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September 5, 2025Episode 3941 min
Money Without the Mayhem: Shifting Mindsets, Building Abundance
What if your relationship with money is the one thing standing between you and true abundance? In this episode of "Show Me the Money", we dive deep with money mindset coach and author of The Mindful Millionaire, Leisa Peterson. Drawing from over 25 years in financial services and a lifetime of inner work, Leisa shares how to transform financial stress into conscious wealth-building. We explore why most entrepreneurs sabotage their finances without realising it, how mindfulness unlocks new income potential, and what it really takes to shift from scarcity to abundance, internally and externally. This conversation is equal parts soulful and strategic, offering a grounded, human-first take on wealth that feels accessible, authentic, and empowering.
Whether you’re earning six figures or just starting out, this one’s for you.
About Leisa Peterson:
Leisa Peterson is a money mindset coach, author, and financial educator who helps people transform their relationship with money. With over 25 years of experience in financial services, she founded WealthClinic to help people overcome financial anxiety and build wealth from a holistic perspective. Leisa is the author of "The Mindful Millionaire" and hosts The Art of Abundance podcast. She combines practical financial strategies with mindfulness practices to help clients create lasting abundance.
August 22, 2025Episode 3832 min
Scaling with Soul: Lessons from a Marketing Comeback Queen
What if your biggest business failure was the key to your biggest impact? In this episode of "Show Me the Money", we sit down with the powerhouse behind one of America’s fastest-growing marketing agencies — built with purpose, passion, and a whole lot of lessons learned. From walking away from a collapsing business to scaling an INC 5000 company focused on mental health, Jennifer Christensen shares what it takes to niche down, lead with values, and stay ahead in a digital world. Whether you’re just starting out or scaling fast, this conversation will make you rethink how you market, and why you do it in the first place.
About Jennifer Christensen:
For over 15 years, Jennifer Christensen, Beacon Media + Marketing’s Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, has been a driving force in digital marketing, both in Alaska and across the U.S., with a special focus on mental health and functional medicine. Her expertise in building connections between emerging trends and actionable strategies has not only elevated Beacon from a local agency to a nationwide player but also positioned her as a sought-after speaker in these industries.
Jennifer co-founded Beacon Media + Marketing in 2012 with Adrienne Wilkerson, driven by a shared vision to empower small businesses through purpose-driven marketing. Their people-first approach, which they call “profit with a purpose,” has fueled Beacon’s success, especially in the mental health sector, where Jennifer’s strategic leadership helps practices grow their visibility and client base through innovative, data-driven marketing strategies.
Jennifer’s skill set spans social media, web development, email marketing, online advertising, media buying, and the latest in AI tools. As a leader of Beacon’s hybrid team, her energy and positive outlook inspire everyone around her. Her dedication to her work was recognized when she became the first Alaskan to be Inbound Marketing Certified and was named Marketer of the Year by the Alaska Chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA). Beacon has continued to thrive under her leadership, recently landing on the INC 5000 list for the second consecutive year and winning prestigious awards, including multiple Communicator Awards to include the UX and Navigation of Ellie Mental Health’s website and the Clutch Champion Award in 2023.
Outside of her professional achievements, Jennifer is passionate about fitness, learning new AI tools, and giving back to her community. She serves on the Board of the Downtown Soup Kitchen and the Hope Center and continues to expand her knowledge through the Harvard University Extension Program, where she’s completing her Master’s Degree. Married for over 30 years and a proud mother, Jennifer is committed to balancing her family life with her dedication to uplifting others and driving meaningful change in her community and the businesses she serves.
With her wealth of knowledge and passion for the mental health industry, Jennifer continues to lead Beacon Media + Marketing with purpose, helping mental health professionals grow their impact through creative and effective marketing strategies.
August 8, 2025Episode 3734 min
The Nervous System is the New CEO: How to Breathe Your Way to Business Brilliance
Kim sits down with Trey Williams — transformational coach, nervous system whisperer, and all-around breathwork badass — to unpack how calming your body can explode your business results. If you’ve ever white-knuckled your way through business, this episode is for you.
About Trey Williams:
Trey Williams is a transformational coach and speaker residing on the Gold Coast in Australia. Trey teaches breath work, nervous system mastery, and high end business strategy to help conscious business owners to develop greater capacity, money magnetism and business growth.
