Finance Fundamentals

Welcome back to Finance Fundamentals. This is the interview series, "The Business of Business"

Today's guest is Mia Love. As an educator, entrepreneur, and financial wellness advisor, Mia is the quintessential triple-threat. A widely recognized credit empowerment coach, mentor, and holistic practitioner with almost a decade of experience, Mia specializes in providing holistic financial wellness methods that improve both the financial health and overall well-being of her clients.

Utilizing her extensive background in financial literacy and Level 3 reiki, energetic and prana healing certifications, Mia founded Real Freedom With Love (formerly The Good Credit Diva), a comprehensive credit and finance management firm, where she teaches financial stability that encourages financial assertiveness, as well as a personal evolution.

Her passion for educating, healing, and teaching others is exemplified in her intensives and workshops she facilitates at various organizations, businesses, and events throughout the globe. Mia brings her warmth and wit to every engagement, as she believes that healing reduces people’s resistance to change. She counts it a privilege to watch others experience a sense of freedom and confidence in their ability to not only make money but make time for what matters most.

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Welcome back to Finance Fundamentals. This is the interview series, "The Business of Business." 

Today's guests are Lelaneia and Tom Dubay, who own a distillery in Hartford Flavor Company in Hartford, CT.  Hartford Flavor Company is women owned and states, "Our mission is to provide the liquor market – mixologists, retailers, and consumers – with uniquely flavored natural liqueurs that are on-trend and align to the idea that the creative cocktail is an essential aspect of both the social and dining experiences.  We want to be both a part of and to extend the new “cocktail culture.”

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Consider visiting the distillery and tasting room on Arbor Street, Hartford, CT 06106

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Welcome back to Finance Fundamentals. This is the interview series, "The Business of Business." Today's guest is Jack Goldberg. Jack is a Fitness Manager and Trainer at 24 Hour Fitness. 

Originally from Toronto, Jack now hails in California. Jack holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration and an MBA from Husson University. Upon graduation, he considered a career in financial planning, but decided to follow his passions and work in fitness. Today he holds a variety of fitness certifications including CSC, CPT, TRX Suspension Trainer, Kettlebell24 Coach, Olympic Certified Trainer, Spartan SGX Coach, and offers virtual training and personal training.

He lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife, Julya, and their dog, Caeser. Jack gives a lot of great insight on how the fitness industry was impacted during covid-19, how his company fared, as well as how they worked to overcome the poor margins and the gyms being closed.

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Welcome back to Finance Fundamentals. This is the interview series, "The Business of Business." Today's guest is Stefanie Dean from Solar Plexus Consulting.

Solar Plexus Consulting, LLC (SPC) is a woman-owned small business that originated as a part-time initiative since 2007, and was officially incorporated in 2021. Expertise draws on years of experiences attained through a variety of collegiate mentoring, professional growth and development, and a diversified range of unique professional experiences. Typical clients include industry professionals, consultants and recently graduated from university or returning. The Solar Plexus chakra resembles strength and confidence – critical elements to any career navigation. Determined to see you succeed, Stefanie is excited to be your trusted advisor in career success.

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Welcome back to Finance Fundamentals. This is the interview series, "The Business of Business." Today's guest is Conor Sweeney.

Conor Sweeney is Principal and Chief of Staff to the Cofounder and CFO at Box, Inc. (BOX) where he oversees business operations, executive communications, and strategic program management across the Global Finance & Operations organization. Prior to Box, Conor served as Senior Manager, Executive Communications and Head of People Communications at Walmart eCommerce where he partnered with the Chief Financial Officer and Chief People Officer to develop corporate communications strategies across the HR, Finance, and Corporate Development organizations. Sweeney also served in a variety of business operations and change management roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, most notably overseeing Real Estate Operations for HPE’s west coast corporate real estate portfolio.

He holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and happily resides in the Greater Los Angeles area with his wife.

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Welcome back to Finance Fundamentals. This is the interview series, "The Business of Business."

Today's guest is Lisa Raiche.

