In this episode...
She left a $240K corporate career to become an entrepreneur and discovered how much faster you grow when you stop building alone.
Natalie Bernacchi spent 15 years climbing the corporate ladder, making six figures, and feeling like she had nothing. Then she left it all to start her own business, and made zero dollars her first year. But here's what changed: she got her time back, her kids back, and her sanity back. Now she's built Boardroom Besties, a virtual community where female founders do something most business spaces won't touch: they talk about money out loud.
In this episode, Natalie walks through the exact moment she realized entrepreneurship wasn't about chasing a bigger paycheck, it was about designing a life that actually fits. She breaks down the pricing mistake that cost her 98% retention, the launch strategy that got 16 women to sign up in 15 days, and why the hardest part of making money isn't the work. It's saying no to everything else.
If you've ever felt stuck between climbing someone else's ladder and building your own thing, or if you're already in business but haven't figured out how to talk about money without feeling weird, this conversation is for you. Natalie and Abby dig into revenue breakdowns, lifestyle design, and why simplicity is actually the competitive advantage nobody talks about.
Highlights
• The pricing mistake that killed community retention, and how to fix it
• Why female entrepreneurs avoid talking about money (and what changes when they don't)
• The revenue breakdown exercise that turns vague goals into actionable offers
• Building a community that actually retains members through intentional culture
Chapters:
0:00 Stop Overcomplicating How You Make Money
1:36 Meet Natalie Bernacchi of Boardroom Besties
6:19 Why Natalie Built a Community
12:20 Leaving Corporate for Entrepreneurship
16:22 How Entrepreneurship Changes Your Relationship With Money
21:37 Pricing Mistakes Every Entrepreneur Can Learn From
27:27 Why Women Need to Talk About Money
32:27 Simplify Your Revenue Goals and Stay Focused
35:47 Redefining Success Beyond Just Making Money
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Helpful Links:
The Boardroom Besties Website: https://nataliebernacchi.com/community
IG: @the.boardroom.besties
My personal brand IG: @nataliebernacchi
Quantum Coaching Academy, Ashley Gordon: https://www.thequantum.coach/
Inbal Claudio, Community Builder Coach: https://www.inbalclaudio.com/
Free tools, resources & ways to connect with Abby: https://beacons.ai/creatormoneyfp
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