Champion for Small Businesses like yours and Proud Numbers Nerd.
Hey there, I'm Shanna Skidmore!
I should have known it would end up like this...
While others girls grew up playing "house", I was more interested in playing bank.
My first job was as a cashier and my second as a bank teller. While I always envisioned myself being an architect or counselor —looking back I can see money weaved throughout my entire journey. For a long time I felt like a misfit puzzle, with degrees in art, psychology and business, I never knew how all the pieces came together. Until 7 years into my finance career, I met Amy.
Amy was a single mom of three young boys living in her mom’s basement. While her floral design business looked successful on the outside, after years in business she was still unable to take a consistent paycheck from her business. A financial advisor had recently told her that her business was bankrupt, she didn’t have any choice but to persevere. Limping along was no longer an option. That’s when our paths crossed and everything changed…for both of us.
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Even though America is built on the backs of small businesses, the suits on Wall Street don’t seem too concerned with helping small businesses succeed. So, I said enough is enough. I left the world of black power suits and three inch heels to start my own consulting firm dedicated 100% to serving ... YOU!
THE REST IS...HISTORY.
A look back on the past decade
First FULL Year in Business
Hosted the 1st Blueprint Summit!
2014
Hosted (3) Finance Workshops
Hosted (2) Blueprint Summit Retreats
2015
Became an International Speaker!
Hired my first Team Member
2017
Released The Blueprint Model
Kyle Graduates from Georgia Tech!
Took a 10-Week Road Trip with Kyle
2016
Released Blueprint at Home
Released My Blueprint Year!
Added 5 New Team Members
2018
Skidmore Consulting Party of One.
Road Trip!
Moved to Minnesota
2019
Took a Year long Sabbatical!
Surprise! I'm Pregnant!
2020
Welcomed Madelyn James (03/18/21)
Moved Home to Tennessee
Kyle joined the company full time!
2021
Launched Consider The Wildflowers Podcast!
Launched The Creative Money Shop!
2022
Celebrating a decade in business!
2023
our biggest adventure begins!
My people!
celebrating 10 years!
"Increased my profits 416% in one year"
Shanna has been responsible for setting a plan that doubles our revenue while taking my 1:1 client work down by more than half... UTTER confidence in raising my prices so I don’t have to say yes to every single client that comes around.I took my client load down from 42 to 16 and STILL paid myself each Friday (even on maternity leave!). I no longer have to book clients out of fear!
— Ashlyn Carter, copywriter
Thousands of success stories later collectively generating millions in revenue...
"From 50 weddings to 25 and 12x my price"
Last year I doubled my sales but it honestly didn’t feel like more work because I had solid systems in place and was prepared for growth! Since taking The Blueprint Model, I have 12x my average booking price from $3400 to over $12,000 and I'm on track to hit our first 7-figure year in sales!
— Mary Love Richardson, Floral Designer
"10x my shop Sales in 30 Days!"
When I finally sat down and crunched the numbers, I realized only 10% of my business sales—the calligraphy and design—was taking up 90% of my time. It was the shop that was actually making me the most money over time, and I was giving it the least amount of my efforts! When I gave my shop the time it deserved, I saw the results right away. My sales went from $2,000 to $20,000 in just a month!”
— Ash Bush, Online Shop Owner
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The good news is—that these principles can be taught and, more importantly, learned!
While numbers and money and spreadsheets may not be “your thing”...
I NEED HELP WITH MY BUSINESS FINANCES
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND MY PERSONAL BUDGET
ANNUAL PLANNING & GOAL SETTING
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