRODUCT!