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Ep. 134 - Creating memorable milestones in your life - Olga
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Happy Woo Wednesdays!
Today I have Olga in the Get a HECK YES house. She is the designer and founder of Hannah Kanani Bridal. She has been in the fashion industry for more than 25 years. She has evolved into the bridal industry by creating heirloom veils/accessories. Today Olga reminds us to Cherish as many moments as you can with your family and friends.
She is my student and went through The Triple Threat Program - Done for you Brand Messaging, Marketing and Sales.
Check out the website we created for her. Www.hannahkananibridal.com
Hot Topic:
Memorable milestones in your life.
- Celebrate (big or small, doesn't matter) with family. (They love you)
- Capture events. Today it might not be important, but tomorrow it may.
- Learn about your family history and how they have influenced you as a person.
Connect with Olga
https://www.instagram.com/hannahkananibridal/
Connect with Carissa Woo
https://www.instagram.com/carissawoo/
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Transcript
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Happy
Introduction to Olga and Her Bridal Veils
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Boo Wednesdays! I have Olga from Hannah Kanani Bridal in the Heck Yes House. Check out her IG to see the most beautiful custom bridal veils. They are to die for. Olga
Success with Carissa's Program
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always leads with gratitude and that's why I love her so much. She went through my triple threat program and she wrote this to me after two months with coaching with me and going through my program.
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Hi Carissa, big things are happening for me and I can't thank you enough. I had a bridal show on Sunday. I'm booked up for May for the Toolbox, her IG Live that I told her to do. She sent brochures to vendors and brides. She booked a bride. She said the brochure and new website has given me more confidence. She said Long Beach 908 Magazine is interested in doing a bridal feature in her. And Wipa asked her to be on their panel to talk about wedding trends.
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So a lot of little things happen and she feels so much more professional due to the website and brochure. She says thank you again to you and Cindy.
Carissa's Instagram Training Offer
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So if you want big things to happen for you, go to my Instagram at Carissa Woo, DM me the word demo. I will send you a
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20 minute training on how to get 10 to 15 quality leads in your inbox and it is legit. So today we talk about how to create memorable events in your life. Olga is so heartfelt and we go so deep. Enjoy this episode.
Carissa's Photography Journey and Coaching Goals
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Welcome to Get a Heck Yes with Carissa Wu. I'm your host, Carissa, and I've been a Los Angeles wedding photographer for over a decade. I've traveled the world, built my team, and seen it all. I now coach wedding photographers hit 10K a month and build a thriving business. In this podcast, we are going to deep dive into how top wedding creatives get that heck yes from their dream clients. We are not holding back on the struggles of the business and how to push through the noise. Some healthy hustle, mindset shifts, up-leveling your money story,
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time-packed because I'm a mom of two, a little bit of woo-woo, and most importantly, self-love and confidence are just a few of the many things we will talk about. I want to give you a genuine thank you for following along my journey. I hope to inspire you every Woo Wednesday so that you say heck yes to listening to this podcast. See you guys soon!
Olga's Background and Fashion Transition
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Oh my God. So me and Olga had technical difficulties for the last 15 minutes. So we're going to go strong, but I have Olga Napo-Haku in the get a heck yes house. It's so good to be here. Welcome Olga. Little intro about her. She is the designer and founder of Hannah Kanani Bridal. She has been in the fashion industry for more than 25 years. You look so young.
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She has evolved into the bridal industry by creating the most amazing heirloom veil accessories and I refer her to all my amazing couples. Welcome Olga, we got on and we got on the internet.
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I think I have a curse when it comes to technical. It was actually my fault. Like, there's so many different settings. I'm on my husband's computer, I'm getting mine fixed. So totally not your fault. But yes, okay, so I'm gonna, I'm gonna warm you up, Olga, because this is your first podcast. I got
Identity as a Bridal Veil Designer
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this question from my rich BFF, but she starts out the podcast and she says, if I if you met me in an elevator, your little elevator pitch,
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What would you tell me? Who are you, Oga? Tell me your elevator pitch. My elevator pitch? Who am I? That's a hard question. I'm just a fun loving person, I guess. Yes. And who do you serve? What do you do? I create
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bridal veils and accessories for women and men and whoever want to share their love and have great memories put in them and stuff like that. Oh, I love that. And she's from the LBC Long Beach, right next to Torrance where I live. Okay, so now we're going to take it way back. This is a little bit easier.