July 25, 2025Episode 3630 min
The MVR Shift: Why Revenue Goals Alone Aren’t Enough
What if your business goals could be grounded in both vision and viable numbers? In this episode of "Show Me the Money", Kim Yabsley chats with Megan Hale, CEO and founder of DreamMoney™, a FinTech platform helping solo entrepreneurs master their margins, map out sustainable revenue, and finally feel smart and secure with their cash flow. Megan shares the pivotal shift from chasing revenue goals to understanding your Minimum Viable Revenue (MVR): the number that lets you pay yourself, cover costs, and grow sustainably. Together, they explore the emotional side of money, how military life shaped Megan’s resilience, and why a values-first approach to revenue planning is the secret to long-term success. If you're done with burnout and ready to align your business with your actual life goals, this conversation will meet you where you are, and move you forward.
About Megan Hale:
Megan Hale is the CEO & Founder of DreamMoney™ - a strategic business planning software for solo entrepreneurs to know their numbers & healthy margins, map out sustainable revenue plans, expertly manage their cash flow & step into their most empowered relationship with money.
As a FinTech Startup, DreamMoney aims to close the gender earning gap by helping more women, in particular, master sustainable cash flow & feel smart, secure, and savvy when it comes to money.
With an expertise in sustainably scaling small businesses to the 7-figure point and beyond, Megan brings a wealth of wisdom to business development & profitable growth while helping her community keep their values front and center and challenging them to dream bigger.
She’s based in Omaha, NE, is a retired active duty military spouse, & a mom to two boys. Take your first step with DreamMoney by calculating your business’s MVR at dreammoney.co/mvr, the number all entrepreneurs need to know that unlocks sustainable cash flow.
July 11, 2025Episode 3534 min
No Fluff, Just Funnels: How to Scale Profitably in a Data-Driven World
Sick of marketing guesswork? In this episode of "Show Me the Money", we cut through the noise with a masterclass on real, measurable growth. Join us as Kim Yabsley sits down with a straight-talking eCommerce strategist Dan Nikas, who’s gone from law enforcement to full-funnel dominance. From startup struggles to scaling multi-million dollar brands, this episode is packed with tactical advice for anyone ready to stop guessing and start growing.
About Dan Nikas:
Dan Nikas is a former law enforcement officer turned eCommerce and digital marketing expert, known for his no-nonsense, data-driven approach to scaling brands profitably. With deep expertise in Meta advertising, Klaviyo email marketing, and full-funnel optimisation, he has helped businesses, from startups to multi-million dollar brands, generate serious results in an ever-changing digital landscape.
Dan doesn’t believe in guesswork. His strategies focus on leveraging first-party data, building high-converting ad creatives, and refining systems to maximise ROI. Having spent years managing high-budget ad accounts and coaching business owners on how to take control of their marketing, he’s passionate about cutting through the fluff and showing brands how to scale the right way.
When he’s not deep in ad performance metrics or optimising campaigns, you’ll probably find him enjoying life on the coast in Yamba, NSW.
June 27, 2025Episode 3427 min
Turning Chaos into Clarity: The Human Way to Embrace Digital Change
What if digital transformation didn’t feel scary or boring? In this episode of Show Me the Money, Val Coin shares how her team at Via is helping service-based businesses embrace tech without losing their soul. From simplifying operations to empowering teams with human-centred systems, Val breaks down how future-proofing your business can actually feel empowering, and even fun. Originally from Italy and now thriving on the Sunshine Coast, Val brings warmth, wit, and a deep understanding of what makes people tick (and what makes systems break). Whether you're drowning in duct-taped tech stacks or just ready to scale with less stress, this conversation will show you a better way.
About Val Coin:
Val and her team help leaders in service industries build future-proofed systems for scale and growth through proven principles and human-centred design.
Specialising in change management, operational diagnostics and a people-first tech adoption, the Via team turn complexity into clarity, and make Digital Transformation feel practical, human, and surprisingly empowering.
Originally from Italy and now based in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Val brings warmth, curiosity, and a European passion for the fine details, connecting dots others might just miss.
June 13, 2025Episode 3340 min
Click, Give, Repeat: Turning Online Sales into Social Impact
Can buying a T-shirt help fund a charity? Matias Salinas thinks so, and he’s proving it with Little Phil. In this episode, Matias joins Kim Yabsley to share how he's flipping the script on traditional corporate giving. From Shopify apps that turn sales into donations, to giving employees the power to choose where their company’s money goes, Matias reveals how tech is making philanthropy easier, more transparent, and way more fun. He also talks about surviving startup rollercoasters, running a farm machinery business on the side, and why giving might just be the ultimate growth hack.
