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Cubicle to CEO

292. How Smart Spending 4X’d Her Business in 1 Year

Cubicle to CEO

Ellen Yin

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

5.0580 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Most new business owners either waste money on the wrong things or avoid spending altogether out of fear. Money coach Emilie Nutley did neither. When Emilie quit her 9-5 in January 2024, she had one client, £500 in her business account, and three months to replace her salary. By the end of year one, she’d made £36,642, was paying herself £2,000 a month, and is now on track to close this year at £135,000+—all by making every pound work for her with a Strategic Investment Framework. For every £1 she spent, she made £2.50 back—reinvesting £15,000 from profit into mentorship, marketing, and high-ROI tools. But smart investing isn’t just about numbers—it’s about mastering the mindset behind money, too. In this case study, we’re breaking down exactly how Emilie decides what, when, and how much to reinvest in her business. Connect with Emilie: https://emilienutley.co.uk/ IG: @emilienutley Threads: @emilienutley Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me @missellenyin & @cubicletoceo so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to Kivocal to CEO, episode 2.92. Most new business owners either waste money on the wrong

0:05.7

things or avoid spending altogether out of fear. Money coach Emily Nutley did neither. When Emily quit her job

0:12.6

in January 2024, she had one client, 500 pounds in her business account in three months to replace her salary.

0:19.1

By the end of year one, she'd made 36,6,6

0:22.8

000, 642 pounds, was paying herself 2,000 pounds a month and is now on track to close this year

0:28.7

at 135,000 pounds, all by making every pound work for her with a strategic investment framework.

0:36.1

For every one pound she spent, she made two and a half pounds back, reinvesting 15,000

0:42.3

pounds from profit into mentorship, marketing, and high ROI tools.

0:47.4

But smart investing isn't just about numbers.

0:49.5

It's about mastering the mindset behind money, too.

0:52.9

In this case study, we're breaking down exactly how

0:55.0

Emily decides what, when, and how much to reinvest in her business. Welcome to Cuvicle

1:04.1

to CEO, the podcast where we ask successful founders and CEOs, the business questions you

1:09.6

can't Google. I'm your host, Ellen

1:12.1

Yen. Every Monday, go behind the business in a case study style interview with a leading entrepreneur

1:17.3

who shares one specific growth strategy they've tested in their own business, exactly how they

1:23.2

implemented it, and what the results and revenue were. You'll also hear financially transparent

1:29.1

insights from my own journey bootstrapping our media company from a $300 freelance project

1:34.7

into millions in revenue.

1:49.9

Hey everyone, welcome back to the show. Today I'm joined by Emily Netley, a money coach and financial strategist for online service providers, coaches, and creatives. And Emily's case study today

1:55.7

is all around strategic investment. So if you are a business owner who has either been too afraid to reinvest in your

2:02.9

business or maybe you've made some spending choices that you low-key kind of regret or you feel

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