Weekly show where my featured guests and I explore the financial and business challenges women face on the entrepreneurial journey to success. You'll hear them talk about the money side of their businesses in ways you've always wanted to know about, but wouldn't dare ask. They openly share their disappointments, failures, successes, and everything in-between as they grew sales ranging from 6 to 9 figures. Knowing where your business stands financially helps you make critical decisions with confidence. It's simply the best way to be sure you grow a business that fuels the life you want to live.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 8 minutes
episode 85: What it Takes to Rebuild Your Business After Tough Times - The Journey of Cristy Nickel (Humility and Resilience)
In business—as in life—setbacks are inevitable.
But it’s how you recover from setbacks that determine whether or not you’ll be successful.
That’s what entrepreneur and author Cristy Nickel realized after she lost all her personal training clients during the 2008 market crash.
After paying off her debt, Cristy had to start from scratch to rebuild her clientele, but within one year, she earned her first million dollars in revenue...
episode 84: Recovering From Economic Hardship Takes Humility - The Journey of Keri Murphy (Humility and Resilience)
How do you pick up the pieces when financial hardship hits your business?
There’s no perfect answer, but one thing is certain.
You need a hefty dose of humility and resilience to rebuild and recover.
That’s what entrepreneur Keri Murphy realized after she was forced to shutter her business during the 2008 recession.
Once she made the decision, Keri started reflecting on what went wrong with her business—and what she needed to change moving forward...
episode 83: Improve Your Leadership Skills With 3 Mindset Shifts - The Journey of Kim Ades (Level-Up)
What does it take to become an effective leader and scale a company?
It’s not money or authority or drive. It’s not even intelligence or skill.
In fact, it’s something much more unexpected: emotional resilience.
The degree to which you can bounce back from adversity plays a big role in your level of success in business.
Kim Ades, an entrepreneur and business coach, knows this to be true...
episode 82: FLIK: Advancing Womxn in Business - The Journey of Michelle Kwok (Level-Up)
What roadblocks keep womxn from advancing in business?
It’s not a lack of intelligence, ambition, or creativity—it’s a lack of access.
Having access to the right opportunities can make all the difference in someone’s career trajectory and social impact.
That’s why entrepreneur Michelle Kwok built her company, FLIK...
episode 81: Scale Your Company With One Powerful Tool: Empathy - The Journey of Sherry Deutschmann (Level-Up)
Building a successful company can’t be done alone.
It doesn’t matter how brilliant your idea is or how determined you are as a founder—to scale sustainably, you need a passionate, driven team.
But how do you get your team to invest in your company’s growth?
It all comes down to one often overlooked factor: empathy.
Empathy is what Sherry Stewart Deutschmann used to build her $40 million company, LetterLogic Inc...
episode 80: Fund Your Start-Up by Partnering With Family Offices - The Journey of Marcia Nelson (Level-Up)
Growing a company requires capital—and the right investor can make all the difference.
But who is the right type of investor?
Someone who will contribute more than just money.
After all, investing is a relationship at its core.
As a founder, you need someone who can champion your idea, expand your network, and write a check...
episode 79: Grow Your Skills and Your Company With a Strong Advisory Board - The Journey of The Fourth Floor’s Founders (Level-Up)
Founding a company might be a solo mission, but running a company isn’t.
Successful founders know they need help to thrive.
And good help goes beyond employees—it extends all the way to company leadership.
That’s the philosophy that compelled Breen Sullivan, Sarah Feingold, and Kat de Haën to start their organization, The Fourth Floor...
episode 78: What You Need to Know About Pitching And Working with Investors - The Journey of Judy Robinett (Level-Up)
You need funding to get your startup off the ground, but how and where do you secure capital?
One option is to look for investors.
Angel investors and VC funds are always on the hunt for promising startups, but you need more than a brilliant idea to land an investment.
You need a game plan.
That’s what entrepreneur and investor Judy Robinett talks about in her latest book, “Crack the Funding Code...
episode 77: Give Back to Your Community With Equity Crowdfunding - The Journey of Martha Hernandez (Crowdfunding)
How do you give back when you’re building a business?
There are countless ways, but one strategy is crowdfunding.
More specifically, equity crowdfunding.
By inviting people to invest in your business, you’re also giving them the opportunity to earn money from your success.
It’s a win-win strategy.
That’s what Martha Hernandez realized when she decided to use equity crowdfunding to raise capital for her company, madeBOS...
episode 76: Turn Your Community Into Investors With Equity Crowdfunding - The Journey of Kara Sam (Crowdfunding)
How do you set your business up for fast, sustainable growth?
It comes down to having enough resources.
One of those resources is financing. You can scale quickly when you have multiple different types of financing to pull from.
Think of equity crowdfunding, convertible notes, and friends and family fundraising.
That was part of what led entrepreneur Kara Sam to succeed with her company, Bucha Brew...