Her Ceo Journey

With millions of dollars made and thousands of hours saved, Jordan Gill, Operations Consultant and Host of the Systems Saved Me Podcast, knows that if you want to make an incredible impact on your business, you must have massive support. Her mission is to partner with business owners like YOU to balance new leads coming in while still getting your to-do list done.In this episode, Jordan shared:➤  Secured a $12,500 monthly retainer within 6 weeks of starting her own business (5:29)➤  Stand your ground for what you are worth. Don’t give in (7:45)➤  Burnt out within 6 months with the monthly retainer model and switched to an uncommon business model in the operational space (11:50)➤  Learn to sit on her own discomfort with no leads coming in (16:14)➤  Another pivot into a higher price program (19:45)➤  The marketing strategy that continues bringing her new clients (21:41)➤  Strategic relationship-building when she attended 30 events in 2017 so she continues to be front and center with her connections (22:30)➤  Co

Sue Monhait is the CEO of Gift Biz Unwrapped and The Ribbon Printing and host of the Gift Biz Unwrapped Podcast. She has been working in the retail and online spaces for over 25 years. After 15 years in corporate sales/marketing to both boutique shops and larger brands, she went on to open two profitable businesses of her own.Today she owns The Ribbon Print Company, a gold-standard business offering custom ribbon printing systems so businesses can provide product personalization right in their store or craft studio. Sue has been identified as an industry leader and trendsetter. She has created her own proprietary software program, Design and Print™, and a specialty brand of ribbon, Pretty Print™ Ribbon, that is sold exclusively through The Ribbon Print Company. Other industry firsts are an online training program supporting customers worldwide as well as a membership Design Vault – again focused on the needs of their customer base.Recently, Sue identified the need within the gifting, baking, crafting, and des

Sigrun is the leading business mentors for female online entrepreneurs in Europe, TEDx speaker, and host of the Sigrun Show podcast. In 2014, Sigrun started her online business and within 4 years she built a 7 figure business helping women from all over the world. Her signature program is SOMBA, Sigrun’s Online MBA, and her other programs are SOMBA Momentum, a group coaching program, VIP Mastermind, a mastermind program, and Mastermind Retreat Iceland, a six-day business retreat in Iceland.In this episode, Sigrun shared:➤  Became the CEO of a start-up company with too many financial mistakes (25:28)➤  Turned around a loss position company within 11 months (26:55)➤  Her vision to build a $1M business (34:03)➤  Started her online business by being resourceful to other women (40:47)➤  Got her first paying client at $180/hour (43:18)➤  Built her list from 300 to 2000 through a weekly webinar but she wasn’t happy (47:14)➤  Why her online course failed (51:12)➤  The best program to start if you are a new digital en

Cathy Karabetsos is the CEO and founder of QCSS, an industry-leading USA Based call center agency in 1991. By 2015, QCSS was doing almost six million dollars in business and growing at a rate of 197%, landing twice on the coveted INC 5000 listing. She used her passion to find purpose. Besides being the founder of the leading call center in the United States, Cathy is a mother of seven and is the host of the podcast, Go Big or Go Broke. She knows first-hand about balancing work and life and being able to grow something from nothing.In this episode, Cathy shared:➤ Cathy’s WHY (6:55)➤ Her husband pushed her to enter into a contest (7:45)➤ The big challenge while growing her business (10:45)➤ Balancing the cash flow when dealing with big clients (12:41)➤ Managing financial self-care in the early years (16:00)➤ The trouble comes when you don’t take action (19:12)➤ Exit strategy? I’m only getting warmed up (22:52)➤ Building an empire, a mom to 7 children and a wife (23:38)➤ Being an 85% businesswoman, mom, and wife

