Crystal's Blog

Shiela was working 16-hour days and felt like her world was falling apart.

While her business was growing and her clients were happy about her always being available, her house felt like a war zone. ...

Logan thought everything was going fine, until we found a $17,000 mistake.

He owned a small but growing video production company. He didn’t have a bookkeeper. He had spreadsheets. A Stripe account. A...

I didn’t just struggle with calculus. I failed it. Big, red “F,” and had to retake the class to get my degree.

It wrecked me because I thought that grade meant I wasn’t smart enough to run a business...

Melissa hired a CPA and thought her financials were covered. She was running a busy e-commerce skincare brand, doing close to $500K in annual sales. Her accountant handled her taxes, sent her a neat l...

One random day, without a dramatic moment or a big breakthrough, I simply decided:
I was done dimming my light to make other people comfortable.

I had spent years shrinking.
Keeping my ideas to mysel...

I may not be the smartest person in the room,
but I’ve got grit for days.

I didn’t build my life on easy steps, filled with sunshine and rainbows.
I didn’t have a financial safety net or magical timi...

Eric didn’t think much about his bookkeeping, he never looked at his books but everything started slipping.

He ran a successful landscaping company with 8 employees, 6 trucks, and steady revenue. On ...

Kendra was a business coach with vision boards, notebooks full of ideas, and a deep desire to scale her group coaching program. Every year she set goals. “Six figures this time,” she’d whisper to hers...

Darius operated his business with one bank account and one credit card. He ran a busy home renovation company, bringing in over $800K a year. He had clients booked out for months, solid word of mouth,...

Monica called it “charging what felt fair.” But fair usually means you're underpaid.

Monica was a wedding photographer with a beautiful portfolio and years of experience. Her work was art. Her client...

Ralph had been running his hoodie business for seven years. $425,000 in annual revenue. A solid brand. Loyal customers. And yet, his bank account never reflected how awesome his sales were.

Even afte...