Interview with Louise Baldock, Financial Expert and Business Warrior

In this episode of It’s A Bonny Old Life, Bonny is joined by financial expert and business warrior, Louise Baldock, who recently joined Bonny’s team to help her build structure, and put protective processes and regular risk assessments into place in her business. 

In the episode, Louise explains exactly what it is she does to help businesses like Bonny’s, and she shares some interesting details of her background, explaining the path that led her to her current position. 

Louise shares her admiration of Bonny’s kindness and commitment to her business, and they talk about the importance of knowing your limitations, asking for help when you need it, and having a team of people that you can rely on to do the jobs you aren’t an expert in. 

Louise also talks about one of the worst-case scenarios she has come across while helping a business with its finances, and she talks about the very real threat of financial abuse and the effect it can have on both a business and the individuals involved. 

She shares her tips for people who are in the early stages of starting a business, giving advice on what aspects they should be taking into consideration, and highlighting the things that people often don’t know about or forget.

Bonny and Louise also talk about setting goals, Louise shares a few interesting details of her younger and wilder years, and they talk about the importance of trusting your gut. Louise also shares her plans for taking on one of Bonny’s coloured pencil tutorials, and Bonny shares her recommendation on what subjects are great for beginners. 

To find out more about Louise Baldock, you can find her website here, and you can connect with her on LinkedIn here.