I have a special guest today, Lindsay Johnson with The Radical Connector. She teaches first-time entrepreneurs the business skills they need to grow faster - doing what they love with their perfect client.

She's the tactical strategic person that entrepreneurs call when they don't know what to do. When they're working their butts off and they're not making money. They're not getting clients - and they don't know why. Lindsay steps in and teaches you the business skills, marketing and all those little things they don't already know, so you can start making money!

Listen to discover:

• Leveraging your excitement to network and connect with others
• How long you are typically in business before you see revenue and growth
• Revenue generating activities vs essential busy work

Thanks for listening! Head over to the show notes for links and resources mentioned in this episode!

SHOW NOTES: www.kdcreativebalance.com/blog/episode18

Many of us start a business because we were passionate about our idea. But it's also possible you fell into entrepreneurship by accident. Most of us though, are creatives and we just want to make pretty things! And we don't always take the time to figure out if our business is profitable or not. But the hard truth is, your business cannot sustain itself if it is not making money.

In today's episode, I show you how to calculate if your business is profitable or not. And if it's not, I share some tips and tricks to help get you there. PLUS, you'll want to stay tuned until the end... because I have a FREEBIE you won't want to miss out on.

Listen to discover:

• Do you see your business as a side hustle or hobby? And do you see yourself as the non-breadwinner?
• What expenses you should be tracking for your business
• How to calculate if our business is profitable
• Why you need a no spend month

Thanks for listening! Head over to the show notes for links and resources mentioned in this episode!

SHOW NOTES: www.kdcreativebalance.com/blog/episode17

One thing that I've been working on with my 1-on-1 clients is working through whether their business is profitable or not. I work with moms who started their business as a side hustle or hobby that unexpectedly turned into a full blown business. And not all these mamas know which products are actually making them money.

Today we're going to talk about when you should ditch a product. Or when you should just let it go. Recognizing which products are not serving you anymore and I share few tips that you should know about making a new product.

Listen to discover:

• How to know your business is profitable and determining which products you should keep selling and which ones you shouldn't.
• Do you have no money because you suck at managing it? Or maybe your business is not actually making any money.
• If you're not profitable - figuring out where your money is going

Links and resources mentioned during this episode:

Episode 11: Should you budget or not budget your money?

Episode 14: Actionable steps to regain control of your bookkeeping

Connect with Katie:

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kdcreativebalance/

Website: https://www.kdcreativebalance.com

Today we are going to talk about the business side of things and how to set boundaries while we navigate all the changes in our lives lately. It's been difficult to implement any sort of routine while juggling my family life and business activities. To be honest, it's been a little bit overwhelming and I'm sure it's been that way for you too.

Today I want to share with you 5 things that I've implemented the help set boundaries that I think will help you guys as well.

How I'm setting boundaries:

• Setting office hours and scheduling breaks
• Scheduling time for social media - business and personal time
• Getting organized - using my Trello board, planner and calendar
• Scheduling time to workout
• Outsourcing and delegating tasks so I can be hands off
• Batch-working
• Saying NO and setting limits

5 Things that allowed me to have a hands off approach:

1. Set an automated message for my email replies 2. Deleted Facebook messenger from my phone 3. Scheduling out my social media posts 4. Setting a timer to reply to comments and messages on social media 5. Created a chore chart for housework

Connect with Katie:

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kdcreativebalance/

Website: https://www.kdcreativebalance.com

Last week we talked about handing over the reigns when it comes to your bookkeeping. I know it can be overwhelming, so over the next couple of weeks I will be talking about some actionable steps that you can take to regain control of your bookkeeping.

Listen to discover, 3 systems you should have in place:

• Check your mail a couple times per week. Open it and throw away the junk mail and separate all the bills into a pile, folder or bin.
• Have a special place to store receipts.
• Create a simple overhead spreadsheet. A budget based on last years numbers.

Connect with Katie:

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kdcreativebalance/

Website: https://www.kdcreativebalance.com

Today I'm going to talk to you about overwhelm. What should you do when you need to hand your books off to somebody else. This season of my life right now, with COVID and my kids being home, my husbands construction company being in full swing, I'm overwhelmed. Most of our lives have drastically changed in the past couple of months.

Listen to discover:

• What to expect if you hire out your bookkeeping
• What's okay to hand off to a bookkeeper and what you should remain in control of
• How to choose the right software for your bookkeeping

"It's important to be in control of our business, but that doesn't mean you have to do it all yourself" - Katie Fisher

Connect with Katie:

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kdcreativebalance/

Website: https://www.kdcreativebalance.com

Today we have Pinterest strategist, Heather Farris on the show. She's going to give us a little bit of insight on what it looks like to be a Pinterest strategist. Some tips and tricks on how she handles her books, a little bit of insight on getting started, and what it looks like to manage your books as a small business owner.

"If it works for you and you feel in control, then that's all that matters. It's totally okay to not do things the way everybody else does them." -Katie Fisher

Connect with Heather:

Website: https://www.heatherfarris.com

Connect with Katie:

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kdcreativebalance/

Website: https://www.kdcreativebalance.com

This is week 6 of our six part series and we are wrapping things up around money mindset. This is something that we're always going to talk about, but for this six part series, we're bringing it to an end.

This week, we are talking about budging vs not budgeting. And how that affects your money mindset. Sometimes when people think of money mindset they think of budgeting or being debt free.

I'm curious. What does money mindset mean to you?

Listen to discover:

• What money mindset means to me
• Tracking money coming in vs. going out
• Budgeting vs not budgeting

What we covered in this 6-part series:

• Part 1: Forgiving yourself for your money mistakes
• Part 2: Understanding our money mindset
• Part 3: Comparing ourselves to others and how what other people say can determine how we feel about our own money situation
• Part 4: Creating and maintaining healthy habits around money mindset
• Part 5: Changing our language around money
• Part 6: How do you take control? Do you budget or not budget?

Reach out to share your own money story: [email protected]

Connect with Katie:

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kdcreativebalance/

Website: https://www.kdcreativebalance.com

Welcome to week 5 of our 6 part series on money mindset. Today we're going to dive into how to be thankful, no matter what our money mindset story is. It can be hard to feel thankful when we don't have enough money. And it's also hard to feel thankful when we're feeling stressed out, anxious and worried.

Listen to discover:

How to be wealthy and do great things, no matter what income level you're at

How to talk about money in a positive way to create a positive money mindset in ourselves and our children

Making income changes and surrounding yourself with positive money mentors

"There's nothing but ourselves that determine what we can do and where we can go with our money." - Katie Fisher

Connect with Katie:

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kdcreativebalance/

Website: https://www.kdcreativebalance.com

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Get ready because today I have some homework for you. In today's episode, we are talking about setting good money habits and I dig into how we feel about money. I'm going to walk you though the process of figuring out your money mindset and get your working through it.

Listen to discover:

• Feelings you have around money
• How to reduce money stress and feeling thankful for your bills
• Setting your wealth numbers

"You are worthy of achieving wealth. Whatever wealth looks like for you, is your story and nobody else's. Nobody can determine your wealth but yourself." -Katie Fisher

Connect with Katie:

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kdcreativebalance/

Create a monthly budget resource: https://www.kdcreativebalance.com

Request monthly money budget template: [email protected]