Profit Is A Choice

Jamie Lieberman joins the podcast today. Jamie is a lawyer and founder of Hashtag Legal. Jamie describes her firm as not only your lawyer, but a partner in your business. Her firm focuses on helping you maximize your profit while protecting your assets. Jamie and I met at Podcast Movement this summer. Honestly, after a quick meeting, I was a little shocked that she was an attorney. Not because she was not professional – quite the opposite. She was professional and approachable which was a delight.

Richelle Plett, is with us on the podcast today. Richelle joined us initially on Episode 8 where she shared that she was closing her business after many years and many iterations.   Since then, Richelle is finding new ways to push through after implementing Profit First. In our conversation today – we are focusing on how to pick up and move forward. How to readjust our view and how to work without a safety net.  

On the podcast today is Amy Ferrer of Miko and Boone Home. Amy and I have been friends for quite a few years. Probably since 2013 when I met her through another colleague. Amy is just one of a kind and I'm so excited to bring this podcast to you today. What we're going to talk about is her journey and how she uses that to encourage others. Amy started off as a drapery workroom and she definitely has a heart for designers. I don't think I've ever met anybody who expresses their passion the way Amy does.

On today’s podcast we are talking about trust. What is it, how to tell if you have it, and why it matters.

With us on the podcast today is the Trim Queen – Jana Platina Phipps. Jana is an expert in all things trimmings and as the title of this episode of the podcast, she believes embellishment is a creative form of self-expression. Jana will share with us her start with embellishments and where it has taken her. Topics we cover include unexpectedly finding a passion that you were not actively seeking, stepping out in faith and not fear, and pivoting when needed.

With me today is Jennifer Smith of JLS Designs. Jennifer began her business almost 20 years ago focused on window coverings. She now offers design services to her clients as well.  Jennifer has a vast portfolio of clients. She has completed design projects for Fortune 500 executives, some of the country’s most talented music and athletic industry professionals and hundreds of families to meet their home design and decor needs.   Today we discuss creating a board of directors for your company.

Ashley Uhl is the owner of Ashley Uhl Consulting which offers client service consulting for designers. Ashley has been cultivating a love of service her entire lifetime. Ashley had formal training and completed work in human relations, sales, and presentations at top professional development company, Dale Carnegie. This allowed her to both expand her ability to create memorable client experiences, and prevent conflicts and frustrations between business and client.

Wow, I cannot believe that we are a year into this podcast journey of Profit is a Choice. I am not sure if you all heard my beginnings in podcasting – but I started investigating a podcast in 2016. In 2018, I was able to create and produce the podcast. And now – here we are. On this episode we are going to do a year of review and highlights – so much goodness has happened this year and I was reminded of the value this podcast has brought into the world as I looked back. 

Joining me today is Courtney McLeod. She is the founder and principal of Right Meets Left Interior Design, an award-winning Manhattan-based full-service design studio.  An avid colorist at heart, Courtney draws from a kaleidoscopic toolbox of texture, pattern, and color to create rooms evocative of one emotion above all others - joy. Her work has been featured in print both in the US and abroad - including the cover of Aspire Design + Home Magazine and Luxe Magazine.

Cat French, founder of Catherine French Design, LLC, runs a full-service interior design studio located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Cat is known in the professional community as a trusted, reliable designer that will get the job done on time and within budget. On this podcast we will discuss how she has built a thriving business in a short amount of time by connecting in her community.

On the podcast today is Emily Moore. She owns and operates the Bean Countery which is a Certified Profit First full-service accounting and advising firm. What started as a side hustle to save her soul from Corporate Finance has grown over the past decade.  It is now a full-time passion of hers to meet entrepreneurs where they are and improve their business finances and overwhelm so they can live the life they crave. 

Today's podcast is another solo episode. In it, we're going to talk about confidence. It is really a big topic and one that I think we can all say is important as business owners. As well as, talk about how confidence relates to our profitability. As we jump in, we're going to talk about what is confidence. We're going to look at how our confidence can be shaken and some of the things that we can do to restore that confidence or to build it up in the first place. Again, another not-to-be-missed episode.

On the podcast today is Emma Carole Paradis and Kim Carole, the owners and designers of Impeccable Nest, based in Bedford, New Hampshire. They are a mother-daughter team with a love of design. Originally from a beach town in California, now in New Hampshire, they bring a Southern California cool and a New England tradition to their design. Emma and Kim are going to share with us the unique challenges of starting a business together and living together.

With us today is Eileen Hahn. She is a principal in the San Diego based management consulting firm, Organization Effectiveness Consultants (OEC). She partners with leaders of organizations to establish new levels of performance, financial results, teamwork, and employee work passion. Eileen is a delightful and engaging professional speaker and university instructor. She combines practical knowledge, tools and techniques with warmth and real world examples and experiences.

Joining us today is Monique Becker of The Enlightened Nest (and Becker Home). Monique lives with her husband and sons in rural southeastern Pennsylvania in an imperfectly-perfect Victorian farmhouse. She offers design and custom window treatments to her customers. Monique has studied the psychology of design and shares that with us today. She believes houses are living, breathing entities, and are a direct reflection of who we are as people, and who we can become.