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Money First CEO

Money First CEO

Harman 61 Episodes Oct 5, 2026

How do you build a business that truly supports your life? I'm the Money First CEO. Over the past 5 years, I've grown a sustainable 6-figure business and built a 7-figure investment portfolio, not by working harder, but by managing money differently. This podcast shares the real habits, honest lessons, and simple strategies that helped me and can help you build a business that puts profit and peace first. If you're ready to feel more confident with your cash and create long-term stability, you're in the right place. New episodes every Monday.

Episodes

Your Business Is Making Money. So Why Are You Still Broke?
Your Business Is Making Money. So Why Are You Still Broke? Oct 5, 2026 608 Sales are coming in. The team is busy. You might even be turning over more than you were 12 months ago. So why does opening the banking app still feel like a gamble?It’s one of the most common things Harman hears from business owners: “I’m making good money, so why do I feel broke?” And the instinctive answer is usually “I just need more sales.” But more often than not, the problem isn’t how much
Your Business Doesn't Need Another Goal. It Needs a Money System.
Your Business Doesn't Need Another Goal. It Needs a Money System. Sep 28, 2026 555 In this episode, Harman unpacks why most business owners already know what they should be doing with their money and still don’t do it consistently. She shares what she took home from a recent AI retreat (pages of ideas that almost went nowhere) and connects it to the exact same pattern that shows up with money goals. Harman walks through the four-part system that fixes this: plan, implement, revi
Stop Asking: Can I Afford It? Ask This Instead
Stop Asking: Can I Afford It? Ask This Instead Sep 21, 2026 577 In this episode, Harman breaks down one of the most common money traps business owners fall into: looking at the bank balance and assuming that number is what’s available to spend. She walks through real examples, hiring a new team member, placing a stock order, running a marketing campaign, paying yourself more and taking a distribution, to show why the better question is always “what is this mon
You Don't Have a Sales Problem. You Might Have a Profit Problem.
You Don't Have a Sales Problem. You Might Have a Profit Problem. Sep 14, 2026 563 When money feels tight in business, the instinct is always the same: get more clients, chase more sales, push revenue higher. But what happens when you’re already making good money and there’s still nothing left at the end of the month?In this episode, Harman breaks down why more sales can sometimes make a profit problem worse, not better. She walks through what to actually look at instead of chas
AI Can Read Your Numbers. But Can It Tell You What to Do With Them?
AI Can Read Your Numbers. But Can It Tell You What to Do With Them? Sep 7, 2026 622 AI can now read your profit and loss in seconds. It can tell you your revenue is up, your expenses have jumped, or your margins have slipped. But can it tell you what to actually do about it?In this episode of Money First CEO, host Harman Johnston tackles a question she's been hearing more and more from friends, clients and fellow business owners: if Xero and AI can now read invoices, reconci
Leadership Lessons Every Business Owner Can Learn From Profit First
Leadership Lessons Every Business Owner Can Learn From Profit First Aug 31, 2026 583 Most business owners think Profit First is about bank accounts. It is really about how you lead.In this episode of Money First CEO, Harman Johnston steps away from the spreadsheets for a moment to unpack something bigger: what the Profit First method teaches business owners about leadership, not just cash flow.Because the way you manage money says a lot about how you run your business. Do you plan
Should Employees Know Your Business Numbers?
Should Employees Know Your Business Numbers? Aug 24, 2026 964 Should your team know how much the business makes? It’s a question most business owners think about constantly and talk about rarely, because it feels like one of those conversations with no safe answer.In this episode of Money First CEO, Harman Johnston tackles the topic head on. Not with a blanket yes or a blanket no, but with a practical middle ground that she uses in her own business, Blu Book
Scaling a Business Without Losing Profit
Scaling a Business Without Losing Profit Aug 17, 2026 714 More revenue is supposed to feel like winning. So why do so many business owners find themselves working harder, managing more people and carrying more stress, only to end up with the same amount of money in their pocket?In this episode of Money First CEO, Harman Johnston unpacks a conversation with a client that stopped her in her tracks. The client’s revenue had grown five times over. From the o
What’s Your Financial Freedom Number?
What’s Your Financial Freedom Number? Aug 10, 2026 923 Most business owners can tell you their revenue target. Very few can tell you their financial freedom number.In this episode of Money First CEO, Harman Johnston asks the question most business owners have never properly sat down and answered: not your revenue goal, not your growth target, but the actual amount of money you need coming in consistently for your life to feel genuinely free.Because he
If Your Business Doubled Tomorrow, Would Your Finances Survive?
If Your Business Doubled Tomorrow, Would Your Finances Survive? Aug 3, 2026 1036 Here’s a question worth sitting with: if your business doubled tomorrow, would you be excited, or would you quietly panic?Most business owners assume growth is the fix. More revenue, more breathing room, more freedom. But in this episode, Harman Johnston makes the case that growth doesn’t solve financial problems, it amplifies them. The businesses that fall over during rapid growth are rarely the
How to Reward Employees Without Hurting Profit
How to Reward Employees Without Hurting Profit Jul 27, 2026 938 You want to look after your team. You want people to feel valued, motivated and excited to stay. But every dollar you hand out in bonuses has to come from somewhere, and if it’s coming from operating cash, you’re one quiet month away from a promise you can’t keep.In this episode, Harman breaks down why most business owners get employee rewards wrong, and walks through the exact system she runs at
The Money Conversation Nobody Wants to Have With Their Partner
The Money Conversation Nobody Wants to Have With Their Partner Jul 20, 2026 943 We talk a lot on this podcast about profit first percentages and Xero reports, but this episode is about something most business owners avoid completely: the money conversation with your partner.I'm not a relationship expert or a therapist. I'm a bookkeeper and a Profit First Professional, and I've lived the tension of business money spilling into home life. In this episode I'm

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