Impact + Profit: Your Business Can Do Both with Brian Thompson

How do you build a business that reflects your values, serves your community, and supports the life you actually want to live? That’s the heart of this conversation with Brian Thompson, a financial planner and founder of Brian Thompson Financial, who helps LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs build profitable, mission-driven businesses. We talk about what it really means to align your business with your mission and how to make money while doing good.

Brian shares how his own journey—from tax attorney to financial planner to podcast host—has been guided by a desire to create freedom, clarity, and impact. If finances, marketing, or mission feel foggy in your business, this episode will help you clear the path forward.

💡 What we covered in this website

• What a mission-driven business really means

• Brian’s personal journey from law to entrepreneurship

• The two-phase discovery and vision process Brian uses with clients

• How to identify your gifts and align them with your business model

• The "Profit First" system and why it works

• Tips for organizing your finances and building an emergency fund

• Marketing mindset shifts for mission-driven entrepreneurs

• Why niching down can unlock real growth

• Tools and frameworks like the Eisenhower Matrix and Build-Measure-Learn

• How to start building intentionally, even if you feel behind

Links and resources mentioned:

• Brian Thompson Financial

• Mission Driven Business Podcast

• Brian on Instagram

• Book: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

• Book: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries

• Book: The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

• Book: The Life Brief by Bonnie Wan

• Book: Build the Life You Want by Oprah Winfrey

• Tool: Eisenhower Matrix

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