Founder, Get Your Life Back

Jennifer Todd, CPA | Profit + Performance Advisor

Founder, Get Your Life Back, is a podcast for owner-operators of founder-led businesses who are trapped by the very business they thought would give them freedom. Hosted by Jennifer Todd, CPA, MBA, a business advisor with 28 years of experience, this show provides founders with the integrated answer most advisors never deliver: financial clarity and a team framework that works together to get you out of the weeds and into an actual leadership role in your own business. This podcast covers the full picture of what it takes to stop being Chief Everything Officer and start leading like a CEO: conversations about small business cash flow problems and what your numbers are really telling you, the reason business owner burnout isn't a personal failing, how to raise prices without losing customers, how to delegate as a leader without watching quality fall apart, and what it takes to build a business that can run without you. We'll answer questions like: How do I stop being the bottleneck in my business? How do I delegate without losing control? How do I build a business that doesn’t depend on me? How do I get out of the day-to-day of my business? Why can’t I take a vacation as a business owner?  How do I hire my first employee? How do I create systems in a small business? How to scale a small business without burning out?  This show gives founders in skilled trades, personal services, professional services, and care businesses the financial grounding and structural framework to stop being the bottleneck and start building something they could someday step back from, sell, or hand off with confidence. If you're a founder who's tired of being the last line of defense in your own business, Jennifer built this show for you. Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn to continue the conversation between episodes https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferltoddcpa/

Episodes

  1. 6d ago ·  Video

    5: The Founder Identity Crisis Keeping You Stuck in the Weeds

    You know you're good at what you do. The problem is you've been doing all of it: technical work, client delivery, team management, and you can't figure out why you're still the one everyone comes to for every answer. This episode is for the founder-led business owner who's stuck as the bottleneck and suspects the real issue isn't a systems problem or a hiring problem, but hasn't been able to name it yet. I spent two decades building a firm around work I didn't love because I couldn't say no. In this episode, I walk through the founder identity crisis that keeps subject matter experts trapped in the weeds, the three types of business owners I've identified, and the one decision you have to make before anything else in your business can actually change. 00:00 – The Founder’s Identity Crisis: Outgrowing Your Role 02:03 – Burnout from Saying Yes: How the Wrong Work Consumes You 04:07 – The Trap of Expertise: Why Delegating Is Harder Than You Think 06:32 – Saying No as a Business Strategy: How Boundaries Serve Everyone 09:34 – Choosing Your Path: Three Types of Business Owners 13:37 – Long-Term Vision: Building Something You Can Eventually Sell Send me a text or voice note! Ready to stop being the bottleneck in your own business? Book a Strategy Session: https://futureviewcpa.com/strategy-session Looking for advisory support or ready to work with Jennifer? Check out the website: https://futureviewcpa.com Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferltoddcpa/

  2. Jul 20 ·  Video

    4: How to Stop Running Your Business Off the Bank Balance

    You know your numbers are supposed to tell you something useful. You're just not sure what you're looking at or why it keeps feeling like a judgment every time you open the report. This episode is for the founder who's been running their business off the bank balance and knows, somewhere in the back of their mind, that there's a better way to do this. I'm a CPA and business advisor with nearly 30 years of experience, and I ignored my own books for a stretch because I already knew what they'd say. In this episode, I walk through the two financial tools I use inside my own firm, why the standard P&L isn't giving you the full picture on small business profitability, and how a cash spend plan puts a name on every dollar so you can make decisions without doing mental math against a number that changes by the hour. 00:00 – Overcoming the Fear and Shame Around Business Finances 01:17 – Common Reasons Founders Ignore Their Numbers 04:28 – Depersonalizing Your Financial Reports for Better Decisions 07:03 – The Two Essential Metrics Every Founder Should Track 10:23 – Building a Cash Spend Plan to Regain Financial Control 16:03 – Turning Financial Data Into Better Business Decisions Send me a text or voice note! Ready to stop being the bottleneck in your own business? Book a Strategy Session: https://futureviewcpa.com/strategy-session Looking for advisory support or ready to work with Jennifer? Check out the website: https://futureviewcpa.com Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferltoddcpa/

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Founder, Get Your Life Back, is a podcast for owner-operators of founder-led businesses who are trapped by the very business they thought would give them freedom. Hosted by Jennifer Todd, CPA, MBA, a business advisor with 28 years of experience, this show provides founders with the integrated answer most advisors never deliver: financial clarity and a team framework that works together to get you out of the weeds and into an actual leadership role in your own business. This podcast covers the full picture of what it takes to stop being Chief Everything Officer and start leading like a CEO: conversations about small business cash flow problems and what your numbers are really telling you, the reason business owner burnout isn't a personal failing, how to raise prices without losing customers, how to delegate as a leader without watching quality fall apart, and what it takes to build a business that can run without you. We'll answer questions like: How do I stop being the bottleneck in my business? How do I delegate without losing control? How do I build a business that doesn’t depend on me? How do I get out of the day-to-day of my business? Why can’t I take a vacation as a business owner?  How do I hire my first employee? How do I create systems in a small business? How to scale a small business without burning out?  This show gives founders in skilled trades, personal services, professional services, and care businesses the financial grounding and structural framework to stop being the bottleneck and start building something they could someday step back from, sell, or hand off with confidence. If you're a founder who's tired of being the last line of defense in your own business, Jennifer built this show for you. Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn to continue the conversation between episodes https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferltoddcpa/