The Business of Thinking Big

Lianne Kim

The Business of Thinking Big Podcast is hosted by business coach and founder of Mamas & Co., Lianne Kim. In this podcast we talk all things business mindset, strategy and hustle. So, if you're looking to grow your revenue, serve more dream clients and create amazing new possibilities, then you my friend are in the right place!

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How to Pay Less Tax with Jami Monte

The Business of Thinking Big

09/19/24 • 40 min

The inevitable price of success: once you begin making good money in your business, you start having to pay more in taxes. The first tax season after achieving a six-figure year can leave you reeling, but gaining a deeper understanding of your obligations and benefits can help you reduce your tax burden. In this value-packed episode of The Business of Thinking Big, I’m joined by experienced CPA and Chillbooks founder Jami Monte. Jami is passionate about empowering entrepreneurs with the financial know-how they need to succeed, and mentors CPAs while reshaping traditional firm models for a more balanced life.

Our conversation is FULL of juicy golden nuggets that will help you hold onto more of the wealth you generate as you grow and scale. Tune in as Jami shares three brilliant, safe, and legal tax strategies for lowering the amount you owe, how to avoid sending up red flags for the CRA or IRS, and when you should consider incorporating your business.

In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode,‌ ‌you’ll discover:‌ ‌

What you’re allowed to write off, and how to track and optimize your spending
How to claim home office space (even if your partner pays some or all of the rent or mortgage)
How to create an audit-ready bookkeeping system and plan for future tax years

Guest bio: After a 7-year career as a CPA in the advertising industry, Jami Monte transitioned to entrepreneurship and launched ChillbooksTM — a fun, approachable financial education course that offers bookkeeping and QuickBooks training, along with essential financial education for entrepreneurs. As TurboTax's spokeswoman she has been featured across multiple new outlets including CP24, Globe & Mail, and BNN Bloomberg.

Timestamps:‌ ‌

00:32 Meet Jami Monte

06:02 Understanding & optimizing write-offs

09:40 Cell phone bills, rent & mortgage

10:42 CRA red flags

12:58 Home audit story

14:33 Document meals & entertainment

17:17 Systemizing your bookkeeping

21:54 Chillbooks

24:28 Tax planning

27:10 Should you incorporate?

33:40 Choosing an accountant

36:02 Final tips & conclusion

Links mentioned:‌ ‌

Jami Monte

jamimonte.com

jamimonte.com/resources/#writeoffguide

Instagram: @jami.monte

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‌Connect with me:

Facebook: facebook.com/liannekimcoach

Instagram: @liannekimcoach

Join the Mamas & Co. community to get access to valuable resources and the support of likeminded mompreneurs and mentors: mamasandco.com

Instagram: @mamasandco

Podcasting support:

theultimatecreative.com

copymagic.agency

If you're a Mamapreneur with big goals, check out A-Players! A 90 Day group coaching program for Mama Entrepreneurs looking to get to the next level in their business. Learn more and book your enrolment call at: mamasandco.com/coaching

Soulful Success with Anita Rombough

The Business of Thinking Big

08/22/24 • 35 min

We all want to be given the "blueprint" to success, but there is no magical map that will work for everyone. To achieve your personal version of authentic, soul-led success, you must learn to trust your instincts and the journey — even when it doesn’t look like everyone else’s!

In this deep and soulful episode of The Business of Thinking Big, I sit down the amazing Soul Strategist, Success Coach, bestselling author, and keynote speaker Anita Rombough. Anita has carved a unique and inspiring niche for herself that truly reflects and synthesizes her deepest passions, strongest skills, and eclectic interests. During this conversation, we explore the process that helped her discover her niche, the major skill that sets good marketers apart, the biggest lessons she learned in A-Players, and how she turned the pandemic into an opportunity to shake off her corporate life and create a nourishing, heart-led career.

In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode,‌ ‌you’ll discover:‌ ‌

How Anita landed on the perfect title to communicate the transformation she offers her clients
How she identified her ideal client and successfully marketed her skills to the people she was born to serve
What it means to achieve soulful success in your business

Guest bio: Anita Rombough is the Soul Strategist and Success Coach for those daring to live limitlessly. A seasoned therapist and exec with over 20 years in the corporate trenches and a rich tapestry of advanced degrees, Anita's your go-to for transformational results. She’s the synergy of spreadsheet savvy and spiritual depth, guiding soulful seekers, entrepreneurs and professionals to their own brand of soulful success — the sweet spot where purpose, impact, and prosperity meet.