About Matias Salinas:
Matias Salinas is a social entrepreneur and co-founder of Little Phil, a platform on a mission to double philanthropic giving globally by making corporate and individual giving more accessible, transparent, and impactful. Combining his background in e-commerce, CRM, and nonprofit strategy, Matias has pioneered technologies that make donating seamless for brands and customers alike. Under his leadership, Little Phil empowers businesses to align purpose with profit, and charities to unlock sustainable funding streams beyond traditional grants. Matias believes the future of philanthropy is integrated, community-driven, and radically transparent.
May 30, 2025Episode 3233 min
Acknowledge the Abundance: Marrying the Magical and the Practical to Elevate Your Financial Position
In this uplifting conversation, financial coach and mindset mentor Miriam Castilla unpacks the synergy between energetic alignment and solid money management. We dive into how shifting your financial beliefs, and marrying mindset with action can transform your financial future and drive sustainable business growth. Manifesting abundance isn’t just wishful thinking, it’s a strategic move towards sustainable business growth.
About Miriam Castilla:
Miriam Castilla is an ex-engineer and finance professional turned business mentor and course creator, committed to helping online coaches and service providers create more freedom and ease in their business.
Through her Freedom & Ease Business Academy and signature Magnetic Money Code, she blends mindset mastery with practical strategies, helping entrepreneurs align with their core values and claim financial and time freedom.
Miriam’s own journey - from the corporate fast-track to rebuilding her life as a single mother to creating award winning multiple 6-figure businesses - has shaped her holistic philosophy: "True freedom comes from sound practical strategies paired with a commitment to INTERNAL transformation."
Miriam helps her students achieve more than hitting their revenue goals; they retire partners, pay off mortgages, create a life of choices & freedom and get to fall in love with their business again.
Miriam is the bestselling author of Today’s Woman – Life Balance Secrets as well as the ‘5min Magnetic Money Management System’ and has been lucky enough to speak on stages alongside some of her biggest heroes and mentors.
Her podcast, Freedom & Ease in Online Business, is dedicated to inspiring online business owners to trade burnout for ease and alignment.
May 16, 2025Episode 3134 min
Sailing Through Business: A Journey of Flow and Flexibility
Join Scott Trevethan as he shares how he runs a multi-million dollar offshore accounting business while sailing around Southeast Asia, exploring the art of work-life integration, leadership, and embracing life's natural rhythms.
About Scott Trevethan:
Scott Trevethan is the visionary founder of Financial Fanatics, a thriving firm with over 100 accountants and bookkeepers based in the Philippines. With roots in traditional accounting and a mission to simplify financial management for small business owners, Scott transitioned from the corporate world to entrepreneurship to make numbers more meaningful for everyday business heroes. A Profit First Professional, author, and speaker, Scott now lives as a digital nomad aboard a sailing catamaran with his wife, championing smarter financial strategies and helping Australian businesses thrive through outsourced bookkeeping and staff leasing solutions.
May 2, 2025Episode 3042 min
AI, Influence & Faith: Scaling the Entrepreneur's Voice
Chris Champion, serial entrepreneur and founder of Champion Ai, unpacks how he's helping visionaries, podcasters, and high-impact leaders scale their influence through AI-powered podcast connections. This episode explores visibility, trust, networking at scale, and why staying grounded in faith is key to it all.
About Chris Champion:
Chris Champion is a lifelong entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and master connector who has invested in over 143 companies throughout his career. As the founder of Champion Media Group, Champion Capital, and Champion Ai, Chris empowers entrepreneurs, creators, and leaders to elevate their influence through cutting-edge AI technology and high-impact networking. His flagship platform, Champion Ai, delivers over 40,000 man-hours of tailored podcast outreach daily, boasting a database of 3.97 million verified podcaster emails and a proven track record of over 600 successful podcast interviews with a 27% average response rate. Deeply committed to the entrepreneurial journey, Chris champions innovation, faith, and meaningful connections. His upcoming book, Faith Matters, is a personal gift to the world—an inspiring testament to the role of faith in business and life. Through events like Podcasters Summit LIVE and a network of thousands of creators and thought leaders, Chris continues to unlock new opportunities for people to share their stories and make a lasting impact.
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