Profit Is A Choice

On the podcast today we're going to discuss on how to figure out what your business is currently struggling with. Recognizing and prioritizing it based on data analysis instead of emotion. This will help us gain clarity, highlight our most basic and foundational needs, then build a more accurate needs hierarchy. By following this path, we will be able to overcome any inaction from confusion and choose the best course of action.   

On the podcast today, we are going to tackle excuses that I hear sometimes. "I cannot do Profit First because I don't have enough profit. I'll get to that later when I am profitable." What if I told you that not doing PF before having profit could be the problem. Listen in today to learn how to save your profit before you have any.

On the podcast, today is Glenna Stone. Glenna is the owner of Glenna Stone Interior Design, located in the Philadelphia area.  Her background is in engineering, and we're going to discover how her knowledge of supply chain and prior work in the consumer products industry has formed her business model for her design company.   We address some of the nuances of business disruption and what we think business will look like on the other side of shelter in place.

On the podcast today we're going to look at how to dissect our businesses so that we can analyze them and perhaps put them back together again in a different way. Really knowing the pieces and parts, as well as what we're great at, or our core competency, helps us to determine the best ways that we can show up and then serve our ideal client. We're going to focus on how to be nimble in an ever-changing world. How to grow and scale while keeping flexibility.

Kimberly Sundt is with us on the podcast today to discuss all things branding. Kimberly, in her business, focuses on the 4 C’s of Branding: clarity, communication, consistency, and conversation. We will discuss why being super clear on your branding will increase your confidence and actually make “selling” your services so much easier. We also discuss why client experience and perspective matter and the roles they play in your brand story. 

Alyce Lopez owns and operates the True House, which is a full-service interior design firm that specializes in residential design for busy young families. In our conversation, we're going to talk about family, seasons, success and what it looks like in different seasons. And then how to pour grace on ourselves because, you know, that's a lot to manage.

On the podcast, today is Veronica Solomon of Casa Vilora Interiors out of Katy, Texas. Veronica is a designer, design mentor, blogger, speaker, and micro-influencer. Veronica is the real deal. She has a heart to help, and does it in a very straight forward and grace-filled way. In that, she speaks my language. In our conversation today, Veronica shares her journey to profitability – and it is not a straight line, by any means.

In the AIM with Intent methodology,process, we will talk about creating a transition plan and a restart plan. I am an advocate of doing all the planning in advance as much as we can. So that when it comes time to execute, we already know what to do. What is a transition plan? Why do you need one?  We will cover all of those details and hopefully it's going to help you not only manage during this time but prepare for what's to come.

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With us today is Todd Palmer, CEO of Extraordinary Advisors. He is an executive coach, author, and speaker committed to helping business owners tackle their obstacles and clear a path to success. Todd understands struggles, as he will share on the podcast today. He has had it all and lost it all – from a thriving business to $600k in debt – then finding his way out.  

On the podcast, today is Meg Casebolt of Megabolt Digital. Meg focuses on SEO to help her clients have their websites be easily found. Meg uses Google Analytics as a jump-off point to help her clients much like I use the financial statements when clients come to me. They are just tools that give us insight into how best serve our clients – and in our conversations, we have found other parallels to approaching some of these more difficult topics. 

Brita DeRemee is joining us on the podcast today. She has over 30-years of experience helping clients create homes they love to live in. Brita and I began working together a little over a year ago and it has been such a pleasure watching her create a business that suits her instead of having to shift who she was to fit into a mold. We will be talking about that process, embracing her superpower of ADHD and how giving herself the freedom to live and work outside of the box has been a joy. 

On the podcast today, I'm going to be sharing with you the focus in my company on scaling your business. If you've listened to a lot of the past podcasts and blog posts, you've noticed many of them were on scaling. Scaling simply means growing. And there's more than one way to do that. So my goal is to help the businesses, that I work with, implement business principles early on as quickly as they can, so that they scale with intention and not out of control.

On the podcast, today are Jeremy and Chandler Quarles. Together they own Peach and Pine Interiors and host the wonderful podcast, Love Where You Live. We are chatting today about how their business began, how they are integrating their home and business life while focusing on the foundational aspects of business that will put them in a place for future growth. With a one-year-old child and a three-year-old business, you can bet they are busy – and how they support and listen to each other is insp

On the podcast, today is Stacie Kennedy of Atlanta Custom Interiors. ACI provides custom soft furnishings, upholstery, hard treatments, and dorm bedding to both the retail and trade. Stacie is sharing today in our Business Challenge podcast the question of how to grow two sides of her business at the same time. We talk about the right time to hire, and how to market to keep the new hires busy with steady work. Not something to take lightly. The focus is on timing, opportunity, and marketing.