In Episode 5 of The Bean Ninjas Podcast, Meryl Johnston, Co-founder of Bean Ninjas, takes me into her company’s accounting department to reveal their processes, reporting, and internal controls.

We learn all about Bean Ninjas’ own accounting department, its processes, and reporting metrics. Meryl also discusses how she set up her own wage as CEO and how that helped reduce her personal risk as a startup CEO.

Lastly, we learn how to prevent a rogue team member within your business perpetrating fraud.

Remember to listen weekly to learn more of Meryl’s extraordinary tips for growing your business fast.

Bean Ninjas is a 100% remote and international company, with employees and contractors located across 6 different countries and just as many time zones. How did they find and retain the right team members? Join us next week to find out!

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In Episode 4 of The Bean Ninjas Podcast, Meryl Johnston, Co-founder of Bean Ninjas, sits with us to chat about life after 3 successful years at Bean Ninjas.

From winning Awards to losing a co-founder, Bean Ninjas has not just survived, but grown into an international business. During 3 short years, Meryl has consistently beat the odds and grown her business year after year.

The episode is a quick trip down memory lane and a bold look into the future.

Meryl and I talk about making decisions quickly, taking time off without checking emails, balancing short-term cash flow with long-term growth, and more including;

Remember to listen weekly to learn more of Meryl’s extraordinary tips for growing your business fast.

In the upcoming episodes of The Bean Ninjas Podcast, we’ll discuss building a training and education organization, prioritizing personal development, and managing a remote staff.

In Episode 3 of The Bean Ninjas Podcast, Meryl Johnston, Co-founder of Bean Ninjas, tells us how she and Co-Founder, Ben were able to survive Ben’s exit from the company, how their original agreement set the tone for a peaceful split, and what she recommends to avoid breakup issues.

Meryl walks us through each step of the breakup and reveals how she and Ben were able to weather even the most difficult conversations and decisions

The episode is a transparent look at what happens when a founding member decides to leave the company and how to avoid negative impacts on the business in the process.

Meryl takes through the highs and lows of running realizing it was time to buy Ben out and everything that happened next including;

Stay tuned until the end when Meryl gives us her must-haves for co-founder agreements.

The next episode of Bean Ninjas Podcast is a review of Bean Ninja’s first 3 years. We discuss their Xero Bookkeeping Partner of the Year Award, Meryl’s decision to raise capital, the DCBKK Conference, how she and Ben are still partnering in other ways, and Bean Ninja’s first baby!