Your Graduation Story
This has been the most engaging training course I have ever encountered and I have enrolled for tons of courses in the past and very rarely completed them. Marisa has mastered the art of making learning so much more enjoyable than the old school ways of learning I experienced growing up. It's amazing how much you can achieve when you put your mind and focus into it. The live calls and side door coaching has enhanced the experience. A massive thank you to coach Samara for her endless amount of encouragement, enthusiasm and energy. Although I haven't reached Mission Accomplished I am well on they way to achieving it over the next couple months. For many years I have wanted to create an on-line product and this training gives you all the systems and tools to bring it all together. I would definitely recommend this training subject to you showing up and put in as much time and energy into learning as much as Marisa's team does delivering the content. Not forgetting of course Friday nights with Don, these tech calls have been priceless. Also thanks to Jordan for doing a great job at facilitating the calls. Not forgetting Murray and Heroic for a great website platform.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Just do it - let go of your perfectionist
How did EPM help you become successful?
The way in which the content is delivered
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
It has allowed me to excelerate my business ideas forward in such a short term frame
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Confidence to just get on with things even when the going gets tough
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
Marketing my course.
Your Graduation Story
EPM led me to dive really deep into what I wanted my business to be. I had initially signed up with the idea to create a 5-week yoga program but had no sense of how I could differentiate myself. EPM allowed me to determine a clear and clean branding for my yoga offering. Most importantly, EPM helped me clarify my altruistic why: transformation through self-knowledge. This was a lightbulb moment (that I had been waiting for years!). With that new realization in mind, it also made me admit that teaching yoga was not 100% in line with my freshly define "Why". I had to re-think my choice and business direction, especially since another gift I received from EPM was the realization that creating an Experience Product would required all my time and energy, time and energy I was not willing to put in the creation of a yoga program. Instead, I decided to keep my yoga offering light and strictly on YouTube, especially now that I had a clean branding and approach thanks to the work I had done with EPM. I've just spent the past few days creating videos for my channel and it's on route to be a nice side offering. So where exactly do I want to focus all my time and energy? Interestingly enough, EPM helped me here as well and in a very specific and unexpected way: in one of EPM coaching calls, a participant messaged another participant in the chat box asking if she was also doing Jyotish astrology (she was an Ayurvedic practitioner and those 2 disciplines are closely related). I saw the message, it peaked my curiosity and I looked it up. And, that was my second lightbulb moment! As a yogic numerology practitioner and someone who's also studied the enneagram, I decided to jump into Vedic astrology to complement that acquired knowledge. I've now been studying vedic astrology intensely for over a month now and I can't wait to offer 1:1 consultations soon, while keeping my YouTube channel alive. I look forward to Message to Money live to dive deeper into branding and hopefully link those 2 disciplines (vedic astrology + yoga) into a single marketing / branding message around self-knowledge as an empowerment tool. I can honestly say I wouldn't be where I am today, on this beautiful right path, if I had not done EPM. It pushed me to be honest with myself and I can confidently say I am where I am supposed to be. Thank you so much Marisa and Team EPM! This truly wouldn't have been possible without you!
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Starting a business and/or launching a product is such a big commitment that you have to be 100% clear and honest with yourself and what you want to put out there
How did EPM help you become successful?
It helped me clarify my Why and I now feel unstoppable thanks to that clarity and newly found confidence
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
Not only did it help me be clear and honest with myself, it also brought me a lot of confidence: in what I want to create but also in how to do it. I learned so much about marketing that I know I can be successful in everything that I put my heart and energy into
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Realizing I was on the wrong path, not totally wrong, but not 100% aligned. It was hard for me to admit after all the time, money and energy I had put into various trainings. Pivoting to something not entirely different but still feels like I am doing 2 separate things: yoga YT channel and yogic numerology. Can't wait for M2M Live to clarify and unite.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
M2M live and branding my new offer
Your Graduation Story
It was a great experience - I felt the sincerity and authenticity of Marissa to give her best and all for us. Excellent trainings and resources, with bite-sized assignments to keep us motivated and get us to the finish line. My biggest gain from EPM was to nail down my product mission - it provided a lot of clarity. I also thoroughly enjoyed watching Marissa coach on the spot - she really has a way with words and a spike in great messaging!
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
You have to just keep going and stop thinking so much. Marissa's bite-sized assignments is brilliant - it keeps us going because they're easy to complete and that creates momentum to keep us motivated to the end.
How did EPM help you become successful?
It helped me to get my foundation laid and feel confident in a relatively short period of 10 weeks.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I feel like I am equipped and ready to run now. It also equips me to replicate this process very easily for the future so every successive launch will get easier and faster to launch.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
No big impact as yet but at least I have 10 leads to follow up on which is a great next step.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
Seeing when I can hit my 'mission accomplished' after EPM.
Your Graduation Story
Being an entrepreneur is not in my family or my experience tool chest. I was trying for two years, not knowing how to start or what to do. Overwhelm was the operative word, it still is but at least I’ve seen the training videos and examples of my fellow students over these past two months to guide my path.
