We all know that knowing your numbers in business isn’t just nice to have—it’s essential. If you don’t know your numbers, you can’t optimize your business, pay yourself consistently, or make the kind of impact you want in your community.
That’s why I love bringing on experts who live and breathe accounting—bookkeepers, CFOs, and financial coaches—to remind us just how powerful it is to stay on top of this piece of our business.
Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to my guest,
Megan Schwan. Megan is a mom, a business owner, and someone whose personal journey has fueled her entrepreneurial drive—something I deeply relate to as a single mama myself. Often, it’s those challenging seasons of life that sharpen our grit and give us the tenacity to keep showing up, believing, and building.
Megan is the CEO and founder of
Sidekick Accounting Services, a national virtual accounting firm on a mission to change the statistic that 8 out of 10 small businesses fail. With over 20 years in the accounting industry and more than a decade educating thousands of business owners on accounting and taxes, Megan and her team are passionate about helping entrepreneurs build sustainable, successful businesses.
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In 2009, Melissa Rose started her business,
The Dancing House, in the basement of her home. There, she taught the art of dance to students of all ages while her babies were right along with her, in the pack and playing. With passion, resilience, and tenacity, she created a business that has become "The Highlight of Your Week" for her tribe, her team, and her community, along with running a successful brick-and-mortar business and an
online dance membership.
When she’s not teaching pliés or hitting publish on a podcast, Melissa coaches other brick-and-mortar business owners to become
the only option in town—using smart, sustainable SEO strategies like Google Business Profile optimization, blog content, and simple marketing systems that actually work. Off the clock? You’ll find her chasing her five amazing kids, hiking her favorite trails, or getting her hands dirty in the garden.
What is The Visibility Podcast?
The Visibility Podcast is for studio owners who are ready to build a business that works: without working themselves into the ground.
Hosted by dance studio owner, business strategist, and life coach Melissa Rose, this podcast goes beyond simply getting more students through the door. We talk marketing and visibility, of course. But we also talk pricing, profitability, leadership, team building, decision-making, boundaries, and what it really takes to grow a studio that supports the life you want to live.
Because the problem you "think" you have isn’t always the real problem.
With nearly two decades of studio ownership and strategies rooted in a proven framework, Melissa brings real-world experience, practical business strategy, and honest conversations about the very human side of entrepreneurship.
You built your studio because you love what you do. Now let’s make sure the business you built works for you, too.
More clarity. Better decisions. A stronger studio.