Creator Business Growth: The One KPI a CFO Uses to Build a Calm Business (with Susan Boles)

How do you know you've "made it?" Is it a packed schedule? The nonstop grind? Or freedom and flexibility? Today's conversation with Susan Boles, host of Calm is the New KPI, explores how creators can design a calm business that runs smoothly without toxic hustle or burnout. We discuss how to bring "calm" into your business using Susan's four-lever framework, how to unlearn habits that lead to burnout, and strategies to stay creative and focused. Get tips on scaling a creative business, tracking true success, and finding the fun in your business! Topics discussed: What it means to have a calm businessWhy creators unintentionally build chaotic businessesFour levers of a calm businessHow to design your own calm businessScaling without overwhelmMeasuring success with calm KPIs Susan Boles is the founder of Beyond Margins, creator of the Calmer Business framework, and host of Calm is the New KPI. Her work helps business owners, agencies and consulting firms move from reactive, chaotic operations to calm, sustainable ones so they can scale without burning out. Connect with Susan: https://pod.link/1478304620https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesusanboles/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOkwGRBhMzlaxv3ZLP0PQIwhttps://www.beyondmargins.com/ This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique: https://podcastboutique.com → Make your AI sound like you, not like everyone else's AI. Free 30-minute setup: shawnbuttner.com/voiceprint→ Feeling the gap? Book a Creator Diagnostic: shawnbuttner.com/clarity-call Input/Output is the creator system for experts: people who built a track record in another career and are now turning that into a creator business. Hosted by Shawn Buttner, certified high performance coach. The premise is simple. You are the ultimate input into your creator system. Get yourself clear, and the tools, team, and content follow. This episode is about creator business growth and designing a calm, sustainable creator business.