The Money Shop

Marisa Thompson of Arise Accounting joins this episode of The Money Shop to talk about what it's like running a growing bookkeeping business from home with two young kids. Bobby and Marisa talk about: Being an entrepreneurial parent Contentment, both in business and their current seasons of life Marisa's background in operations How Marisa went from FT job to parent to running her own business in...

Chris Orzechoswki of The Email Copywriter joined Bobby to talk about what it's like to work from home with kids. Chris is a copywriter who has helped brands generate over $100 million from email campaigns and flows. He runs the popular Make It Rain Monthly, coaching, and more. This episode covers A LOT, including: Why New Jersey is a big flex Parkinson’s Law Structuring efficient sales calls  How...

Gather round, kids, and listen to the story of how the Great and Honorable Bobby Hoyt went from very broke high school teacher to helping entrepreneurs at Stellar Brands. It's been nearly 10 years since Bobby started, and this episode covers nearly all of it, including: How much he had in the bank when he left his teaching job Early days of Millennial Money Man What it was like to make 6 figures i...

Mike Kim is a personal branding expert and Stellar client through The Bottom Line®, and we were stoked to have him join The Money Shop to talk about branding, AI, his background in blogging and marketing, and his new book.  Here's a full rundown of what they discuss: Getting started in blogging and how the blogging world has changed, and why Mike’s going back to it Gaining clarity and inspiration...

In this episode of The Money Shop, Bobby and Ariel talk about 5 moments as business owners that shaped the way they've run their businesses, approached entrepreneurship, and how some of those things have made their way into Stellar Brands. This is definitely a good, bad, and they ugly of running a business and includes: - First time hiring a lawyer - Seeing the value in strong client relationships...

Bobby is joined by Ariel, Integrator for Stellar Brands, and Ashley, former Integrator for The Bottom Line®, to talk about what the heck the Integrator job title means, what they do all day, why it can be both incredibly stressful and rewarding, and what to do if you're thinking about becoming or hiring an Integrator.

In this episode of The Money Shop, Bobby interviews Phil Risher from Phlash Consulting. Phlash helps home service based businesses that are in the $1 million+ range with their marketing needs. The two of them chat about: Phil's surprising start through Bobby's blog, Millennial Money Man How being debt free has helped him launch his business Importance of digital marketing for home service business...

One of the things Bobby and Ariel have in common is their love for is the 2013 Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street. Despite it being about a narcissistic cult leader-like CEO, it's a great what to-do and not to-do as you scale and grow your business. The team chats about: - Using charisma to inspire vision instead of manipulation - Importance of a moral compass - Staying humble as you gro...

Bobby is joined by Marilyn Adkerson, the former owner The Bottom Line®, which is the cloud-based accounting firm that Stellar Brands acquired earlier this year. Marilyn has been an entrepreneur for nearly 30 years, and in addition to owning TBL, she is co-owner of several restaurants in Tennessee. She and Bobby chat about: - Why running restaurants is so difficult - How she approaches her business...

In this episode, Bobby is joined by Beth Brennan of Foothold Finance. Beth is a former corporate boss lady who took a very unexpected situation and completely revamped her career and lifestyle. Beth and Bobby talk about: Beth's former life in corporate America The Wednesday that changed her life The challenges and rewards of starting a bookkeeping business  Insights into the Brilliant Bookkeeper p...

This week Bobby is joined by Jessica Mae, our Head of Sales and Partnerships at Stellar Brands. She is a recently retired Visionary of The Bottom Line® CPA, the company Stellar recently acquired, and she and Bobby dive deep into the world of Visionaries and entrepreneurship. They talk about:  Defining the visionary role How we tried to create a custom operation system for Stellar Learning what you...

Jill and Katie, the incredibly funny and smart owners of the charm and permanent jewelry business Wood + Wolfe, join Bobby and Ariel on this episode of The Money Shop. They share how they navigated a very viral TikTok moment, the importance of customer service, why hiring is so hard, how they  and their plans for the future. Check out their business here: https://www.woodandwolfe.com/

Bobby is joined by Sean McGarrigle, one of our Brilliant Bookkeeper students, to talk about how his freelance work is helping him navigate a layoff after 20 years in corporate America. They talk about: How being laid off was the push he needed to get serious about starting a business The importance in having a system to help your business scale How working from home is a curse and a blessing  When...

