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:
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
- Raising your rates
- Hiring employees
- Why being delusional is necessary
- Dreaming bigger than you ever have before
And more!
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:
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 grow
- Building a team of good people who you trust
- How healthy conflict solves problems
- Bro-style sales vs. relationship building sales
- What Jordan Belfort did right with his sales team
- The foundational systems you need to have in place before scaling
- Why sales conversations are the key to scaling as a solopreneur
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 as a ministry
- The crucial role an accountant plays in a business
- What it was like taking her bookkeeping and accounting firm online in the early days of cloud-based accounting
- How AI has changed this industry
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:
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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:
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:
P.S. The last five minutes of this episode is for you Cowboy fans out there.
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:
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 systems can help you find freedom in your business
⭐️ Advice for anyone early in their service-based business
⭐️ Being told "no" as a boss
If you want to learn more about what Madi does and get in touch, check out https://buildingremote.co/.
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 Hustle program that helped Catherine start her side hustle, learn more here: https://laptopempires.com/learn/fb-side-hustle-course-waitlist/
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 to meet his client's needs
⭐️ The reality of being uncomfortable
⭐️ Dealing with shiny object syndrome
⭐️ What financial freedom means for him
⭐️ How he's a self-proclaimed late bloomer
⭐️ His other business ventures, like Millionaire University
If you're interested in learning more about the Facebook Side Hustle program that helped Brien start his $30k/month agency, learn more here: https://laptopempires.com/learn/fb-side-hustle-course-waitlist/
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 deposit after taking her bookkeeping business live, and more
If you want to learn more about building a bookkeeping business, learn more here 👇
https://millennialmoneyman.com/bookkeeping-course-waitlist/
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 $10k-$12k/month primarily with Upwork clients
- Jacob's advice for new digital marketers looking for a niche
- How Facebook has changed over the past 4 years
- Jacob's goal to get to $20k and start investing in real estate
- How the Facebook Side Hustle Course changed Jacob's life
If you want to learn more about running Facebook and Instagram ads for small businesses, learn more here 👇
https://laptopempires.com/learn/fb-side-hustle-course-waitlist/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=tms-episode-19
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://millennialmoneyman.com/brilliant-bookkeeper-webinar?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=tms-episode-18
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 Firm
(23:40) Exiting Careers for Entrepreneurship
(32:33) Lessons Learned From Being a Digital Nomad
(39:01) Why America Is Still One of The Best Countries
(44:31) My Teaching From Traveling The World
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.
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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 Estate Sales
(15:58) - Family Money Dilemma
(26:53) - Family Financial Boundaries
(36:10) - Family Financial Support and Car Expenses
(45:07) - Social Media Promotion Strategy