We have a big announcement for our listeners! In this special episode of The Bottom Line by Evolved Finance, Parker discusses the future of the podcast and the exciting things we have planned for 2024. As we move into the new year, we will be putting our podcast on pause in order to focus our time and resources on other areas of the business. Not only will we be officially launching our tax planning and preparation service in the spring, but we will also be launching a business book. Launching P...
Dec 12, 2023•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I still learn every day. I haven’t figured it all out yet, but I definitely am in a way better place than when I started.” This week, Parker chats with Annie Frisbie about her financial journey. Annie Frisbie MA, IBCLC has been a lactation consultant in private practice in New York City since 2011. She is the author of Paperless Private Practice for Lactation Consultants , creator of the Lactation Private Practice Essential Toolkit, co-host of the Lactation Business Coaching Podcast, and produc...
Nov 28, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Making sure that you make more than you spend, it is not always easy though, it's easier said than done. But that's how I managed my finances.” This week, Parker chats with Kimberly Wilson about her financial journey. Kimberly is a psychotherapist in private practice, president of the Pigs & Pugs Project, and the designer of an eco-fashion line. For over 20 years, she’s studied, practiced, and taught the art of tranquility to global audiences. As the host of the Tranquility du Jour podcast, aut...
Nov 14, 2023•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Money will fuel things, just like food will fuel things. So I see money as an energy source now rather than something that should be feared.” This week, Parker chats with Melissa Dlugolecki about her financial journey. Melissa Dlugolecki is a “regular person” who has created “irregular results”. As a bereaved mother, she worked through the overwhelming pain of her grief and now hosts a globally top-ranked podcast, Grief and Guts, which is designed to show people what is possible for them, no ma...
Oct 31, 2023•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I love numbers, analytics, the whole shebang. It's fascinating to me because with school it's either right or wrong, you get 1 answer. But in business, you get an answer and it may not be the answer you want but you can fix it, you can change it.” This week, Parker chats with Mike Meiers about his financial journey. Mike is the founder of Songwriting for Guitar. His ultimate goal upon creation was to help songwriters, guitarists, and musicians alike hone in on their skills and monetize their cr...
Oct 03, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I had built great relationships and I had always operated with integrity and still do. And I really think those things pay off when you start your own business because people are ready to support you.” This week, Parker chats with Richelle Fredson about her financial journey. Richelle is a book publishing coach and consultant who works with aspiring and published authors to create impactful book concepts & competitive book proposals. Many of Richelle’s clients go on to receive multiple six-figu...
Sep 19, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast “As time goes on, you understand how to start reading the data and you get a sense of the levers you can pull if you need to change something, like if you need to make more money or if you need to cut expenses.” This week, Parker chats with Becca Brown about her financial journey. Becca is the founder and CEO of Uppercase Industries, a consumer insights and marketing strategy company that specializes in building highly customized business growth and marketing launch plans that help clients reach...
Sep 05, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast “When I was younger I always wanted to save the money and then buy the thing. Now as a business owner sometimes that's challenging. Sometimes there's just things you need to do in your business that require a “now” moment.” This week, Parker chats with Jordan Duvall about her financial journey. Jordan works with women-led personal brands to create dynamic visual brands that get them noticed so they can position themselves for next-level impact and income. She is an award-winning creative directo...
Aug 22, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I just don't feel like the education was there from school, family, anything… Money just wasn't a topic people talk about.” This week, Parker chats with Brooke Van Sickle about her financial journey. Brooke is the owner & founder of Journey to Kidlit, the online resource that teaches thousands of aspiring children's book writers from over 35 countries around the world about how to write and publish a children's book based on her own award-winning writing journey. She's also the owner of BiblioK...
Aug 08, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I realized the massive potential, and the freedom and flexibility, that came from starting a business and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.” This week, Parker chats with Jamie DuBose about her financial journey. Jamie is an Email Revenue Strategist and the Founder and CEO of ZenplicityNow.com, a digital marketing agency that helps business owners monetize their email list -- without being weird or pushy. She helps service providers create and implement marketing strategies that are a...
