She Means Biz

Bookkeeping can feel simple right up until it becomes a rescue job. We see the same DIY mistakes over and over: quarterly catch-ups done at 11pm, missing receipts, GST coded on a guess, and a Xero file that looks “fine” until an accountant has to rebuild it to satisfy the taxman-ian devil (aka the ATO).  We walk through the habits that keep small biz bookkeeping clean and cheap: doing it regularly...

AI. Two letters that either fire you up or fry your brain before lunch. No hype, no jargon, no promises that a robot will run your biz while you nap. Aly G and Leethal Lee are two accountants actually using AI every week, sharing the real world use cases that save time for biz owners and their teams. In this ep we unpack what a large language model really is, why it can sound slick and still be co...

Tax planning gets sold like it's a bag of magic tricks. It is NOT! Know the rules, know your numbers, make your moves before 30 June. That is genuinely it. Aly G and Leethal Lee start with the bit most biz owners skip: structure. Sole trader, company, trust, it matters. A LOT. It changes your tax rate, your timing, and the decisions you need to lock in before year end, especially if trust dis...

Treating the company bank account like a personal ATM feels great, right up until it's NOT! In this episode, Aly G and Leethal Lee unpack the ways Australian biz owners can pay themselves from a company, why "just transferring funds" is not a strategy, and how a seemingly harmless habit can snowball into a very big later me problem. They walk through the options: salary and wages (t...

This episode is a little different. A little more personal. A little more real. We talk about burnout, not as a buzzword, but as something many founders quietly carry. The pressure, the responsibility, the constant giving of yourself to your biz, your team, and your clients, sometimes without realising how much it is taking from you. It is an honest conversation about what happens when strong peop...

Strong sales but a weak bank balance? You’re not alone. Many founders feel like they’re winning on paper but losing in cash, and the reason usually comes down to not fully understanding the three core financial reports. In this episode, Aly G and Leethal Lee break down the profit & loss, balance sheet and cash flow in plain English so you can see what your numbers are really telling you. We un...

We’ve all heard the promise: you can have it all. But what happens when that empowering idea starts to feel more like a scoreboard you can never win? In this episode, Aly G and Leethal Lee we peel back the highlight reel and talk honestly about ambition, motherhood, mental load and the quiet trade-offs that rarely make it to social media. We share personal experiences of assumptions about career p...

Ready to stop doing everything yourself without breaking the business… or your brain? In this episode, Aly G and Leethal Lee work through the real leap from first contractor to first employee, drawing on our lived experiences, the wins, the wobbles, and the “why did we think this was a good idea?” moments. We unpack the mindset shift, the money maths, and the legal guardrails that keep you safe wh...

In this episode, Aly G and Leethal Lee lovingly dismantle the DIY delusion and spill the tea on who should actually be running what behind the scenes of your business. Because: ✨Your VA isn’t your bookkeeper.  ✨Your accountant might be a good candidate to be your biz coach. ✨ And you? You’re not meant to be all of them at once. We’re talking real financial foundations, what proper bookkeeping a...

Choosing a biz structure shouldn’t feel like spinning a wheel and hoping for the best. In this episode, Aly G and Leethal Lee break down the tea on sole trader vs company vs trust, minus the boring textbook vibes. We’re talking: ✨ The tax traps that catch first-time sole traders off guard (hello, double whammy tax shock 👀)  ✨ Why the ATO has been tightening the screws on payment plans and remit...

Every biz starts with a spark, that cheeky little idea that won’t let you sleep or shampoo in peace. In this episode, we dive into the thrilling (and sometimes terrifying) early days of turning your “what if” into a real-deal biz. Hosts Leethal Lee and Aly G unpack how to validate your idea, build confidence, and back yourself before the bank will. We talk biz plans (yes, really), branding blunder...

Welcome to the very first episode of She Means Biz , the podcast where bold moves meet big wins, hosted by your resident straight shooters: Aly G and Lethal Lee. We’re kicking things off with a peek behind the scenes, who we are, why we started this podcast, and what happens when two award-winning accountants decide they’re so done with boring biz talk and ready to build something that actually hi...