You started your business to gain freedom—but instead, you’re buried under spreadsheets, hiring headaches, and a to-do list that never quits. Sound familiar?

In this 6-Figure Secrets Podcast episode, Annie Hillman joins Allison to pull back the curtain on what it really takes to run a profitable business with calm confidence. 

Annie Hillman is the Founder and CEO at 1428 Financial. While finishing her college degree, she took a temporary accounting job and instantly fell in love with accounting. She worked her way up to staff accountant and stayed there until starting her business in 2020. Now, she spends her days helping business owners treat numbers like a tool, not a threat, so they can run empowered, profitable businesses. Annie helps business owners embrace numbers, increase profits, and stress way less with monthly money management. Besides crunching your numbers, she loves fitness, baking bread, and hanging with her husband, daughter, and two dogs on their mini-farm in Ft Worth, Texas.

From building a values-aligned team to embracing automation like a boss, Annie shares how she’s created a life-first business that fuels her life instead of draining it. If you’re craving more profit and peace, this one’s a must-listen.

TAKEAWAYS

• Replacing your 9–5 income is only the beginning; true success is building a business that supports your life.
  
  
• Hiring the right people isn’t just about skill; it’s about culture fit, values, and shared vision. You can’t grow your impact if you’re doing everything yourself. Building a sustainable team is key to scaling.
  
  
• Automation isn’t a luxury; it’s a game-changing strategy to buy back your time and energy. Your role as CEO is to lead, not to micromanage. Invest in systems and people so you can focus on what only you can do.

RESOURCES: 

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