Unpolished MBA

Shehara L. Wooten, an accomplished author, speaker, and financial life-planning strategist, is the visionary behind Your Story Financial, LLC. Her virtual fee-only fiduciary boutique firm is dedicated to empowering women and #STEM professionals, transforming their financial uncertainty into unwavering confidence. Shehara holds the prestigious title of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. Her mission is to guide individuals and families, regardless of their age or asset portfolio, toward financial improvement and the creation of their extraordinary financial success narrative.

Some Topics Discussed Include:

• Shehara's journey from engineering to Certified Financial Planner and the pivotal moments that shaped her career.
• Shehara's book: In the Meantime: Own Your Financial Narrative--> You can order it here on Amazon https://a.co/d/1jvxQBg
• The challenges with leaving a job that has a non-compete clause in your contract when you're trying to start your own firm

AND MORE!

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shehara/

Company: Your Story Financial https://www.yourstoryfinancial.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquemills/

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

TPM Focus - Strategy Firm for Startups and SMBs: https://tpmfocus.com/

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

Some Topics Discussed Include:

• What a search fund investor does and looks for in entrepreneurs
• Issues in acquiring therapy clinics and healthcare practices
• Unintentional billing fraud in healthcare SMB's--(searchers beware!)
• How and why inflation is negatively affecting the SMB acquisition space right now
• Conducting background checks on SMB sellers (please tell them prior to doing it)
• Here is the free download for Business Buying 101 (has resources and Saumil's contact information); no email address needed to download it

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saumiljariwala/

Saumil's Company - Feta Fund: https://www.fetafund.com/

Saumil's Twitter - https://twitter.com/FetaFund

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquemills/

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

TPM Focus - Strategy Firm for Startups and SMBs: https://tpmfocus.com/

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

Some Topics Discussed Include:

• Why Jay Lee left a lucrative career to become a pastor
• His journey from 10 years in ministry to entrepreneurship
• How churches are an example of the ultimate sales funnel
• Giving away your product for free BUT with limitations
• How to redirect people who only want free stuff
• Being a heart-centered entrepreneur and selling without sounding salesy
• AND MORE!

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayleecanada

Facebook Community (IT'S FREE TO JOIN!) https://www.facebook.com/groups/salesninjacommunity

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquemills/

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

TPM Focus - Strategy Firm for Startups and SMBs: https://tpmfocus.com/

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

Some Topics Discussed Include:

• Startups vs Revenue-Generating Small Businesses
• Twitter Conflict
• College Selection and Ivy League networks
• Thinking Small
• Nick's 10 Companies (and growing!)
• Being An Affiliate vs Having Ownership In Companies
• Raising Kids + more

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sweatystartup/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/sweatystartup

Companies:

Business Brokerage - https://nickhuber.com/

Personal Brand - https://sweatystartup.com/

Self Storage - https://boltstorage.com/

Bold SEO - https://boldseo.com/

Insurance - https://titanrisk.com/

Recruiting - https://recruitjet.com/

Landing Page / Web Development - https://webrun.com/

Overseas Staffing - https://supportshepherd.com/

Debt and Equity - https://bluekeycapital.com/

Tax Credit - https://taxcredithunter.com/

Cost Segregation - https://recostseg.com/

Performance Marketing - https://adrhino.com/

Pest control - https://spidexx.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquemills/

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

TPM Focus - Strategy Firm for Startups and SMBs: https://tpmfocus.com/

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

• In this episode, Monique shares some insight into the upcoming episode (Ep 085) with Nick Huber, also known as sweatystartup on Twitter, that will be released on July 31, 2023.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquemills/

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

TPM Focus - Strategy Firm for Startups and SMBs: https://tpmfocus.com/

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

Some Topics Discussed Include:

• The concerns about artificial intelligence (AI)
• Enlisting artificial intelligence (AI)ethically, equitably, and to serve humanity
• The internal politics at Universities and how it deteriorates the educational experience and outcomes
• Brandeis leaving academia-->here's the Link to 🔥🔥🔥Medium article mentioned in the episode - https://medium.com/@brandeismarshall/bye-academe-142f31fd9446
• Developing researchers with a humanities-focused lens via the AIAI Network in Atlanta

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandeis-marshall

DataEdX https://www.dataedx.com/

Black Women In Data group https://www.blackwomenindata.com/

On Twitter https://twitter.com/BlkWomenInData?t=blSkOp6Gw3EGSUiL_bYZjA&s=09

On Instagram https://instagram.com/blkwomenindata?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg==

Article on the launch of the AIAI Network in Atlanta https://news.emory.edu/stories/2023/04/er_mellon_foundation_24-04-2023/story.html

Dr. Brandeis Marshall's book on Amazon- "Data Conscience: Algorithmic Siege on our Humanity" https://a.co/d/4qgrM7m

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquemills/

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

TPM Focus - Strategy Firm for Startups and SMBs: https://tpmfocus.com/

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

Topics Discussed Include:

• The difference between science-backed coaching and other types of coaching
• Childhood abuse and self-sabotaging behaviors in adulthood
• Exhibiting confidence and authority for success in your career and job search

AND MORE!

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loritpotts/

Company: ECB Communication Consulting

(Remember 10% off any service if you mention you heard her on the Unpolished MBA)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquemills/

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

TPM Focus - Strategy Firm for Startups and SMBs: https://tpmfocus.com/

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

Try out Jasper to help you write and market yourself and your business better Jasper

Welcome to the start of Season 6!

Here's the link to the complimentary Business Acquisition 101 Insights Guide mentioned in the episode (no email address required to access)

Topics Discussed Include:

• How having a real estate license can enable you as a professional business brokerage or intermediary
• Buying a business from millennials vs. boomers
• Buying a business with home equity, 401K, and SBA loans

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinemcdannell/

Company: The Magnolia Firm - https://themagnoliafirm.co/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquemills/

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

TPM Focus - Strategy Firm for Startups and SMBs: https://tpmfocus.com/

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

End of Season 5---Taking a 6 week hiatus and we'll be baaaaaccck!

Listen to previous episodes on all podcasting platforms and follow our YouTube channel because we'll start releasing video snippets too!

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

Your host:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquemills/

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

TPM Focus - Strategy Firm for Startups and SMBs: https://tpmfocus.com/

Some Topics Discussed Include:

• Going from Theater major to an early eBay employee
• Using social media effectively to make space for others
• The book mentioned: "I Never Thought Of It That Way" by Monica Guzman available on Amazon
• How marketing is "benign propaganda"
• Accidentally starting a marketing agency
• The Agency Management Institute
• The pain of laying off people
• Coaching CMOs to success
• Ethical marketing and use of data
• Jasper AI ---> here's our code to try it out for free
• Interviewing Tom Peters, a former Advisor to Steve Jobs
• Building the Silicon Valley 2.0 on the East Coast
• How shaming people online doesn't help change hearts/minds
• ChatGPT hopping on the scene

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melindab/

Twitter: @MJB_SF

Podcast: Staying Alive In Tech -https://www.stayinaliveintech.com/

Company: Fiddlehead https://fiddleheadhq.com/

Host:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquemills/

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

TPM Focus - Strategy Firm for Startups and SMBs: https://tpmfocus.com/

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com