Creative Beginnings in a Working-Class Family
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So let's talk from the heart. Oga, tell me a little bit about your upbringing, like what you're like as a kid, and just take it way back.
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Okay, so my upbringing, my parents are from Cuba, and they both worked a lot. They worked all the time. My father had his own business. My mom worked for Continental Airlines, and she worked in the night. And my dad worked in the day. So I was kind of a latchkey kid, you know, coming home from school at three o'clock watching, I don't know if anybody remembers this, the three o'clock movie week.
00:04:53
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You'd watch Elvis week or you'd watch like for the stair week. And then my mind just started to dream and, and I started to sketch and stuff like that. So that's kind of how, you know, I started sketching and doing fun stuff like that. Cause I was always kind of left alone, play with Barbies and I have an older brother, but he's three years older than me. We're a little different. He had his friends. I had my friends.
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But being a latchkey kid, you couldn't let anybody in the house. Nobody can come over until my dad came home from work. So yeah, that's kind of what my childhood was like. And I had great neighbors who were really sweet and always helping to be creative and have fun with their kids. So that's the only place I could go. I can go to my next door neighbor's house. We had three young kids and I played with them and stuff like that. Well, and this is all in Cuba.
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Now this was here, my both of my parents are from Cuba, but they came here and just worked, worked to bring home to bring other people from Cuba. I love that. So sponsored them sponsor so people would come live with us for a few months, build their life and then go on. And then my parents would save money again, bring another group of people. Oh, wow.
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So we had a lot of people coming in and out. So yeah.
Artistic Development and Sketching Passion
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I love that. Okay. Let's talk a little bit about these sketches. I know we didn't have like, this is probably pre YouTube. So, um, tell me like how you started sketching. What did you sketch? How did you get better at it? Um, and what did that turn into? I just doodled a lot. I doodled a lot and watching those cartoons and stuff like that. I would just doodle and
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In the magazines, there used to be like this little thing in the back where you could do a little sketch and then you send it in. So I would do those little sketches and then send it in to see if I would win something. And really, they were really art schools that we're trying to promote, which at the time, nobody, I didn't get that, but I did those a lot. But I was little, I did those a lot.
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Wow, this is all things I'm learning new. I never heard of like Elvis week. I never heard of sending your children. Oh my God, I told you I'm dating myself. It's all good. I'm learning something new every day.
Designing Uniforms and Fashion Education
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Okay, so fast forward this maybe to high school college days, but what was it like then? What were you into? And a little bit after, like how did it evolve into like your fashion career?
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Wow, I think my high school years were kind of where I really got started. So I was a cheerleader. Because I like to sketch and do all that stuff, we had to design our own costumes, our own, you know, uniforms and stuff like that. So I kind of just started that, doing that for the last, like for the three years that I was in, in high school, three years I was in cheerleading.
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You know, so my sketch we're not really good, but you know, we, you know, I use my crayons, I use everything. So that's how I really got hooked. I really got hooked then. I love that. Yeah. And that's when I told my dad, I really want to be a designer, even though I was always doodling with other things that this cheerleading, creating the uniforms and stuff like that really drew me in. Yeah. How did you, um,
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Like when you design a cheerleading uniform, how does that turn into the actual design? Like do you have to create a pattern and then do you actually have to sew it yourself or do you send it out to someone else? So we had two kind of uniforms. One uniform we had to sew ourselves. We would hire like seamstress to do it for us and we'd buy the fabric and the seamstress would follow my sketch.
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And then we had sweater uniforms and there was a sweater company. And so we just gave them my sketch and they, and they did it for each person. Yeah. That's so cool. Okay. So then moving forward to college. Um, what did you, what were you into? And I guess talk about a little bit about like your early years in the fashion industry, how you like really tapped into it.