You have done a great job of taking care of yourself financially. You know where your business stands at every moment. You have processes to grow your financial confidence. What is the next financial step in building a sustainable business?In episode # 20, I talked about what is financial self-care, why it is important for the well-being of every female CEOs and how to exercise financial self-care in your business. I am grateful for all my guests in episode 21 to episode 29, who openly talked about their journey to financial clarity and financial confidence. In this third solo episode, I shared the following key points:1. How to calculate profitability by product, service or client2. What do you need to include in your pricing formula3. How to prepare for survival mode for an event outside your control4. What would the best and fastest ways to gain financial confidence when finance is not your superpowerAs you are planning for 2020, start thinking about your why and how to align your why to your financial vis

Honored as the Trailblazing Entrepreneur for Women in Canadian Optical, Wendy Buchanan is the founder and creative force behind Perceptions Eyewear Inc.; a mobile eyewear boutique™.She is a Licensed Optician and Image Consultant. In 1997, Wendy combined her passion for people and her love of the image world with her experienced optical training to launch a fun, personalized, one-of-a-kind eyewear styling service in Toronto, Canada.  When you start a business that requires inventories of your product, you must be extra strategic on how you spend your money. Your ability to manage inventory is the key to your cash flow success. In this episode, Wendy shared:1.  How to successfully build a pipeline of clients through referrals and repeat clients over 2 decades2.  What does scaling up through collaboration without managing any employee mean3.  What happened when she realized going bigger is not always the best choice4.  How did she manage her profitability and cash flow while she has to carry inventories of hundr

LuAnn began her career more than thirty years ago as a co-owner of Window Works, award-winning window treatment and awning retailer in Livingston, NJ. She’s also the host of the top-rated interior design podcast, A Well-Designed Business®.LuAnn is a sought-after speaker with topics ranging from client acquisition, keys to effective project management, the art of the high-ticket sale and her 3 keys to excellence in leadership and author of two books. Her first book, The Making of A Well-Designed Business®, is an Amazon #1-rated international bestseller and her second book, A Well-Designed Business®, The Power Talk Friday Experts was released at her live business conference, LuAnn Nigara Live, It’s About the Conversation held in Short Hills, NJ March 2019.LuAnn and I talked about all the main points she wrote in her first book, such as lessons on business leadership, how to set up business systems and processes, how to find your ideal client and as important, how to attract your ideal client and most important

Megan Auman is a jewelry designer, metalsmith, educator and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in selling art through a variety of channels. Currently, Megan is running her eponymous jewelry line and the online community Artists & Profit Makers for fellow creatives who sell high-end products. A best-selling CreativeLive instructor, her designs have been featured in Elle Decor, Better Homes & Gardens, Cooking Light and on top-rated blogs like Design*Sponge.Megan shared in this interview that she likes spending her money, but she knows that financial stress does not help her creativity. In this episode, Megan shared:1.  How is Megan able to charge premium pricing for her jewelry from the very beginning2.  What are the impacts of Etsy and mass-produced products to the creative maker3.  What is Megan’s advice to the creative maker entrepreneur to bridge the gap between capital outlays and cash inflow to the business4.  What process did she build in to counter-act her spending habits and yet abl

After uncovering financial self-care in July and financial clarity in August, my guests and I are uncovering the financial confidence to strategically grow a business to the next level.Financial confidence is the next big thing after you know how to take care of yourself financially and how to grow your business with a clear financial pictureHead on to https://www.christinasjahli.com/herceojourneypodcast to listen to my guests and I talk about the money side of their businesses in ways you've always wanted to know about, but wouldn't dare ask. 

Tracy Bell is a corporate exec turned start-up CEO.In 2016, a health scare in the family prompted Tracy and her husband to reimagine the way tea is processed in an effort to extract more antioxidants. That concept led to the creation of a new category of tea - called Fresh-Leaf TEA - and a product that is being called “the future of tea” by industry leaders. In 2017 their innovation was named Best New Product at the premier event in the world for specialty teas (World Tea Expo). And in 2018 Millennia TEA won an outstanding business award from the Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce.Numbers are not her favorite topic, but Tracy learned very quickly the importance of financial numbers to build her dream business. In this episode, we talked about:1.  What are the fundamentals of building a sustainable and scalable business2.  The importance of going back to her WHY3.  Why saying YES to every opportunity is not good for your business4.  What is financial modeling5.  What are the benefits of having a financial m

