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Hi, I'm Emily Williams, and according to my clients, fairy godmother of making your dreams come true. I'm just a girl from Ohio (who at one time couldn't get a job at Starbucks!) but the truth is, I always knew I was meant for something big, and now, I'm living proof of what's possible when you follow your heart and show up with courage in your life.
But let's be real, it's not about me.
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Web design, branding, and copywriting for high-end service-based business owners.
A lifestyle brand and education company for the woman who wants to create a life better than her dreams.
Check out my peer mastermind for ambitious female founders who are obsessed with going to the next level in all areas of life and business.
“Emily Williams is a fearless champion for ambitious women who want more out of life...
She’s helped countless women leave their 9–5 jobs, start a business, and make more money than ever before."
— Selena Soo, Publicity Expert and Founder of Impacting Millions
"Emily truly helped me “flip the switch” on how I view money, freedom and even fear itself...
And she also has an uncanny ability to make complicated ‘money concepts’ really simple and actionable!'
— Chris Winfield, Founder of Unfair Advantage
"If you’re looking to master the inner game of wealth, look no further. Emily is direct – no B.S. – and one of the most sincere champions of your success I have ever met."
— Sarah Kaler, Leadership Coach
October 1985
Entered into the world
April 1986
spoke my first word. My dad claims it was "money".
(Seems fitting.)
july 2008
graduated college
Graduated college with a degree in Psychology. Was all set to to go Northwestern in Chicago but on the drive there from Ohio, I knew I couldn't do it—so I turned the car around.
july 2008 - august 2010
HAD A quarter-life crisis
Moved back in with my parents and did odd jobs like working at a hospital and at Starbucks (after applying three times!).
2008
August 2010
Moved to london, engLand
Having dreamed of moving to England for years, I applied for a Master's in Non-Fiction Writing. Was accepted and moved with four suitcases and a dream. I knew no one, and worked as a nanny when I first arrived.
july 2011
Met my husband online
Met my husband James on a cheesy dating site. Got engaged six months later. At the time, I was working as an Assistant and Matchmaker in London—and still had no idea what I wanted to do with my life.
2011
April 2013
DISCOVERED COACHING
My best friend sent me Marie Forleo’s website. For the second time, my whole life changed course.
(Photo credit: Eric Michael Pearson)
september 2013
CAME UP WITH THE CONCEPT FOR I HEART MY LIFE
I knew I had a hold of something special, and needed support to bring it to life. So I signed up for Marie Forleo’s B-School. (Had to pay the $2000 investment in installments because I didn’t have the money.)
december 2013-March 2014
LAUNCHED MY first website
James and I built my first website on Adobe Muse from the kitchen table. He also took my first brand photos! Started sending out newsletters for 15 friends and family on my list. I was so nervous!
2014
july 2014
SIGNED MY first client
Went to California with my family (they paid). Got my first client and made $442 that month. Was still $30k in credit card debt, not including student loans.
october 2014
quit MY 9-5 job
Told my coach I was ready to quit my 9-5 job. Resigned the next day. Had my first $6k month.
november 2014
HAD MY first 5-figure month
Sold 10 one on one coaching packages. First five-figure month. (After I told my coach "nothing was working".)
december 2014
first group program
Hit a $32k month milestone. Launched my first group program and enrolled 25 clients.
2015
february 2015
started to jet set
Hit six-figures in six months! Traveled to Sydney and Bali for conferences. Had 27 one on one clients at one time. Didn’t sleep much.
march 2015
Launched my second group program
Launched my second group program and enrolled 33 clients. Also hosted my first-ever event with Kate Spade.
april 2015
james Joined IHML a coach
Made $120k that month. James resigned from his design job of 12 years to join me in the business.
August 2015
won divine destiny
Hit $500k in my first year in business. Travelled to California for my group program graduation. Got the top “Divine Destiny” award.
and the momentum hit...
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Reached the million-dollar mark in my first 18 months in business. Celebrated in Vail with friends. Decided to stay two more weeks because we loved it. #freedom
Decided to go for it. Realized later that it was across the street from a park I used to cry in when I moved to London because I was lonely and stuck. #grateful
Launched our first stationery cards.
While in NYC, I also hosted my second event with Kate Spade (the first one was in London in 2015!)
Planned a launch in this James Bond chalet. (Because why not?)
Brendon is a New York Times Bestselling Author and top Coach in the world.
Created and hosted our first official transformational live event to connect with a community of women who both dream and go big.
And went to Italy a few months later to start writing!
Felt like I had come full circle. My parents were even there at the ceremony!
Caught the speaking bug, and started getting invited to speak on stages all around the world.
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It helps you discover your purpose, transform your mindset, and create success beyond your dreams.
James and I followed our dreams and decided it was time for a change. We packed our bags and moved to the sunshine coast!
And I'm just getting started...
Finally fulfilled my lifelong dream of a photoshoot at the Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia. Relaunched the Emily Williams brand as well as our sister brand I Heart My Life a month later.
Surprise! We moved to Austin, Texas and built a dreamy house that I got to decorate with all RH furniture.
After years of visioning and planning, I finally got to host my dream retreat for my Mastermind clients in Bora Bora.
I gave birth at home with a midwife and doula to Charlotte London and officially became a mom.
I decided to finally follow my heart and change things up. I launched a new business consulting company and branding studio.
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Want to learn more about what I believe and what I teach my clients? See some of the articles I've written and major publications I've been featured on below.
A 30-year-old Entrepreneur Explains How She Turned a Weak Moment Into a Driving Force Behind her 7-figure Business
READ ARTICLE IN BUSINESS INSIDER >
Can Money Buy Happiness?
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Want to Be Rich? Change This.
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3 Ways Jealousy Can Make You More Successful
read article IN ENTREPRENEUR>
Mentors Matter: Powerful Advice That Sparked The Sucess of Five Self-Made Women
read article IN FORBES >
Good Morning LaLaLand
Deconstructing Success
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So Money
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Entrepreneur on Fire
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She Means Business
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Check out my I Heart My Life blog and learn about how to create the dream life that you're craving.
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