Timestamps:‌ ‌

00:32 Meet Anita Rombough

04:06 A-Players

07:19 Choosing her niche

09:42 Marketing her skillset

13:19 Soulful success

17:27 Creating the first masterclass

23:20 Growth since A-Players

28:38 Energetics & final tips

32:15 Conclusion

Links mentioned:‌ ‌

Anita Rombough

anitarombough.com

Instagram: @anitarombough

A-Players Rapid Impact Business Coaching Program

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Learn with me: Mamapreneur Success Path - Free Audio Training

‌Connect with me:

Facebook: facebook.com/liannekimcoach

Instagram: @liannekimcoach

Join the Mamas & Co. community to get access to valuable resources and the support of likeminded mompreneurs and mentors: mamasandco.com

Instagram: @mamasandco

Podcasting support:

theultimatecreative.com

copymagic.agency

My Latest Top Secret Success Hack

The Business of Thinking Big

10/24/24 • 21 min

We all want to feel more successful in our businesses and lives. But when you aren’t clear on what “success” truly means for you (and how to recognize when you’ve achieved it), you may go about it the wrong way, engaging in actions, strategies, and behaviours that are out of alignment with the feelings you want to experience. This can leave you feeling like even less of a success and more of a failure, pulling you into a vicious negative cycle.

In this juicy solo episode of The Business of Thinking Big, I reveal a top-secret success hack designed to help you experience more success, feel more abundant... and attract even MORE success and abundance! Listen now to learn why high-achieving women are the most likely to struggle to feel successful — and how to wake up each morning ready to appreciate your amazing achievements and progress.

In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode,‌ ‌you’ll discover:‌ ‌

· The #1 question that I ask my coaching clients (and myself) — and what the answer can teach you

· How to opt out of the counter-productive feedback loop that leaves you feeling unsuccessful

· The simple daily debriefing exercise that will help you get a better understanding of your REAL level of success!

Timestamps:‌ ‌

00:33 Intro

01:18 The #1 question

04:10 Unaligned actions & high performers

07:11 “Pain is inevitable, but suffering is not”

08:16 My secret success hack

10:38 Debriefing exercise

13:55 Choosing an affirmation

14:59 Positive journaling & rewards

16:17 Giving yourself permission

17:33 Conclusion

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Learn with me: Mamapreneur Success Path - Free Audio Training

‌Connect with me:

Facebook: facebook.com/liannekimcoach

Instagram: @liannekimcoach

Join the Mamas & Co. community to get access to valuable resources and the support of likeminded mompreneurs and mentors: mamasandco.com

Instagram: @mamasandco

Podcasting support:

theultimatecreative.com

copymagic.agency

Raising Your Standards With Lesley Wong

The Business of Thinking Big

05/02/19 • 40 min

Episode 18 – Raising your Standards with Lesley WongIn this episode I speak with Lesley Wong, a very talented interior designer, who shares her inspiring story about how she went from burnt out to booked out in less than 8 months. When I met Lesley in the fall of 2018, she and her business were stuck. She was working 16 to 18-hour days, and while she had many clients, they weren’t necessarily her Dream Clients. She had no work life balance and her family her sense of self and her business were all suffering as a result. Lesley joined my Dream Client Formula course, and the rest (as they say) is history. Lesley explains that how as a solopreneur she was literally chasing her tail. She was accepting work from all potential clients whether they were good or not. She wasn’t being selective, she was doing too much for too little and was headed for burnout. So often business owners (especially service providers) end up running out of hours in the day. In order to grow a business, it takes raising your standards. It’s okay to say no to work that doesn’t allow you to shine in your business. It’s also very important to get clear on what you are actually paying yourself. In fact, Lesley dove deep and was embarrassed at what her per hour rate actually was. She realized she wasn’t valuing her time and abilities and charging the right amount of money. This was one of the first (in a series of many) changes that she made over the next few months. In that moment of clarity; Lesley committed to raising her price and her standards. She describes it as an “Ah-Ha!” moment. Another big change for Lesley was learning how to let her confidence shine through. She practiced her sales conversations over and over until they became less awkward and difficult. This made it so much easier when the time came to speak with a new potential Dream Client. By purposely choosing the right kind of client, she’s now using her time a whole lot more efficiently. It has been life changing for her and her family. By saying no to the clients who are not a fit, she is opening the door for the ones who are. Lesley is an authority in her field, speaking at home shows and enjoying new multi-million dollar projects. Now she is now enjoying renewed confidence, both personally and professionally. Links mentioned in this episode: Lesley Wong Interiorshttps://lesleywonginteriors.ca/Lianne Kimhttps://www.liannekim.com/Dream Client Formulahttps://www.liannekim.com/dreamclient

