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In this eye-opening episode, Serena sits down with Meenadchi, an ancestral healing practitioner, to explore how intergenerational trauma impacts our relationship with money. This isn't your typical business conversation - we're diving deep into the personal stuff that affects how you run your business and serve your clients … and get a little woo!

In this episode you’ll hear:

• How trauma from your ancestors (even great-grandparents) lives in your body and affects your money decisions today
• Why your "difficult" clients might not be responding because of their own money trauma - and how understanding this changes everything
• The surprising science behind why we existed in our grandmother's bellies and what that means for inherited patterns
• Practical exercises you can do right now to start healing your relationship with money, including writing a letter TO money

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free money magic meditation: https://meenadchi.myflodesk.com/moneymagic
• Trauma of Money™: https://www.thetraumaofmoney.com/
• Creme de la Creme Networking Group: https://cremedelacreme.coachesandcompany.com/

Meet Meenadchi

Meenadchi (she/her) is an ancestral healing practitioner, TEDx speaker, and communications expert whose work centers social change and embodied transformation. Using the modality of Family Constellation Therapy, Meenadchi supports socially-conscious changemakers and entrepreneurs heal inherited and ancestral money trauma, so that we can be paid well for our work and so that we can pour funds into our communities from a state of overflow instead of self-sacrifice. Meenadchi holds a clinical license in occupational therapy and has historically served communities impacted by gender-based violence, complex trauma, and serious mental illness. She is the author of Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication (2019) and is a faculty member with the Trauma of Money™.

Connect with Meenadchi

Website: http://meenadchi.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meenadchi/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/with.meenadchi/

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In this May Q&A episode, Serena dives deep into the practical side of building a bookkeeping business, covering everything from software partnerships and pricing strategies to finding your niche and standing out from the competition. She shares real-world advice on working with Xero and Gusto, addresses common struggles with client onboarding, and provides actionable tips for bookkeepers at every stage of their journey.

In this episode you’ll hear:

• How to handle software costs and partnerships with Xero and Gusto
• Strategies to differentiate yourself in a crowded bookkeeping market
• The real talk on choosing your niche and why you shouldn't let others talk you out of what you love
• Game-changing client onboarding tactics that eliminate problem clients from day one

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Xero, Gusto, QBO, Hubdoc, Jet Convert, Dubsado, Relay Bank, Squarespace, Kajabi, Bluehost & Hover
• Bookkeeping Business Accelerator (BBA): https://www.ambitiousbookkeeper.com/bba
• BBA VIP upgrade option
• Squarespace for Bookkeepers program by Tia: https://www.riledupgoats.com/ssfb
• Bookkeeping Biz Workshops (coming August, evenings, 3 days)

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It’s the 200th episode of The Ambitious Bookkeeper Podcast and Serena pulls back the curtain on her bookkeeping firm's 2024 performance, sharing both the wins and challenges. She gets real about client churn, revenue growth, personal struggles with mold toxicity, and the hard lessons learned about communicating with clients who aren't taking crucial financial advice.

In this episode you’ll hear:

• Client management reality check - How one client's bankruptcy and fraud issues led to major communication style changes
• Personal health struggles - Living in toxic mold for 2 years and how it affected business decisions and energy levels
• 2025 strategy shifts - Moving away from high-ticket CFO services toward team-handled base packages for better work-life balance

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Episode 175 | Threads: Is it Worth it? https://youtu.be/Ola7HlpRy2U
• Elevate: https://www.ambitiousbookkeeper.com/elevate
• Elevate Mastermind (only for program graduates)
• Dubsado Decoded (with Kendra Courtney): https://kendracourtney.com/dubsado-decoded/
• AI Unlocked Summit registration: https://ambitiousbookkeeper--gemmabonhamcarter.thrivecart.com/ai-unlocked/619bde31ff59d/
• Bookkeeping Biz Workshops (launching August 2025)
• Xero, QBO, Hubdoc, ChatGPT, Asana, Airtable, TaxJar, A2X, Dubsado
• Business by Design (James Wedmore's program): https://www.jameswedmoretraining.com/
• Xero Con, Podcasting Moms Conference, BBD Live, Wave Seattle
• Prescott Area Young Professionals

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For more information about the Ambitious Bookkeeper Podcast or interest in our programs or mentoring visit our resources below:

• Visit our website: https://www.ambitiousbookkeeper.com
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