Your Team Can Feel Your Money Str...

Your Team Can Feel Your Money Stress Before You Say a Word | Sandra Simmons

The Human Connection Podcast by Karl Pontau
S2 · E218
Jul 15, 2026
22:14

Episode notes

"Accounting is a recording tool. It was never designed to function as a coach to tell you what to do next." — Sandra Simmons

Most business owners read their P&L like it's a plan. Sandra Simmons says that's the mistake — accounting only tells you what already happened, and by the time the stress from that gap shows up, it's already leaking into how you treat your team and your best clients.

Sandra is the creator of the Cash Flow Mojo System and founder of Money Management Solutions. She started her career working with brands like McDonald's, Pizza Hut, and 7-Eleven before launching her own firm in 1994 — three decades helping business owners get out of cash flow chaos, out of debt, and back in control.

What you'll walk away with:

  • Why your P&L can't tell you what to do next — and what actually can
  • The "four buckets" system that turns founder pay into two paychecks, not one
  • How to budget around your worst month before it happens (the August story)
  • Why admitting you're stressed to a vendor builds more trust than hiding it
  • The $200K-a-month client with zero retirement savings — and what it says about "making it"

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https://www.cashflowmojosoftware.com

https://www.youtube.com/@CashFlowMojoSoftware

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www.vouchedconnections.com

www.thehumanconnectionpodcast.com

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Keywords

growth
leadership
team
burnout
human
connection
emotions
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