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Our mission is simple: to help entrepreneurs skyrocket their business success by leveraging the power of processes, policies, and people. Leading Behind The Scene is your weekly dose of inspiration to equip you to excel in business and life.
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Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
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Is your only financial statement the one the bank sends you monthly? Maybe you know about other financial documents but have never sat down to put them in one place. This episode is for you if you're ready to feel more comfortable and motivated to get serious with your finances. In this episode, Germeen Guillaume shares how we, as entrepreneurs need to pay attention to the coins coming in and out of our businesses. Germeen also shares why we need to look at our monthly reports and use them to make better business decisions.
Germeen Y. Guillaume is the CEO and Founder of Visionary Accounting Group. She's an entrepreneur at heart with a passion for numbers. She enjoys helping nonprofit organizations navigate the complex accounting world to experience growth.
Germeen has led the Company to recoup over $2.8M in receivables through workflow automation and accounting system conversions. She's aided clients through external and agency audits, integrating tech solutions, strategic management reporting, and preparation for funding/financing.
Highlights from my conversation with Germeen include:
- The turning point to Germeen starting her business (3:18)
- Why entrepreneurs are afraid to look at the numbers (4:42)
- Having a "money date" (6:55)
- Identifying your money makers in your business (9:31)
- Better managing your finances as an entrepreneur (11:11)
- Scaling and analyzing your business to move forward (16:42)
- For the entrepreneur who is ready to be responsible with their finances (21:16)
Are you feeling more confident in taking a peek at your finances? I would love to hear how Germeen's tips in this episode have motivated you to lead behind the scene!
Mentioned Resources:
Operational Efficiency: Three Operational Mistakes Every Entrepreneur Makes
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Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Are you avoiding looking at your business finances? Maybe you send out invoices but don't dare click on other tabs or reports. You can categorize your finances with something different than negative F terms. If you're ready to start dictating your financial road trip, this episode is for you.
Jason Treadwell helps crush any uneasiness a business owner will face when looking at their finances.
Jason is an experienced Big 4 Auditor, Accounting Director, and Finance Executive. A trusted advisor, builder, and manager of teams within public and private multi-billion-dollar manufacturing companies and multi-million dollar technology and marketing companies. Jason has experience with Initial Public Offerings and capital raising for start-ups and small businesses.
Highlights from my conversation with Jason include:
- Getting started with Treadwell Consulting Group (4:17)
- The most prominent downfall business owners face (8:23)
- Why business owners stay away from numbers and finances (11:21)
- Separating your bank accounts and reviewing the numbers periodically (17:43)
- The importance of having separate bank accounts (21:18)
- The role and importance of starting with a budget (25:07)
- Taking advantage of having a business right now (28:55)
Are you feeling more confident in taking a peek at your finances? I would love to hear how Jason's tips and action steps in this episode have inspired you to lead behind the scene!
Mentioned Resources:
Operational Efficiency: Three Operational Mistakes Every Entrepreneur Makes
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Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Are you making money in your business? Maybe you are making money, but you need to know where that money goes. If sitting down to look at the hard and fast numbers of your finances scares you, keep reading. In this episode, I wanted to share why knowing your numbers is essential for your business.
Highlights from this episode include:
- Why we need to track our money (1:47)
- The top financial statements you should be reviewing monthly (3:34)
- The purpose of your financial statements (6:39)
- What story your financial statements are telling you (8:53)
Are you ready to dive in and take a look at your financial statements? I would love to hear how this episode has inspired you to lead behind the scene!
Mentioned Resources:
Operational Efficiency: Three Operational Mistakes Every Entrepreneur Makes
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Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Are you still trying to maintain complete control of the future of your career? Maybe you are passionate about what you do, but you need to think about how that passion can work for you. This episode is for you if you're ready to turn your passion into a business you love. In this episode, I share my story of how I built a business that I love and how it's possible for you.
