Bobby is joined by Marilyn Adkerson, the former owner The Bottom Line®, which is the cloud-based accounting firm that Stellar Brands acquired earlier this year. Marilyn has been an entrepreneur for nearly 30 years, and in addition to owning TBL, she is co-owner of several restaurants in Tennessee. She and Bobby chat about:
- Why running restaurants is so difficult
- How she approaches her business as a ministry
- The crucial role an accountant plays in a business
- What it was like taking her bookkeeping and accounting firm online in the early days of cloud-based accounting
- How AI has changed this industry

In this episode, Bobby is joined by Beth Brennan of Foothold Finance. Beth is a former corporate boss lady who took a very unexpected situation and completely revamped her career and lifestyle.

Beth and Bobby talk about:

• Beth's former life in corporate America
• The Wednesday that changed her life
• The challenges and rewards of starting a bookkeeping business 
• Insights into the Brilliant Bookkeeper program and its impact 
• Beth's experiences traveling to 20 countries in a year 
• Strategies for acquiring clients and building a successful business

And if you're interested in Brilliant Bookkeeper, you can check it out at https://millennialmoneyman.com/bookkeeping-course-waitlist/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=what-services-to-offer-as-a-bookkeeper

This week Bobby is joined by Jessica Mae, our Head of Sales and Partnerships at Stellar Brands. She is a recently retired Visionary of The Bottom Line® CPA, the company Stellar recently acquired, and she and Bobby dive deep into the world of Visionaries and entrepreneurship. They talk about: 

• Defining the visionary role
• How we tried to create a custom operation system for Stellar
• Learning what you want as a business owner
• The emotional rollercoaster that money takes you on in your business
• Navigating business cycles and growing along the way
• What it’s like when a visionary loses their vision
• Risk vs. wisdom in your business
• Communication challenges as a leader
• How visionaries and entrepreneurs can embrace AI
• Future of entrepreneurship and technological innovation

Jill and Katie, the incredibly funny and smart owners of the charm and permanent jewelry business Wood + Wolfe, join Bobby and Ariel on this episode of The Money Shop. They share how they navigated a very viral TikTok moment, the importance of customer service, why hiring is so hard, how they  and their plans for the future. Check out their business here: https://www.woodandwolfe.com/

Bobby is joined by Sean McGarrigle, one of our Brilliant Bookkeeper students, to talk about how his freelance work is helping him navigate a layoff after 20 years in corporate America. They talk about:

• How being laid off was the push he needed to get serious about starting a business
• The importance in having a system to help your business scale
• How working from home is a curse and a blessing 
• When he realized he didn't have to keep looking for full-time work
• How he approached client acquisition to find his first bookkeeping clients
• Where he sees his business headed with EOS, consulting, and AI
• Why every business owner needs to be hungry for knowledge (plus a book recommendation!)

P.S. The last five minutes of this episode is for you Cowboy fans out there.

Bobby Hoyt is joined by John Meilink, the President of 1905 New Media, a St. Louis-based company with a family legacy that goes back 120 years. They had a great chat that covers:

• 1905 New Media’s legacy and family dynamics
• Navigating acquisitions — John has overseen 7 so far!
• How 1905 New Media is leveraging AI with their new app, Kirk
• Why print media is booming, including direct mail and how they’re involving AI
• Driving your team nuts as a leader and how EOS helps
• How John finds peace and quiet through running

In this episode of The Money Shop, Bobby is joined by Ariel Gardner to share networking stories, talk who get benefit most from networking, some of their own horror stories, their favorite ways to network, and more.

In this episode of The Money Shop, we're joined by Madi Waggoner. Madi is an ops mastermind, remote-work hero, and she runs a business that helps pull entrepreneurs out of the day-to-day of their business.

This is a great interview for early-stage entrepreneurs, as Bobby and Madi chat about:
⭐️ Getting over the fear of hiring your first employee
⭐️ Learning to hire and fire quickly
⭐️ How good systems can help you find freedom in your business
⭐️ Advice for anyone early in their service-based business
⭐️ Being told "no" as a boss

If you want to learn more about what Madi does and get in touch, check out https://buildingremote.co/.

The Money Shop is back with Catherine Treme, a current Facebook Side Hustle student, who is running a $6k micro-agency as a side hustle.

Catherine is a ton of fun, and she and Bobby chat about:
⭐️ Being an introvert in the business world
⭐️ Why she's not afraid of sales calls
⭐️ Importance of community
⭐️ Millennial buying power

If you're interested in learning more about the Facebook Side Hustle program that helped Catherine start her side hustle, learn more here: https://laptopempires.com/learn/fb-side-hustle-course-waitlist/ 

In this episode of The Money Shop, Bobby sits down and chats with an old friend and former Facebook Side Hustle Student, Brien Gearin. Brien joined FBSH back in 2018, and grew his side hustle to a nearly $30k/month ad agency. He's also a coach for the Facebook Side Hustle Community

Brien shares a ton of wisdom for new entrepreneurs in this episode, like:
⭐️ How he's grown his agency by adapting to meet his client's needs
⭐️ The reality of being uncomfortable
⭐️ Dealing with shiny object syndrome
⭐️ What financial freedom means for him
⭐️ How he's a self-proclaimed late bloomer
⭐️ His other business ventures, like Millionaire University

If you're interested in learning more about the Facebook Side Hustle program that helped Brien start his $30k/month agency, learn more here: https://laptopempires.com/learn/fb-side-hustle-course-waitlist/