2023 Wrap Up!

The Finance Cafe

In this episode, Shannon and Shauna sit down to reflect in a year-end recap of The Finance Cafe and reintroduce themselves to new listeners gained in 2023. Together they reminisce on the past 3 successful years of The Finance Cafe and revisit why they started in the first place - to empower female entrepreneurs by taking the mystery out of the numbers, helping women understand their business finances, and explore the importance of financial decisions and why we make the decisions we make. They have worked tirelessly to build a non-judgmental community where women entrepreneurs can grow in confidence, connection to our business, and shared learning. Join us with your hot cuppa for a conversation between business partners and friends as they share the heart and soul of the Finance Cafe, and how we can help you succeed in 2024 and beyond. Shauna and Shannon share many fond memories of our 3rd season here at The Finance Cafe, and some special times came to mind while reflecting on what an incredible year it has been. Shauna contained her fangirl energy like a pro on April 2nd when Laura Gassner Otting, shared her wisdom on finding purpose and defining our own success. Alison Kirkland, CEO of Women's Enterprise Organizations of Canada, broke down perceptions of debt and helped frame the right mindsets for leveraging debt to our entrepreneurial pursuits. Chantel Chapman from The Trauma of Money explained how trauma affects the mind, and how we can work to heal our relationships with money. She encouraged us to sit back and observe the judgmental voice inside our heads and separate our trauma from our current financial practices. She underscores the importance of discussing financial health, and how we can heal our relationships with our finances. Bobbie Racette describes entrepreneurship as medicine, and Shannon couldn’t agree more. Shannon also reflects on speaking at the Women's Entrepreneurship Day event at the Toronto Stock Exchange this year. Thank you all so much for listening in from near and far. It truly means so much to everyone here at The Finance Cafe. Visit our website for list of services and courses. Code PODCAST10 for 10% discount on our courses for podcast listeners! “We work with entrepreneurs to help them stop assessing business success solely through the numbers in their bank account, but helping understand the why behind the numbers.” -Shauna Frederick “Take time to celebrate the small wins” Shauna Frederick Websites: TheFinanceCafe.ca