I am coming back to my roots in the field of nutrition after being away from it for 30 years. I have some limited current experience with non-paying clients. One of my shortcomings that I need to overcome. Not sure how, just yet.
Still have a few more videos to listen too and work through. I believe that the universe will provide when I’m prepared enough to make a go of this.
My Mission Statement took me the full 10 weeks to finalize. Here it is. I like it but still wondering if Marisa would approve of it.
Is your excess body weight becoming a health concern. YMSYCTAI is to reclaim your health by reclaiming your kitchen during a 10-week whole-food plant-based masterclass that sets up your kitchen, and meals for a healthy lifestyle that promotes a consistently healthy body weight.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Community of likeminded people struggling together. Loved that image of the multiple workout partners.
I still have lots to learn and try.
Starting to organize toward a goal.
How did EPM help you become successful?
Not sure. Still wondering if my mission statement is okay. Since all else going forward comes back to that,
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
Lots of videos to listen to and work through.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Think I have a workable mission statement, but still not solidly sure about it.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
Would like to have a workable structure to impact lives for the better.
Your Graduation Story
I am doing a live zoom call next week for people interested in my program. And this will happen as my cart opens and with email and fb pieces
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
I LOVE XPERIENCIFY AND SIGNED UP FOR IT YESTERDAY - I won't have it in my initial program except in the way I work directly with my tribe to have questions and such with some simple 'Way to go" wins along the way. Once I have done this beta program I will reset with knowledge learned and blend in XPERIENCIFY - and by thin I hope to be able to pronounce the name without stumbling over it.
How did EPM help you become successful?
Yes
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I have know from producing live event that the traditional way talks are presented (50 minute talking head) was not and likely never has worked. So my events have been as interactive as I can create them (without freaking out my client) So EPM just felt right from the beginning and I could totally feel the draw to do the next step - bring me more points. My programs are spiritual and transformational so when Murray played the new sounds for it and he had that gong - I was ready to roll. Thank you.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Getting it started!
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
That I know that I can create and have a program or even 1:1 that engages my clients so that they really get what I am offering and they can make it their own. I know with 1:1 clients that they are fully getting my work but was concerned with larger groups that aren't live events. How do I cross the digital bridge and know that my work is reaching them and lifting them up to new possibilities and understanding the power of their energy and other non-physical body tools.
Your Graduation Story
The Experience Product Masterclass is the best course I've ever taken on line. The content is top notch, the "Experiencifying" aspect makes it fun and motivating. It's amazing how much Marisa delivers in this course! I came to this program with a solid business base--yet learned so much and it will enhance my already-experiential teaching style It is well structured for maximum learning and participating. I feel like I have lifetime access now to an encyclopedic database of marketing and course development knowledge. Although I have not yet hit Mission Accomplished as of today--a few days before the program ends--I feel confident that I will, soon, even if it's not February 3....unlike a number of programs that I designed but did not market successfully. Very happy, slightly dazed with the oversized content and delivery of this program and looking forward to using what I learned to, as Marisa says, "Iterate my way to Success".
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Iterate to success! Keep reconnecting to my big why and keep going. Dont immediately assume I or my mindset or even my program is the 'problem' when marketing doesn't bring in clients right away.
How did EPM help you become successful?
Discipline regular rewards, break things down into small chunks
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
More confident in how much I know and have to offer....I learned a lot from Marisa and I also honor how much I came in with already and how experiencifying is a natural gift of mine...now I've learned how to do it better, but especially in the marketing aspect which is more of what I wanted to learn.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
More confidence in what I have to offer and how many people I can help.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
Getting it out there, making a difference in people's lives, while having fun and making more money!
Your Graduation Story
I was on the fence about signing up for EPM cause I've been wanting to do something to generate income online, but I didn't have the faintest idea of what that could be. After chatting with one of the online coaches she assured me that it didn't matter if I had no product or idea, that the program would help me figure it out, so I invested money I didn't have and took the plunge, ready to do whatever it took to make this work. I started super pumped up, attended coaching sessions (which were great), asked questions and pulled out an idea out of thin air to create a program about parenting because I have small children and I thought there was some useful technique I was using at that moment that I thought was good and I could share with other parents.
The problem with this scenario is that I was literally creating something out of nothing, and while that might work sometimes, in my case it became quickly evident that I didn't have enough content or validation (after the technique I was using with my kids stopped working after a while) to have something of value to offer. Specially when I reached the last module with all the marketing/campaign techniques. I felt utterly overwhelmed and under qualified, and no, I'm not beating myself up.
I take parenting very seriously, you are guiding young minds/souls to become the best version of themselves that they can be, it's probably the most challenging job in the world and the responsibility is enormous. Trying to create just anything to throw out there without sufficient meaning or validation feels not only irresponsible, but also unfair to those who would be investing in the content. I wish I had known beforehand that the basis of EPM was interaction with customers, having to give talks or holding meetings online, etc., I would have then realized it was not for me. I think the content offered is great if you have a solid background to build upon.
