This episode is a must-listen if you've ever found yourself working your butt off in the studio… only to realise you didn’t get paid again this week. 😩

Amanda opens up about the moment that changed everything: when she was 21, running her studio, and realised she couldn’t afford to pay herself… even though she’d just done 10x the work of her staff. Yikes.

This episode dives deep into the real reason so many studio owners struggle with cash flow (even when the numbers look good on paper).

We’re talking about:

- That gut-punch moment when Amanda vowed never to go unpaid again 💥

- Why your wage isn’t a “nice to have” - it’s essential

- How profitable businesses still fail (yep, really)

- The ego trap of overstaffing too soon

- What the “Profit First” method actually means for studios

- Amanda’s go-to moves when cash flow gets tight (spoiler: it’s not cutting costs!)

- The smartest way to split your money into separate accounts

- The software trick that saves you 30 hours a week without hiring admin staff

If money talk makes you uncomfortable, this is exactly the episode you need. Because when you’re paid well, your whole studio thrives.

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