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I’ve been wanting to bring a real Inner Magic client on the show for a while — not to give you a highlight reel, but to give you the real story. The messy middle. The doubts. The moments where it felt like everything was falling into place… and the moments where it absolutely didn’t.
Holly Shuss went from working as an administrative assistant to running her own solo bookkeeping firm — while being a new mom, postpartum with her second baby, trying to figure out what kind of life she actually wanted to be living.
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If you’ve ever had an idea you kept writing off as “not for me,” if you’ve ever felt like entrepreneurship is something other people do, or if you’ve ever hit wall after wall in a 9-to-5 and wondered if that’s a sign — this one is for you.
We get into all of it: the moment the spark ignited, how she found her support system, the pricing lessons that stung (and what she learned from them), the fear of failure that almost kept her stuck, and what self-trust actually looks like when you’re building something from scratch. She’s so honest and so relatable, and I just know you’re going to love her.
Holly provides bookkeeping and accounting services to help small business owners get their finances organized and off their plate. She manages income and expense tracking, bill payments and invoicing, and keeps financials accurate and tax-ready — while providing clear, easy-to-understand reports so clients can make confident financial decisions and focus on growing their business.
📩 holly.shuss@empowerap.com
🔗 LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-shuss/
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