When you are trying to come up with anything because of a deadline because it's the only way to qualify for the money-back guarantee you risk building on air, and that's what happened to me. If you are a coach or someone that has any type of offering that educates or supports people in any way, I think EPM is a fantastic medium to achieve greater results. I believe Marisa and her team are sincerely dedicated and committed to what they are doing and they have built something of value, but it's not a one-size-fits-all like I was lead to believe after attending the 5 hour sales pitch and chatting extensively with the online coaches before I signed up. I'm not putting the program down as a whole, I'm even recommending it to my friends who are coaches and work in marketing. But I would certainly not recommend it to everyone.
Your Graduation Story
This program really helped me to figure out what I want to bring to the world. I now have my scaled offer and plan to offer it in a big way!
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Be clear on the benefits
How did EPM help you become successful?
I realized I do not want to offer a live program. So important to learn what you want to do and what you do not want to do.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
Given me hope that I can scale a product that does not require my 1:1 time
What has been the biggest change in your business?
More clear on my bigger mission
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
The thought that I can impact so many people outside of my brick and mortar practice and awaken them to the prescription-free option!
Your Graduation Story
I enrolled in EPM because I sensed it would make me take action, where before I could simply 'coast' by and learn things intellectually without taking action. I more or less had my product(s) done. The bit I felt I was missing was how to 'get it out there' and how to make it engaging. Through EPM, I learnt the elements of creating a program that not only delivers the "information", but also supports my clients in taking consistent action, enjoying the process, and winning. EPM was organized in a very logical sequence that allowed me to take one small step after another. By the end of it all, I had all the key pieces of my program, in an almost 'painless' process. I now have a program I can confidently 'share with the world'. I also have the tools with which to create future programs that are engaging and help my clients hit their goals. I've learned how to take consistent action and the importance of committing to my goals. I'll still continue my marketing campaigns and look forward to hitting 10 times my minimum target of $2000 within the next 6 months.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Get started idea - don't wait to get things perfect. Get things started, and take consistent, action (even if it's imperfect)
I believe from seeing so many people struggling to fix a simple issue orYour Graduation Story
My graduation story- I started EPM with no business niche or ideas. I have been struggling to find the right fit for an online business for me. I'm an introvert in real life but can easily jump in online to help out someone I don't know with website issues. Doing the Niche Down Profits Up helped realize that I could be a great web/tech coach and the EPM course will help me create the right course with constant wins and normalizing challenges.
My specialty is WordPress website builds for solopreneurs and one-person business blogs. But this course helped me realize that I could help people get to know WP by coaching them through the basics in a 1:few group coaching sessions. Personalized (small groups) coaching was my missing piece, the thing that nobody else does.
do a small adjustment to their site or having a real fear that if they touched anything on their site they would break it. With some basic hand-holding from me they can eliminate the fear of getting in there and doing what they need or want without having to wait and pay some unknown developer, or their often busy ""Tech guy"" or ""fiverr guy"" to get to their site. Without some of the lessons in EPM I would not have identified this in me or a market need.
I'm not easily excited or impressed about anything. But when I realized the experiencify parts of EPM would allow me to connect with solopreneurs and their fears of tech and make them feel better about themselves and get back to working on their business instead of in it, made me feel well ""Excited"". The course material alone is overwhelming, but it was delivered in a way that easy to get into.
My niche is not an easy one to get people to ""chat"" about -just out of the blue- (I get a lot of blank stares when I mention Wordpress???) so connecting my product to a need in a normal conversation is a little harder work on the marketing side. Most people don't want to deal with tech because they can't take the time to practice the most basic/common tasks they will need to keep their site working.
I think after I test a beta group I'll have a better idea of how to reach more people.
This course was hard for me in the beginning because I felt I was starting without a clue of what business I was going to create. I'm still trying to digest it all. I really didn't think I had anything better/different or worthy to offer, but EPM set me on a way more focused path and now i have a Mission To Accomplish where there was none before. I am a ""Whole Picture - 30,000 foot"" kind of guy and I did struggle not knowing all the pieces, but my coach helped me move through it along with all the great people in the FB group.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Biggest takeaway is how well the coaching helped me, even though I didn't ask any questions in the calls. Mostly side door coaching and the suggestions in the milestone doc.
How did EPM help you become successful?
I now have a clearer vision of what my business can and will be as I iterate my offering over the next few months. Success for me is just getting past roadblocks that have stopped me in the past and moving forward toward my Mission Accomplished.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
EPM has made me feel I can do this. I am breaking through all my silly resistance issues. Success (Mission Accomplished) hasn't happened yet but the clarity I now have has boosted my confidence that I can make money doing something I like even after years of trying and failing.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
I didn't have one before the course now I do.
Finding a niche and business model to move forward with. I have always gotten stuck at the beginning stage with picking a niche.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
I am most excited about the impact I will have in helping other people and businesses break through the fear of web tech like WordPress etc.
I know people get stuck on web tech-related tasks and its not so scary if they just had a little hand-holding in the right areas. Not everyone has the same issues to a general tutorial type product is not that helpful.
With the coaching and guidance in small groups, I can make a difference, especially using some of the Exerencify techniques I am learning.