Fashion Institute Experience and Career Determination
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So colleges, I went to fashion Institute right out of high school.
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So I graduated in 83 of high school. That July, I went right into Fashions too. I wanted it so badly. I wanted just to get in there and do it so quickly. And it was, I'm not a very good student where you read and study like that, you know, cause I'm very hands on. I wanted something quick, get it done and get a job. I want to start designing now. That's my goal. Yes. And, uh,
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And actually, when I went to fashion is to I don't know why I did this, but I buy I want to be a buyer. I started to be a buyer. And then my dad's like, Why are you starting to be a buyer? You've always wanted to design. Well, I got intimidated by all these beautiful portfolios that they were showing us. Wow. And my dad was like, No, no, no, no, no, no, you can do it.
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You, you can do it. Don't worry. Don't worry about anybody else. You could do it. So he goes, yes, you could do it. So let's change it. Like, okay. So I changed it. I'm so glad he pushed me to do that.
Overcoming Challenges with Family Support
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Oh, that's so sweet. I love that story about your dad. So when that moment happened, like, what were you designing? And why did you feel it like it was not as good? And then after he said that, like, did your designs change or did they get better? Tell me a little bit about that.
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My designs didn't change. You know, we followed what the teachers told us, right? But everybody was so good. You know, I was so like, I was just doing little things. But as you go through your classes, and the teachers were phenomenal, and they just encourage you to keep trying to keep going. And there was one particular teacher who would crumple up a paper bag, crumple it all up.
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and put it in front of the class and she just said, just look at all the details and just lose your mind. And that was a really good technique to just let me just get lost in it. And then once you're lost in it, when you're done, you're like, oh wow, look what I did.
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So you don't think about it so much, right? You just feel it. Wow. Okay. So I explained that a little bit more. So crinkle bag, a crinkle bag. And when you crinkle a paper, a brown paper bag, you get a lot of creases and shadows. And with the, with the pencils, you have to do the shadows and just look at one little section and then just move on and move on and move on.
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such an interesting technique. I know they always tell photographers like go out and take maybe only like seven amazing pictures and you're limited to seven but just focusing on getting the shot so yeah a little bit similar. Okay walk me through like some of your your jobs and your favorite job your worst job anything you want to tell us? So
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And by the end of the class, you have a little corner that kind of looks like that bag. Wow.
First Industry Experience and Learning
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of course my favorite job was my very first job it's going to be silly but
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Crazy. Yeah.
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It was while I was still in school and I was just a cutter. Right. I was so excited. I was so excited to get a job in the fashion industry. I didn't care what I was doing. I had a suite. I didn't care. I just wanted to get that experience. Yeah. I'm the type of person that likes to know, I wanted to know everything about the fashion industry before it became a designer. So that was my goal. My goal was to learn every little aspect of
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the fashion industry and how to create something and how to make it become pieces and garments, you know, to the stores. I wanted to learn everything. So my first job was exciting for me. Yeah. My second big excitement was
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when I finally became a designer, which took me a while. Wow. So what were you designing? I was actually designing maternity. Oh, interesting. Eternity clothes. Yeah, so I was an assistant designer in maternity. Motherhood maternity. I don't know if anybody remembers that. I don't even know if they're still in the stores. Probably not.
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I worked, you know, I worked my way up from cutter, and then I changed jobs, and I became a pattern maker, and I changed jobs and became, you know, an assistant, and it just kept on moving around, because you had to move around, you know, or also stay in one spot and not grow. Yeah. And I wasn't afraid. I had no kids. I had, you know, I was living at home, like, I want to just go get that job. And I would just
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my little portfolio, introduce myself and I would get it. I don't know. Isn't it? Wasn't it nice to be young and hungry? Yeah. No responsibility. It was no, I didn't have any fears of taking, taking those steps, those leaps. I had my parents who are like, yes, go do it. No complaining. Just go do it.
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Oh, I love that about them. Okay, so let's, let's fast forward now to becoming a veil designer. Like, what sparked your interest in veils or even being in the wedding industry?
