130: Managing Your Numbers as A Creative Entrepreneur with Jessica Blasingame

If you’re a creative entrepreneur who wants to better understand and manage your finances, this episode is for you. The creative brain often struggles with systemized tasks like accounting. As a creative, I’ve learned that numbers don’t have to be dry and boring – you can infuse your creativity into your financial strategy.Today we’re talking to Jessica Blasingame, a CPA who specializes in financial services for creative entrepreneurs, about managing your numbers using a holistic approach.In this episode, you’ll learn:How to take a holistic approach to financesHow to handle your finances as a creativeThe 4 recurring challenges creatives face with their financesThe best tools to keep up with your numbersWhere to start if you want to manage your numbers betterHow much to pay yourselfHow to create your pricing structure and your business forecastJessica founded Beam Financial Group after working a corporate accounting gig that eventually took a toll on her health. She initially left accounting altogether and worked as a certified health coach and yoga teacher. She came full circle when her clients started asking her about their business finances. She decided to pivot her business back to accounting and bookkeeping. This time, exclusively helping creative service providers with a holistic approach.Resources from this episodeQuickBooks helped me to take my financial Powerback®. Go to lauraaura.com/resources and click on the QuickBooks link to receive 50% off the monthly price for QuickBooks online for the first six months.The Gutsy Tribe gets 15% OFF Jessica’s Quickbooks Online Basics Course. Just use the code COURSES15 at checkout.Noteworthy quotes from this episode“I think it's important for business owners to take baby steps to start getting some systems in place – or a financial process in place – that works for them. So that they're starting to understand the numbers behind their business.”“There is freedom in the structure.”“When you have the systems and processes in place or the tools in place, you feel empowered, and you know what you're looking at. That opens up limitless creativity.”“You need to see your profit [...] you have to know how much your business is making before you know how much you can distribute to yourself.”Connect with Jessica BlasingameFacebook: @beamfinancialgroupInstagram: @beamfinancialgroupLinkedin: Jessica (Mishra) Blasingame, CPAWebsite: beamfinancialgroup.comConnect with LauraAuraInstagram: @thatlauraauraFacebook: @thatlauraauraTwitter: @thatlauraauraWebsite: LauraAura.com Support the showLeave a Review!We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support.https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970