Empowering Healthy Business: The Podcast for Small Business Owners
The Empowering Healthy Business Podcast is THE podcast for small business owners seeking to balance having a nicely profitable business, a sustainable, scalable, and salable business, lower stress levels, better work-life balance, and improved physical and emotional fitness. Yes, this is possible! Though it’s not easy. We’re here to help you navigate toward this objective.
Episodes
65 episodes
#15 - Deep Nutrition (Book Review)
The healthier we are personally, the more energy we can bring to our businesses to make our businesses as healthy as possible. There are several drivers of personal health. This episode reviews a book called Deep Nutrition, written by Dr. Cate ...
#14 - Putting Profit First
Profitability is one of the indicators of a healthy business. Although business owners aspire to have healthy profit margins, it can be challenging to achieve them. This episode’s guest Rocky Lalvani serves as Chief Profitability Officer to sma...
#13 - Building a THRIVE Business, 90 Days at a Time
Part of running a healthy business is being able to set and manage to achieve operational goals. This episode’s guest Bill Simmons has been in the fractional COO business for almost 20 years, helping clients run their business 90 days at a time...
#12 - Steps 5 & 6 of The Financial Operating System: Managing Your Business
After developing a great set of financial goals and operating metrics, the next part of running a healthy business is having strong systems and processes in place to manage the business toward achieving those targets.This episode introd...
#11 - Step 4 of The Financial Operating System: Upgrade Accounting Operations
When business owners initially try to start using financial performance metrics to better manage their businesses, they often struggle to get accurate, timely, and consistent metrics reporting. Usually, this is because of inadequate accou...
#10 - Step 3 of The Financial Operating System: Define Metrics and Goals
This episode is packed with actionable insights on operationalizing financial performance goals and bridging the operations-finance chasm by crafting SMART goals and balancing leading and lagging indicators. We explore the power of...
#9 - Step 2 of The Financial Operating System: Assess Your Current Finances
Click here to download the financial reports referenced and analyzed in the episode.Step 2 of The Financial Operating System is to Assess Your...
#8 - Step 1 of The Financial Operating System: Identify Your WHY
Ever felt like you're lost in the labyrinth of finances as a small business owner? So too have far too many other small business owners. It's time to navigate towards your goals! Listen in as I, drawing on two decades of experience, introduce a...
#7 - Navigating State and Local Taxes
Are you ready to conquer the labyrinth of state and local taxes in the United States? We'll arm you with the knowledge you need in our conversation with Greg Reed, the tax partner at SmartBooks Tax and Advisory. With each of the 50 states brand...
#6 - Insights from a BBQ Pitmaster
Promising to whet your appetite, we welcome two-time national champion pitmaster Bill Gillespie to share his insights about barbecue. From exploring the differences between grilling and barbecue, to various equipment options, to cuts of meat th...
#5 - Creating a Business Operations Playbook
Get ready to unlock the power of efficiency and consistency in your small business with the wisdom of our special guest, Chris Gwinn. This episode offers a deep dive into the world of business operations playbooks. We start off by unraveling th...
#4 - Best Practices for Closing Your Books Each Month
Explore the process of closing your accounting books on a monthly basis, which is the prerequisite for being able to have the financial reporting you need to manage your business, with Lindsay Jarosch.Link to download a sample
#3 - Top Tactics for Small Business Owners to Pay Less Tax
Explore approaches and tactics that small business owners can employ to pay less tax with Greg Reed.Connect with Greg at:smartbookstax.com