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Growth Under PressureTurning early business failure into a community-first franchise model — with Ken Wimberly (EP 014) | Growth Under PressureEpisode Description Ken Wimberly joins Eric Josovitz to share how his path from Navy service to real estate and entrepreneurship ultimately led to building Laundry Luv—a laundromat concept designed around families, community service, and childhood literacy. They discuss early business failures, the importance of focus, and what it really takes to turn a local operation into a scalable franchise with impact. Show Notes Ken Wimberly is a veteran, real estate operator, and entrepreneur who has built and rebuilt multiple businesses across his career. In this conversation, he explains the lessons from a failed first venture, how he...
2026-02-091h 00
Growth Under PressureWhen "pay less tax" becomes the wrong goal — and why lifestyle beats write-offs — with Brandon Verner (EP 013) | Growth Under PressureEpisode Description A long-time CPA partner Brandon Verner joins Eric Josovitz to unpack what real tax strategy looks like for high earners and business owners: start with your life and your goals, then optimize the taxes. They talk through common "pay less tax" questions (including turning a home into a rental), why the right strategy depends on whether you actually want the operational burden (like being a landlord), how wealthy clients diversify over time, and what Brandon learned during a firm merger that collided with an unexpected leadership transition. The episode also covers client retention and "key person risk,"...
2026-01-2636 minGrowth Under PressureWhen going public before a recession tested cash discipline and leadership resilience — with Eileen Tobias (EP 012) | Growth Under PressureShow Notes Eileen Tobias is a CFO and finance leader who helped take NetSuite public in 2007 and Dropbox public in 2018, and later served as CFO at Komodo Health while it remained a private, later-stage health tech company. She explains what truly changes when a company goes public, why strong processes and consistent metrics matter long before fundraising or diligence, and how scenario planning helps leaders stay steady when growth slows and cash gets tight. — 🌟 Highlights Why FP&A has become a common path into the CFO seat as the role shifts toward strategic finan...
2026-01-1245 minGrowth Under PressureWhen a $12M pipeline evaporated and forced a shift to recurring revenue — with Annie EatonAnnie Eaton is the CEO of Futurus, an extended reality (XR/VR) company that started from an Atlanta meetup in 2014 and grew into enterprise training work with customers like Delta, Walmart, and Mars. She shares the cash-flow volatility of project-based services (including layoffs and stalled deals) and how she's building a licensing model to create more predictable recurring revenue. — 🌟 Highlights How education-first selling and partner referrals led to enterprise customers like Delta, Walmart, and Mars Why Annie won't celebrate a deal until the contract is signed, especially with long enterprise sales...
2025-12-2949 minGrowth Under PressureHow a top-performing IPO unraveled under scrutiny (and reshaped my leadership) — with Darryl BakerFractional CFO Darryl Baker shares how taking Insys Therapeutics public in 2013 and scaling its fentanyl sublingual spray product (Subsys) into over $300M in annual revenue by 2015 collided with DOJ scrutiny, leadership fallout, and bankruptcy. He unpacks what helped him lead through broken trust and personal uncertainty, plus the simple weekly discipline he uses with every client: cash position and a 13-week cash forecast. — 🌟 Highlights Why interpersonal "translator" skills matter as much as technical strength for CFO-level leadership How Darryl thinks AI will amplify finance, but still needs human judgment and risk context...
2025-12-1550 minGrowth Under PressureHow Joe Testouri Rebuilt After a £53K Scam and Built an AI Consultancy — with Joe TestouriJoe Testouri is an entrepreneur, strategist, and host of the Grappling With Growth podcast who built an AI-focused agency and education business after early hustles, pivots, and a devastating financial scam. His story shows how founders can recover from crisis, adopt AI to scale more efficiently, and stay grounded through discipline, humility, and customer obsession. — 🌟 Highlights Building a business from childhood hustles and side projects to a full pivot into AI systems and automation The £53K bank scam that almost wiped out his cash and how he fought to make payroll and keep t...
2025-12-011h 02Growth Under Pressure600 Fortune 500 clients to $25M raised: How Music Dealers' exit launched a retail media empire – with Eric SheinkopEric Sheinkop built Music Dealers into the world's largest commercial music provider serving Disney, McDonald's, and Coca-Cola before successfully exiting. He then raised $25M with his wife Judith, a former Coca-Cola executive, to launch Desire Company, now the leading content provider for Target, Walmart, and Best Buy. From discovering McDonald's royalty checks weren't a mistake to coming up $20K short on payroll, Eric reveals why the founders who win are those who treat their mission like religion and their ego like poison. 🌟 Highlights World's largest music dealer: 600+ clients including Disney, McDonald's, Coca-Cola The 2008 gol...