Founding a Bridal Veil Business
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And what was like that? I don't know, aha moment where you just kind of started your own thing and began your amazing, amazing adventure with Tana Kanani Breidel.
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00:16:20
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Tell us how you're feeling. I want to just know a little bit more about your thoughts. It's beautiful and you're awesome. It's beautiful. I'm speechless. I just like the fact that it feels like myself. I feel myself when I see this. Oh, man. Well, you got me pumped and excited for this. Carissa, thank you. I've always wanted my own company. And I never really knew what I wanted until two things happened. My daughter.
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I'm not married yet. But one time told me when I get married, I want you to do my veil and to do everything. I'm like, Oh, okay. Then my last stop before I started Hannah Kanani Bridal, I was a designer for intimate apparel. And we had a whole line for the honeymoon. So I had to do a lot of beautiful gowns with laces and stuff for the honeymoon.
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your wedding night, right? It was really sexy, risque. Some of them was really elegant and beautiful. And I fell in love with working with the laces and the chiffon and the mesh. I just, I really fell in love with all that. It was so pretty. It was all pretty. Everything was so pretty. And that's when I say, you know what? My kids are grown up. You know, we're pretty stable in my home.
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And I said, I'm going to go for it. And yeah, I opened the company on Etsy, like very shoddy, right? Like teen, very shoddy. Cause I was still working. So I was working full time and trying to do this on the side. And then COVID hit. And, um, I said to my, my husband, you know, my son, he has to be at home doing schoolwork. So I might as well. Die full in to Hannah Kanani bridal.
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and do it from home and hang out with my younger son and get it done. And so I haven't turned back since. Wow. Wait, what year did you start, Oga? I started part time with Hanukkah Nadi, like 2017. And then I went, I just went full scale 2020. Wow. Okay. And then when did your daughter get married?
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She hasn't gotten married. Okay. Does that have a boyfriend yet? So you're still you're still waiting to make her a boyfriend? Of course, I have big kids, they all have to have, you know, they all have to find somebody to grow old with. You know, yeah, so she inspired me because I've always wanted my own company. So this gave me a reason, a reason to. Wow, that's so cool. So
Process of Creating Personalized Veils
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yeah, just FYI audience, she named her
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a veil company after her daughter, Hannah. So it's a beautiful, beautiful name and it kind of rolls off the tongue. Okay. One more question before hot topic, but just describe like paint the picture to our audience about what your business looks like today and what it's like like working with you to make, to get your custom
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beautiful veil that no one else in the world has. And it's literally an heirloom that could be passed on to your kids and their kids and generations to come explain. Well, when they come to me, I just, I really want to know what they dreamt of. Some brides are just like, I've always wanted this look. And I really want to get that
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And they tell me like what they dreamt up whenever a little kid, cause every women, a lot of women have that, you know, have that vision when they were little, you know, and they want to bring it. So we'll have that conversation and that's always really exciting. And then I asked them, you know, so is there anything special between you and your future husband? And they'll say, you know, whatever. And we just start talking, I just start talking to them about what their dreams are.
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what kind of memories do they have? What all that's because I want to incorporate, you know, their dreams that they've always wanted, what they connected with when they were young. And that way I can add those little things into the veil, you know, so that's, that's what I like to do. I like to just talk about what they always wanted because I want to make their dreams come true. I want to make it happen for them. I don't want, I don't want to say, no, no, no, that can't happen.
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If it's something different, and I haven't done it before, by all means, I'm going to figure it out because that is that is your day. And I want you to feel so special. That is the day that everyone feels the most special, the most beautiful, and I want to make it memorable. So all the conversation that I have about connecting with their grandparents connecting with, you know, their, their fiance, their little trip that they had,
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All that goes into creating something that is special to them that they can hold on to and pass it down.
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Yes. And I read all your reviews and that's exactly what your client says. Like you truly made them feel so special. And this custom veil made them feel so special on their big day. It's not your, you know, buying some cheapie from Amazon. It's literally like, I don't know, it's the centerpiece of
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all the photographs. I'm a photographer, so I would know. You have a good bail. Literally, this is like, you could do so much really cool creative stuff with a bail. So go check out her work and go check out her website. My team did all her brand messaging. It's really, really on point. And it's just so happy for her.