Highlights from this episode include:
- God's plans for my career (1:30)
- Discovering the virtual assistant world (2:30)
- Getting clear on who you want to work with (3:06)
- Determining your financial goals (5:42)
- Putting processes in place to make you love your business (6:18)
- Working efficiently with a team (8:16)
I encourage you to take a step back, look at your business holistically, and ask yourself, "do I have the right processes in place? Am I using the right systems? Do I have the right support?" If the answers are all yes, ask yourself if you are charging appropriately for your services and skills. If these answers are no, I encourage you to find and fill the gaps. I would love to hear how the tips in this episode have inspired you to lead behind the scene!
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Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
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Does owning your business feel more chaotic than it does freeing? Maybe you were expecting flexibility. Instead, you feel like a prisoner to your office space and work. Making your dream a reality is no easy task, but it doesn't have to be hustling and grinding all the time. This episode is for you if you're prepared to build a business you love.
In this episode, Claire shares her best advice on how she went from being a homeschooling stay-at-home mom to becoming an owner of a business she loves - all without the chaos and crying.
Claire Crum is the founder and CEO of Calm Ops - Operations Consulting Agency, where she and her team move social enterprise CEOs and Executive Directors from reactionary to relaxed, expanding their capacity to reach next-level milestones.
Highlights from my conversation with Claire include:
- Becoming an entrepreneur as a stay-at-home mom (2:59)
- How Claire helps business owners relax (4:52)
- Creating a business without hustle, crying, and chaos (6:36)
- Falling in love with the strategic planning in your business (9:01)
- Slowing down and reflecting on data (13:00)
Claire is the calming peacemaker in our mastermind group. We can always depend on her to give us a great perspective on something when the rest of us are panicking. I would love to hear how Claire's clarity in this episode has inspired you to lead behind the scene!
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Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
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Are you confident enough to go for it in your business? Maybe you struggle with knowing your actual power and role in your business. If you struggle with working for your clients instead of working with them, this episode is for you!
I am chatting with Latrice Prater about her journey as a serial entrepreneur and how she was able to love working with her clients and scaling her online business.
Latrice is an Online Business Manager and the CEO of The Digital Solutions Team. The Digital Solutions Team provides Virtual Support to Female CEOs because every Superhero needs a Sidekick. She is a wife and a mother of 3 who currently resides in the Austin, Texas, area.
Highlights from my conversation with Latrice include:
- Becoming an entrepreneur for yourself (2:53)
- Stepping into confidence (4:32)
- Building an agency model to scale (6:57)
- The crucial factor of flexibility (12:44)
- What Latrice loves the most about her business (13:59)
- Lack of communication in a virtual environment (16:02)
- Trusting yourself to do it (19:05)
Not only has Latrice created a business she loves, but she has confidently built a business her clients and team love as well. I would love to hear how Latrice's confidence in this episode has inspired you to lead behind the scene!
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Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Can you imagine getting up every day doing what you believe in and knowing what you're doing is changing lives? It just sounds pretty amazing, right? That's what happens when you love your business! You can still make it happen whether you're just starting out or in a complicated relationship with your business.
In this episode, I am chatting with Susan Elizabeth about her journey from secretly working on her business while at her full-time job to taking the leap to create a business that serves her in just six months!
Susan Elizabeth is a Latina mom and business owner. She started her journey as a side gig while working full-time, but little did she know it would become her passion! She is a Certified Online Business Manager who loves details, planning, and keeping things on track. Seeing how rapidly WOC entrepreneurs are growing, she is dedicated to being the support they need in the back end to achieve the level of success they desire! Operations-Made Easy is made up of passionate, diverse women who love supporting other passionate diverse women with the back-end of their business!
Highlights from my conversation with Susan include:
- Taking the leap to full-time entrepreneurship (2:57)
- Jump starting a business in six months (6:13)
- Pivoting into a business you love (7:15)
- Loving the people on your team (10:27)
- Being uncomfortable with marketing (12:24)
- Susan's advice for the mom ready to take a leap (14:22)
Are you feeling less skeptical about creating a business you love? As always, I would love to hear how Susan's story in this episode has inspired you to lead behind the scene!
