Why Mo Money Makes for Mo Problems with Nia Burks
Does your chest tighten up a bit when you think about money? There’s conditioning around women who make a lot of it, and I think we can change that narrative with open and honest conversations about money and what success looks like.
I’m trying to do my part today and have a special guest with me, Nia Burks. She’s a client of mine and the CEO of Butter & Filth, the premier pole studio in Richmond, Virginia. And in this episode, we discuss what it really looks like to grow a business and how that growth presents other problems you need to face.
2:31 - How Butter & Filth started and what has always driven Nia’s brand and business
6:30 - Nia explains the vision for her logo
9:09 - Why Nia sought out business coaching (and how luck is really about timing)
13:32 - Why it’s important to know the system behind your success
15:08 - Nia’s adversarial first impression of me and other obstacles that could’ve prevented us from working together
21:27 - What entrepreneurs really need to work on
25:01 - One of the most important things I do when first working with clients and how Nia struggled with this
29:09 - How much Nia’s business grew after investing in coaching
32:33 - Why Nia continued working with me after reaching her financial goal
36:12 - The story behind the creation of Mrs. Field’s (the cookie company)
38:49 - What I helped Nia discover about herself as a leader
41:50 - How Nia overcame her fear of repelling people and losing resources
47:33 - How going through the emotional freedom tapping (EFT) process helped Nia
49:58 - The toughest business decision Nia ever faced
53:51 - Nia reveals one unexpected benefit she got in working with me
56:15 - My ultimate goal for the CEOs I coach and how Nia’s experience reflects it
1:01:52 - Nia’s big hope for the year 2023
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