About this episode

The episode explores how money trauma influences business decisions and pricing strategies among entrepreneurs.

What if the biggest thing influencing your pricing, growth, and business decisions has nothing to do with strategy? In Episode 359 of The Business Development Podcast, Kelly Kennedy sits down with growth strategist, certified business coach, Trauma of Money Certified Practitioner, and Imposter Syndrome Coach Practitioner Brittney Ashley to explore the hidden ways money trauma, scarcity, self-worth, and imposter syndrome can quietly shape the way entrepreneurs lead and grow. From sitting on proposals out of fear of charging too much to the invisible financial beliefs we inherit from childhood, Brittney reveals why some of our most important business decisions may be driven by stories we do not even realize we are carrying. Brittney also shares her journey from toxic workplaces and personal loss to building Creative Dynamics Virtual Services, a business designed around the belief that work should support your life, not consume it. Together, Kelly and Brittney explore the psychology behind undercharging, the anxiety entrepreneurs can feel around money, the shift from selling hours to delivering outcomes, and why understanding your own money story may be one of the most important…

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Kennedy

Guest: Brittney Ashley

Topics covered

• money trauma
• business decisions
• entrepreneurship
• self-worth
• imposter syndrome
• pricing strategy

Keywords

• money trauma
• business growth
• pricing
• self-worth
• imposter syndrome
• entrepreneurship
• financial beliefs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Creative Dynamics Virtual Services

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