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Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Does carrying the weight of supporting others as an entrepreneur seem heavy? Maybe you haven't thought about who will support your family and team if something happens to you. In this episode, I am chatting with Heather Nitch about her experience of creating a business she loves and dealing with the weight of supporting others in a way that will keep going even if she needs to take a step back.
Heather Nitch is the founder & CEO of Write Way VA. She is a business owner with 20+ years of service and executive experience and offers her clients strategic planning sessions & insights into improving processes best.
As a supporter of the Virtual Assistant trade, she has been awarded Director of Education for the International Virtual Assistant Association. Providing ongoing learning support for all Virtual Assistants is a way for her to share what she has learned over the past four years in the capacity to help as many VAs as possible.
Highlights from my conversation with Heather include:
- Being led to be a virtual support specialist (3:32)
- A critical moment in making sure Heather was building a business she loves (6:01)
- Every day met with something new (8:52)
- Carrying the weight of people depending on you (10:14)
- What Heather loves least about her business (12:11)
- Advice for the struggling entrepreneur (15:59)
Heather gives the best advice to make you think outside the daily tasks of being a virtual assistant. As always, I would love to hear your key takeaway from this episode, where you are in creating a business that can consistently support those you love, and how the show is helping you lead behind the scene!
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Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Do you have difficulty setting boundaries with those you work with in your business? Maybe you love your business, but you are slowly starting to resent it because you aren't working with clients who align with you. In this episode, I am chatting with Nicole Ware about her experience choosing who to work with to cultivate a business she loves.
Consider Nicole Ware, your new business girlfriend, if you want to unleash your rockstar status and create a cascade of leads, connections, and revenue from your next launch.
Nicole helps female founders, course creators, mastermind hosts, and coaches double their email lists and access 5 (and 6-figure!) launches by creating sizzling virtual summits to launch their incredible offers. With her team, she helps develop and execute Oprah-level summits (and subsequent launches) from A-Z. When not helping women create their 5 figure Summits, you can find Nicole sitting VIP at a Backstreet Boys concert (post-COVID, of course) or eating lunch in a big rig truck with her husband.
Highlights from my conversation with Nicole include:
- How Nicole became a virtual summit launch specialist (2:58)
- Deciding who to work with (7:21)
- What Nicole loves most about her business (15:43)
- The least liked part of her business (17:34)
- Advice for the struggling entrepreneur (19:49)
Do you have any flags that help guide you when choosing who to work with in your business? Nicole always comes in with the truth to help set us straight! As always, I would love to hear your key takeaway from this episode, where you are in your business, and how the show is helping you lead behind the scenes!
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Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Do you desire to learn and keep evolving? Maybe you started your business and realized there is more to running a business than the operations side. In this episode, I am chatting with Rachel Everington about her experience creating a business she loves and some of the most important factors of owning her own business.
Rachel is the CEO of The Executive Ninja, an operations and virtual executive assistance agency where CEOs can outsource their essential responsibilities to a professional and focus on their ultimate revenue potential.
With her love for systems and processes, she and her team are supporting other businesses by leveraging their time so that they may concentrate on their zone of genius, while her team handles #allthethings required for the smooth and efficient operation of their business.
Her Ninjas will dot the i's, cross the t's, and assist your business as if they are right there in your office, kicking your to-do's into ta-da's.
Highlights from my conversation with Rachel include:
- Introducing Rachel Everington (1:13)
- Connecting with Rachel (2:05)
- Collaboration over competition (3:10)
- From corporate to starting a business (6:42)
- The crucial factor in building a business you love (10:28)
- What Rachel loves most about her business (14:20)
- Tips for the struggling business owner (17:35)
Rachel dropped all the golden nuggets. If you have an idea that can solve a problem and serve someone, then absolutely go for it! As always, I would love to hear your key takeaway from this episode, where you are in your business, and how the show is helping you lead behind the scenes!
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