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  • Business Planning | 06.12

    Why Revenue Growth Isn’t Making You Feel Safer

    Happy Friday, all! For a long time, I believed there was a revenue number that would finally make entrepreneurship feel safe. If I could just reach that next milestone, surely…
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  • Business Planning | 06.05

    The Cost of Hiding Who You Are In Your Business

    Happy Friday. And happy Pride month! This week on the podcast, I explored a topic that feels especially meaningful this time of year: the cost of hiding who you are…
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  • Business Planning | 05.29

    How to Achieve Sustainable Leadership Through Delegation

    Happy Friday, all! This week on the podcast, I explored something many entrepreneurs struggle with: carrying too much for too long. In the early stages of business, doing everything yourself…
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  • Business Planning | 05.22

    What It Really Takes to Hire Your First Employee

    Happy Friday, all! This week on the podcast, I had a conversation that felt especially personal. I invited my operations manager, Jesica Berger, onto the show to talk about what…
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  • Business Planning | 05.15

    Why High Achievers Struggle to Feel Successful

    Happy Friday, all! This week on the podcast, I talked about something I think many entrepreneurs quietly carry: the feeling that no matter how much you accomplish, it never quite…
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  • Business Planning | 05.08

    The Hidden Cost of Clutter

    Happy Friday, all! This week’s podcast episode hit especially close to home for me because it came right after tax season, one of the busiest times of the year in…
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  • Business Planning | 05.01

    Why You’ll Never Find Balance In Your Business

    Happy Friday, all! This week’s podcast had me rethinking one of the most common goals we hear in entrepreneurship: balance. After an intense tax season, I shared some personal reflections…
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  • Business Planning | 04.24

    How to Bet on Yourself and Build A Business Around Freedom

    Happy Friday, all! Hope you had a good week. This week’s conversation with Kyra Mitchell Lewis really stayed with me—especially her perspective on what it means to build a business…
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  • Business Planning | 04.17

    Turning Tax Season Into a Strategy

    Happy Friday, all! Tax season just wrapped up —and if you’re feeling a mix of relief, exhaustion, or even a little uncertainty about how it all went, that makes sense.…
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  • Business Planning | 04.10

    How to Optimize Your Tax Return for More Business Tax Savings

    Happy Friday, all! I can’t believe it. We’re coming to the end of tax season (NEXT WEEK!!), and if you’re anything like many of my clients right now, you might…
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  • Business Planning | 04.03

    Last-Minute Review Tips for Your Schedule C Filing

    Happy Friday, all! We’re just a couple of weeks away from the individual filing deadline. I recently shared some tips for 1120S filers, but I don’t want to leave out…
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  • Business Planning | 03.27

    Should I become an S-Corp?

    Happy Friday, all! This week’s podcast tackles one of the most common—and misunderstood—questions in entrepreneurship: Should I become an S-Corp? If you’ve spent any time online, you’ve probably heard a…
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  • Business Planning | 03.20

    Stop Guessing, Start Deciding

    Happy Friday, all! This week, I wrapped up our budgeting series on the podcast with the final (and most important) piece: action. Because awareness and acceptance are powerful—but without action,…
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Brian Thompson

Brian Thompson Financial

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Brian Thompson Financial LLC (“BTF”), is a Registered investment Adviser in the States of Illinois and New York. Based in Chicago, BTF focuses specifically on serving mission-driven LGBTQ entrepreneurs locally and nationwide. Brian Thompson, JD, CFP® is a proud member of NAPFA, XY Planning Network and Pride Planners.

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