Nicola Watson is the CEO and founder of Le Fashion Lab, a fashion design school in Atlanta, GA.  A certified project management professional (PMP), Nicola started Le Fashion Lab to create more options for studying fashion – more affordable, fewer prerequisites, no more waste of time and money. She created the syllabi and curriculum for all the classes, with a step-by-step approach to perfecting students’ skills in the most efficient manner possible – doing away with all the unnecessary prerequisites that keep students away from achieving their fashion goal. Additionally, she added a key component that is missing from a traditional fashion college education – a thorough understanding of the designer as a business owner and entrepreneur. She is also the author of “Fashion Designer Career Guide: Insider Tips for Fashion Career Planning.Nicola has always been disciplined with her spending habits. Yet, when she was about to have her first baby, her design school business lost money instead of breakeven as in the p

Veronica Staudt has worked in the jewelry, accessories, personal shopping, and styling industry for over 20 years. As an expert in vintage fashion accessories, she focuses on styling her clients in one of a kind looks while preserving the story behind each unique piece's design by instilling the legacy and history for the wearer. She has worked with J. CREW, and other retailers styling vintage pieces and their clothing. She also works with private clients all over the world in person and virtually. Her passion is helping women look and feel their best every day while dressing in details. She proudly founded Vintage Meet Modern in 2009. Vintage Meet Modern is a  company focused on bringing a curated collection of designer and vintage jewelry that can't be replicated anywhere else the same way while also inspiring women on how to wear their collections. They are grateful to be part of the growing sustainable fashion movement and are committed to the history and the preservation of these beautiful piec

Christine Hansen is a sleep expert to CEOs, Executives, athletes, and high achievers, who want to sleep but can’t. She has helped CEOs in the biggest organizations and most influential experts in Europe including Deloitte and Accenture. Her expertise has been featured in numerous international publications, such as Forbes, The Independent, The Guardian, Business Insider, National Geographic, Reader’s Digest, Elite Daily, Entrepreneur on fire and many more. Christine is a #1 Amazon best-selling author for her book Sleep Like A Boss-The Guide To Sleep For Busy Bosses and award-winning entrepreneur of the Coup de Coeur award of the Creative Young Entrepreneurs Luxembourg Awards. Christine admitted that she hates numbers but she understands if she wants to grow her business to 7 figures, she must “force” herself to gain financial clarity in her business.In this episode, Christine shared:1.  How did financial clarity help her in creating a laser focus approach in marketing and pricing2.  Her biggest clarity moment

Trish Mennell has cultivated a Private Client photography studio in Toronto by referral only since 2007.  She gains a loyal following amongst many families in Toronto and other cities who value proper preservation of their family memories.  Her clients appreciate a personal relationship with their photographer, capturing the stories of their family, luxury artwork created by hand just for them, the pleasure of creating a treasure trove of memories, and the guidance and care that Trish provides along the way.When her marriage ended, Trish was forced to review her business finance so she can sustain her own life. Her financial clarity has changed her business and personal life for the better. In this episode, Trish shared:1.  How to fit your business into your life instead of the other way around2.  The impact of being too generous with her money and not having financial clarity3.  What pricing clarity means to a business4.  Steps she took to increase her price by 50%, yet continue to have a long list of client

Vanessa Goh is the founder and creative force behind Vangoh Creative. It is a creative studio with a focus on branding, photography, UX/UI and web design, helping brands find their brilliance and define what makes their business great. Vanessa and her team are passionate about making waves with creative ideas and beautiful design, they also care about going deep - with design and marketing that works. At the end of the day, their goal is to help you solve creative problems and elevate your brand to inspire action from your customers.As her business grows, Vanessa decided to take a step back from her creative role to the CEO role. And as a CEO, it is time for her to understand the business finance side of her business while making sure that her team is well supported. In this episode, Vanessa shared:1.  How did she build a boutique creative studio as a freelancer2.  How did she calculate her pricing in the past vs. now and what she did learn along the way3.  Why having fewer clients is great for her business a