Emphasizing Memories and Presence
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Okay, we're gonna get into Hot Topic. What is your Hot Topic, Oga? And why is it so near and dear to your heart?
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My hot topic is memories. Just memories. And it's near and dear to my heart because I'm old. I'm really appreciating all those little memories. And you know, when we were younger, we didn't have the phone to distract us. So I remember the smell of going with my dad painting and helping him paint because he's a painter and I used to work with him on the weekends.
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And I remember that smell, just the memories of little things, you know, my mom used to wear perfume all the time. And it would get me sick in the car sometimes, but I still, I can remember that, that little that smell and I can, I cherish it now, right? So any little memory that, that you have, just, just keep everything open. Don't be upset and just,
00:23:16
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memories just keep those memories alive because you know things go life goes by so fast and put the phone down for a little bit and and enjoy what's around you you know enjoy your kid running
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funny going down the street, you know? Yeah. I think when I first had Piper, like, I went to one of those workshops and the lady was like, please, when your baby is born, like, just put the phone down. Like, your baby wants to see your eyes and your face.
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like your new baby doesn't want to see the phone. And she was really adamant about that. So I always remember her saying that. And you're right, it is a distraction. Like I do remember my mom was a corporate woman. So she came home at exactly like five every day. And like, I remember the sound of the keys, like this, the smell of her lipstick, like this, the sound of her heels taking off her, her tights, like going to the bathroom. Like we are so distracted by
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our devices. So it's like, yeah, put the phone down. Let's create memories. Okay, let's talk about it. I think you have three tips. Take it away with the first one to create memorable milestones in your life. I just there. Be present. You know, be present. That's, that's the milestone that you know, I think you have to just remember to be present with the milestones, right? And enjoy every little thing.
00:24:48
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Just enjoy every little thing. You know, going out and you get ice cream. Yeah, that's fun. I love ice cream. Who doesn't love ice cream, right? Those are a milestone just to have with each other.
00:25:01
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Yes, oh my god and like you came to my workshop at MeSH this week and at the end there was like five or six people you just like you're like I'm so thankful for being here like I love being around you guys and I'm like it just brought up the vibe it brought up the frequency when you're so thankful and enjoying these little moments not just rushing to the next so I really really appreciate that about you you're always so you bring so much gratitude to the room so much gratitude to your clients and
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When you, you're kind of like mama bear, you know, like you're, you're there holding their hand, you know, helping them put on their veil correctly or teaching them and reminding them like, this is their magic moment. This is their time to shine. And their wedding is going to go down into history. Like they're going to give this veil to their, their daughter. Like imagine that moment of giving your veil and having like your date on it, sharing memories.
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with your daughter or your daughter-in-law and just sharing these stories that's going to be passed on. I think it's just so special. It's almost bringing a tear to my eye. It's so powerful. Okay, take us away with your second tip to create a memorable milestone in your life.
Cherishing Moments and Personal Connections
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my second tip to create milestone in your life. I have my calendar open. So you said the first one is celebrate bigger, small, like you said, and be present with your family. They love you. And number two was capture events today. It might not be important, but tomorrow it may. What does that mean to you? Oh yeah. Just, just being like, like what I did the other day, I just, uh, just be in the moment. I don't know. I don't know how to explain it.
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Just just cherish everything, cherish everything. Were you were you always like that? I've always, you know what, you're gonna laugh. But I didn't meet my grandfather until 1980. And out of all the kids that were born here in the United States, I was the only one that wrote letters to my grandfather that I didn't even know.
00:27:17
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Oh, at a very young age. I was like maybe seven or eight years old starting I asked my dad, can I have a widow's address so I can write him in Cuba. And he's like, what? So I was oh, I've always had that. I've always had that like just connection with people and I I love. I love them.
