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Hosted by Alexis Charkiw · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 101 episodes
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Join Alexis, entrepreneur and digital finance expert while she shares her business journey, insights and challenges since being a business owner.
Alexis Charkiw hosts Being a Business Owner, a business show with 101 episodes published.
Earlier this year, I emailed my clients to explain a new partnership between two platforms I use, Xero and Anthropic, the company behind an AI tool called Claude. I gave every client the choice to opt in, opt out, or hav
Every big opportunity I've taken this year started the same way: nerves, doubt, and almost saying no. Saying yes to a speaking event outside my comfort zone led directly to becoming a fractional CFO for a growing tech co
I've got an announcement, actually two! I'm handing the Blackline reins over to my co-founder Tom, and taking on a fractional CFO role I've never done before. Neither decision happened overnight. One is about knowing whe
Nobody warns you that growing your business also means growing yourself. After speaking to thousands of founders over the years, I've noticed the same thing holds almost every business back at some point: confidence. Not
Three days before my biggest talk yet, I turned to my husband and said I couldn't do it. I'd said yes to speaking at the ICC in Newport, my biggest stage yet, and by the Wednesday before, I was ready to back out. This we
I recently spoke on the biggest stage I've ever stood on. ICC Newport, a session on AI in finance, and I was terrified. This week's episode is a bit different. Instead of talking to you directly, I'm sharing some of what
A friend of mine, who's self-employed and runs a few different businesses, text me last week and said, "Lex, I know you'll understand this stuff, but what the heck is MTD and where do I even start?" So that's exactly wha
I burst someone's bubble on a prospect call recently. And I felt terrible about it. They'd set up as a limited company specifically to protect their business name. It made complete sense to them. The only problem? Regist
Growth in business is exciting. But nobody really prepares you for what happens to the relationships around you when you start to level up. In this episode I'm getting honest about something I'm seeing play out more and
Someone waved a £50 note at me at AccountEx. So naturally, I stopped. What followed was a conversation that didn't sit right with me...and the more I thought about it, the more I realised why. In this episode I'm talking
Once a year I make the trip to London for AccountEx, the largest finance expo in the world. And every year I come home buzzing. This episode I'm taking you behind the scenes of what it's actually like to attend an event
Something is happening in the accountancy world that nobody is really talking about, and I think it's time someone did. Accountants are leaving. Practices are being sold. People are retiring early. And if you work with a
It doesn't matter how long you've been in business or what your turnover looks like. At some point, every founder hits a wall. And more often than not, it's not the business that's the problem…it's everything around it.
Nobody's talking about this enough. So I am. Every UK business owner is feeling right now, whether they want to admit it or not. It's hard out there. Really hard. And it's not just me saying it. I've been in the rooms wi
I said I was taking the summer off. Then summer turned into months. And if I'm being honest, it wasn't just a break. I'd lost my voice. Somewhere along the way I'd convinced myself that unless I had a hot take or somethi
In business (and in content) what works one month, won't always serve you in the next. In this episode of Being A Business Owner, I'm sharing why I'm reshaping the podcast format to better reflect where I'm at in my busi
It's everywhere....ChatGPT, Copilot, Canva's Magic Write…AI is no longer just a buzzword; it's creeping into how we write, plan, design, and do business. But how are we really feeling about it? In this episode, I'm divin
What does it really look like to build a business that works for your life, not the other way around? In this episode, I'm joined by Kate Brooks, equestrian coach turned driving instructor, outdoor adventurer, and long-t
You know that feeling when you've finally got your business systems working...and then the software company gets bought out? Or goes under? Or completely changes everything you relied on? It's happened to me three times
What happens when you stop building for someone else and finally take the leap for yourself? In this episode, I'm joined by Olya Grovel (a growth consultant turned founder) who's right in the middle of that messy, brave,
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Being a Business Owner is hosted by Alexis Charkiw. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 101 episodes.
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