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Her Unapologetic Success, Laguna Beach, California, United States: Identity Upgrade System on Instagram

Company: Her Unapologetic Success, Laguna Beach, CA
Company Description: Her Unapologetic Success is a personal and professional development company for female entrepreneurs. The CEO and founder, Margot Miller, is a therapist and coach who helps women in business increase their impact and income by upgrading their identity. She provides services (a power hour and a 3-month psychotherapeutic coaching container) as well as a product, The Upgrade, a mindset membership.
Nomination Category: Social Media Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Most Innovative Instagram Feed by or for Women
2024 Stevie Winner Nomination Title: Identity Upgrade System on Instagram
  1. Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes, describing the nominated Instagram feed, OR an essay of up to 625 words? (Choose one):
    An essay of up to 625 words
  2. If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video. If you are submitting written answers to the questions, provide them in the appropriate spaces below:

     

  3. If you are providing an essay, enter here up to 625 words describing the innovations expressed through the nominated Instagram feed since July 1 2022:

    Total 574 words used.

    Margot Miller isn't just another mindset mentor for women in business; she's a groundbreaking force who combines therapy with coaching to help females heal the codependency wounds that limit their entrepreneurial potential. Through her innovative Instagram feed, she guides women to realize that the relationships they have with others can make or break their businesses. From audiences to clients, team members to mentors, codependent behaviors can hold back even the most talented owners and founders.

    Margot’s deep understanding of the connection between personal and professional challenges stemmed from her work as a marriage and family therapist. She noticed that the patterns sabotaging her female clients' love lives were also wreaking havoc upon their careers. Seeing a gap in existing research, she pursued a Ph.D. in business psychology to explore how codependency affects female entrepreneurs at work. What emerged from her doctoral studies was her proprietary framework – The Identity Upgrade System.

    The Identity Upgrade System consists of three key phases:

    • Phase 1: Survival Self to Authentic Self Margot helps women shed limiting Ideal Self roles like the perfectionist and over-achiever and Persona roles like caretaker and people pleaser. Techniques in this phase reveal the Authentic Self—the true, expressive individual aligned with their deepest desires and core values. This ensures her clients build a life they’ll love, rather than one that’s merely favored by or serves others.

    • Phase 2: Authentic Self to CEO Self This phase focuses on developing the mindset and traits necessary for exceptional results. It’s about stepping into a leadership role, becoming resilient, persistent, confident in decision-making, courageous in action-taking, and optimistic even in the face of business challenges.

    • Phase 3: CEO Self to Unapologetically Successful Self The final phase is about achieving unapologetic success across all areas without compromise. Women envision and embody their most fulfilled selves, whether by increasing their income or finding a soulmate. Margot guides them to overcome fears of criticism, judgment, and abandonment, allowing them to have it all while remaining true to themselves.

    Since sharing the Identity Upgrade System on Instagram, Margot’s account has seen remarkable growth. She has gained approximately +72,870 followers in a single month (July-August 2024) and continues to welcome new members into her rapidly expanding community. Margot launched her business, Her Unapologetic Success, in January 2023 to provide women with psychotherapeutic coaching, courses, and free resources. Her Instagram feed offers immense value, particularly for wantrepreneurs who may not yet be ready to invest in her services.

    With 16 years of experience, Margot has impacted over 10,000 individuals across various sectors, including entertainment and politics. Her innovative methods have guided countless women to achieve unapologetic success while amassing over 50 million online views and a 200,000-strong community. From guiding a client to host a successful Discovery Network show, empowering an actor to land a significant role in Sons of Anarchy, to helping an influencer exceed 3 million followers and 5 billion views, her coaching has transformed lives.

    Margot's work is also deeply personal. She’s helped clients clarify their brand messages, overcome creative blocks to start writing their first book, and find purpose to launch successful online coaching businesses. She’s supported entrepreneurs in scaling income from six to seven figures and helped individuals overcome anxiety disorders and heartbreak.

    Margot Miller's Instagram feed uniquely showcases her expertise in therapy and coaching, offering transformative solutions that redefine success for female entrepreneurs worldwide, and it’s for that reason that she deserves this award.

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Identity Upgrade System on Instagram
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