Leadership

I wish somebody would tell me the truth

By Stephanie Sims | October 23, 2025

When I asked a group of founders recently what they really needed, their answer surprised me. They didn’t say funding. They didn’t say marketing help. They said, “We need people…

SF Series: #5 Which decision will make the most of my limited time and money?

By Stephanie Sims | October 9, 2025

Just tell me the magic formula. THE PROBLEM I’ll just say it – there is no magic formula. There is no single “right answer” for how to build a successful…

SF Series: #4 Does my business model actually work?

By Stephanie Sims | October 2, 2025

THE PROBLEM Your first customer pays you – YES! You look at your bank balance – YIKES! If your customers are paying, why is there more money going out than…

SF Series: #3 When can I stop wearing all the hats & who do I hire first?

By Stephanie Sims | September 25, 2025

THE PROBLEM Founders often build their financial models backwards–and there are two stages to this faulty foundation. THE SOLUTION Instead of letting you say, “Here’s how much revenue I’m going…

SF Series: #2 How long will it take my business to turn a profit & how much will it cost?

By Stephanie Sims | September 18, 2025

HE PROBLEM There’s a lot of noise around doing “all the things” in your business. Everyone’s telling you the best practices for getting clients, for social media, for customer service.…

SF Series: #1 Am I leaving money on the table or losing money on every sale?

By Stephanie Sims | September 11, 2025

THE PROBLEM If each sale isn’t profitable, you can’t “make it up with volume”. You need to know that at some point, you can charge more for your product or…

Keeping it together as a founder (Without oversharing or burning out)

By Stephanie Sims | August 21, 2025

Entrepreneurship is a roller coaster. There are days you feel unstoppable and days you wonder why you ever started. As a founder, you carry a unique burden: How do I…

Show your numbers–Just not to everyone

By Stephanie Sims | February 6, 2025

Last month, in the first of our series on knowing, showing, and growing your numbers, we talked about how knowing your numbers gives you data, setting you up to make…