Valuable Lessons From Filing Bankruptcy with Luisa Alberto

Filing for bankruptcy is not an experience most business owners talk about, and that’s unfortunate. Shared experiences is just one way business owners can learn, grow and make informed decisions. Nothing is predictable and everyone’s situation is different, but there’s always something valuable to learn from other business owner’s journeys. Today on the podcast Sarah is joined by Luisa Alberto, CEO of People First Finance, a virtual CFO agency that provides bookkeeping, tax planning and financial strategy services to women business owners.  Luisa has eighteen years of finance and operations experience working alongside visionary leaders of successful Bay area startups and earned her first entrepreneurial stripes as owner and operator of a boutique Made to Order Juice bar in San Francisco. Her mission these days is to ease the financial burden and overwhelm that holds too many talented self employed women back from reaching their full potential and making a successful living as the brilliant creators they were born to be.  Luisa is sharing her bankruptcy story, insights and advice including: Why HOW you take on debit in your business matters (even for an LLC) How taking on business debt the ‘wrong way’ led her to filing for bankruptcy Her journey from Bankruptcy to a thriving new business How she views debt and risk today  Tips for assessing risk and taking on debt in your business  Connect with Luisa: Website IG: @peoplefirstfinance   Facebook  LinkedIn Join us in the Profitable Food Business Community  Tune in to learn more, and  visit sarahdelevan.com or here to learn about our new + updated services.  *Sarah’s episode mentions: “The Road Less Stupid” by Keith Cunningham This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegoodfoodcfo.substack.com