Andréa Jones is fiercely committed to helping businesses and podcasters build profitable communities online through simple social media solutions. Named one of Social Report’s top marketers to follow in 2019, Andréa’s passion for keeping social media simplified shines through for her full-service clients and students as well as on her podcast – the Savvy Social Podcast.In this episode, Andréa and I discussed:1.  How did Andréa manage to have consistent clients under the repeatable billing concept;2.  Sacrifices made by Andréa and her husband to pursue this entrepreneurship journey;3.  The benefit of understanding the numbers and how it helped Andréa when an unfortunate event happened;4.  Andréa’s “10 minutes” approach to connecting with her audience authentically in social media;5.  Reasons to focus on one profitable product before thinking about other revenue streams. Connect with Andréa:Website: https://onlinedrea.com/mediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onlinedrea/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/O

Stephanie Stiavetti is former tech-nerd-turned-chef with one handy superpower: taking everyday folks who can barely boil water and turning them into the culinary envy of all their friends. She started the Fearless Cooking Club to help you become the badass home cooks you're meant to be.In this episode, we discussed why self-care is important to every business, what is her perspective about marketing, what sets her apart from other trained chefs, what did she do before she created her first offers, what is her definition of failure and what is the key to her success.Financial self-care is as important as emotional, mental and physical self-care. As I believe financial self-care is important, I open 5 spots for a free cash flow audit for businesses generating $200K who have their eyes on half a million dollars. Many entrepreneurs believe that increasing their revenue is always the answer to their cash flow issue. That’s not always the case. I have seen far too many entrepreneurs who bring in so much cash t

Brit Kolo is the Creator of the Marketing Personality Type Framework at MarketingPersonalities.com and the Host of the Marketing Personalities Podcast. Through her framework, designed to match you with your best marketing strategy based on your Myers-Briggs Personality Type, she’s here to shake up your approach to marketing and inspire you to grow your business in a feel-good way. Meet Brit and get ready to go deep, find your true self, and grow that business of yours WITHOUT feeling fake and salesy at www.marketingpersonalities.comIn this episode, we discussed how to fit your marketing strategy to bring more joy, how does the Myers-Briggs Personality Type affect your financial behavior, Brit's long-term vision for MarketingPersonalities.com and how does she strategically build the business based on her strengths.This episode is brought to you by my own CFO program, where I help CEOs and entrepreneurs how to grow their business through the power of finance and positive cash flow. This program is created

Andrea Brooks is the founder and CEO of Sava, an online platform for curated cannabis goods. Andrea is a cannabis advocate, a lobbyist for social change, and an entrepreneur with a passion for health and wellness. Following a disabling injury in which cannabis played a crucial role in her recovery, she was inspired to enter the cannabis space. Building on a non-profit career that focused on strengthening human and social services agencies, she applies her expertise in conducting needs assessments, developing strategic partnerships, and creating a community to Sava all while leading the growing team.In this episode, we talked about the growing pains in building a start-up company, her own initial misconception about cannabis, how did she change her perception about the plant, her mission with Sava, understanding the financial aspect of Sava especially in this growth period, and the importance of not doing it all as a CEO. This episode is brought to you by my own CFO program, where I help CEOs and entrepreneurs

Meagan Francis had been an entrepreneur for almost 12 years when she decided to take a break from being her own boss. She felt her mojo was gone and wanted to have a steady, non-hustle job working for an agency. But, her entrepreneurship mind could not be stopped, so she came back within 10 months. This time she brings in a business partner to Life, Listened, a company that she founded in 2012, and takes on the CEO role in her business venture. Meagan establishes herself as a respected leader in the parenting & women’s lifestyle audio spaceWe discussed about her mindset shift from being a solopreneur to becoming a CEO of Life, Listened, how she and her business partner build a profitable business by doing what works over and over again, why she chooses to enjoy building a business instead of trying to figure out everything right now and how the financial numbers become important in growing her company. This episode is brought to you by my own CFO program, where I help CEOs and entrepreneurs how to grow th