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Everyone loves strategy. Fewer people talk about the systems that actually make strategy work.
The tools below are the ones I use, trust, and recommend because they help turn good ideas into consistent action.
This stack is built around one simple idea: Make the right behavior easier, and the wrong behavior harder.
A quick note: I don’t recommend tools because they pay me. They pay me because I recommend them.
Every company featured on this page compensates me if you choose to join through my referral. But each tool earned its place here by delivering results inside my own businesses first.
Whenever possible, I’ve leveraged those relationships to secure exclusive discounts, priority support, special offers, and other perks for my community. If a tool appears here, it’s because I trust it, use it, and believe it can help you build a stronger business.
CASH FLOW CLARITY, BUILT INTO BEHAVIOR
These tools help you see what’s happening in your business, stay consistently profitable, and remove the guesswork from cash flow management.
Make your money organized, visible, and controllable
I use Relay to bring Profit First to life.
Too many entrepreneurs run their business with one giant bank account and one giant question: “Can I afford this?”
The problem is, by the time you ask that question, it’s often too late.
Relay makes it easier to separate cash into purpose-driven accounts so every dollar has a job before it gets spent. When your money is organized, your decisions get easier.
Relay will help your business:
*Relay is a financial technology company and is not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Thread Bank, Member FDIC.
Make Profit First a daily habit, not a spreadsheet exercise
Knowing what to do with your money is one thing. Doing it consistently is where most entrepreneurs struggle.
I built the Profit First App to turn the process into a repeatable habit instead of another spreadsheet you promise you’ll update someday.
The Profit First APP helps your business:
Bookkeeping that actually keeps up with your business.
Bookkeeping is one of those jobs entrepreneurs know they should do…and avoid anyway. Kick changes that.
I use Kick to run my own books because it automatically categorizes transactions and runs my Profit First allocations daily, keeping everything current without becoming another item on my to-do list. And if you ever need extra guidance, Kick can connect you with a Kick-certified Profit First Professional who already understands the Profit First system.
With Kick, your business will:
MAKE YOUR MONEY WORK WITH YOUR HABITS, NOT AGAINST THEM
Most personal finance systems fail because they depend on perfect discipline. The Money Habit takes a different approach with a system built to help individuals and families create lasting financial confidence.
Put The Money Habit into practice
If you’ve read The Money Habit and wondered, “Okay, but where do I actually start?”
This is it.
Dream First Bank is the banking partner helping bring The Money Habit methodology to life.
Instead of trying to manage your finances through spreadsheets, budgeting apps, or constant self-control, Dream First helps you organize your money around purpose-driven accounts and behavior-based allocations.
Today, the platform helps you establish your Money Habit foundation. As new functionality rolls out, you’ll be positioned for an even more integrated banking experience built around the methodology.
It helps you:
BUILD A BUSINESS THAT RUNS WITHOUT CONSTANT OWNER INTERVENTION
Most operational problems aren’t people problems. They’re system problems. This stack helps entrepreneurs create consistency, simplify team management, and build businesses that become less dependent on the owner over time.
Turn tribal knowledge into repeatable systems
One of the biggest challenges growing businesses face is that too much knowledge lives inside someone’s head. Usually the owner’s.
Trainual helps me document how work gets done so success doesn’t depend on memory, constant explanations, or chasing people for answers.
Instead of repeatedly answering the same questions, you can create a central source of truth that helps your team execute consistently.
Trainual will help your business:
Take care of your team without turning HR into a full-time job
Hiring your first employee is exciting, until you’re the one responsible for running payroll, filing taxes, and keeping compliance straight.
I use Gusto to help manage payroll, benefits, compliance, and HR without turning administration into a full-time job. When these systems work smoothly, you spend less time buried in paperwork and more time leading your business.
Gusto will help your business:
Protect your business wherever you work
Entrepreneurs don’t work from just one place anymore.
We’re working from home offices, coffee shops, airports, hotels, and everywhere in between. Every connection creates another opportunity for your information to be exposed.
NordVPN adds an extra layer of protection with secure internet connections and more control over digital privacy.
The result is greater peace of mind no matter where I am.
NordVPN will help your business:
The systems are here. The guidance is here too.
Knowing which tools to use is one thing.
Knowing how to apply them in your business is where most entrepreneurs get stuck.
That’s why I created Better Call Mike.
It combines AI trained on my books, frameworks, and teachings with live calls, archived trainings, and ongoing Q&A support.
Whether you’re implementing Profit First, building systems, improving cash flow, or tackling your next growth challenge, you’ll have practical guidance whenever you need it.
Better Call Mike helps entrepreneurs:
Each of these exists to support better behavior inside the business: clarity instead of confusion, consistency instead of chaos, and control instead of constant reaction.
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