The Podcast
Building Better Businesses
with Shonya Williams.
Weekly conversations about business foundations, financial leadership, IRS insights, systems, funding, SOPs, leadership and real entrepreneur success stories.
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What You'll Learn
Every episode leaves you with something to use
Financial Wisdom
Leadership
Business Systems
Success Stories
On the Docket
Episodes worth taking notes on
Ep. 01 · Foundations
Why Strong Businesses Start Below the Ground
The Quoti philosophy: roots before roof. What a decade of examining small businesses taught Shonya about the ones that last.
Ep. 02 · IRS Insights
Confessions of a Revenue Agent
What examiners are trained to see, the red flags owners create by accident, and the paper trail that protects you.
Ep. 03 · Funding
From Denied to Approved
A funding-readiness walkthrough: what changed between one owner's rejection letter and their approval, step by step.
Ep. 04 · Systems
SOPs: The Unsexy Secret of Sellable Businesses
Why documented operations raise your valuation, calm your team, and give you your weekends back.
Ep. 05 · Leadership
Financial Leadership for Non-Financial Founders
You don't need to love spreadsheets — you need five numbers and a monthly ritual. Here they are.
Ep. 06 · Success Stories
Entrepreneur Stories: Rooted, Then Rising
Owners share the unglamorous middle chapters — the systems, setbacks and decisions that built real momentum.
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