Lisa Raiche, CPA MST is the Founder of Bodhi Business Advisors, Inc., a boutique business advisory and consulting firm supporting entrepreneurs with short- & long-term strategic business planning, financial modeling (budgets & forecasts) and pricing. She is also the Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of wiseHer, Inc. an online marketplace to connect with business and career experts to answer questions unique to your situation.

Before starting Bodhi Business Advisors, Inc., Lisa worked for 15 years as an accountant & tax planner in Public Accounting working with small business owners to organize their business books & creating comprehensive tax plans. She was also a controller in private industries, including software & market intelligence creating financial forecasts & analyzing actual business results for international companies.

She is also an active member of the Community wearing many hats at Entrepreneurs For All (EForAll) Southcoast to include the Leadership Advisory Board, Chair of the Advisory Board Governance Committee, an educational contributor for cohort program and committee for Women’s Leadership Initiative. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Gnome, Inc. (Gnome Surf) and as a Corporator for BankFive. Lisa is proud to be a Rotarian and a member of the Rotary Club of Fall River, MA. As the past Treasurer of the Rotary Club of Fall River and a Paul Harris Fellow, she lives by the Rotary International motto ‘Service Above Self’.

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Welcome back to Finance Fundamentals. This is the interview series, "The Business of Business."

Today's guests are Daniel Perera and Patrick Chang.

Dan Perera is a recent MBA graduate from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.  Originally from Honolulu, he is passionate about people and the environment.  Currently, Dan is working on an ed-tech start up idea and will be joining Amazon as a Senior Program Manager in their returns sustainability group.

Prior to Tuck, Dan worked as a Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young working on projects related to M&A, post merger integrations, and process improvement.  He started his career in PwC audit where he joined after graduating with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Finance and Accounting.

Patrick is a current MBA student at Cornell University’s SC Johnson Graduate School of Management. No stranger to living out of a suitcase having moved 10 times in the last 5 years for work, Patrick is hanging up his passport while he completes the 2-year program. His 3 years of experience in the retail industry, across the US and Belgium, helped him develop project management and digital transformation expertise that led him to a brief stint in consulting before pursuing his MBA.

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Welcome back to Finance Fundamentals. This is the interview series, "The Business of Business."

Today's guest is Caroline Stroud.

Caroline was born and raised in Macon, Georgia and earned a business and studio art degree from the University of Georgia.  She now paints at her studio in Decatur during the week and travels around the Southeast painting live wedding paintings most weekends.

Caroline's fine art subject matter is largely influenced by observing wedding guests interact while doing live wedding paintings. Watching guests meet, connect and part ways all in one night inspired her to paint these interactions while adding her own whimsical twist.  Her work is continually inspired by the weddings she attends but has evolved into a larger narrative of turning the mundane into happy moments to be appreciated- seeing the beauty in everything even if it is not immediately apparent.

Sprawling line work, bright colors and the juxtaposition of 2D and 3D elements are the defining characteristics of her work.  Each piece is the perfect combination of untamed and perfectly planned out.

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Welcome back to Finance Fundamentals. This is the interview series, "The Business of Business."

Today's guest is Lindsay Appleby, the owner of the Boston based company Two Cats and. Brush, LLC. She that paints engagement rings and other wedding pieces in watercolor. Two Cats and a Brush was started in 2017 and has grown exponentially since.

Two Cats and a Brush started on a whim in 2017 when Lindsay Appleby painted pet portraits as Christmas presents for family members. Since then, it has taken off! She spent the first few years solely painting pets and eventually opened an Etsy page. In August 2019, Lindsay got engaged and painted her own ring in watercolor for fun. She enjoyed the process so much that she began painting friends’ rings as gifts, and from there the ring paintings became the most popular part of her business! Lindsay full transitioned to rings only in November of 2020.

Website: https://www.twocatsandabrush.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twocatsandabrush/

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TwoCatsAndABrush

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/twocatsandabrush

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Welcome back to Finance Fundamentals. This is the interview series, "The Business of Business."

Today's guests is Ryan Roberts.

Starting a business always felt like it was in the cards for Ryan. Watching his grandmother start her company at the age of 50, paired with his passion for building, solving problems and side hustles fueled him since he was young.

Bustld was developed to be an all-encompassing digital wedding platform that fills in the gaps that currently exist in the industry.

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