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5 Essential Shifts for Business Success with Audrey BlackburnIn this conversation, Audrey discusses essential shifts that business owners can make to improve their financial management and overall business success. The focus is on setting clear goals, maintaining financial awareness, ensuring proper compensation for oneself, and utilizing available educational resources to enhance business knowledge. Audrey emphasizes the importance of regular check-ins with financials and the need for accountability in achieving business objectives.Takeaways:Set goals at the beginning of the year and check in regularly.Business owners must be aware of their financials daily.It's crucial to have a budget and track expenses.Pay yourself consistently to develop financial discipline.Educate yourself on financial management through available resources.Don't ignore your bookkeeping; it's essential for growth.Align your goals with your current business direction.Regularly review profit and loss statements to understand your business.Utilize small business centers for free educational resources.Take action on at least one financial aspect today.

Have you ever wondered what is the one tip that would save you the most money on your taxes? Audrey shares the best way to save money on your taxes and it is not what you think.

What do you do when your tech fails during the busiest time of the year? You laugh about it. Host Audrey Blackburn shares the lessons she learned this week from a tech failure during the busiest time of the year.

Tiffany Borne Jones is a Business Operations Strategist and Fractional COO who helps 6- and 7-figure business owners escape the overwhelm of day-to-day operations and scale their businesses with clarity and efficiency.With over 15 years of experience in corporate operations, process improvement, project management, and human resources—along with an MBA, PMP, and Six Sigma Black Belt—Tiffany specializes in turning chaotic back-end operations into streamlined, scalable systems. She and her team help business owners create a strategic roadmap, implement smart automation, and use data-driven decision-making to increase efficiency, revenue, and peace of mind. Through her Visionary Roadmapping Intensive, Tiffany helps entrepreneurs align their big-picture goals with actionable strategies so they can fully step into their CEO role, delegate with confidence, and build a business that supports their life—not the other way around.Social Media Links: www.instagram.com/tiffanybornejoneswww.linkedin.com/in/tiffanybornejonesWebsite: http://www.magnoliarootsconsulting.com

Karol Mendez is the co-owner of We Will Figure It Out LLC, She is a seasoned entrepreneur, mother, and graduate of Florida International University with a degree in Public Relations and Hospitality. With over 10 years of experience in the business world, Karol has successfully transformed her passion for communication and creativity into a thriving business that empowers individuals and brands.Her expertise spans website content design, social media strategy, and professional translations, making her a go-to resource for businesses looking to grow their online presence and connect with diverse audiences.Karol's dedication to delivering personalized solutions stems from her deep understanding of her clients' unique needs and her unwavering commitment to excellence. Her blend of technical expertise, marketing savvy, and linguistic precision ensures that every project reflects her clients' vision.Give Karol a follow on her social media! Social Media Links: https://www.instagram.com/letsfigureitout2.0/https://www.linkedin.com/company/we-will-figure-it-out-llc/https://www.facebook.com/WWFIO/

It's official! The Financial Phoenix Podcast is here. I've come back to the podcasting world and oh how I have missed it. We are actively looking for guests for our podcast. If you would like to be a guest please email hello@blackburnconsultingnc.com and let us know you are interested. We hope you enjoy!

This week marks two years that I've been in my new space. So for those who don't know, seven years ago, I started my business. And two years ago, into the middle of the pandemic, in August of 2020, I moved into an office space outside of my home, and I hired my first employee. And so two years has went by. And during this whole time, I've been asked many times, like, What possessed you to lease an office in the middle of a pandemic? Well, in short, it was a vision that I had, when I started the business seven years ago, I, you know, whenever any of us are thinking about what we want to do, as a business owner, we have an idea, we have that vision, whether we call it that or not, that's what it is. It's the vision of what our business is going to be. And I had this vision of what I wanted this business to be and to become. Now I knew I was a really long way from that vision. But my background is heavily a nonprofit organizations and small businesses. And because of that, I've been exposed over the years, so many times, to retreats, and workshops on mission, vision and purpose. So I'm going to share with you a little bit about what that is, and why you need a mission, vision and purpose... https://davidburkus.com/2020/05/whats-the-difference-between-vision-mission-and-purpose/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

You must set goals for your business and take action on them or you won't grow.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

There have been so many lessons I've learned in these past 21 months. Journey along with me as I talk through the hard things I've learned and how I'm using them to improve my business. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

After taking a huge break from the podcast (my last episode was in August 2020), I'm back. My business has been in growth mode for the past 20 months and something had to give so I let the podcast sit while I grew my business. I've learned so many lessons that I want to share with you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

I didn't think it would be 11 months before I recorded another podcast episode. Time flies when you are running a business. I'll update you on what all has been going on during my absence and the lessons I've learned in the past year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

I've been MIA on the podcast for almost a month. Right after the last podcast posted I made a life altering decision for my business. Well, actually I made two life altering decisions. I quickly started down a new path. One that feels so right and in alignment with who I am and where I want to go with my business. Have you ever done something so completely scary that you had no choice but to be courageous? Follow along as I share my journey for the past month and what I have been up to in the absence. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

