Gain more confidence in handling your finances with accountant aficionado and "tax bae" JC Morgan. If you're a woman of color and an entrepreneur who struggles with tax code or finances in your business, you're not alone. While the tax system was written by old white men and not designed with people of color in mind, there are certain aspects that can be beneficial to black women entrepreneurs if you know where to look.
JC Morgan is an accountant, tax strategist, and bookkeeper with a passion for helping others achieve financial stability and justice while helping to close the economic gap. In this episode, she shares her background and why she gets so fired up about the tax code and dives into why it's so important that entrepreneurs understand how our tax system works.
Learn about the financial systems in place today, financial literacy and generational wealth, and how to build financial and personal confidence.
Highlights in this Episode:
- It's fundamental for entrepreneurs to have an accountant or tax person who can help you get your business up and running and for it to run smoothly and efficiently.
- Learn some of the Barriers to accessing financial resources for women of color.
- How the tax code was created as an intentional barrier between white Americans and Americans of color.
- JC Talks about passion and purpose and what it means to her to be able to help people gain financial confidence
- Learn about the slaves of John Randolph (ancestors of JC) who inherited land from his will but were driven away by white people who refused to let them settle there. JC muses about what could have been different if her ancestors had been allowed to claim their rightful property.
- Discover some strategies JC uses to overcome imposter syndrome.
- Confidence is very individualized based on life experiences and past trauma.
-The two talk about the perfectionist trait of "just one more," and Amber Rose gives some ideas for how to overcome it.
- Confidence isn't a state of being but a continual process.
- JC talks about her dream of watching her creative entrepreneur clients rise to the top.
- What she wants to be known for: JC wants to be known for defying the odds. - She was a teen mom and didn't want to be a stereotypical statistic, and with the help of a high school counselor, she realized she didn't have to be.
Connect with JC Morgan:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jc.morgan.75
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.cmorgan
Linktree: @texbae
Connect with Amber Rose West:
Facebook: @vibrantamberrose
Instagram: @vibrantamberrose
YouTube: Women of Color and Confidence