2025-11-1750 minGrowth Under PressureFrom infantry veteran to Dragons' Den to exit: A founder's unconventional journey, with Jon CaldwellJon Caldwell built a brand from zero to a profitable exit after serving in the infantry in Afghanistan. When a 4-month Dragons Den delay created a working capital challenge, he self-funded through a software sales role, hitting 120% of quota while scaling his company. Now the founder of 3Victor, he shares the unconventional path that taught him why disciplined execution beats perfect strategy. 🌟 Highlights Dragons Den sweep: All 5 Dragons made offers The 4x inventory bet: Calculated risk that returned 3-4x wholesale growth Exit timing: "Either grow aggressively or get out"...
2025-11-0346 minGrowth Under PressureThe $500M founder's hard lesson: build your finance system before it breaks, with John OlsenJohn Olsen built and sold multiple healthcare ventures, including EncompassRx, a specialty pharmacy that reached over $500 million in annual revenue and exited to CVS. He shares how rapid growth nearly collapsed the business under its own weight, and why rebuilding three years of books became the turning point that reshaped his approach to leadership, balance, and financial discipline. 🌟 Highlights "First in, last out": why nobody should care more than the founder Open-door > top-down: trust, empathy, and letting people make mistakes Balancing babies: building a company with a newborn, and how communication at...
2025-10-2039 minGrowth Under PressureFrom Rio's favelas to world-class BJJ mentor: resilience, faith, and leadership — with Roan "Jucão" CarneiroEric sits down with his Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach, Roan, a former UFC fighter turned head instructor, to talk about grit that's forged on the mats and carried into business and life. From getting smashed by older training partners in Rio to building a thriving kids program in Alpharetta, he shares how consistency, faith, and community turn dark seasons into growth—and why "pressure makes diamonds." — 🌟 Highlights "Pressure makes diamonds": turning losses into lessons Growing up near the favelas and finding confidence through jiu-jitsu Consistency over motivation—show up even when you're so...
2025-10-0652 minGrowth Under PressureFrom NFL linebacker to leadership coach: why natural leaders don't exist — with Rennie Curran,Rennie Curran transformed from NFL linebacker to leadership coach, teaching executives that natural leadership is a myth. He reveals how serving others, building consistent habits, and "operating at the level of your vision" creates breakthrough moments in business and life. — 🌟 Highlights Challenges leadership perfectionism with servant mindset Operates at vision level before opportunity Builds rapport through active listening first Feeds the master, not the dog Treats drips of influence like compound interest — ⏱️ Timestamps / Chapters 00:00 — Intro & setup 00:23 — Redefining leadership beyond perfecti...
2025-09-2257 minGrowth Under PressureFrom executive assistant to multimillion-dollar CEO in 18 months — with Brett Gelfand, Founder of CannaBIZ CollectsBrett Gelfand built a multimillion-dollar cannabis packaging empire by 25, then nearly lost it all when an entire shipment of containers arrived soaking wet and unsellable. Instead of folding, he pivoted — eventually creating the cannabis industry's first specialized collection agency and a credit-reporting platform now used nationwide. From his early leap from executive assistant to CEO during Colorado's cannabis boom, Brett shares unfiltered lessons on when to cash out, how to trust your instincts on partnerships, and why solving problems beats chasing passion. — 🌟 Highlights Spotting the packaging gap in the cannabis market
2025-09-0846 minGrowth Under PressureHow I scaled from $0 to $500M in 6 years (and almost lost everything) — with Maney Mazloom, Co-Founder of EncompassRXManey Mazloom built EncompassRx from zero to nearly $500 million in annual revenue in just six years. But explosive demand for a new hepatitis C drug nearly sank the company, leaving him checking the mail multiple times a day, just to keep cash flowing and patients supplied. 🌟 Highlights How to scale to $500M without losing control What to do when cash flow lags behind growth Why a co-CEO model can accelerate scaling Balancing patient care with investor pressures The hidden costs of delaying financial systems ⏱️ Timestamps / Chapter...
2025-08-2546 minGrowth Under PressureWhy rushing to market almost killed my 4th startup — with Tanner Haas, Founder of Freedom Chat (EP 001) | Growth Under PressureA product rushed to market. A hack that compromised 30,000 users. And a founder forced to hit pause before it was too late. In our debut episode, four-time founder Tanner Haas reveals how a string of challenges — from losing money on protein powder sales at 18, to driving Uber to stay afloat, to recovering from a near-fatal beta launch — shaped the disciplined approach that saved his fourth startup, Freedom Chat. He shares the lessons every founder needs to hear about building a real foundation and making smarter bets with scarce resources. — 🌟 Highlights Loses m...
2025-08-1139 min
The Vet Worthwhile PodcastEp #19: Navigating Small Business Financial Statements with Eric JosovitzIn this episode, Eric Josovitz, Founder of AdaptCFO, joins the show to highlight some of the intricacies of small business financial statements, focusing on veterinary hospitals. He shares his personal experiences and how they have shaped his perspective on the importance of quality financial controls. You can find show notes and more at: https://bit.ly/3D9zRIf This episode contains a testimonial from a current client that may not be representative of all client experiences. No cash or non-cash compensation was provided by SignatureFD for this testimonial. Disclosure: Travis York is the own...
2023-07-2641 min