Taking Massive Rapid Action With Nicola Holmes

The Business of Thinking Big

04/18/19 • 57 min

Episode 16 – Taking Massive Rapid Action with Nicola HolmesThis episode is all about taking massive rapid action in your business. Nicola Holmes, one of my favourite clients, is a Life Coach. She and I discuss the journey she took from feeling stuck as an entrepreneur, and not knowing what action to take next, to having a diverse practice working with clients she loves. All in the space of 8 months. After 10 years of 1:1 coaching, Nicola felt she had been nurturing a hobby instead of a business. New clients were attained through word of mouth instead of marketing and communication strategies. She was emerging from the weeds of being a new mom and was longing to make a career as a life coach. Enter Marie Forleo’s B-School program, which laid a great foundation for marketing new business. Nicola learned so much but still couldn’t figure out how to put it all together. Nicola quickly realized that sometimes we just can’t expect to know how to do everything or know everything within our business, and that yes, sometimes even coaches need coaches! We started working together and Nicola now says the fit was great because she needed my strength in sales and marketing, so she could attract new business and focus on what she does best. In entrepreneurship, when you feel like you have an area that’s holding you back the worst thing you can do to is to run from it. The best way to handle it is to tackle it head on, make it your focus, your mission to overcome it. Hire an expert in that field - the best you can afford, one who will teach and nurture you. When looking to level up from B-School, Nicola made the leap of faith and became one of my coaching clients, in order to grow her business. For Nicola, the stakes were high. She has 2 young children at home and needed to bring in an income along with her partner. She required the clarity she needed to help with sales, marketing and business design. Her new motto? “It’s go time, baby!”Advice for listeners who need to make a big bold move: Encourage everyone to be brave and embrace the willingness to take the big scary risks Don’t undervalue the importance of community Surround yourself with people you admire and who support youUnderstand that in order to live it, you have to give it! Figure out what you aren’t strong at, and be open to receiving the help you need to overcome.At the end of the day it’s so worth it to go for our dreams and our goals. Nicola is a living, breathing example of what is possible. Links mentioned in this episode: Nicola HolmesLife Coachhttps://www.nicolaholmes.ca/Marie Forleo, B-Schoolhttps://marieforleobschool.com/Mamas & Co.https://www.mamasandco.ca/

Creating A Brand That Stands Out In The Crowd With Laura Beauparlant

The Business of Thinking Big

04/04/19 • 45 min

Episode 14 – Creating a Brand that Stands out in the Crowd with Laura BeauparlantIn a noisy online world, small business owners are always looking for ways to stand out. In order to get attention, we need to be that that smiling face in the crowd! Tune in to hear a lively discussion between myself and Laura Beauparlant filled with tips on how to brand your business and grow your following on social media. Laura Beauparlant of Lab Creative talks about her strategies for branding small business. She explains how every journey is different and filled with so many things, that it’s never static. Through her own journey, Laura has found her voice, and she has honed how to attract the right client. Her mission? To make branding and design accessible to every business owner; to be value packed and affordable. Laura gets the most joy helping the small business owner who is passionate about what they do and why they started their business. Entrepreneurs must get back in touch with the “why and how” to reach those clients that they are meant to serve. Laura describes her “Common Thread Approach,” which is further explained in her book “Brand Chemistry.” Once you figure out what the “common thread” is between all your dream clients, you build it into your brand, then focus on reaching them. Biggest mistakes that people are making in branding:Consistency; Or a lack of! Laura invites everyone to pull up their social media, website and marketing materials. Make sure that the formatting matches, meaning that everything is consistent in style, colour and fonts. Current photos; Pictures you post of yourself on social media should be current, so if you were to bump into someone who follows you they would recognize you immediately.Key Ingredients for a killer brand:Consistency; It’s how you answer the phone, the quality of the products and services you offer, and how you represent yourself on social media. Authenticity; In a world where there is less and less human interaction; you need a brand that is real, visible and authentic. It has to be something that you are proud of and confident in. Clarity; Who do you want to serve and why?Handles; Do your social media accounts and domain name match in name and style? Resources from Laura Beauparlant:Laura BeauparlantLab Creativehttps://www.labcreative.ca/Branch Chemistry: How to Attract the Right Clients and Keep Themhttps://www.amazon.ca/Brand-Chemistry-Attract-Right-Clients/dp/1999574702/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=brand+chemistry&qid=1554304436&s=gateway&sr=8-1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/labcreativeinc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/labcreativeinc/Episode 13: The Importance of Brand Photography with Anthalie Amlanihttps://www.liannekim.com/blog/13

