136: Evaluating Shiny Objects with Danielle Hayden

You’re minding your own business, doing your thing at work, and then an opportunity pops up. You see an ad for a class to scale your business or a blog post that resonated about expanding your team.

The world is full of shiny objects and it can be challenging to know which ones to take action on.

Today, we’re talking with Danielle Hayden about evaluating shiny objects, so you know which ones are the right fit and which ones you need to release.


In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What shiny objects in business are and what they look like
• How to know which opportunity is the right fit for you
• Which numbers to evaluate to make your next business decision
• How to understand your money stories
• How to understand your expenses and what can be let go off
• Letting go of control and having the right people around you

Danielle is a reformed corporate CFO who is on a mission to help rule-breaking female entrepreneurs understand their numbers so they can gain the confidence needed to create sustainable profits. After spending over 10 years in the boardroom as a corporate finance officer, Danielle is now in her sweet spot as the co-owner of Kickstart Accounting, where she helps business owners with bookkeeping, financial analysis, and education, and as the author of the Profit Planner book series.


Resources from this episode

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Connect with Danielle Hayden

Podcast: Entrepreneur Money Stories
Instagram: @kickstartaccounting
Website: kickstartaccountinginc.com


Connect with LauraAura

TikTok:  @thatlauraaura
Instagram: @thatlauraaura
Website: LauraAura.com