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In this episode of the She Lift Project Podcast, host Cynthia Kirkpatrick sits down with Debi Corrie, founder of Acumaxum, a strategic CFO company that specializes in helping businesses optimize cash flow, scale, and drive profitability.
Debi shares her journey from accounting to becoming a pivotal force in helping small businesses break through barriers, navigate challenges, and achieve lasting success. Through personal stories and professional expertise, Debi talks about the importance of failure, leadership, and the impact of a positive company culture on profitability.
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Key Takeaways:
🎙️ Introduction and Background (00:00 – 10:57)
Acumaxum’s Approach (10:58 – 20:36)
📊 Financial Focus Areas (20:36 – 30:34)
👥 Leadership and Employee Management (30:34 – 38:26)
🏢 Business Growth and Challenges (38:26 – 47:29)
🚀 Personal Journey and Lessons (47:29 – 56:52)
🌟 Networking and Helping Others (56:53 – 01:04:53)
📚 Closing Thoughts and Contact Information (01:04:53 – 01:14:42)
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“Young Shannon became an overachiever because she was a people pleaser. She needed to please others. And so that really developed in my adulthood as well. “
“They say, I’m still working 60, 80 hours a week. I got into this so I could pick my kids up from school and so I could attend their soccer games that are after school and I haven’t been able to attend one. I got into this so that we could go on great family vacations. And I haven’t been on a vacation now in five years. More people are coming to us for those reasons…it’s the lifestyle sacrifices that are causing people more pain than taking home a paycheck that isn’t what they thought it would be.”
It’s not about me selling and, you know, me making money. It’s about you being satisfied and happy with what you want and what you need. And I’ve always had that kind of philosophy, and my dad had that, too. And people recognize you’re not in it for yourself, you’re in it for them. And you’re sincere, and it really goes a long way.
Leadership is not about the leader. And I equate this back to basketball. When you have coach or coaches, they can’t go out on the court and shoot the ball and dribble the ball and pass the ball. But coaches have to be really good at getting work done through others. And so from a leadership perspective, that’s how I see it. As a leader, I have to be really good at getting work done through others.
“I think that what I’m able to do in the program is to create the brave space that women need to be vulnerable, to do the internal work that has to happen, to have great and deep, thoughtful, reflective conversations, to bring in a lot of other great women. But at the end of it, that she’s breaking out of that chrysalis and she’s got her wings.”
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