Ep 8: Putting Profit First with Consultant Tracy Jepson
Small Business Big Deal Podcast
English - July 10, 2020 09:00 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBEntrepreneurship Business Marketing bigdeal businessowner entrepreneurs jmlconsulting kansas smallbusiness tracyjepson Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Every business relies on profit to stay afloat and one Kansas State grad is helping small businesses around the country maximize their operation. Tracy Jepson, CEO of TLJ Consulting, joins us today to share some of her processes and advice for putting profit first, insight into the mistakes owners commonly make, and the lessons she’s learned for her own operation.
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About our guest: https://tracyjepson.com/about-the-owner
Today's show schedule:
2:53 – Tracy Jepson joins us today.
4:27 – How she got to this point since graduating from Kansas State.
5:48 – Business staying busy at TLJ Consulting.
6:46 – How have business owners around the country handled COVID-19
8:26 – Working with about 75 small businesses.
10:39 – What do you know now that you wish you knew when you began the business.
12:30 – What is a Certified Profit First Professional?
14:02 – What does the process look like when working with a business?
20:29 – What is a Pumpkin Plan Strategist?
23:15 – The type of business owner she works best with.
24:25 – The most common mistakes being made by business owners.
27:36 – Things she’s doing to continue educating herself.
30:31 – What operating processes has she put in place and what technology is she using.
33:14 – Finding time to work on the business rather than in the business.
36:41 – She doesn’t believe in failure.
39:41 – One of the best investments she’s made.
40:51 – Best way to contact Tracy