All Episodes

Your Team Doesn't Know What Winning Looks Like. Here's How to Fix It. | Ep 264

The Difference Between Making a Profit and Making Money | Ep 263

8 Levers of Cash Flow: The Invested Capital Levers | Ep 262

8 Levers of Cash Flow: The Profit Levers | Ep 261

Are You Competing in the Right Market? Here Is How to Know | Ep 260

The Simplest Business Advice Nobody Actually Follows | Ep 259

Everything You Know About Strategy Is Wrong | Ep 258

This Financial Disability Is Killing Your Business | Ep 257

These 3 Numbers Tell You Whether Your Business Will Make It | Ep 256

The Gap Between Your Strategy and Your Results | Ep 255

The Moment a Good Business Starts Becoming a Great One | Ep 254

Is Your Business Really Generating Value? | Ep 253

The Problem With Your Annual Budget (And What Actually Works) | Ep 252

Your Best Customers Might Be Your Worst Financial Decision | Ep 251

What Buyers Actually Pay For When They Buy a Business | Ep 250

Why Your Pricing Has Nothing to Do With What You Charge | Ep 249

Business Lessons I Had to Learn the Hard Way | Ep 248

What Your WIP Schedule Is Trying to Tell You | Ep 247

Profitable But No Cash? This Is Why | Ep 246

Listen to This if You're Using AI to Optimize Your Business | Ep 245

Why Most Contractors Price to Win Instead of Price to Profit | Ep 244

The #1 Thing I Fix First When a Business Is Struggling | Ep 243

If I Were Running a Construction Business, Here's Exactly What I'd Do | Ep 242

Why Contractors Run Out of Cash (And the Four Levers That Fix It) | Ep 241

The 3 Biggest Strategy Mistakes Business Owners Make | Ep 240

Your Gross Margin Is Probably Wrong. Here's Why. | Ep 239

3 Things I Learned as CFO That Every Contractor Gets Wrong | Ep 238

Your Balance Sheet Is Deceiving You | Ep 237

Why Your Business Gets Harder to Run as It Grows (And What to Do About It) | Ep 236

5 Warning Signs Your Business is Heading Towards a Crisis | Ep 235

The Conversation Most Business Partners Never Have | Ep 234

The Number That Tells You If Your Business Is Worth Buying | Ep 233

3 Things Every Successful Business Turnaround Has in Common | Ep 232

You Can't Scale Your Way Out of a Margin Problem | Ep 231

The Habits That Separate Growing Businesses From Stuck Ones | Ep 230

Let Me Reintroduce Myself | Ep 229

Why Contractors Keep Losing Margin Even When Jobs Go Well | Ep 228

Cutting Costs Is the Wrong Move (Do This Instead) | Ep 227

Your Accountant is Not Your CFO (And It's Costing You) | Ep 226

5 Numbers That Tell You the Truth About Your Business | Ep 225

What Nobody Tells You About Scaling Your Business | Ep 224

The #1 Struggle Business Leaders Face | Ep 223

The 3 Phases Every Failing Business Goes Through (And How to Escape) | Ep 222

Why Your Business Makes Money But Never Seems to Have Any | Ep 221

If You've Been Watching the News, You Better Know Your Numbers | Ep 220

This is Why Profitable Companies Run Out of Cash | Ep 219

The #1 Thing Holding 99% of Businesses Back | Ep 218

Why Working Hard Isn’t Fixing Your Business | Ep 217

How Strategy Turns Growth Into Cash Flow | Ep 216

The 8 Cash Flow Levers Every Business Owner Should Know | Ep 215

The 3 Generic Strategies and How to Tell If Yours Is Working | Ep 214

The Turnaround I Didn’t Think Was Possible | Ep 213

The Most Dangerous Decision Business Owners Face | Ep 212

Why Finance Matters More Than You Think | Ep 211

The Fastest Way to Get More Cash Flow | Ep 210

5 Questions That Reveal If Your Strategy Is Working | Ep 209

The Biggest Mistake You Can Make This Year | Ep 208

Think You're Profitable? Think Again | Ep 207

Listen to This if You Want More Cash Flow in Your Business | Ep 206

Is Your Strategy Any Good? What You Need to Know | Ep 205

When KPIs Are a Waste of Time | Ep 204

How AI and Energy Growth Are Changing Construction with Maja Ericksen of Mortenson | Ep 203

Is It Time to Change Your Strategy? | Ep 202

The Future of Business Strategy in the Age of AI | Ep 201

Scaling a $50M Plumbing Company with Bob Logan | Ep 200

Looking to Buy a Business? Listen to This First | Ep 199

Building a High End Landscape Company with Chris Turner | Ep 198

How to Optimize Your Business Without Doing More | Ep 197

5 Biggest Mistakes Companies Make When "Strategic Planning" | Ep 196

How to Know If Your Sales & Marketing Is Working | Ep 195

Financial and Economic News: October 30, 2025

Does Your Business Really Need a Strategy? (Yes, Here’s Why) | Ep 194

Financial and Economic News: October 23, 2025

Want to Scale Your Business? Do These 3 Things Right Now | Ep 193

Financial and Economic News: October 16, 2025

What Is Strategy In Less Than 5 Minutes | Ep 192

Financial and Economic News: October 9, 2025

What Makes a Great CFO (and How Owners Can Tell) with Tim Anderson | Ep 191

3 Finance Skills That Separate Successful Leaders from the Rest | Ep 190

Financial and Economic News: October 2, 2025

Listen to This If You’re Ready to Change Your Life | Ep 189

What is Strategy in Business? | Ep 188

Financial and Economic News: September 18, 2025

From $10M to $50M: Strategy and Clarity Behind Timberline One’s Growth | Ep 187

Financial and Economic News: September 11, 2025

What is Strategic Finance and Why Should You Care | Ep 186

Part 14: The Cash Flow Formula for a Thriving Business | Cash Flow

Part 13: The Cash Flow Playbook | Cash Flow

Part 12: The Cash Flow Scorecard | Cash Flow

Part 11: Lever #7 – Strategy | Cash Flow

Part 10: Lever #6 – Risk | Cash Flow

Part 9: Lever #5 – Capital | Cash Flow

Part 8: Lever #4 – Operating Expenses | Cash Flow

Part 7: Lever #3 – Cost of Goods Sold | Cash Flow

Part 6: Lever #2 – Price | Cash Flow

Part 5: Lever #1 – Volume | Cash Flow

Part 4: Two Ways to Measure Firm Value | Cash Flow

Part 3: What Creates Value in a Business? | Cash Flow

Part 2: The Cash Flow Mindset | Cash Flow

Part 1: The Foundation of Great Companies | Cash Flow