Dondrea Owens stops by the Joy to Lead Podcast to chat all about preparing our finances for hiring and to quell any fears we have with practical and actionable finance strategy advice.

Dondrea Owens is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).  Through her business, The Creative's CFO, she and her team empower creatives and small business owners through accurate bookkeeping and profit-boosting strategies to know their numbers, then watch them grow.

What else do we talk about in this episode?

• The hidden costs of hiring that we may not be accounting for
• The various hiring avenues we can take to bring on support
• Should we hire a contractor or an employee?
• How to manage and prepare for taxes when hiring
• How do we keep our finances healthy as we scale?
• Hiring an accountant vs. a CFO - which one is best for us?

Resources mentioned in this episode

Gusto

Intuit Payroll

The Psychology of Winning

Connect with Dondrea Owens

Download your free Spending Plan for Creatives

Connect with Dondrea on Instagram

Visit her website, the Creative's CFO

More shownotes at www.joytolead.com/dondrea-owens

Helpful Links and Resources

For more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

To learn more about the Dream to Team Hiring Course & Template Bundle, click here!

Need 1:1 Hiring Support and Strategy? Click Here!

I'm learning to start my mornings in a new, massively productive way...
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Instead of always asking, "what do I need to do today?" first thing, I am now asking myself, "What should I NOT do today?"
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See, effective executives (or, knowledge workers - aka, YOU) should be in a constant pursuit of efficiency. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
However, there are a few never-ending antagonists to your efficiency. They are:
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👉 The fact your time never feels like it belongs to you (from your clients to your team - you're always struggling with fighting for your own time)
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👉You're still forced to work in the operations of your biz
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👉 No matter what, you're still wholly INSIDE your biz, and you have to fight for a birds-eye view
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To DAILY win this never-ending struggle, you should show up each day by first answering these questions and evaluating your time mercilessly:
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❌ What should I NOT DO TODAY?
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❌ What should I never do again?
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❌ What should I (simplify first, then) release to my team?
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If you don't show up in this way, your list will continue to expand, expand, expand and you'll be functioning as a very inefficient CEO.
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Eliminate ruthlessly, simplify mercilessly, and release/delegate immediately.🔥
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Don't worry, your to-do list will fill back up fast - you can repeat tomorrow 🤗

Helpful Links and Resources

For more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

Allegra Brantly, founder of Factora Wealth, joins us on the show to dive head first into how entrepreneurs can start pursuing financial health and wellness.

And, she shares everything she knows about how entrepreneurs can start preparing for their retirement, start investing, and start planning for their future wealth.

We also dive into:

• Finding a money mentor and an accountability system
• First steps to learning about the financial sphere
• How entrepreneurs can start preparing for their retirement by investing and starting a retirement account
• How to make your money work for you and build more money in return
• Steps to begin pursuing financial freedom and wealth
• The difference between assets and liabilities
• How to step out of scarcity mindset
• How to shift your identity belief system to an abundance mindset
• All the books and learning resources Allegra recommends
• A mindset shifting exercise each one of us can do right now to step into an abundance mindset

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Unshakeable by Tony Robbins

I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

Betterment

Ellevest

Learn more about the Joyful Leader Group Coaching Program

Connect with Allegra Brantly

Learn more about Factora Wealth here

Apply for Factora’s next Wealth Circle

Listen to the Coffee & Coin Podcast

Follow Factora Wealth on Instagram

Further shownotes are at www.joytolead.com/allegra-brantly

Helpful Links and Resources

For more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

To learn more about the Dream to Team Hiring Course & Template Bundle, click here!

Need 1:1 Hiring Support and Strategy? Click Here!

What steps do you take when you find yourself in a season of serious transition, or, if you need to make a pivot in business? HOW do you actually do that, and how do you lead your team without losing their trust and confidence in you along the way?

In this episode, you'll learn:

>> How to observe, orient, decide and take action to transition or pivot
>> How to invite your team into the process and inspire them to take action
>> How to receive feedback on your plan
>> How to ENACT the plan efficiently and effectively
>> And, how to check-in and ensure the plan's effectiveness

The book mentioned in this episode is The Creator's Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs by Amy Wilkinson

Helpful Links and Resources

For more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

To learn more about the Dream to Team Hiring Course & Template Bundle, click here!

Need 1:1 Hiring Support and Strategy? Click Here!

Today's podcast guest is a dear friend of mine, Jennifer Edewaard. She believes we're strongest when we embrace and stand in our imperfections with whole hearts, and we dove into the concept of imperfection and confidence.

