2025 nearly broke me. Clients dropped. Revenue cratered. My dream car? Totaled by a dump truck, with no one inside. At our lowest, we were bleeding over $12,000/month. But we didn’t quit. And by November, we closed 10 new clients in a month and had our first $15K cash day. In this special New Year’s edition, I walk through the real story behind the posts: the burnouts, breakthroughs, and the shift that brought us back. What I cover: The exact moment I considered shutting it all downWhy dis...
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2025 nearly broke me. Clients dropped. Revenue cratered. My dream car? Totaled by a dump truck, with no one inside. At our lowest, we were bleeding over $12,000/month. But we didn’t quit. And by November, we closed 10 new clients in a month and had our first $15K cash day. In this special New Year’s edition, I walk through the real story behind the posts: the burnouts, breakthroughs, and the shift that brought us back. What I cover: The exact moment I considered shutting it all downWhy dis...
Everyone Wants to Be a CFO. Here’s Why Most Will Never Make It - With Kevin Appleby
CFO Chronicles: The Secrets Behind Success
32 minutes
2 months ago
Everyone Wants to Be a CFO. Here’s Why Most Will Never Make It - With Kevin Appleby
You’ve done the work. You’ve climbed the ladder. So why does the CFO title still feel out of reach? Kevin Appleby, COO of GrowCFO and mentor to hundreds of finance leaders, reveals: • The 3 invisible blockers keeping smart finance pros from stepping up • Why “imposter syndrome” shows up right after your promotion • What most people get completely wrong about becoming CFO • The mindset shift that separates future execs from spreadsheet managers 🚨 This isn’t theory. Kevin’s helped hundreds m...
CFO Chronicles: The Secrets Behind Success
2025 nearly broke me. Clients dropped. Revenue cratered. My dream car? Totaled by a dump truck, with no one inside. At our lowest, we were bleeding over $12,000/month. But we didn’t quit. And by November, we closed 10 new clients in a month and had our first $15K cash day. In this special New Year’s edition, I walk through the real story behind the posts: the burnouts, breakthroughs, and the shift that brought us back. What I cover: The exact moment I considered shutting it all downWhy dis...
