The Book of Balance: Startup Stories, Business Growth & Entrepreneur Insights

In this powerful episode, Patricia Oholeguy interviews Lea Lamela, a domestic violence survivor who rebuilt her life through skilled trades and became a successful woman electrician and construction consultant. Lea shares how she went from a women's shelter to founding Sparky Life Solutions, a construction consulting company helping small business owners with leadership, company culture, and reten...

In this solo episode of the Book of Balance podcast, Patricia Oholeguy, former childcare business owner and financial strategist, shares the hidden truth about entrepreneurship that nobody talks about: you can be profitable and still be failing. Drawing from her powerful conversation with Dana Hunter Fradella from Girls Who Recover, Patricia introduces the game-changing concept of emotional profit...

In this powerful episode of the Book of Balance podcast, Patricia Oholeguy sits down with Dana Hunter Fradella, founder of Girls Who Recover and success breakthrough coach for women on the rise. Dana shares her journey from 20+ years in urban education to launching her purpose-driven coaching practice, including her recovery from alcoholism and the moment she knew she had to leave her six-figure j...

Running a business as a woman entrepreneur often means juggling everything, family, clients, deadlines, and expectations, until the weight starts to take its toll. Entrepreneur burnout is real, and it doesn’t just affect your business growth strategies, it impacts your health, relationships, and peace of mind. Today we’ll talk about stress management, time management, and how to create work-life i...

In this episode of the Book of Balance podcast, Patricia Oholeguy explores what it really takes to create a business that thrives without sacrificing your peace of mind. Her guest, an entrepreneur who turned $50 into $300 selling candy as a kid, learned early lessons in growth, but a life-changing car accident in 2010 reshaped his perspective. Today, he champions a business philosophy where peace...

In this solo episode of  The Book of Balance Podcast , host  Patricia Oholeguy  takes a reflective dive into her previous conversation with watch designer and filmmaker  Gus Sainz , creator of Maritime Watches and The Human Time Project. Building on the insights from that discussion, Patricia explores how  intentional scarcity  and  small-batch creativity  c...

What if you could sell out fast, keep inventory lean, and create raving fans without massive ad spend? In this episode of The Book of Balance, Patricia Oholeguy interviews filmmaker-turned-watch-maker Gus Sainz, founder of Maritime Watches and the Human Time Project, to unpack a powerful growth play for small businesses: limited edition product drops. Gus calls it “affordable exclusivity” offering...

Welcome to  The Book of Balance Podcast ! I’m your host, Patricia Oholeguy—entrepreneur, bookkeeper, and financial coach. After running a successful childcare business for 17 years and teaching college courses on how to start and grow childcare businesses, I realized my passion is helping entrepreneurs create clarity and confidence in their numbers through my Clarity Compass™ Method. This tra...