Getting Media Attention for your Business with Jennifer Singh

The Business of Thinking Big

03/21/19 • 37 min

Episode 12 – Getting Media Attention for your Business with Jennifer SinghJennifer Singh is a TV reporter turned Media Coach. She works exclusively with women entrepreneurs and small business owners to help them get media exposure for their products and services. Jennifer started working as a reporter at the age of 18, at CTV in Scarborough. She explains how as a general assignment reporter any story can be thrown at you at any time. It teaches you to be very agile, being able to turn nothing into something. Often, she would go to an assignment that she knew nothing about, then have to quickly turn it into news. She knew that being a reporter was not something that she wanted to do for her whole life, in the back of her mind she knew she would make a shift at some point in her life. Jen and I talk about how there’s not enough representation of females in media, she would like to help to amplify the female voice, and there’s no time like right now with everything that’s happening in the world. Her number 1 mission? To help women amplify voice and be their authentic self. She is the expert at helping female business owners pitch their business to the media, her clients routinely get on radio and television and are invited to podcasts. Jen’s clients have been featured on The Social, Global News, CP24 Breakfast Television, CBC Metro Morning (radio show), and CTV News. Many of the small business owners she’s worked with didn’t know where to start or knew the full power of media.With her history as a reporter, Jen has become so in tune with what the media wants, she is able to pitch the story to the right news cycle, she often knows what topics are trending, she uses this as a tool for writing her pitch. Everyone has a story to tell; you just need to know how to figure out how to connect it to the news cycle.Should we be using our media features as our content? Yes! We should be sharing the audio clips and videos as content to help us grow our brand and build our credibility online! This exposure acts as double duty; do one interview then share it on multiple social media platforms. Traditional media sources were radio, TV and print. Modern media is now social media; our audience is not always able to tune in live, which is why sharing it on social media has become so important. A client of Jenn’s had an interview with CTV, which CTV then shared on their FB page; the video was viewed over 10k times in 3 days. Getting into the media isn’t as hard as people think it is! Links mentioned in this episode: Jennifer Singh, Media CoachShe’s NewsworthyMedia pitch template https://shor.by/shesnewsworthyInstagram: @ShesnewsworthyMama’s & Co. www.mamasandco.caBusiness Bootcamp; April 27, 2019; Mama’s & Co. https://www.mamasandco.ca/bootcamp

