Beyond The Books
By Jessica Gonifas
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Episodes: 124
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Your law firm deserves more than just a tax return — it deserves a profit plan.
Hosted by Jessica Gonifas, CPA and Law Firm CFO, Beyond the Books takes you past the spreadsheets and into the strategies that fuel sustainable growth. Each episode blends tax strategy, financial clarity, and business leadership insights designed specifically for law firm owners.
From profit planning and cash flow to mindset shifts and team leadership, Jessica helps you see beyond the numbers — so you can build a law firm that's not just successful on paper, but thriving in reality.
🎧 Tune in weekly for practical tips, real-world strategies, and candid conversations that help you create a more profitable, sustainable, and fulfilling law firm.
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Your Law Firm Is Profitable. So Why Does Cash Still Feel Tight?
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Nov 02, 2026 |
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Before You Hire Another Employee, Redesign The Work
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Oct 26, 2026 |
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Is Your Law Firm Visible to AI? with Jason P. Lisi
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Oct 19, 2026 |
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Your Firm Is Either Growing or Dying: Building a Law Firm Legacy | with Geoff Meyerkord
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Oct 12, 2026 |
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AI Is Saving Your Law Firm Time. Why Isn't It Making You More Money?
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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The Healthcare Checkup Every Ambitious Entrepreneur Needs | With Hallie Woods
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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From Chaos to Scale: When Your Law Firm Needs a COO, Not Just More Cases With Eamon Graziano
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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Don't Get Hit by an Iceberg: Strategic IT & Cybersecurity for Law Firms
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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"We're in the Cloud" Is Not a Backup Plan: Cybersecurity Strategy for Law Firms
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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Its Not Your Team That Limits You, Its Your Scarcity Mindset
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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Stop Lying to Yourself About Your Core Values
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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Its 2026 Could You Learn To Delegate Already
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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Your Frustration Is A Tool To Get Better, Use It.
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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How Is Your Cowardice Influencing Your Team? It's Time for Courageous Conversations.
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Your Conversions Suck: Meet The Sales Mechanic
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Your Lack Of Understanding Of Your Marketing Is Why It Isn't Working
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Your Control Freak Tendencies Aren't Helping You Grow
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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Your Table Stakes Marketing Won't Put You A Cut Above, Get It Together!
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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Latin America Is Here To Save Your Dreams Of Scaling
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Its You, And Your Emotions About Money That Are Ruining Your Firm
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Your Team Knows More Than You Talk To Them About The Bottlenecks
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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The Bullsh-- On Your Calendar Is Why You Aren't Growing
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Your Need To React Instantly Is Keeping You In The Minor Leagues
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Treading Water, Drowning, and Unable to Grow? Here is How You Succeed
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May 26, 2026 |
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Jen Lee Talks About The Peer Groups Vs Coaching And Which Is Best For You
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May 18, 2026 |
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Roger Hall Talks About The 20-40-60 Plan
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May 11, 2026 |
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Jason Mundy Talks About Why You Can't Scale Your Business Alone
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May 05, 2026 |
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April Dojnia Talks About The Cost of Waiting Too Long to Hire
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Michael Preston Talks About Whether You've Built a Business or Just a Job
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Gary Miles Talks About Failures As The Result of Processes, Not Your Team
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Ben Volpe On How Your Firm Can Only Be As Good As You Are
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Dave Rosenberg on the Tone You're Setting for Your Team
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Honoree Corder Talks About The Ultimate Blue Checkmark
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Molly McGrath Talks About The Courage Conversations That You're Avoiding
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Episode 90: Beating the Drum of Systems and Processes with Leon Lowman
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Episode 89: Growing To Exit Your Roadmap to Success with Ross Stockdale
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Episode 88: Don't Quit, Be Relentless with Sean Timmons
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Episode 87: The AI Baby Steps You Need To Take Now with Drew Lints
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Episode 86: Effective Networking for Law Firms (and Introverts!) with Sarah Hubbard
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Episode 85: A Step-by-Step Guide to Get Out of Your Business's Way with Dean Miller
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Episode 84: The Quarterback You've Been Looking For with T.J. Mattimore
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Episode 83: Every Treasure Found is a Tragic Treasure Lost with Genice Lee
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Episode 82: Start Planning Now with Angela Castillo
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Episode 81: Lessons from Scaling a Profitable Law Firm with Ryan McKeen
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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How Profit First Changed Jeremy Danielson's Law Firm and Life
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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2026 – The Year You Actually Hit Your Law Firm's Goal with Melissa Shanahan
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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2026 – The Year We End Tax Panic with Angela Castillo
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Growing Pains – What It Takes to Level Up Your Business
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Stepping into the Role of Leadership
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Systems and Processes ARE Your Business
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Frustration is the Mother of Innovation
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Actual Year-End Tax Strategies
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Profit First With Liz
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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These 5 Tax Myths Are Robbing You Blind
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Lessons From A 65% Growth Year
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Beyond Tax Season: The $135K Lesson in Proactive Planning
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Your Business but Bigger Than You Ever Imagined
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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The Vision and Focus It Takes to Get Started
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Q&A: What Inspired Jessica to Start Silver Peaks
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Growth Actually Equals Freedom
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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The Great Size Dilemma - Part 1
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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What Success Actually Looks Like
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Do You Have The Courage To See Things Differently?
