EPISODE · Jun 5, 2024 · 37 MIN
Concept to Cash with Tom Finn and Jim Downes
from Talent Empowerment with Tom Finn · host Talent Empowerment
Get into a positive cash flow position as fast as you can. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Jim Downes, CEO of Blueprint CFO, dives into the world of accounting and makes sure we remember to pay attention to the numbers to be more successful.This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation📌TALKING POINTS(1:10) Where do companies go astray when they're thinking about financials?(3:43) Why focus on labor productivity(7:58) Accounting vs. finance vs. taxes vs. bookkeeping(12:16) When should CEOs look at the numbers?(28:55) Making accounting relevant🌟ABOUT JIM DOWNESJim Downes is the Founder of Blueprint CFO, a future-focused accounting & CFO services firm based in Southern California. Jim has served business owners and management teams for over twenty years as a veteran outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and financial advisor. A forward-looking strategist, Jim’s unremitting passion for working with business owners led him to open Blueprint CFO in 2019. At Blueprint CFO, Jim and his team leverage data to look to the future and help clients achieve their profitability goals. Jim was a nominee for the 2022 Orange County Business Journal CFO of the Year Awards.🔗CONNECT WITH JIMWebsite: www.blueprintcfo.com/ LinkedIn (Blueprint CFO): www.linkedin.com/company/blueprintcfo/ LinkedIn (Jim Downes): www.linkedin.com/in/6criticalfunctions/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/blueprintcfo/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/blueprintcfo/ 🔗CONNECT WITH MEInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation🎙️ABOUT THE PODCASTEvery week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Get into a positive cash flow position as fast as you can. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Jim Downes, CEO of Blueprint CFO, dives into the world of accounting and makes sure we remember to pay attention to the numbers to be more successful.This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation📌TALKING POINTS(1:10) Where do companies go astray when they're thinking about financials?(3:43) Why focus on labor productivity(7:58) Accounting vs. finance vs. taxes vs. bookkeeping(12:16) When should CEOs look at the numbers?(28:55) Making accounting relevant🌟ABOUT JIM DOWNESJim Downes is the Founder of Blueprint CFO, a future-focused accounting & CFO services firm based in Southern California. Jim has served business owners and management teams for over twenty years as a veteran outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and financial advisor. A forward-looking strategist, Jim’s unremitting passion for working with business owners led him to open Blueprint CFO in 2019. At Blueprint CFO, Jim and his team leverage data to look to the future and help clients achieve their profitability goals. Jim was a nominee for the 2022 Orange County Business Journal CFO of the Year Awards.🔗CONNECT WITH JIMWebsite: www.blueprintcfo.com/ LinkedIn (Blueprint CFO): www.linkedin.com/company/blueprintcfo/ LinkedIn (Jim Downes): www.linkedin.com/in/6criticalfunctions/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/blueprintcfo/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/blueprintcfo/ 🔗CONNECT WITH MEInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation🎙️ABOUT THE PODCASTEvery week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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