Mikayla Zaglaniczny

Regional Sales Manager
586-298-1257
mzaglaniczny@herecomestheguide.com

Mikayla brings the kind of wingwoman energy every wedding venue owner wishes they had on speed dial. She’s the first to jump into the group chat with a “Got it!”, partly because she’s up before the sun, but mostly because she’s a dedicated team player. Never missing a moment to jump in and help! A straight-shooter in the very best way, she's honest, direct, and refreshingly clear—building trust with venue partners through transparency and real collaboration. When she's not being a rockstar for our clients, you'll find her recharging by the water, devouring reality TV, or passionately performing every word of Hamilton. We didn't just get a teammate when Mikayla joined HCTG, we got a confetti cannon of energy, honesty, and heart!

Insider Info

Pronouns: she / her / hers

What’s your go-to productivity hack or routine? Wak­ing up ear­ly and get­ting out­side. It helps if you have a cute dog who acts as your account­abil­i­ty coach, giv­ing you a ​“we’re doing this” stare until you put your walk­ing shoes on.

What’s a book you always recommend to others? I always rec­om­mend banned books. The more peo­ple try to silence a sto­ry, the more it’s prob­a­bly worth hear­ing. I love Half of a Yel­low Sun by Chi­ma­man­da Ngozi Adichie and The Kite Run­ner by Khaled Hos­sei­ni. I also love The Nightin­gale by Kristin Han­nah. It’s a beau­ti­ful­ly gut-wrench­ing World War II sto­ry that has stuck with me for years. 

Childhood Career Choice: Hon­est­ly, I want­ed to do every­thing. Broad­way sen­sa­tion, talk show host, mob wife, dol­phin train­er, teacher, pod­cast­er, pro­fes­sion­al gro­cery shop­per. I was ready to con­quer the world. 

What's your guilty pleasure? Ice cream. I could leave an all-you-can-eat buf­fet com­plete­ly stuffed and still make room for a scoop (or three). My dad always joked that, ​“There’s always room for ice cream because it just slith­ers between the cracks!” He was so right. 

If your personality were a cocktail (or mocktail), what would be in it? Mock­tail Moscow Mule with a splash of cran­ber­ry: Gin­ger beer for the spice — I’ve got a lit­tle kick to me. Cran­ber­ry juice for a tart edge — sharp, hon­est, and maybe a tiny bit dra­mat­ic. And a squeeze of lime to keep things fresh and fun. 

What did you do before working at Here Comes The Guide? I was a high school Eng­lish teacher, and I tru­ly loved that role. I feel so for­tu­nate to have learned so much from my stu­dents along the way. I’m always root­ing for them. To any of my for­mer stu­dents who see this, remem­ber: be kind, drink water, go to bed ear­ly, and no dat­ing until you’re 25. 

Marital/domestic status: Mar­ried to my best friend and proud moth­er to my angel sweet­ie pie gold­en retriev­er son, Sawyer. 

What brings you peace? Being near water. ANI­MALS. Iced cof­fee. Good music. A week­end get­away. A stamp on my passport.

What do you love most about weddings? I’m a total sap. All the inti­mate, emo­tion­al moments get me. The teary-eyed grand­par­ents? Come on! The aisle song starts play­ing? I’m crying.