Unf*ck Your Biz With Braden

On today's episode of the podcast I'm serving up some finance hot takes. I start off the episode talking about some wisdom tooth pain I'm having which, unrelated to the podcast topic, led me to my first hot take - The US insurance system is messed up and we should not need to pay separately for dental and eye insurance.    Hot Take #1 - Credit is sometimes worth it and deb...

On today’s episode of the podcast I’m discussing the topic, “is your bank account leaking money?” I gave a presentation on this topic at Wedding MBA last week titled, “Crunch the Numbers: The New Six Figure Benchmark for Wedding Pros.” I’ll be focusing today on one of the pillars from my talk – The Client to Piggy Bank Pipeline. The pipeline is the cash flow process of what happens to your money....

On today's episode of the podcast I'm crunching the numbers from my October profit report. If you missed last month's profit report, check out September's Profit Report here . Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to get your FREE TRIAL access to the VIP Tier of Profit Rx . I'm not sure when (or even if) I'll do this again, so be sure to get your access now before it goes away on the 11th. Recording this episo...

On today's episode of the podcast we're diving into how different systems in your business can help you increase your profit and help you achieve your personal business goals.   Don't forget, I'm offering a   free trial of the Profit Rx VIP Tier . You'll get a 1:1 with me, bookkeeping help, office hours and so much more, all part of the free trial, a $100 value, free for 30 day...

On today's episode of the podcast we talk about the times throughout the year you should be hearing from your tax professional (if not, you'll want to reach out to them).  Have you joined Profit Rx 2.0 ? You'll get a 1:1 with me, bookkeeping help, office hours and so much more.  1. At the close of every tax season  We file our taxes (hopefully on time) in April and re...

On today's episode I dive into why diving into your bookkeeping numbers is so much more than just a compliance task done for tax time.  Need help keeping track of all your numbers and setting up a bookkeeping system? Check out ProfitRx which includes:  Access to the full Profit Rx  Access to the Tax Season Playbook Access to the Client Cure Access to the Resource Roundup Bookkeeping...

On today's episode of the podcast I chat with copywriter Haley Johnson about her P&L and income breakdown.  Haley Johnson is an ethical copywriter and trauma-informed marketer. In her six years in business, Hayley has tried scaling up to an agency model and scaling back down to what works for her. She recently found herself best able to describe her business in the last six months.&n...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm sharing my September profit report to review last month's goals and set new goals for next month.  If you missed my August profit report you can listen to it here .  One of my focuses this year has been consistency. I feel I have been very successful with my revenue consistency. My expenses consistency, not so much. My highest revenue month had...

On today’s episode of the podcast I speak with Rachel Greiman, Founder + CEO of Green Chair Stories, about her P&L statement and how she started her own copywriting business.   A copywriter for photographers, Rachel started a family photography business in 2014 and from there, she started helping other photographers with their copy and formalized her process in 2016.   In 2020, Rache...

On today’s episode of the podcast, I interview Luisa Alberto, CEO of People First Finance about her profit and loss statement. People First Finance’s mission is to ease the financial burden and overwhelm that holds too many ambitious enterprising women back from achieving financial autonomy. Luisa opened a brick-and-mortar juice bar in San Francisco that closed its doors when Luisa had to declare...

On today's episode of the podcast I chat with five members of my team about what my team looks like and tips for successfully onboarding contractors.  Lili Enriquez -   Lili is a general virtual assistant whose role has varied while working for me. During her time with me she has completed a variety of tasks including managing my Pinterest, uploading my podcasts to YouTube and still cont...

On today's episode of the profit report I'm sharing my August numbers to see if I hit last month's goals and setting new goals for next month.  If you missed the July profit report you can listen to it here .  One of my big focuses this year has been consistency. So far this year, my  1. Highest month: $14,700 (January) 2. Lowest month: $9,400 (February) 3. Each month...

