I booked 14 sessions in 2 days with zero breaks


Hello Reader,

Earlier this year, I signed up to be a sponsor at the GROW 2026 Conference. (Shout out to Catherine Brown, who hosts. This event is amazing and 2027 tickets are out).

GROW was to be the biggest marketing play of my year. I was taking time away from tax season and my family to be there. As a sponsor, I was completely booked solid. Fourteen back-to-back sessions over two days and there would be no breaks.

I was excited, but I also knew I was going to be exhausted. (I’m actually a super introvert.) But I had to show up. These people needed my best self.

So I called my friend Angie. I'd talked her into coming to this conference a few days before it started.

I said, “Angie, it would be stupid not to have some kind of networking event, because this is the most important marketing event of my year. But I really need it to be fun. For the love of God, I need something that will help me recharge and have some fun.”

Angie asked, “Can I make it weird?”

That’s how we wound up at a Tiki Speakeasy, for a no-work dinner. We had a great time and I went into day two of GROW feeling refreshed and ready to go.

A month or so later, I was neck deep in tax season. I texted Angie again and said, “Girl, tax season's wrapping up, and I’m about to lose my mind. Can we get out and do something fun?”

She took me to a rage room, which was PERFECT.

That's when we decided: why don't we do this more often? Why does fun only have to be a reward for crushing a goal? Why not just take the day off, do something exciting, come back to work ready to kick ass? Isn’t that why we started our own businesses in the first place… to have freedom?

Angie mapped out an entire business plan… and that's how Founders Recess started.

It's not just fun and hanging out though. We intentionally take adventurous white space to be more successful in our businesses, and more successful with our clients.

When you're self-employed, why the hell not? This isn't goofing off or shirking work. It's how we are able to show up to work and be viciously awesome. And people don't do that enough.

So it’s official… Founders Recess is launching to the public next weekend! I can’t wait. We’re going to have an online group and an in-person group here in Houston.

And I’m extending an early access invite to you. We have a limited number of Day-One memberships available at half price and I already have a few people signed up.

We’re making the work fun so better stuff gets done.

Be profitable,

I'm excited for...

Tomorrow is girls' night!

We've formed a really good parents' group here in Houston. Every Monday, either the husbands or the wives go out while the other parent covers dinner, bedtime, etc. back home.

This week it's the wives turn to go out and I'm so excited to have some adult time after all the tax extensions we just finished.

This is your reminder go out and live life.

An offer for you...

It's time for end of year reviews and tax plans.

If you don't have a proactive team helping you plan cash flow or tax savings for this coming season, we're offering tax planning sessions for only $397 through November.

​Book a clarity call to see if you're a good fit.

Favorite Thing...

Our parents' group has also started a shared family library for Yoto, a screen-free audio player for kids. It gives us a way to share music, audio books, and podcasts we love with our children and with other families. Kids 2-14 are loving it.

If you have concerns about internet access or screen time for minors but want a way for kids to grow their own taste in literature and music, I can't recommend a Yoto enough.

Money Study...

Have you thought about the ROI of your energy?

Is it really worth pushing a few extra hours to keep working? Probably not. Then you're going to be even more tired next time you show up for work.

On the flip side, we've all experienced the renewed energy that comes from taking time off work. You seem to get twice as much done in half the time!

Rest and play aren't costs, their investments in your future energy.

If you haven't thought to take time off in a while, why don't you check out our Founders Recess group where we create whitespace for you?

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Hi! I'm Katherine, actress turned accountant

I capitalized on my artistic background to create the Money Storyteller Method, a mindset and accounting tool for business owners that makes even the most advanced financial strategies easy to understand and fun to implement. Expect frank conversations about leveraging our most valuable assets - money, time, creativity, team leadership, and YOU!

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