Episode 5 - Fun, Finances & Building a Thriving Business with Staci Millard
What if your finances could actually be fun?
In this episode of WTF: Where’s the FUN, we sit down with Staci Millard, founder of Thrive Accounting, investor, podcast host, and our fractional CFO. Staci shares her journey of scaling a seven-figure business, making an impactful exit, and helping entrepreneurs align their financial goals with heart-led impact.
Staci dives into her three non-negotiables for success: leading with heart, making money, and building a life you love because of your business—not in spite of it. She also reveals how shifting your mindset can make finances empowering—and even fun!
You’ll walk away with practical strategies for setting aligned financial goals for 2025, insights on breaking big dreams into manageable steps to create momentum, and tips for infusing more joy into your business, finances, and life.
Highlights:
0:10 – Introducing Staci Millard
1:15 – The importance of fun in finances
2:01 – How paying attention to your finances creates freedom
6:04 – Setting aligned money goals for 2025
13:08 – Balancing big dreams with actionable steps
16:09 – Embodying your financial goals through mindset shifts
19:24 – Finding joy in the journey
25:38 – How to make finances more fun
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About Our Guest:
Staci Millard is a mom of 2, a multi-passionate entrepreneur, investor, board member, and podcast host.
After working with thousands of entrepreneurs as well as her own 7-figure scale and exit, she believes in three non-negotiables for every successful business- making money, heart-led impact, and having a great life because of our businesses not in spite of them.
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