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Every business owner wants to build good, basic financial strategies like creating a budget, tracking income and expenses, and paying ourselves and our team. But are you not ready for a full-service bookkeeper even though you want to pay closer attention to your financial numbers? In today's episode, Jillian Dolberry speaks with Erika Millard, bookkeeping coach, about mastering your own bookkeepin...

Returning from a much needed vacation or scheduled time-off can add a lot of pressure and overwhelm when you're running your own business. Team members, email, direct messages, the business tools... they all seem to require our attention, and immediately right? Listen as Jillian Dolberry gives insight on what has to be true for you to take off time, and how to get that time away scheduled in a sma...

As entrepreneurs, we don't have the luxury of scheduling paid vacation, but life will still demand time away. Whether it's for a vacation, a sabbatical, or a family need like maternity leave, when we want time away from our businesses, we have to be diligent in financially planning that (sometimes difficult) step away from work. There has to be a smart and efficient way for your business to thrive...

Ever wish you could sit down and chat with some other CEO moms? In today's episode, Jillian Dolberry does just that in this candid conversation with two of her "business besties," Madison Brown and Lane Simian. They talk about leading in business as moms and CEOs, common goals and struggles, and all of it sprinkled with an extra dose of grace! To schedule with Jillian Dolberry for a one-on-one str...

Have you been thinking about making a change in your business? Are you maybe right smack in the middle of something changing around you? So many times "pivoting" in our businesses makes us want to run in the opposite direction! Today, Jillian Dolberry speaks with Abby Martinez of Abby Martinez & Co. about money, mindset, fear and how to realign yourself to where you need to be in order to successf...

Teamwork is so important to being successful in your business. Even as a Grace-Filled CEO it can be challenging to juggle all the personalities, strengths and roles of your team, let alone find ways to help them best work together. In today's episode, Jillian speaks with Elizabeth Cook, a productivity and team collaboration consultant who works with entrepreneurs to fast track their understanding...

Balancing everything when you're running your own business can be tough; we all can feel a lot of pressure to achieve that elusive balance of work, life, family as the chief decision-makers in our businesses! In addition to what we currently have going on, we also desire to continue to grow as women and as business owners. The pressure and the heaviness of that can sometimes feel overwhelming. Tod...

Leading people in your business isn't easy.  As grace-filled CEOs, we've been given this gift of our businesses and we have been charged with this opportunity to steward the people in our business, properly and wholeheartedly. In today's episode, Jillian shares the top three ways to be the best leader for your team, how they can help your growth as a leader and how good leadership isn't really abo...

Are you feeling a little guilty or even perhaps fearful for raising your prices, sharing your rate or even for getting more for your work?  These should not trigger guilt or fear and if they do - that is not from God!  He has blessed you with your business, to build it in a way that serves Him best and He wants you to be successful in it! Listen as Jillian shares three tips in today's episode to h...

Wondering what to focus on first as the CEO of your business? There are so many things demanding your attention it can be difficult to know which should come first!  Some of those things should be nonnegotiable and in today's episode, Jillian explains what they are and how to make that priority list come to life as the CEO of the business you love. The Grace-Filled CEO is an honest conversation ab...

So are you ready to figure out how to gain some of your time back, whether that be through outsourcing or delegating?  The absolute best way to offload some of your tasks and become the CEO you want to be is to have an OBM (online business manager) create more time for you.  Listen as Jillian details seven ways an OBM can create space for you as well as help you feel more joy in your business. If...

What do you do when you realize you have "too much on your plate" as the CEO of your own business?  You're seeing a lot of good, but you're tired, and wondering if you have any reserves, or even if you can keep working at this pace and level. In today's episode, Jillian shares wisdom about taking a step back and re-evaluating your situation, and ultimately remembering there is One who is not limit...

Are you feeling tired from all the events and tasks on your calendar? All the appointments, commitments, reminders of birthdays and meetings ... if you're a CEO mama, you have a lot going on in your life! While there are plenty of calendar hacks out there to help you tackle your time, listen as Jillian shares the top four non-negotiables you need on your calendar as a working mama, to give you mar...

Are you someone who loves meetings and the connection you and your team experience during them? Or maybe you love to connect with your team, but find meetings extremely draining? Whichever side of the fence you fall on (or somewhere in between), we can all agree that we want our meetings to be successful. Join Jillian today as she discusses a new way of approaching meetings with your team that may...

Now's the perfect time to be thinking through your business goals and establishing some plans for the coming year. But where to start? As grace-filled CEOs, we want to include all the parts of our lives in our planning: our businesses, homes, relationships (whether personal or professional) ... and it can seem like there are so many pieces to consider. It could be overwhelming, but listen in as Ji...

The first step in building up other women in their roles as CEOs is to build ourselves up!  In today's episode of The Grace-Filled CEO, Jillian Dolberry talks about how we have to practice grace towards the CEO in the mirror before we can hope to make an impact on the leaders watching us work and coming up behind us.  All of the roles we play is going to take grace! Listen to the three things you...

Business conferences can be so rewarding. All the information and energy, the business leads, the potential collaborators or even the vendors you purchase from can really encourage you and help invigorate your business. They can also be exhausting and overwhelming for all the same reasons! Today, Jillian shares the top three actions to take after attending a conference to get an immediate return o...

The quickest way to feel free in your business is to set boundaries: with your clients, your team and yourself. On today's episode, Jillian Dolberry discusses how to set boundaries even when they're not comfortable and demonstrates the enormous payoff to you, your life and your work when the right boundary is put into place.  Boundaries eventually provide capacity and peace for everyone involved!...

The Grace-Filled CEO is an honest conversation about how to balance being a CEO and the woman you were created to be outside of that CEO title. The name of the podcast says it all … it takes a lot of grace! Join your host, Jillian Dolberry (an online business manager for creatives who are scaling their businesses and focusing on what matters to them) in her first episode of The Grace-Filled CEO po...

Welcome to the Grace-Filled CEO podcast. I'm your host Jillian Dolberry, an online business manager for creatives who are scaling their business while focusing on what matters to them. I'm so excited to bring an honest and energizing take on being a CEO while you raise your family. In case no one has told you recently, it's possible to rock at both! Every episode will include actionable steps that...