With over 19 years of experience in business coaching, community outreach, and social media insight, Chisa Pennix-Brown has transformed her love of learning into Lady Bizness She is the #1 Small Business Facilitator in North Carolina and she continues to foster environments for small business development, community partnerships, business growth, and events for Entrepreneurs throughout the state. Her most notable accomplishment is opening Pod Biz Studios, the first Black Woman Owned Podcast Studio in North Carolina. Chisa is also the author of The 90 Day Focus: Your Action Plan for Success, a book that helps to transform your mindset towards prioritization and goal setting to help you complete your passion project. She has also founded a 501c3 nonprofit women's organization, called Real Glow Getters to help women start, stay and slay in business. She thrives around women who aren't afraid to shine, but thrive on sharing their #GlowUp with others. She can always be found Giving it to the People! Please put your hands together for Chisa Pennix-Brown. You can find her here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chisapennixbrown/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChisaPennixBrownMBA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladybizness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ladybizness/ Website: https://www.ladybizness.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

Have you ever wished you could simply start your business over? What are you doing that you love to do? What are you doing that you hate or maybe you simply dislike? Let's talk about what it would look like if we built the business that we want. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

Have you thought about taking two weeks off to simply work on your business instead of in it? That's exactly what I have planned in September. A mini retreat just for me to get creative and ignite my passion again. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

We all face it from time to time and some weeks I feel like I simply live there. How do you deal with overwhelm? I share my tips and hope you will share yours too. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

When I was in my 20's I never could have believed that I would be able to live the life that I do today. I woke up the other morning with a wash of gratitude. This is the life I get to live. It didn't get this way from nothing. I did the work. I worked on my mind, my heart, my thoughts, my healing. The biggest struggle to running a business is getting out of your own way. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

Andrea Johnson and I took a bit of time to record a conversation between us. Technology was not our friend that day but you will find it is well worth the listen. We shared lots of tips on how to get through these trying times, what we are doing, our thoughts on SBA loans, and all the things. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

Have you wondered what you can do to pivot your marketing during COVID-19? Join me and guest Terri Watkins as we discuss the different ways you can still market your business and how to pivot. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

A friend of mine talked of the swirl going on right now. Too much information, too much on social media, too much of everything. Decision fatigue abounds. The flood of information is exhausting. We hear from so many different groups as to what their life is like right now but there is a group that has remained very silent. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

Things are hard. You just had to close your business. You don't know if you will be closed a short while, a long time, or if you will ever reopen. What do you do next? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

Schedules tossed around. Kids at home with no school. Working from home. How have you made the pivot in your business? Are you surviving or just thriving? Here is my experience this week. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

Podcast Guest Amy Bull shares what it is to be a female entrepreneur.  Website: https://www.theupfrequency.com Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/theupfrequency/?modal=admin_todo_tour Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theupfrequency/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-bull1/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

Is all growth good? We hear that we must grow our businesses but is there such a thing as bad growth? Can we grow too fast? We explore in depth the things we must think about when growing our businesses. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

I welcomed my first ever podcast guest, Sonia Karina to my podcast. We talked about what it was like working a full-time job and staying motivated with your side hustle. Sonia talks all things essential oils, women's wellness and the what it is like working your passion. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

This episode is the start of an in depth series where we will explore the six reasons that businesses fail and what we can do to learn the lessons so we don't become a statistic. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

Sometimes things don't go as planned in our businesses. Sometimes we listen to others who tell us that we must do this or that to have a successful business. What is holding you back from starting a business? Where are you fearful? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

So you want to start a business or maybe you have already started a business. I talk about the real things that you need to know about being an entrepreneur. Are you ready for this wild ride?  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

I stepped away from work, social media, email and my phone while on vacation with my family last week. I found frustration in how hard that was and why. But, I also found lots of benefits that make me want to schedule regular breaks from it all.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

Do you ever want to go off grid? I am wanting to get away. To unplug and go where no one can find me and I 'm going to do just that this week. It is important to unplug frequently and recharge. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

We only have less than six weeks left in 2019. Are you regretting the time you have wasted this year? You still have time. You can still achieve your goals. Even if it is only one goal you achieve between now and the end of the year you will be that much closer to checking them off your list. Are you going to sit around wishing you had or just take the baby steps to make it happen? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

I am a big believer in you can do, be, or say anything that you want to be. So many people applaud me for standing up for what I believe in, calling people on their sh** and setting boundaries, but they stop short of doing it for themselves. And again I ask, why?⁠ Lean in to the hard things. Set the boundaries, speak up for yourself, call yourself on your bs. Be your own hero. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

I know you have heard this phrase before that you must “renew your mind”. But, what does that really mean? When I started my #business I didn’t realize how my thoughts created my reality. How the very things I thought about called in more of those things into my life and my business. We talk so much about marketing your business, networking, and social media for your business. However, the most critical aspect of my business is me. How I think on any given day directly affects my business. So four years ago when I started this crazy journey into owning my own business I quickly figured out that I must focus on growing me, changing my thoughts, which in turn would change my reality. Here are three ways I have found to “renew my mind”. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

For years I struggled to fit in with others. I would go out of my way to be nice to people I honestly didn’t like simply to be friendly and welcoming to others because I thought that was how you were kind. Many times I was treated like sh&t and other times I was simply shunned or ignored. Those times burned into my soul no matter how much I pretended they didn’t.. Here what I did to turn all of this around. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

Do you work from home in your business? Are you caught up in the work from home trap. Hear some steps you can take to make life better for you! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

The last 90 days of 2019 is quickly approaching. How are you going to use them? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

Are you a business owner struggling with cash issues? If so, you are not alone. Listen as I tell the story of one of my clients and how we changed things quickly. Walk away with things you can do to make a difference in your business today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support

The first podcast of Blackburn Boss. Discussing saying no and letting go of the busy. Challenge issued. Are you in? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support