Bobby Hoyt is joined by John Meilink, the President of 1905 New Media, a St. Louis-based company with a family legacy that goes back 120 years. They had a great chat that covers: 1905 New Media’s legacy and family dynamics Navigating acquisitions — John has overseen 7 so far! How 1905 New Media is leveraging AI with their new app, Kirk Why print media is booming, including direct mail and how they...

In this episode of The Money Shop, Bobby is joined by Ariel Gardner to share networking stories, talk who get benefit most from networking, some of their own horror stories, their favorite ways to network, and more.

In this episode of The Money Shop, we're joined by Madi Waggoner. Madi is an ops mastermind, remote-work hero, and she runs a business that helps pull entrepreneurs out of the day-to-day of their business. This is a great interview for early-stage entrepreneurs, as Bobby and Madi chat about: ⭐️ Getting over the fear of hiring your first employee ⭐️ Learning to hire and fire quickly ⭐️ How good...

The Money Shop is back with Catherine Treme, a current Facebook Side Hustle student, who is running a $6k micro-agency as a side hustle. Catherine is a ton of fun, and she and Bobby chat about: ⭐️ Being an introvert in the business world ⭐️ Why she's not afraid of sales calls ⭐️ Importance of community ⭐️ Millennial buying power If you're interested in learning more about the Facebook Side Hus...

In this episode of The Money Shop, Bobby sits down and chats with an old friend and former Facebook Side Hustle Student, Brien Gearin. Brien joined FBSH back in 2018, and grew his side hustle to a nearly $30k/month ad agency. He's also a coach for the Facebook Side Hustle Community Brien shares a ton of wisdom for new entrepreneurs in this episode, like: ⭐️ How he's grown his agency by adapting t...

n our latest episode of The Money Shop, Bobby sits down with Zoe, who joined Brilliant Bookkeeper in November of 2023, and she landed her first client around March or April of 2024.  Zoe shares her favorite personal finance books and how they inspired her to change her trajectory, her double major in government and history, what it's like working for the government, living frugally, the first depo...

In our latest episode of The Money Shop, Bobby sits down with Jacob Reeves, a former Facebook Side Hustle student who took the course in 2019 and has since grown a 6-figure digital marketing agency. Jacob and Bobby discuss: - What made Jacob decide to go full time with his side hustle - What your first freelance money feels like - Bobby's advice for scaling Jacob's business - How Jacob is making $...

In our latest episode of The Money Shop, Bobby sits down with Alexis, who started her remote bookkeeping mini-agency back in January of 2024, and in about 6 months she had her first $5,000 month. Alexis shares how she got started, what it's like being a working mom, and her plans. If you want to learn more about building a bookkeeping business, check out our free training 👇 https://millennialmone...

In this episode, we sit down with Kristin Meador, who owns a remote bookkeeping business called Gradient Accounting. She left her safe job at an accounting firm to build her bookkeeping business and travel the world.  Now, grab a drink because it’s time for The Money Shop. 🥃 Timestamps: (05:58) Accounting Career Path and Personal Journey (15:08) What do you do inside of a  Big Four Accounting Fir...

In this episode, we sit down with Bobby Hoyt, Ariel Gardner, and Tom Harrigan to discuss Reddit posts and stories about being the a-hole in financial situations.  If you want to learn more about personal finance, check out our website👇 Millennialmoneyman.com Now, grab a drink because it’s time for The Money Shop. 🥃 Timestamps 👇 (00:08) - Favorite Quotes (03:20) - Perfect Weekend Plans and Estat...

In this episode, we sit down with personal finance expert Erin Lowry. She's the author of the book: Broke Millennial and founder of brokemillennial.com. If you want to learn more about Erin Lowry, check out her website👇 https://brokemillennial.com/ Now, grab a drink because it’s time for The Money Shop. 🥃 (00:00) Financial Influencers on TikTok (10:27) Influencers, Mental Health, and Moving On (...

In this episode, we sit down with Ariel Gardner, and Tom Harrigan to discuss whether the Financially Independent Retire Early movement is viable for a happy and fulfilling life.  If you want to learn more about personal finance, check out our website👇 Millennialmoneyman.com Now, grab a drink because it’s time for The Money Shop. 🥃 (06:06) - Exploring the FIRE Movement (13:28) - Retirement in the...