March is Women’s History Month, and I am featuring women who inspire and motivate me on the podcast. On this episode, I am talking to Cheryl Smircich. I’ve watched as Cheryl went from creating cakes for fun to starting her company, Cherrypie’s Custom Cakes, as a side hustle to leaving her full-time job to make custom cakes for a living – including making the cake for the grand opening of the first Financial Gym in New York City!

Most of us want change in our lives, but we’re not willing to put in the time and energy to do it. Cheryl’s story is a great reminder of just how much work you need to put in to accomplish something big. I am incredibly inspired by Cheryl, and I hope you are as well! Cheers!

For more information about Cheryl or the Martinis and Your Money Facebook Group, visit http://financially-blonde.com/mmpodcast

Eva Baker is a 20-year old who started a business as a project when she was a teen. Her blog, TeensGotCents.com, has grown into a powerful resource for teens who want to learn about personal finances and also about running a small business. In June 2017, Eva will host the second TeenPreneur Conference, a place for young people to learn about starting, building or running their own small business.
 
After talking with Eva over Mocktails, my biggest take-away was to not let age determine our goals in life. Young or old, we are all on unique journeys. When inspiration hits us, we need to pursue it with passion - no matter what stage of our lives we are in.

You can find more about Eva and her conference on my website, http://financially-blonde.com/mmpodcast

Starting a business is more than just a great idea. You don’t want your amazing idea to never see the light of day just because you failed on the execution of it.

Take every step to ensure your idea will find its appropriate market.

Sylvia Inks wrote the book on small business finance for the busy entrepreneur, and joins me in a conversation about what to do - and to avoid - when starting a small business.

You can find links to Sylvia’s website and book in the show notes at http://financially-blonde.com/mmpodcast

In this episode, Shannon talks to Harlan (Luke) Landes about his journey from living at home with his parents to selling his blog for seven figures.