In this solo episode of Self Funded, Chrissie Francona walks through how she’s intentionally setting herself up for success in 2026. She breaks down the two pillars she uses to guide her strategy, clear direction and the right enablers, and gets specific about the systems she’s putting in place this year. Chrissie shares why she’s managing energy instead of time, how she’s using metrics to stay objective in a self funded business, and why consistency matters more than volume when you’re building something sustainable. This episode is both a planning framework and an honest look at what it takes to stay grounded, focused, and realistic while growing a business around your own experience and expertise.

(00:05:05) Revenue-Driving Business Performance Metrics Analysis

(00:06:40) Daily Achievable Goals for Success

Self Funded Links:
Substack: ⁠https://selffundedbychrissie.substack.com/⁠
Apple: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-funded/id1845157459⁠
Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5u4zA43k4hC183fM0PisKq?si=26bf586458934e49⁠
YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxW6fdMBQaTaLXsrAneZ2aQ⁠
The Long Game:
I help growth-stage companies close the gap between strategy and execution for growth or exit through The Long Game. Learn more at longgametalent.com.
My Self Funded Tech Stack:
These are some of my favorite tools I use everyday in my business and podcast (affiliate links):

Collective: Powers my S-Corp from bookkeeping to paying contractors to tax prep. ⁠https://share.collective.com/mQHI7Bf⁠

Flodesk: The easiest email platform with clean, easy-to-customize designs and a simple workflow interface: ⁠https://flodesk.com/c/19VL1X⁠

Granola: I’ve tried several AI notetakers and this is my favorite. I take my own notes in the interface which are the enhanced after the call: ⁠https://go.granola.ai/chrissie-francona⁠

Airtable: I’ve built my business operating system in Airtable, including my CRM, content management tool, and to-do list: ⁠https://airtable.com/invite/r/uq7tgTC3⁠