00:27:38
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Yeah, you're very thoughtful and that's something that you can't teach. I mean maybe you could teach it but if you have it like innately in you, it goes a long way like you sent me a Starbucks card and said like thank you so much. And I was like, wow, like, I don't know I just made me feel so
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loved, you know, so special. So that's something I see with you and your clients. Your last point was learn about your family history and how they have influenced you as a person. Okay, talk about this is this kind of a deep one. Yeah, that is a deep one. Yeah, you need to talk to your grandparents, talk to your mom up to them how, how, you know, their life got started. You know, talk to people who
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you know, learn about learn about what they did when they were growing up, because we don't really talk about ourselves, you know, because we're just in drain and raising you and being a good auntie or being a good grandmother, you know, go up to your auntie, say, Yeah, well, you know, whoever, what did you do when you were 18? What did you do when you you know, you might, you'll see a connection there that you didn't even know.
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you know, or still say, Oh, I used to do this, this, really, I'm into that too. And without you even knowing it, you have that connection.
Understanding Family History and Influence
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If you don't talk to them and, and learn about their experiences, you never know. And you'll just fall in love with your family even more. Don't just be going through the motion, you know, just, Oh, another birthday party. I'm going to go to them. But if you talk to them,
00:29:11
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and you learn about these people who are around you, you're gonna be like, yeah, I wanna go see my so-so and my auntie or my cousin or whoever, because you have that connection.
00:29:24
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Yeah. Oh, good. This is something we need to hear, honestly. It's so basic, yet so not basic. Take the time, go visit your aunties, go see your parents and just sit down, have no intention. You don't have to go somewhere. You don't have to have the TV on and just start asking questions. You
00:29:45
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We'll never know where these stories will take you and to the next story and what you will learn and how you'll feel after. Let's talk about your mother. Well, I know she's still alive and a very big part of your life. So what was like the biggest lesson that she's taught you? Just to believe and don't let anybody tell you can't do it. Don't let anybody tell you can't do what you want to do.
00:30:10
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So that that has always been an always her thing, because she wanted to be an actress. So I learned that. And I'm like, really? Why are you? She goes, Yeah, I want to be an actress. And but then I came to came here and like, I'm married, it's too late, too late. But she goes, You know what, it wasn't too late. I could have tried. You know, I tried. So she does you do it, do whatever you want. Okay, don't let anybody stop you.
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Wow. Your brother, your sister, whoever, let anybody say what I meant, but you can do it. Aw, I love that. Your parents seem so awesome. OK, next question. You were chosen to be a panelist for WIPA at the fake house garden hat party last month, and you did an amazing job. But it was all about trends for 2024. But tell us the trends for veils for this.
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this year and 2025, like what should we look for? What's hot? And what should people know? What should brides know?
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And yeah, they are going to get your finances in order so you can continue to scale and succeed. Back to the show. So for this coming, this year coming, the veils that I've been seeing and I've started to make, some of them are really airy, big and airy. And they have big motifs on them, big, you know, extra big flowers. But
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the veil itself is very airy. It doesn't have like a lot of lays at the bottom. I mean, if you're into that, you know, that's great if it reminds you of somebody but the trend, you know, the trend is airy light and airy and with big appliqués and detachable adjustable so that way they could, you know, bring it up and wear it or wear it to the reception or wear two veils.
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I had a lady who asked me for two veils, one that she could walk down the aisle with a big poofy thing, and then she took it off for the reception. That's awesome. I've seen a lot of that airy, very airy veils on the runaways.
00:34:57
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Wow. Yeah. Now that you say that, I have been seeing that a lot and it's so beautiful. And I love how brides want versatility. I've seen people cut their hair before the reception. They want drama.
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They want people talking about it. They want buzz. You know, they want people talking about their veil. Like, wow, look at the details. Yeah, I love that. Okay. What is your, Olga, what is your woo factor? What makes you stand out from the crowd? Your HKB factor. My HKB bridle factor. I think they, when I meet people in the shows and stuff, they, they're connecting with our energy.
