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We’re about guiding your business to build the resources you need to be a champion of a more sustainable future. Transforming Businesses. Empowering Individuals.

We care about the planet, we care about equality, and most of all we care about being the change we want to see in the world. Inspiring Change. Join us on a journey of financial growth and personal transformation. From business coaching to group training, speaking engagements to membership, we provide the tools and guidance you need to create a beautiful relationship with money. Join us on the path to financial empowerment. Let's Make Money Beautiful x

03/10/2023

Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Feel it.
The intensity, the pain, the fear.
Release it.
I let go.
I let go.
I let go.
You’ve got this ❤️

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Yoga
Letting Go

15/09/2023

All those feelings are common. I have been through it too. To top it off when I was in my worst money situation, I was a graduate accountant constantly being told ‘I must be good with money’.

I get that feeling of deep shame when someone wants to talk about money or have you spend it.

It sucks.

You have to choose to make things different.

You have to find that place inside of you that says ‘Enough is enough, I will not be this person anymore’.

You have the power to create financial freedom.

Financial freedom is not worrying about money and you don’t have to wait until you are a millionaire for this freedom.

You do have to choose to do something differently.

Are you ready?

12/09/2023

You lie in bed at night wondering how you are going to pay the bills, in the business and at home.

It is nearly time for the BAS to be paid too and it is just too much, you can’t even stretch your mind past groceries and wages.

Failure.

A tear falls across your cheek.

You brush it away, refusing to let yourself cry.

Instead of tears, you spend the night tossing and turning and drag yourself out of bed when you hear the soft steps of tiny feet.

You are exhausted and it feels like it is never going to end.

You don’t have to know all the answers, but if you are relating to any of this you need some help.

You need an expert who knows money. You need an expert who will support you through the tears. You need to take action towards the future you know you deserve.

Send me a DM, book a call, or whatever tickles your fancy. It can’t hurt to have a chat and get some tips xx

11/09/2023

‘I was in the worst mental state I think I have been in a very long time…

I have really tackled a lot of those negative stress things. I actually can’t remember the last time I was stressed.

It got to the point where I was just making myself follow what you were saying even if I was doing it in small amounts..' Tegan @‌stumpandco

Here are some things you can do to tackle your business and financial stress:

1. Stop listening to anything that references inflation and the cost of living crisis

2. Check your bank account every day. Do it with compassion and stay focused on your breath

3. Get some support so you actually know what you need to do and it isn’t a monster-under-the-bed situation.

Shoot me a DM if you need some help or have questions xx

08/09/2023

‘It takes a village’ @‌weareoneroof

Over the last few months, I haven’t been feeling completely myself. I have felt a deep loneliness at times. At first, all I could do was feel it but then I made a choice to make a change. I remembered I was the creator of my reality and so it was up to me to shift from feelings of isolation to feelings of connection.

The first thing I did was review why I was feeling isolated and I narrowed it down to a few things:

1. There were some big changes happening in my business and I felt the responsibility to figure it all out on my own.

2. I hadn’t been connecting much with friends because of my focus on my business and on getting some study finished.

3. The dark winter days were weighing me down

I next thing I did was to go through each point above and find a solution that would support me to feel better, if only slightly.

This is what I came up with:

1. I booked a call with my leadership and yoga coach. He said all the things I knew he would but it was exactly what I needed to hear and it was different hearing him say it compared to me repeating it in my mind.

2. I signed up for networking events and still have the intention to go to more on a regular basis.

3. I started telling people I was struggling with the shift in my business because I was feeling like I couldn’t trust myself. They helped me to think creatively and to remember that I have what it takes.

4. I started looking at all the resources I had that would support me to find the answers I was seeking. I realised I had loads! (thanks @‌shementors and @‌weareoneroof and @‌women&LeadershipAustralia)

5. I booked in coffees and small catch-ups with friends so I still felt like I could focus on what is essential while creating moments of connection.

6. I made an effort to call people more often

7. I made an effort to have my door open more at the office

8. I booked myself a 3-day weekend in Adelaide where I knew I would spend time with someone who cares about me, get some time in nature, and see the sun.

What happened?

I got my mojo back.

I found the right people to support me to guide me in my marketing. Making me feel empowered to step forward in a new way.

I don’t feel as suffocated by the winter days.

I feel more connected.

You can’t do it alone and especially you can’t when things are tough.

It is time to reach out and find what it is you need.

What do you need support with at the moment? Drop a comment below or DM me and let me see if I can help or connect you with someone who can x

05/09/2023

Confidence to make the right decision, feeling like you are running a real business, that clear mind knowing there are no monsters hiding under the bed.

These are some of the key things that are important to me that my clients take away from our time together.

Running a micro/small business means wearing all the hats, and feeling responsible for the success not only for yourself but for your employees and clients as well.

Responsibility can be an empowering or a disempowering experience, depending on how well-equipped you are to address and resolve situations as they arise.

When you have a clear picture of what it takes to earn your desired income, what you need to invest in, what you need to spend your time doing, and what parameters you need to work within, making good business decisions becomes exciting, empowering, and effortless.

Imagine that a challenge in your business arises. A big client needs to wrap up, your marketing isn’t paying off in the way you expected, you fall pregnant, key staff members leave, and the list goes on.. Instead of falling down a rabbit hole of internet searches, asking anyone who will listen, and circling your mind like a hamster on a wheel, you know exactly how to make a decision.

