• Ep. 151 - Relish Your Ownership

  • Dec 19 2023
  • Length: 29 mins
  • Podcast

Ep. 151 - Relish Your Ownership

  • Summary

  • In this episode of Profit First Nation, Danielle discusses the importance of relishing your ownership and maintaining a balance between personal and business finances.  She emphasizes the need to take ownership of key areas in your business to ensure long-term success.  These key areas include owning your day, owning your numbers, owning Profit First, owning leadership, and owning your role in the community. IN THIS EPISODE: [00:20] Danielle introduces the topic of "Relish Your Ownership" and the importance of enjoying business ownership while maintaining financial responsibility.[00:46] Personal Piggy Bank: Danielle warns against treating your business like a personal piggy bank, emphasizing the need for financial responsibility.[01:12] Five Key Areas of Ownership: Danielle outlines the five key areas of ownership: owning your day, owning your numbers, owning Profit First, owning leadership, and owning your role in the community.[03:07] Own Your Day: Danielle discusses the importance of starting your day with intention, following the Miracle Morning routine, and prioritizing tasks.[05:48] Own Your Numbers: Danielle stresses the significance of owning your sales numbers, forecasting, pipeline, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.[10:53] Own Your Financials: Danielle emphasizes the importance of reviewing income statements, balance sheets, and financial reports regularly.[12:21] Taxes and Payroll: Danielle highlights the need to own your business taxes and payroll, and the responsibility of the business owner to ensure accuracy.[18:15] Pricing: Danielle discusses the importance of owning your pricing strategy, regularly increasing prices, and focusing on profitability.[19:42] Profit First: Danielle advises business owners to own their Profit First allocation percentages and to take an active role in the allocation process.[22:17] Be a Leader: Danielle explains the role of business owners in leading clients, vendors, and employees with positivity and encouragement.[24:31] Community Involvement: Danielle suggests being cautious about community involvement when it might interfere with running your business effectively. KEY TAKEAWAYS:  Start each day with intention by following a morning routine that includes silence, affirmations, visualization, exercise, reading, and journaling. This sets the tone for a productive day and helps you prioritize important tasks.Own your sales numbers, forecasting, pipeline, accounts receivable, accounts payable, taxes, and payroll. Regularly review financial reports and ensure accuracy, as the business owner is ultimately responsible for these aspects.While it's essential to be a leader in your business, be cautious about overcommitting to community involvement, as it can consume valuable time and resources. Focus on activities that provide a significant return on investment for your business. ABOUT THE HOSTS:   Danielle Mulvey is a former flight attendant-turned-entrepreneur and owns multiple businesses doing $50 million in annual revenue. She is one of the exclusive, select group of Mastery-Certified Profit First Professionals worldwide and the go-to “HOW TO IMPLEMENT” workshop facilitator for Profit First and WSJ Journal best-selling author Mike Michalowicz following his keynote speeches. Danielle is currently running multiple businesses, from start-ups to mature businesses with 10-year plus track records and revenues ranging from $1M to $40 million in annual revenues and is a certified numbers geek about Profit First, leveraging the DIY cash management system for small business to achieve maximum profitability. She can personally guide business owners to achieve maximum profitability based on her 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur who has been there and done that.   Additionally, Danielle authored the book The Rapid Read™ Guide to The 5-Star Employee Rating System™ and is currently collaborating with Wall Street Journal best-selling author Mike Michalowicz on his new book, to be released in Q1 2024, titled ALL IN: How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams. Mike Michalowicz is an entrepreneur and New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, SURGE, Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, Clockwork, Fix This Next and Get Different. BusinessWeek called Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, a business cult classic. His books have been translated into ten languages, and Mike has had the privilege to speak on stages worldwide because of his passion for connecting with entrepreneurs.   As the founder of Profit First Professionals, he empowers accountants, bookkeepers, and business coaches with the tools and techniques to maximize client profitability, allowing them to uplevel from being one of the 83% of small businesses operating check-to-check and struggling to be profitable to becoming one of the 17% of thriving and highly valuable businesses with cash in the bank to correlate to profitability. Mike also co-founded the ...
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