On today's episode of the podcast I interview my friend Brandi Johnson of Brandeis Nicole Style. Brandi is a personal stylist and confidence coach who works with clients to help them get dressed easily, quickly, and effortlessly without sacrificing comfort while promoting body confidence. In 2019 Brandi was a fellow member of Digital Course Academy to learn how to launch courses for her business.&...

On today's episode of the podcast I share ideas for integrating courses into your current business.  Before we begin, I want to clarify that a course-based business is a business whose income is centered around courses and is different from a business that creates courses to supplement your current business. Creating a course-based business is tougher than it looks than the outside. To get yo...

On today's episode of the podcast I interview website development entrepreneur Brenda Cadman about how she pivoted her business into a course model for additional income. After 22 years of running a website development company, Brenda is retiring that business this year to be 100% all-in on teaching all things Canva.  Brenda joined Amy Porterfield's Digital Course Academy (DCA) in Fall of 201...

On today's episode of the podcast we're calculating your income ceiling and how you can increase the amount of money you make.  Your income ceiling is a combination of how much you charge and how many people you can service at one time. For example, if you're a service provider like a designer or photographer, you're capped out at the number of people you can work with at any time t...

On today’s episode of the Unf*ck Your Biz with Braden podcast I share my July profit report and let you know if I hit my monthly goals. Check out episode 236 where I give June's profit report and share my July goals. This episode is going to be a bit juicier than past ones because I had been behind on my bookkeeping. Oops. I spent about two full days revamping it all. I pull my profit report data...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm announcing the brand new business I'm launching! I didn't want to do it until I was sure it was something I could commit to and stick with. I also wanted it to be something that made me money. I've had ideas of things I want to do, like becoming an AAU basketball coach or starting a new Instagram account about entrepreneurs who are also an Enneagram 7, but at...

On today's episode of the podcast I share all the details about the 2nd Edition of my book, Unf*ck Your Biz, available now!  Get your copy of the 2nd Edition of Unf*ck Your Biz here.  I released the first copy of Unf*ck Your Biz in the fall of 2020. Since then, there have been a few areas I've wanted to change. The biggest being my cash flow chapter.  Also, the old book pr...

On today's episode of the podcast I share the conversation I had with my book coach, Jodi Brandon, about my book Unf*ck Your Biz . This interview was originally featured on the Write. Publish. Market Podcast. To preorder the 2nd Edition of Unf*ck Your Biz, click here . I always wanted to write a book and I remember back in elementary school I was really into reading and thinking that writing a boo...

Description: On today’s episode of the Unf*ck Your Biz with Braden podcast I share my June profit report and let you know if I hit my monthly goals. Check out episode 229 where I give May's profit report and share my June goals. My goal for the year was to hit $15,000 a month in revenue. I hit that goal in January and have not hit it since. Doing these profit reports not only, hopefully, provide y...

On today episode of the podcast, I wrap up my Digital Nomad Tax Series with Part III, which covers the Foreign Tax Credit, banking, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ( FATCA), and the  Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts  report (FBARs).   Disclaimer: I  am not your attorney. The rules outlined below apply differently to everyone based on each individua...

On today's bonus episode of the podcast, I continue my Digital Nomad Tax Series with Part II, which covers the Foreign Housing Exclusion and issues regarding state tax residency.  Disclaimer: I  am not your attorney. The rules outlined below apply differently to everyone based on each individuals’ facts and circumstances. This is not legal advice. This podcast series is based on a &...

On today's episode of the podcast, I kick off my three part Digital Nomad Tax Series. Part I dives into the foreign earned income exclusion.  When I started my business, I started writing a book and considered moving into the digital nomad tax space. Overtime I decided that was not the direction I wanted to move in to and leaned into the creative entrepreneur space instead. Throughout the las...

On today's episode of the podcast I speak with Denise Duffield-Thomas about becoming a chillpreneur.  To hear Denise's previous episode of my podcast, click here for episode 65 "Money Blocks." Being a chillpreneur does not mean working beachside from a hammock. It's about creating a business that works for your and your personality. When you start a business, a lot of learning who you like to...