How to be Resilient Take away: Knowing your purpose helps you make decisions, motivates you through hard times, and ensures your business serves you rather than the other way around. It enables you to build a business and life you love. Money Learnings: Chrissy learned that money was connected to effort, saving, giving, and planning from her family business background and religious schooling. Working for what you want and managing money responsibly were instilled early. Bio: Chrissy is the author of Reluctantly Resilient and CEO of AUI and Clarity HR which provide insurance benefits and HR services to small and medium sized businesses in both for profit and non-profit sectors. Chrissy describes herself as the chief cheerleader for both companies setting direction, steering marketing content, and finding creative ways to disrupt two established business sectors. Chrissy is also the author of AUI Gives Back & Clarity Cares two community impact programs where employees serve in the community, track their impact and share what they are doing on behalf of their customers. Around Akron Chrissy works to leave her community a better place. She is a graduate of Leadership Ohio, Torchbearers, Leadership Akron, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, Scalerator NEO and Community Leadership Institute. She has received the 30 for the Future Award from the Greater Akron Chamber and an Achievement on Excellence Award from National Sales and Marketing Executives. As an advocate for families struggling with addiction and mental health issues, Chrissy serves as the Vice Chair of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board of Summit County. In addition, Chrissy serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater Akron Chamber, Goodwill Industries of Northeast Ohio and Jobs for Ohio Graduates. Chrissy received her Bachelors in Business Administration from John Carroll University and her MBA from the University of Akron. When she is not plotting world domination of the insurance industry or volunteering in the community Chrissy can be found at home with Team Awesome Sauce who includes her husband, Steve, and two children, Maddy and Caleb. Highlights from this episode:

• Having clear business and personal purpose statements helps provide direction and alignment. Know exactly why you are in business.
• Prepare for disruptions and downturns - they are inevitable. Profitable businesses build cash reserves to weather storms.
• Hire people who match your culture. Don't just hire for skills. Culture drives results.
• Manage work-life balance. Set boundaries and have open communication with family. The business serves you, not the other way around.
• Foster resilience. Take care of your mental health. Showing vulnerability is strength. Survive hard days.
• Help employees become more resilient by leading by example, listening, and providing tools for soft skills development. Their whole life affects their work life.

Links: Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissymyersceo/ Instagram: @chrissymyersceo Email: [email protected] Reluctantly Resilient: https://a.co/d/72t7doY AUI: www.auiinfo.com ClarityHR: www.clarityhr.com Richer Soul Life Beyond Money. You got rich, now what? Let's talk about your journey to more a purposeful, intentional, amazing life. Where are you going to go and how are you going to get there? Let's figure that out together. At the core is the financial well being to be able to do what you want, when you want, how you want. It's about personal freedom! Thanks for listening! Show Sponsor: http://profitcomesfirst.com/ Schedule your free no obligation call: https://bookme.name/rockyl/lite/intro-appointment-15-minutes If you like the show please leave a review on iTunes: http://bit.do/richersoul https://www.facebook.com/richersoul http://richersoul.com/ [email protected] Some music provided by Junan from Junan Podcast Any financial advice is for educational purposes only and you should consult with an expert for your specific needs.