Creating An Audience Of Raving Fans With Brittany Young

The Business of Thinking Big

03/14/19 • 39 min

Episode 11 – Creating an Audience of Raving Fans with Brittany YoungWho is your target audience, and what do they want? Do you know how to get them to buy from you? In this episode I talk with Brittany Young, creator of Certified Celebrator who sold 400 tickets in only 8 minutes (and crashed her own website and the ticket website while doing it)! Tune in to hear how she did it. Brittany Young is a mom and a Certified Celebrator. Her business, Certified Celebrations, teaches busy Mom’s how to be “intentional” about celebrating and building family memories, all on a realistic budget. Her mandate is simple, to be intentional about celebrating and creating a joyful home for families. Starting out Brittany quickly realized that building authentic relationships required targeted content. Once she targeted the working mom of elementary school kids, she was surprised to note that a new audience emerged, the Grandma’s! She learned that by building an audience of raving fans she had to let go of the people she didn’t want to serve and focus in on her target audience. Her advice for someone just starting on social media? Pick one platform, develop relationships there and master it before adding a new one. Rachel also talks about how her mindset changed. She speaks about how she needed to bring and share what she had so her followers would become clients later on. Be visible and don’t be intimidated, be your authentic self and your target audience will only want more of you. Find your excitement, when you love and are passionate about what you do; you can get excited easily, so dig deep, share and enjoy.Our discussion ends on being authentic and real – how much is too much? If there’s something your audience likes, then use that to keep them inspired and interested. Just be you, and let your personality shine through. The more you, you can be, the easier it will be for the right people will find their way to you. Links mentioned in this episodeBrittany Younghttps://www.certifiedcelebrator.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CertifiedCelebratorInstagram: CertifiedCelebratorPinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/CertifiedCelebrator/?eq=certified%20celebrator&etslf=5362Twitter: BrittanyYoungCCSalome Schillack Episode: https://www.liannekim.com/blog/6Episode 2, My Number 1 Goal for 2019: https://www.liannekim.com/blog/2

The Hero's Journey With Salome Schillack

The Business of Thinking Big

02/07/19 • 35 min

Episode 6 – The Hero's Journey With Salome SchillackAre your marketing strategies and ads helping or hindering your business? Do you ever feel like you just aren’t getting enough clients, or enough of the right clients? Today’s conversation is with Salome (suh-LO-mee) of Shine and Succeed. Salome helps coaches and online course creators master the art of lead generation through Facebook and Instagram ads. Salome also assists Rick Mulready and Amy Porterfield by answering questions and coaching their clients. Are you looking to give your online marketing strategy the pick me up it needs? Tune in to listen to Salome and I discuss and apply the principle of The Hero’s Journey to online marketing strategy. After this episode you will have a clear sense of how you can show your dream clients what you can do to serve them in their business! Links from this episode:Salome Schillackhttps://shineandsucceed.com/Facebook: shineandsucceedInstagram: SalomeSchillackRick Mulready“Iron Man of Facebook Ads”https://rickmulready.com/Amy PorterfieldMarketing Expert, Authorhttps://www.amyporterfield.com/The Hero’s Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Workhttps://www.amazon.com/Heros-Journey-Joseph-Campbell-Collected/dp/1608681890Joseph Campbell, AuthorBuilding a Story Brand: Clarify your Message so Customer’s Will Listenhttps://www.amazon.com/Building-StoryBrand-Clarify-Message-Customers/dp/0718033329/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1549332839&sr=1-1&keywords=donald+miller+building+a+storybrandAuthor: Donald Miller

How to Conquer Overwhelm with Sheila Penton

The Business of Thinking Big

11/14/24 • 39 min

When life happens (as it always does), it’s easy to get overwhelmed. As we face health emergencies, family issues, financial hardship, or other obstacles, we can struggle to find a way forward and re-focus on the things that will help us reach our business goals.

In this episode of The Business of Thinking Big, I sit down with one of my incredible A-Players, Sheila Penton. As the founder of the virtual executive assistant business Online-EA and the mindful organization community Digital Declutter, Sheila is an expert at increasing efficiency, reducing overwhelm, and getting things done — strengths that helped her to grow her business during a turbulent time in her life! Our candid conversation explores Sheila’s inspiring entrepreneurial journey, the three enormous setbacks that could have derailed her business completely (and why they didn’t!), and two things we absolutely LOVE about hosting webinars.

In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode,‌ ‌you’ll discover:‌ ‌

· Why you shouldn’t feel bad about shifting to smaller goals (and how this can be the best thing for your business)

· Why healthy boundaries are a must-have, where Sheila draws the line in her business, and how she manages client expectations

· The big A-ha! realization that changed the way Sheila delegates — and how to empower your team to OWN their tasks!

Guest bio: Sheila Penton is the owner of Online-EA, a virtual executive assistant service company.

Timestamps:‌ ‌

00:33 Meet Sheila Penton

02:48 Finding A-Players

05:48 3 setbacks

10:12 Prioritizing & moving forward

11:59 Building resiliency & shifting goals

14:43 Webinars