00:35:42
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You know, I'm very excited. I'm very excited. Our who factors to be excited for the brides, and I'm very happy for them. And I think they all feel that. I think when people come up to me, they can feel it because I am genuinely excited for them. This is the rest of their life. They're going to be married and, you know, start their new life. I'm very excited about that. I'm very excited about people connecting and making commitment to each other and sharing their life. I don't want anybody to be alone.
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Don't be alone. It's not fun being alone. So I think people can feel that I'm excited and I am genuinely excited for everyone to find their mate. Aw, isn't that so cool where it's like your best thing that makes you stand out is literally just like connecting with their energy. And it's something so powerful. I see veteran coaches and it's not so like talking out to you. They're talking with their heart and they're just like, connect with your offer first.
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like even if you're a wedding pro listening like connect to what you're actually trying to sell people and it's just going to come out like it's going to free flow from your mouth and your heart and if people connect with you energetically like they're gonna say yes and that brings me to my next question what's your best heck yes technique?
Client Care and Support
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I think just caring, just caring, just caring about what you're doing. You know, this, you're just caring about what you're, what you're doing, what you're giving, you know, your team and helping them just having people feel like, okay, she's got my back. That's my, yeah, I've got your back. I got it. We're going to do it. Oh, old school.
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Okay, so these are not normal. Okay,
Impact of Carissa's Program on Business
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so you went through my three my two month program, triple threat. So we did your brand messaging your sales deck and your, your marketing. Tell me like any aha moments or maybe your key takeaways from the program. Yeah. Wow. I, I think by realizing the marketing,
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and connecting with people is really cool. The marketing that you guys did, the website looks so beautiful. The brochure, it really, I'm very thankful for that brochure. The brochure is, it captured me, captured Hannah Kanani Bridal and what I want to give to people. So that brochure, I'm very proud to just send it to everyone.
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And I have had people, you know, comment about it. So I'm really excited about that. Those were the marketing issues that I'm not a marketer. You know, I just like to work. You know, I just like to do my thing. But this is a very easy way to market without being in your face. And that's what I like about working with with the ladies that with you ladies.
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you made me feel comfortable and to be able to present myself the way I am. And I don't want to be pushy, but I do want to show that, you know, I can help you. The tools that you gave me is what I really appreciate. Beautifully said. And talk a little bit about your IG live every weekend. You inspired me. You inspired me. I love my IG lives. The toolbox with Hannah Kanai Brightwell, my toolbox with HKB.
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Yes, I love it. I have so much fun. The bridal shows that I go to, I meet a lot of vendors, and they're all really fun and really nice. And I thought it's just kind of new way to show them off, because brides are looking for people all the time. And so that's why I decided to do the toolbox to bring in vendors that I've met.
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and let them talk about themselves like 15 minutes. And if you do it at 1230 on Mondays, lunchtime, it's mostly perfect. Yeah, I wanted to do it at a lunchtime, do it really quick and introduce the vendors that I've met. And so that way, people have them
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in their toolbox if they need to call someone in the toolbox. And your confidence has gotten so much better since you started. You just go off. The energy is high vibration. People love it. It's catching on. You got a booking from it. I'm so proud of you. Thank you. Oka, tell everyone where to find you and if you have any special offer for the Heck Yes listeners. Okay, for the Heck Yes listeners, I do have a little offer. I have
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a little surprise, a little calm or something, a little surprised when you when you get a veil for me. So it's a little gift, a little thank you gift. It's a little surprise. And you can find me at Instagram at at khanakananibridal on my website, www.khanakananibridal.com. Or that's it. I guess those are the points that I'm on Pinterest too. So
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And check me out there too. Thank you, Olga. This is an incredible conversation. I'm going to link you up. Go check out her beautiful custom veils. They are like no other. And congrats on all your success. I will talk to you soon. Great job today. Thank you, Carissa.
00:41:33
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Thanks for joining me this week on Get a Heck Yes with Carissa Wu. Make sure to follow, subscribe, leave a review, or tell a friend about the show. Take a screenshot and post to IG. Tag me. Also, don't forget to download my free guide on how to become a lead generating machine. See you next time, wedding pros!