What happens when a therapist decides to build a financial company?

You get Dream Money, and you get Megan Hale.

In this episode, host Rosa Hart sits down with Megan to talk about her unconventional path from the therapy room to the founder's chair, and why that background turned out to be her superpower. Money is emotional, and Megan built Dream Money to meet solo CEOs where they actually are: not with another bookkeeping tool, but with financial forecasting that helps them see where their business is going, not just where it's been.

Timestamps:

0:00 – Introduction to Megan Hale and Dream Money

0:59 – Megan's background as a therapist and path into coaching

2:15 – Struggles building an online coaching business; founding Dream Money

2:56 – Moving to Louisville and starting a new chapter

4:11 – How Dream Money differs from bookkeeping/accounting tools like QuickBooks

5:44 – The "DREAM" acronym: deliberate, reliable, easeful, abundant, meaningful money

7:11 – Recent milestones: grants, JPMorgan Chase sponsorship, and a new award

8:00 – The big vision: scaling Dream Money to serve 100,000 solo CEOs

9:37 – Finding community and support as a new business owner in Louisville

11:07 – The loneliness of being a solo CEO and the need for shared community

12:32 – Announcing the "Well Off and Wealthy" monthly money meetup

13:51 – How to connect with Megan and host a meetup

16:32 – The "good, better, best" financial framework inside Dream Money

18:18 – Managing everyday cash flow stress with Dream Money

19:47 – Closing thoughts and thanks

Connect with Megan Hale / Dream Money:

Connect with Megan: https://meganhale.co/

Email: ​​megan@meganhale.co

Find out more about Dream Money:https://dreammoney.co/

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