In this reintroduction of the podcast, Kurtis Hanni outlines the new direction of 'Through the Storm,' focusing on the real struggles business owners face.

He emphasizes the importance of honest conversations about financial pressures and the lessons learned from adversity.

The podcast aims to create a supportive community for business owners, sharing stories of challenges and triumphs to help others navigate their own journeys.

Learn more at smbfinanceos.com.

For the month of December I'm taking a break from the podcast. When we start in January, I'll be changing the format and going back to WEEKLY episodes.

See y'all in January!

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Have you ever seen people living just a little differently and wondered how they built that life for themselves?

In today's interview, I talk to Brian Luebben, who has done just that.

Brian runs a few different businesses but intentionally runs them in a way that creates more freedom for him.

In this episode, we talk about his story, the 3 types of freedom, and why you should prioritize passionate income over passive income.

Check out Brian's Podcast: Action Academy Podcast

Follow him on social:

• Twitter: @theactionpod
• IG: @brianluebben
• Tiktok: @brianluebben

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I talk a lot about the numbers of business, but what are the hidden costs?

Today I break down opportunity cost and sunk cost and how to make decision-making models that account for these and help you avoid the biases that are all too common.

To learn more about these biases, check out my newsletter editions on them:

How to avoid sunk cost fallacy and save your business money

Football, Food, & Opportunity Cost

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Jeff Rose is Certified Financial Planner that 3 years ago sold his wealth management to become a full-time online educator. He has a blog, book, and youtube channel that reaches 400,000 unique visitors to his website per month.

Jeff currently writes for Forbes and Entrepreneur and has been featured in USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Fox Business where he talked personal finance, entrepreneurship and online business.

In this episode, we talk about his journey and the lessons he learned along the way.

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What is the goal of running a business? I argue that everyone's goal is to create value. Ultimately for themselves, but also for their customers and those around them.

I break this process into 4 elements and identify some ways you can measure the value you're creating.

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In the busyness of life and work, it's easy to get distracted by the things around us.

In this week's episode, I spoke to Joshua Becker, a multiple-time best seller, and his newest book, Things That Matter.

Check out Joshua's work:

Things That Matter book (aff)

Becoming Minimalist

The Hope Effect

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Understanding what key metrics to choose is extremely important. The wrong metric can give you the wrong information. The right metric can help you make better decisions in your business.

In this episode, I break down the 7-step process of identifying the right KPIs.

To learn more, reach out to me here: kurtishanni.com/consulting

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Today I'm being joined by Corey Nicholson. We talk about his journey of starting in e-commerce at age 16 and finding the right opportunity to capitalize.

Follow Corey's journey on Twitter or Youtube.

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Financial Statements can be hard, but they're not as hard as they seem.

Today I break down the basics of the 3 Financial Statements.

If you're interested in the cohort, you can join here:

Cohort Course "Financial Statements Decoded" (Discount code: PODCAST)

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