Meet Pia Wilson | CEO & Founder of The Planner Type

We had the good fortune of connecting with Pia Wilson and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Pia, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
Planning has always been my passion. I’m so much of a planner that I would plan my whole life if I could. However, since life doesn’t quite work that way sometimes I also go with the flow (smile).

I ABSOLUTELY enjoy using a lifestyle planner to plan out all of my daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly adventures and as well as staying organized.

Being the planner that I am, there are so many times when I have felt like my life was out of control—and it really was at times. I needed something that allowed me to get and stay organized all in one place. It wasn’t just about getting organized either; it was also about being able to set goals, stick to those goals and stay motivated, all in one place as well.

I then realized there are other out there that need a better way and sometimes getting organized takes more than just one person—it takes a community of people who share similar goals and ambitions as you do.

That’s why I created The Planner Type Lifestyle Planner: to help everyone stay organized no matter what their situation might be. Whether you’re organizing your home or simply trying to prioritize your thoughts before going into work each day, this lifestyle planner was designed to help keep everything in perspective for you so that you can get on with your day without worrying about anything else—just like me!

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
The Planner Type was created in 2022 out of my passion for all things planning and planner related. I am a true plannerholic, from planners, to pens, to washi tape, to stickers, etc. I have it.

But can you believe I almost didn’t make this⁉️

I can’t believe it myself. Brainstorming my way through The Planner Type Lifestyle Planner has helped me so much that I just knew it would help so many others but honestly, I was a little afraid. But when you’re passionate about something, it can be hard to stop. And so, here I am: creator of the most functional and eye-catching planner ever if I must say so myself.

You see, I have never made a planner before, and I was scared of how others would perceive it. I was overthinking this and I am so glad that I pushed back my fears and pushed forward with creating The Planner Type Lifestyle Planner.

It’s not just a planner—it’s an entire lifestyle. It’s not just for getting things done; it’s for keeping track of your own goals and dreams. It’s not just for keeping track of dates and appointments—it’s a guide to self-care that will help you stay grounded in the chaos of everyday life.

This planner has the opportunity to help so many people, including you. It’s definitely something I wish I had when I was searching for an all in one planner that would allow me to plan my day to day life as well as set and meet personal/financial goals.

However, since I have created The Planner Type Lifestyle Planner and have been incorporating it in my daily routine, getting organized and staying organized has been so much easier.

I can now keep track of my daily, weekly, and monthly activities as well as reach goals that I have set for myself each month.

And now? Now, when I open up The Planner Type Lifestyle Planner, it feels like home. This is the feeling I desire for my business to transcend to everyone that invests in The Planner Type brand.

My mission is to help you structure your time, control your commitments and prioritize everyday activities. I strive to give you the tools that will assist you in meeting each day’s challenges, allowing you to meet the demands of a busy life, and ultimately planning the life you love so that you can love the life you plan.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
My favorite places to eat/drink:

Haywire
Del Frisco’s Steakhouse
Hutchins BBQ- McKinney, Frisco
Ocean Prime Steakhouse
Catbird
Twisted Root
Breakfast Brother’s
Ellen’s
Drake’s

My favorite places to hangout:

Cinepolis
Top Golf
Grandscape
Galaxy Drive-In
Bowl & Barrel
Trinity Groves
Arlington Improv
North Park Mall
West Village

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
So there is this young lady who I followed for the absolute longest on Instagram named Arnita Johnson, who is the inspiration behind The Planner Type. Arnita is a mogul in both the credit industry and the planner industry. She is the true definition of “get it out the mud.”

Fast forward to early 2022, as I continued to follow Arnita, I saw that she was going to be offering a course on launching your very own planner in the fall, I knew it was time for me to invest in myself and start learning more about planners and the planner industry. I had to jump on her waitlist because planning is my passion. And because I’ve purchased a MILLION planners—it seems!—I decided this would be the perfect time to invest in myself, learn all that I could about creating a planner and the planner industry from none other than THE Arnita Johnson. In turn, I would then be able to apply my knowledge, creativity, and passion to create my very own Lifestyle Planner to share with the world so that others could plan a life that they love and love the life they planned.

Now, here we are, and I’m still learning from Arnita! And because she continues to share knowledge with me even after I finished her course, it makes me appreciate her even more than ever. You see, when someone like Arnita still continues to share their knowledge with you after they’ve finished teaching—that means they really care about what they’re doing.

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