Wednesday, January 28, 2026 @ 5 p.m. Eastern
(4 p.m. Central, 3 p.m. Mountain, 2 p.m. Pacific)
Hiring your first employee is a major milestone, one that can accelerate your growth or quietly derail your momentum. While founders often focus on the obvious goal of offloading work to someone else, the real challenge lies in what you don’t see coming or the amount of time required from you as a new employer. So...how do you avoid that trap and scale with intention?
This webinar offers insight from both the employer and employee perspectives, revealing the critical — and often overlooked — aspects of hiring your first team member and how your level of preparation (or lack thereof) directly impacts them. It also provides a practical framework for founders just starting their business that will help build a solid foundation early and avoid disruptive changes down the road.
Presenters:
Paula K. Canaday-Daeke, Fiscally Balanced®, LLC, Owner | Founder | Daily Money Manager
Paula K. Canaday-Daeke is the Owner and Founder of Fiscally Balanced® and she is honored to have her clients entrust her with access to and advising on matters pertaining to their daily financial lives.
Paula was given the blessing of having two wonderful parents who modeled responsible money practices. At age eight, her mom assisted her in opening her first savings account and she added small amounts of money to this account over many years. As a teenager, she created her own budgeting system using the envelope method from her tips and income as a server. Even with only a few financial obligations, it provided her a foundation of financial discipline. When she started college, her dad co-signed a 12-month bank loan with her at 19.542% interest to buy a computer and printer to support her major in Computer Information Systems, since the computer lab wasn’t open all night. While having a computer and printer in her dorm helped her greatly with her college assignments and assisted in gaining much needed credit for the future, it also taught her a lot about how much more you pay for an item when you are indebted to a bank. Those early experiences with money helped shape a strong foundation for her money practices in the future.
In her early adult years, Paula learned the hard way the importance of emergency savings. Her car broke down and left her stranded multiple times, and she ended up with some credit card debt for the first time. After graduating college with some student loan and credit card debt, she became hyper-focused to pay it off as fast as possible with her new salary from her technology consulting job. She continued to create and track her budget and had the discipline to pay off her debt over the next few years. This experience led to many folks seeking her advice on their personal finances throughout her adult life.
This became the inspiration for her creating Fiscally Balanced® in 2018 to help handle personal daily financial matters for those limited in ability, knowledge, time, or even desire. Fiscally Balanced can take the burden of helping with daily financial tasks and creating a better financial workflow using a tailored approach to one’s daily money management needs.
Paula gains great satisfaction in teaching and equipping others with skills for strong and responsible money practices. Alternatively, if life circumstances involve Fiscally Balanced performing daily financial tasks for a client, she and her team are there to support those needs.
Fiscally Balanced works with varying types of clients including individuals, families, small businesses, adult children, seniors, busy professionals, travelers, people in life transition, and fiduciaries. They help with budgeting and spend analysis, bill payment, and financial organization. Work is performed remotely, but some situations or tasks may need to be handled in-person. Their approach is to help only where help is needed as one-time support or ongoing assistance, always starting with the client’s goals in mind.
Paula is passionate about helping people achieve their financial objectives and live a more balanced financial life. Tailoring their solutions of handling daily financial matters to foster a better financial trajectory and support a client's financial journey is their ultimate goal.
Samantha Files, Fiscally Balanced®, LLC, Associate Daily Money Manager
Samantha Files is a professional with both medical and financial experience and an unwavering passion in life to assist individuals and businesses with her extensive knowledge and skill set to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others.
Throughout her career, she has consistently upheld client confidentiality, a vital attribute for a Daily Money Manager. She takes pride in her ability to engage in critical thinking, excel under pressure, and exhibit meticulous attention to detail. These are qualities which continue to serve her well in her professional and daily life.
On a personal note, Samantha had confronted financial challenges in the past and understands the profound difficulties that can arise in such circumstances. She is driven by the desire to prevent others from repeating the same mistakes she made, especially if they find themselves navigating these challenges alone.
She first met Paula while utilizing her nursing experience in having the great privilege of caring for Paula’s mother, Shirley. While Samantha harbors a deep-seated love for the medical field, she felt a compelling urge to return to a financial career capitalizing on the skills she cultivated previously working in the small business community. She has always possessed a genuine fondness for “numbers” and firmly believes daily money management provides her an opportunity to excel while aiding others in the process.
As a mother to three beautiful children, Samantha sought a profession that would harmonize with her home life. As a family, their aspiration is to work toward a homestead lifestyle and embrace a sustainable, land-based existence.
Registration: Register online. The deadline to register is Monday, January 26, 2026, or when the session is full, whichever comes first. For assistance, contact AADMM Registration Office, email info@aadmm.com
Confirmation: Registrants will be notified on how to participate in a follow up email.
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