Wendy Brookhouse

The Number

Business EN ↓ 166 episodes

The Number is a business podcast about the numbers that actually run your business. Each episode focuses on one number. Revenue, profit, cash flow, capacity, time, valuation, customer cost, risk, or exit readiness. Hosted by Wendy Brookhouse, and often joined by Kelsey MacAulay, the show breaks down what that number means, why it matters, and how it should influence the decisions you make as an owner. Some episodes feature guests. Some are honest conversations. Some are solo deep dives. If you own a business and want better clarity, better decisions, and better outcomes, it starts with knowing...

Author

Wendy Brookhouse

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.blackstarwealth.com

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 16: The Importance of Financial Goals with Tracey Bissett 04.08.2021

Tracey is an accomplished professional with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry working directly or indirectly with personal, commercial and corporate clients to help them achieve their financial goals. A demonstrated passion for increasing financial fitness coupled with lending and risk management experience led to the establishment of Bissett Financial Fitness Inc. As Chief...

Episode 15: Hiring the Right-Fit People with Tim Brennan 04.08.2021

Tim is co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Fit First Technologies. His fascination with why and how people end up in the right or wrong careers started 45 years ago when he was hired for his first job – delivering flyers for the local newspaper. As he progressed up his professional ladder, he saw top performers move up and those who – well – didn’t. Often, it wasn’t because they were incompe...

Episode 14: Pricing & Sales with Andrea Ivanka 26.06.2021

On this episode of the Real Bottom Line we go surprisingly deep on pricing, sales and lifelong learning with Andrea Ivanka. Andrea coaches Entrepreneurs in building and scaling their business in an authentic way.   

Episode 13: Building a Franchise & Surviving a Partner Death with Colleen Cole 26.06.2021

A fountain of knowledge bombs, Colleen Cole of PERMA-DRY® has so many lessons to share. She found herself in Africa and has been growing into her true abilities ever since. Tenacity, a willingness to do what had to be done, and going full speed ahead once a decision has been made is key to her success.   

Episode 12: Overcoming Learned Helplessness with Debbie Adams 26.06.2021

Overcoming mindset and bias, Debbie Adams is a reluctant entrepreneur. Join our conversation as we discuss her journey and the work she does to help blue collar entrepreneurs start and grow their business. Curiosity, learning and developing self-confidence are key tools she has used to build her successful enterprise. 

Episode 11: Investing in HR to Grow Your Business with Sarah Mullins 04.06.2021

Sarah Mullins is a HR professional and accidental Entrepreneur. She tried it for a year and it stuck. Join us as we talk about the world of HR and how as business owners we can turn HR into an investment to fuel the growth of our companies.

Episode 10: Entrepreneurship & ADHD with André Brisson 02.06.2021

By day, Andre is the owner of a Engineering Company. But his secret super power is learning, thinking, and simplifying complexities. He fearlessly tackle complex problems, anticipates roadblocks, and decisively uncovers unique solutions while under pressure in order to solve the impossible. We are going to talk about the pros and cons of being an impulsive thinker and how to harness that power to...

Episode 9: Building an Online Legal Template with Corinne Boudreau 31.05.2021

Corinne is the daughter of a teacher and a lawyer - which probably explains a lot about her desire to share and explain the legal stuff.  After escaping many years of the big law firm life (aka the "soul-sucking situation"), Corinne started her entrepreneurial legal journey in 2012.   What started as a 40-hour in-person legal course developed for small business owners has now also turned into guid...

Episode 8: Accounting Measure You Need to (Utilize? Implement?) with John Swain 19.05.2021

John Swain is no ordinary accountant.  Full of passion and purpose, we got so many truth bombs in this interview it was tough to pick out just one! Revenue is a vanity stat, labour efficiency should be 3:1, you should be monitoring your return on revenue, make numbers part of your weekly or monthly habits. And my all-time favorite – Busy is the new stupid.  You don’t want to miss this episode. 

Episode 7: Money Mindset with Martha Adams 12.05.2021

A thought leader in the financial planning space, Martha is leading the change on advisors integrating behavioural finance and money mindset into their practices. Her recent book,  Cleopatra's Riches,  is now an international best seller. Martha’s passion for changing the conversation around money and finances has become the focus of her life’s work. She believes in everyone’s ability to create po...

Episode 6: Event Planning Goes Digital with Kim King 12.05.2021

Prior to much of 2020, Kim ran a thriving speaker's bureau. Overnight, business evaporated. Kim got curious and listened. It led to her getting the PCMA Digital Event Strategist. Our conversation covers a lot of ground around planning virtual events and what is happening next. Kimberley King is a passionate leader in the Canadian meetings and events industry. A proud founding board member of the A...

Episode 5: How to Achieve Your Highest Potential with Aria Raphael 12.05.2021

Join us as Aria talks about manifestation in your personal and business life, and how to identify and achieve your highest potential Aria Raphael is Self-Actualization and Manifestation Coach, Channeler, Healer, Business and Leadership Consultant, and Public Speaker. She has been leading transformational programs for 14 years and has training in coaching, transformational practices, energy and hea...

Episode 4: How to Prepare for Negotiation with Fotini Iconomopoulos 13.04.2021

Fotini Iconomopoulos is a master negotiator, and in this episode of The Real Bottom Line she gives us some great tips on preparing for and conducting negotiations. Bonus, she also tells you how to make your kids do what you ask!  https://www.linkedin.com/in/fotiniiconomopoulos

Episode 3: Do You Need a Trademark? with Cynthia Mason 01.04.2021

Cynthia Mason is a Canadian lawyer and trademark agent with a passion for helping businesses arm themselves with the information and tools necessary to protect their brands from copycats. Over the span of her near 20-year legal career, she has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies to protect their names, logos and taglines from theft and misuse. Cynthia is also a legal innovator and has devel...

Episode 2: Setting Your Kids Up for Educational Success with Christina Forgeron 22.03.2021

This episode we speak with Christina Forgeron Christina understands the power of identity. Using over twenty-five years of international experience as an educator, administrator, performer, award-winning musician and community leader, Christina helps students, families and schools to clarify their values and vision, identify obstacles and create meaningful solutions to maximize success and self- r...

Episode 1: How to Align Handling, Objectives & Values with Neil Stephen 22.03.2021

This episode we spoke with Neil Stephen from This Is Marketing. Helping clients first articulate and then achieve communications objectives through strategic branding while aligning their everyday business practices to reflect that brand. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilstephen

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