You know exactly where to go to see the data to understand the impacts that are likely.

You know how to use that data to forge a new way forward.

You know precisely what you need to focus on and what you need to let go of.

You take action from a place of confidence and power. Like that leader, you admire so much (Jacinda Ardern perhaps?) and you realise that you are that leader. You are the one stepping into your power and standing up for the good of your business, your clients, your customers, and your team.

What would that feeling mean to you? Is it worth investing in your own education to truly understand how to use the numbers in your business?

If you want to become that kind of leader, start with your numbers, they will get you everywhere in business.

Book a free call via my link x

https://stephaniemenere.as.me/PennyCoaching

04/09/2023

"Working with Stephanie was the best thing I’ve ever done for my business.

I’m a typical creative who’s not a fan of numbers and have been paralysed with doing the financials in my business for years. This year, I realised that I needed help and was recommended to Stephanie.

I knew instantly that she was the one for me. I had been avoiding accountants and financial planners because I felt so overwhelmed with where to start and understanding the basic fundamentals of how to manage business financials - and honestly, didn’t want to be judged or feel unheard. But Stephanie’s approach is so unique to anyone in her field.

Not only is she absolutely lovely, she’s calming and clear. She looks at your business holistically, including your mindset which was the thing most holding me back.

As we peeled back the layers over our 6 weeks of working together, the financials become a lot more digestible and connected, and now I have a completed business forecast to keep me, my financials and my goals on track.

I’m no longer scared to check my bank account. I’m no longer worried about missing bills. And I’m no longer worried and wondering how I can make my business profitable to support the life I want to live.

If you’re thinking about setting up a call with Stephanie, do it - my first call with Stephanie gave me so much clarity and hope and I have no doubt you’ll feel this too.”

01/09/2023

It was 2012 and I was sitting in the gutter smoking a cigarette.

I had just finished a call with the bank that was chasing my late loan payment.

I had never felt so desperate and like such a failure.

It made me feel physically sick.

I had to figure out a way to get through it.

I juggled funds around and made it work… just..

I had graduated as an accountant about 12 months before and I was sick of telling people I was an accountant and for them to respond ‘You must be good with money’.

‘NO’ I wanted to scream, but instead, I smiled and laughed and pretended that I wasn’t a fraud.

My long-term boyfriend at the time didn’t even know. No one did, it was my cross to bear.

Over the next few years I crawled slowly out of that hole and for a long time I held it as my dirty little secret.

Little did I know that it was actually setting me up for something important.

5 years later I was managing the cash flow of a struggling business. It wasn’t a few hundred dollars that I was juggling at any one time, it was millions and people's livelihoods depend on my abilities.

I excelled.

I helped that business get back on its feet and I used those skills I had learned in the darkest of my days.

Do you have a dark day story that has set you up or you hope will set you up for your future?

Let me know in the comments below x

28/08/2023

Stephanie surely has a way to make you feel good about money…in a really good way!!

Stephanie is a gem to work with! She is patient, understanding and excellent at what she does! Working with Stephanie I found myself starting to like the stuff about money I used to hate. My journey is in progress as I continue learning and working with Stephanie. I know 100% that I am in good hands. Because she knows how to make money beautiful, I am experiencing that money and I are really starting to appreciate each other more and more creating more abundance and blessings into the world.

25/08/2023

This week’s blog post teaches you what you need to do to achieve your version of the Olympics via business.

You will learn:

The similarities between preparing for the Olympics and running a business

How to plan for financial freedom

Get reading beautiful and let your business friends know. It takes a team to climb the highest mountains x

https://www.stephaniemenere.com.au/blog/how-to-transform-your-finances-with-money-empowerment-practices-2

24/08/2023

“Steph has held my doubt with grace, and given me the financial tools and emotional strategies to keep moving forward. Steph follows my pace and what I am ready for, and I truely feel I wouldn't have been able to do this without her.

Working with Steph has helped me grow and take myself seriously each month.”

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Penny School is a place for budding and experienced entrepreneurs to learn about the finances of their business. It is for people who want to use the purpose of their business to make the world a better place. It is a space where you enjoy gaining the knowledge you need to grow and succeed. It is a group of conscious business minds coming together to build each other up.

Penny School runs two courses a year, Small Change, Big Impact and Cashed Up.

Small Change, Big Impact, focuses on the basics of accounting, bookkeeping and how to ensure you are running a financially sound business. This course is not only about the practical details of accounting, taught by a Chartered Accountant, but also how to manifest the business of your dreams. It is a space we come to support each other to step up, to believe, both in our businesses and in ourselves as the successful entrepreneurs that we are. Small Change, Big Impact begins with the little things, bookkeeping and knowing all the accounting terms. It then gets you familiar with the cool stuff accounting can do. Concepts such as how to set the right pricing, indicators you are on the right path financially, flags that let you know there could be some hurdles in the future and what other stakeholders want to see in your numbers.

Cashed Up is the next step. Once you have completed Small Change, Big Impact you will be ready to drive your business to the next level. You will be ready to plan your financial future, take the reins and achieve everything you have ever dreamed you could. This course focuses on budgeting and managing cash flow with a conscious heart. Three things that guarantee success in any business, big or small. We use the numbers you have in your business and create a budget using tried and tested templates that you can use again and again as your business grows and develops. We go through how to monitor and adapt that budget to ensure those goals are met.