Jul 25, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast “In the online space I feel like there's a lot of women who, for some reason, are ashamed of their money or don't want to talk about it or even try to hide the success of it, so I try to be really open about finances.” This week, Parker chats with Lauren Litt about her financial journey. Lauren is the owner and lead Social Media Manager at Lil Shameless Plug. Lil Shameless Plug is a social media management company dedicated to the curation and creation of quality content. If you don’t like socia...
Jul 11, 2023•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I was willing to always forgo money for the sake of doing the right thing… and I think having good principles and having good ethics has helped me stay in business.” This week, Parker chats with Jess Tyson about her financial journey. Jess is a mother, author, speaker, community builder, and proud Director of Calm at Don’t Panic Management. She founded Don't Panic in 2011, and became the first virtual assistant company to take a people-first approach to matchmaking between overworked executives...
Jun 20, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I was so passionate about the changes that I was able to create in my own family, that I felt this call to be able to help other people do the same thing and then I realized that I could make money doing it.” This week, Parker chats with Tosha Schore about her financial journey. Tosha is on a mission to create a more peaceful world, one sweet boy at a time by supporting her clients to care for themselves, connect with their boy(s) deeply, set limits lovingly, and play wildly! She brings a burst...
Jun 06, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Now money is just a tool to be able to do the things that I want to do, you know I may lose money but I'm going to make more money along the way.” This week, Parker chats with Elizabeth Burrows about her financial journey. Elizabeth is an alumnus of North Vermillion High School and graduated magna cum laude from DePauw University with a degree in Political Science and Communications where she studied abroad at Oxford University. She went on to receive her Doctor of Jurisprudence from Indiana Un...
May 23, 2023•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I was the type of person that going into debt was the only way that I could get to where I am today… now I have a much different view, I am definitely a saver nowadays.” This week, Parker chats with Katie Glassman about her financial journey. Katie is that rare musician who possesses a combination of instrumental virtuosity and powerful musical expression. Holding six national championship titles, she is one of the country’s most renowned and decorated Texas-style and swing fiddlers, as well as...
May 09, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I knew I had to start investing time into becoming financially literate and regularly checking in with my numbers.” This week, Parker chats with Belinda Weaver about her financial journey. Belinda (from Copywrite Matters) is a copy coach helping aspiring and working copywriters supercharge their income, create financial stability, and avoid career burnout. She believes the whole point of being your own boss is to create a job that’s better than the one you left. With 10 years in the business of...
Apr 25, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I would not consider myself a numbers person… but now as a business owner, I’m slightly obsessed with numbers. I’ve been quickly learning to utilize numbers and analytics to my advantage.” This week, Parker chats with Amanda Rango about her financial journey. Amanda is the Founder and CCO (Chief Creative Officer) of ARD Fashion Consulting in Columbus, Ohio. She is a well-rounded, accomplished Fashion Designer, leader, and lifelong learner. With over 20 years of industry experience, she climbed ...
Apr 11, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast “You can't just build a system and think it's going to magically make things happen in your business… you have to actually use it.” This week, Parker chats with Molly Mahoney about her financial journey. Molly Mahoney (known as The Prepared Performer) is a digital growth strategist who specializes in creating authentic video content and leveraging organic social and chat automation marketing to skyrocket client sales. After creating a video that reached one million people organically, she develo...
Mar 28, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I’ve realized that I can make money and also do the things that I love.” This week, Parker chats with Lisa Nunamaker about her financial journey. Lisa teaches budding designers about the beautiful world of garden design and landscape graphics in a fun and simple way. She is a garden design educator, writer, illustrator and speaker. After ten years of practicing as a landscape architect she realized that even though she adored designing, she loved inspiring others to design even more through her...
Mar 14, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Money should not be an afterthought, it needs to be a part of the process of whatever you do.” This week, Parker chats with Paddy Johnson about her financial journey. Paddy is the founder of VVrkshop, a company that helps artists land the exhibitions, residencies and grants of their dreams. VVrkshop’s flagship membership program, Netvvrk, supports mid-career artists by giving artists the skills and network necessary to create a sustainable living in the arts. Prior to VVrkshop, Paddy founded th...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast “When you're working for somebody else you can make a lot of money but it's always finite, there's always a limit. But when you're running your own business, theoretically your earning potential is unlimited.” This week, Parker chats with Jacques Hopkins about his financial journey. Jacques worked as an engineer for eight years before quitting his job and turning his biggest hobby into a highly successful online piano course. PianoIn21Days.com has brought in over $2.5 Million in revenue to date,...