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Stop Making So Many Decisions
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Sometimes You Have to Focus On How Far You've Come
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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The Most Powerful Woman in the Room? That's You.
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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What to Do When You're Not Hitting Your Goals
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Finances, Finances, Finances: 5 Ways to Grow Your Law Firm
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Delegation Without Commitment: Creative Ways Law Firm Owners Can Get Support
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Tired, But Not Burnt Out: How to Reclaim Energy Before You Crash
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Power Isn't Loud — It's Yours: How to Lead with Confidence and Presence
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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The Attractor Factor: Mindset Shifts to Scale Your Law Firm Without the Burnout
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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How to Influence Change That Actually Sticks
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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How to Talk to Anyone (Even if You're an Introvert)
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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No More Playing Small: How to Take Control of Your Year (Even If You're Behind)
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Unshakable How to Grow Your Law Firm Amid Economic
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May 26, 2025 |
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Choosing Presence Over Perfection
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May 19, 2025 |
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Personal Branding Matters for Your Law Firm - Lessons on Branding from On Brand by Aliza Licht
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May 12, 2025 |
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Decision Fatigue Is Killing Your Business
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May 05, 2025 |
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Applying Deep Work to Your Business and Life
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Your Style, Your Business, Your Growth
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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What's Wrong with the Accounting Industry
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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The Art of Business by Sun Tzu
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Never Eat Alone
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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The Secret to Sustainable Growth: Focusing on Your Gains, Not Your Gaps
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Balancing Mom Life and Running a (Bigger Than Average) Small Business
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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How Changing Your Mindset from "Need" to "Want" Will Improve Goal
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Scaling Without Going Into Debt
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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The Problem With The 4 Hour Work Week
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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52 Weeks, 52 Problems Solved
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Aligning Your Spending And Beliefs
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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The Smaller Plate Concept
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Managing the Manager Ain't Easy
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Should I Be Friends With My Employees
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Avoiding Common Pitfalls with Profit First for Law Firms
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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How Profit First Transforms Law Firm Cash Flow
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Creating a Profit-Driven Culture in Your Law Firm with Profit First
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Implementing Profit First for Law Firms a Step by Step Guide
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Profit First
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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6 Year Business Anniversary – Nailed It
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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6 Year Business Anniversary…What I Totally Did Wrong
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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How Finacial Forecasting Actually Helps You Scale
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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My Two Favorite Behaviors Business Owners Need To Scale
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Is Your Law Firm The Bride of Frankenstein
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Scarcity vs Abundance Mindset, And Why The Heck It Matters To Your Law Firm
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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You Cant Manage What You Dont Measure
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Cash Flow Confidence—How to Project Your Law Firm's Cash Balance
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Owners Wealth Growth
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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It's All About the Profit
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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As We Grow, We Have To Keep Expenses In Check
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Where Is Your Money Actually Coming From
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Creating Buy In
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Real Businesses Are A Collection of Systems and Processes
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Overcoming Confidence Barriers: Leading Your Law Firm to Success
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Money Matters: Aligning Your Budget With Your Vision
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Designing Your Ideal Work Day
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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The Importance Of Vision - Part 1 of 4
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Fraud is More Likely and More Devastating to Small Businesses
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Law Firms Without A Vision Will Never Thrive
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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I Realigned My Firm And Maybe You Should Too
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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4 Ways To Gain Confidence In Your Law Firm
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Is It Time For You To Upgrade To A CFO? What Your Bookkeeper Can and Can't Do
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Are The People You Started With The Right People To Continue With
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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3 Steps To Gain Confidence In Your Firm and Why It Matters
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Jun 21, 2024 |