In this episode of Lean the F*ck Out, we talk with Leah Madden, founder and managing director of Greenprint Growth Partners, about how she helps companies maximize value beyond the launch phase and find the right funding strategies to match with their growth plans.
Episode 94: Funding Your Business Beyond the Launch Phase – An interview with Leah Madden
Episode 93: Connecting with Your Intuition – An interview with Jenna Gessay
In this episode of Lean the F*ck Out, we talk with Intuitive Consultant Jenna Gessay about her practice and understanding and connecting with your own intuition. Jenna discusses how intuition describes the language of your soul and how entrepreneurs can use their intuition to build and grow their businesses in the right direction.
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Episode 92: Finding Your Story – An interview with Leah Komaiko
In this episode of Lean the F*ck Out, we talk with Leah Komaiko brand storyteller and author of 20 bestselling books for children, about how she found her way into the corporate world as a consultant among a family of artists. She also shares how she built her business helping brands (companies and individuals) find their story. In the episode, Leah offers advice on how you as a fempreneur can find your unique story and pave your own way.
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Episode 91: Pairing High-Tech Manufacturing with Good Food – An interview with Lisa Q. Fetterman
In this episode of Lean the F*ck Out, we talk with Lisa Q. Fetterman, founder and CEO of Nomiku, about how she paired her love for amazing food and high-tech manufacturing to bring Nomiku to life. Lisa shares her adventures with Kickstarter; the story about how she has grown her sous vide aficionado business into a home staple; and gives advice to other women looking to lean the f*ck out and do their own thing.
Episode 90: From Family Recipe to Passive Income – An interview with Robin Stewart
In this episode of Lean the F*ck Out, we talk with Robin Stewart, founder and co-owner of Rip Fix about how she took a family recipe and turned it into a must-have product for athletes around the world. Robin discusses how she started and grew the company and how she manages it today as a passive income stream.
Pulling my hair out over the budget: A solopreneurs actual story.
In episode 89 of Lean the F*ck Out, we talked with the amazing Lynne Somerman about budgeting for entrepreneurs. The conversation with Lynne was amazing and honest. I learned a ton, but had it brought up so many terrible memories of how I managed my money in the past as an entrepreneur.
I have always budgeted, so why did everything fall apart?
When I got my first salaried gig right out of my bachelor’s degree, I was great at budgeting. My office mate and I shared templates and tips and my husband and I got right on track for saving and spending. More spending than saving, but we always knew how much money we had.
Then I decided to leave my salary job to become an entrepreneur. Since I left my job, my income has been enough to pay our bills (most of the time), but it never seems like we EVER have enough money.
This 👇 is an actual depiction of me going through my finances every month.
I got into a bad habit of trying to predict what I would make, instead of spending what we had. It was a vicious cycle that have lead to some crazy times over the past four years.
It doesn’t have to be this way? Really?!?!
What I have found out over the years, after a ton of hard lessons, and finally listening to someone that knows finances (like Lynne the amazing), is that it doesn’t have to be this way.
My husband and I have bought and sold two houses since I quit my job, helping us along the way to knock out some debt, lower our monthly expenses, and set ourselves up on a track to getting back on track.
It isn’t easy, but we’re finally ready.
Now that we are heading down the right path, here are the three things my husband and I are doing to stay on the right path:
- We started using YNAB. Lynne recommends it during her episode and it’s freakin’ amazing! If you don’t want an online system, the good ole envelope method would work just the same.
- We are talking about the budget each month when money comes in. We actually used to avoid talking about the budget at all costs. It was much too much stress for us, but we have recently realized that actually talking about it would cause less stress. ::gasp:: Our plan is to talk about the budget every month on the 25th to set up how we are going to spend our funds the next month.
- We are going to start hiding money. We miraculously got a tax refund this year, thank you medical expenses, so we are hiding that money away. This is just the beginning. We aren’t spending it, but we are actually saving it. Our goal is to keep as much cash as we can out of sight and out of mind. We aren’t planning on opening any offshore accounts, but instead we plan to put the money in a savings account that we don’t access through YNAB regularly. Boom, out of sight, out of mind, we don’t spend it. We hope.