The key to all of that? Jennifer says it's simple - our imperfection! Jennifer doesn't pretend to have it all figured out. But, she prays we'll leave encouraged and equipped to step boldly forward, grounded in grace and glory - the only perfection that actually exists.

Full shownotes at www.joytolead.com/jennifer-edewaard

What do we talk about in this episode?

We dive deeper into the concept of leading from our imperfections as women, as business owners and as mothers. 

We also talk about:

• How Jennifer restructures her priorities and routines so she can show up fully herself as a leader
• How embracing our imperfections make us better leaders
• The hierarchical evolution of teams in this season
• Starting a church and tapping into imperfections as well as strengths
• Praying for our team members and those who are following our lead
• Integrating your faith into your business and team leadership

Resources mentioned in this episode

Try Softer by Aundi Kolber

You Are the Girl for the Job by Jess Connolly 

Connect with Jennifer Edewaard

Follow Jennifer Edewaard on Instagram

Find encouragement and wisdom on Jennifer's website

Find your next favorite thing in Jennifer's shop!

Helpful Links and Resources

For more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

To learn more about the Dream to Team Hiring Course & Template Bundle, click here!

Need 1:1 Hiring Support and Strategy? Click Here!

Get out your notebooks because I'm going textbook-deep into what a leadership style is, how to discover your style, and how to grow toward your desired leadership style state!

Helpful Links and Resources

For more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

To learn more about the Dream to Team Hiring Course & Template Bundle, click here!

Need 1:1 Hiring Support and Strategy? Click Here!

Today’s episode is GOLD. I had the honor of sitting down with an insta-crush of mine, Dani Coke of So Happy Social and Oh Happy Dani to talk all about what it means to be an ally and to love our neighbors well.

She owns So Happy Social, a creative studio that specializes in social media marketing for positive brands doing meaningful work.

She is passionate about social justice and uses her platform and her god-gifted talents to educate others on diversity and inclusion.

We cover all this and more: 

• Dani Coke shares 5 steps we can take to address systemic racism and social injustices in our own backyard
• Dani shares some encouragement for when we need the stamina to keep going and pressing forward toward issues
• How to select the causes you want to personally support

Shownotes and links to Dani's artwork are at www.joytolead.com/dani-coke

Helpful Links and Resources

For more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

To learn more about the Dream to Team Hiring Course & Template Bundle, click here!

Need 1:1 Hiring Support and Strategy? Click Here!

In today's episode we're going deep on how to set goals for ourselves as leaders - how do we want to challenge ourselves to deepen our personal and leadership wellbeing this year, and how do we bring that to life?

Helpful Links and Resources

For more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

To learn more about the Dream to Team Hiring Course & Template Bundle, click here!

Need 1:1 Hiring Support and Strategy? Click Here!

Erin Haworth of Work With Process shares with us all about streamlining and systematizing our processes so we can set our hires and future team up for resounding success!

We dive into:

>> Onboarding systematically

>> Onboarding with quality and success


>> Creating an onboarding plan specific to the strengths of your new hire

>> Structuring onboarding check-ins

>> Questions to ask when conducting employee evaluations

>> Thriving through the transition from solopreneur to team leader 

Standout Quote from Erin!

“You have to not only trust your hiring decision, you have to give yourself time to start to build that trust. It’s going to be a process. You’re not going to be able to hand everything over on Day 1 and say, ‘Go for it.’ Not only are you trying to build a relationship with this new person, you’re also training yourself to be comfortable with trusting someone with something that is so important to you.” 

Shownotes and links are at www.joytolead.com/erin-haworth

Helpful Links and Resources

For more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

To learn more about the Dream to Team Hiring Course & Template Bundle, click here!

Need 1:1 Hiring Support and Strategy? Click Here!

One of the biggest fears I help each and every client first overcome is the fear of trusting others in their business.

So, how do you initiate a culture of trust? Culture is built on relationships, which are built on conversations. To create a culture of trust, you must establish a rapport of trust with your team.

Here are the 5 steps to creating trust through your conversations and building a culture of trust - one conversation at a time!

Shownotes can be found at www.joytolead.com/culture
Read Conversational Intelligence by Judith Glaser - https://amzn.to/3ba2W75 

Helpful Links and Resources

For more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

To learn more about the Dream to Team Hiring Course & Template Bundle, click here!

Need 1:1 Hiring Support and Strategy? Click Here!