Feb 14, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I would have never thought in a million years that this is what I would be doing, let alone doing it and making the amount of money that we're making.” This week, Parker chats with Ryann and Nate Kipping about their financial journey. Ryann founded The Prenatal Nutritionist almost four years ago. Nate is the managing partner of the business and recently jumped on full-time with Ryann this past January. The Prenatal Nutritionist is an online membership website complete with an app to help pregna...
Jan 31, 2023•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I love the skills I've learned. I love to be able to talk about something that's complicated for a lot of other people and make it simpler for them.” This week, Whitney chats with Parker Stevenson about his financial journey. Parker is the Chief Business Officer at Evolved Finance; a bookkeeping firm that specializes in helping online entrepreneurs to build more profitable and financially stable online businesses. For over 8 years, Parker has been advising some of the top coaches, course creato...
Jan 17, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast “When you make more money, it doesn't mean that your problems with money are going to go away. You have to actively work on yourself to be able to change your outlook on money.” This week, Parker chats with Corey Whitaker about his financial journey. Corey founded Evolved Finance in 2010 with his wife, Anna. What started as a small boutique bookkeeping firm of 2 people turned into a seven-figure business with employees located across the country. Corey quickly grew a reputation for being the lea...
Jan 03, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I think a lot of people are hard on themselves because they think they have to be perfect at everything and it's like no, just be really good at your thing and care a lot about your client's results... that is what’s important.” This week, Parker chats with Rebecca Ives about her financial journey. Rebecca is a psychic marketing coach and self-proclaimed “Content Queen.” She helps her clients blast open their “hot content channel” and grow their online businesses to 6 figures (and beyond)! Her ...
Dec 13, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast “What I'm learning is letting go of control, letting my team make mistakes, letting them learn and get better. That way we have longer stability in the business and it's not so dependent on me.” This week, Parker chats with Tara Walsh about her financial journey. Tara has been a Licensed Esthetician and Master Lash Artist since 2013. But before ever finding her true joy and passion for lash artistry, she spent 8 years working in the corporate world in Sales, Marketing, and New Business Developme...
Nov 29, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast “My job is focusing on the vision, where we're going, and what our financial goals are. It's a lot easier to do that when you have good books.” This week, Parker chats with Anna Runyan about her financial journey. Anna is the creator of CLASS: The Love Your Work and Life System and CEO of Classy Career Girl International. She’s a former corporate consultant turned entrepreneur and her website was picked as one of Forbes Top 100 Websites For Women and one of Forbes 35 Most Influential Career Site...
Nov 15, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Numbers make more sense to me before you put a dollar sign in front of them… that’s why I really appreciate having a bookkeeping team on my side that understands online businesses.” This week, Parker chats with Alyson Stanfield about her financial journey. Alyson has been consulting with artists since her days as a museum curator and educator. She started Art Biz Success (2002) to help artists improve how they present themselves and their art to the world. Since then, she has helped thousands o...
Nov 01, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Money in itself does not buy happiness but money is a resource and a tool that can absolutely change people's lives.” This week, Parker chats with Emily Eliza Moyer about her financial journey. Emily is an Intuitive Business & Executive Coach focused on helping coaches & early stage start-up founders launch, build & scale businesses they absolutely love to run. With 12 years of coaching experience under her belt, she bridges energetics with strategy and believes that by breaking the rules, list...
Oct 18, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I've been able to fall more in love with my business because I keep making it work for me and I keep finding ways to enjoy what I'm doing.” This week, Parker chats with Shari Balouchi about her financial journey. Shari is a Success Strategist & Wellbeing Coach. She helps badass entrepreneurs, creatives, thought leaders, artists, activists & movement builders make money doing work they love while prioritizing their wellbeing. Her philosophy is that even as a business owner, you get to be a whole...
Oct 06, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
