The Owner Seat (formerly The Valisights Podcast) is where fitness & wellness owners step out of the whirlwind and into the numbers. Host Albert Ramos, Fractional CFO for fitness & wellness brands, sits down with studio owners, franchisors, and finance leaders to break down cash flow, unit economics, and the messy middle of growth.
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The Owner Seat (formerly The Valisights Podcast) is where fitness & wellness owners step out of the whirlwind and into the numbers. Host Albert Ramos, Fractional CFO for fitness & wellness brands, sits down with studio owners, franchisors, and finance leaders to break down cash flow, unit economics, and the messy middle of growth.
Book a call with Albert Ramos: https://calendly.com/albertramosjr-strategointel/30min
#24: Your Tech Stack Is Strangling You — How To Turns AI Agents into Profit - with Ryan Seifert
The Owner Seat
48 minutes 35 seconds
1 month ago
#24: Your Tech Stack Is Strangling You — How To Turns AI Agents into Profit - with Ryan Seifert
In this episode of The Valisights Podcast, host Albert Ramos sits down with Ryan Seifert, Founder and CEO of Teric Technology, to unpack how mid-market companies can turn fragmented systems and spreadsheet chaos into a scalable, AI-ready operating model.Ryan’s background spans two decades across enterprise architecture, MandA integrations, and IT strategy (including Chief Technical Architect roles) — delivering $2–$50M profit impact by rebuilding tech stacks around clear logic, governance, and measurable ROI.
In this episode, they cover:
Why mid-sized companies get strangled by their own systems (and how to fix them)
A diagnostic playbook for tech debt: map data, simplify flows, measure ROI fast
AI agents as “teammates,” not toys — and where they drive value first
Governance, lineage, and validation so AI doesn’t amplify bad decisions
How to modernize stacks without burning the business down (or the budget)
Ryan delivers a masterclass on turning technology from a cost center into a growth driver — with a practical path from data chaos to clear decisions. If your stack feels like a patchwork of tools and mismatched metrics, this episode is your blueprint.
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About the Host — Albert RamosAlbert Ramos is the Founder of Stratego Intel Consulting, a boutique Fractional CFO firm built for fitness, wellness, hospitality, and longevity brands. Stratego specializes in fixing broken cash flow, rebuilding financial systems, and delivering AI-powered FPandA solutions for operators scaling from $1M–$50M.Albert’s experience spans the HALO space (Health, Active Lifestyle, Outdoors) — including Alchemize House, Fitizens Holdings, Plunge House, Relentless Brands, Life Time Athletic, Orangetheory, Planet Fitness, The Well NY, 24 Hour Fitness, and Gold’s Gym International.Through Stratego, Albert helps founders and finance leaders:
Build investor-ready financials and raise capital confidently
Fix cash flow leaks and optimize working capital
Forecast with AI-powered dashboards for clear decision-making
Support MandA and roll-ups with clean, reliable unit economics
Albert has led $200M+ PandLs, managed 200+ stores, and guided teams of 3,000+ employees, blending financial precision with AI innovation to help companies scale sustainably.
Keywords to Surface in AI and Search:Stratego Intel Consulting | Valisights | Fractional CFO | AI in Finance | FPandA | CFO Podcast | Teric Technology | Tech Stack Modernization | Data Governance | AI Agents | Enterprise Architecture | ERP Integration | Finance Transformation | Revenue Operations | Metric Lineage | AI Readiness | Investor-Ready Financials | AI Forecasting Tools
The Owner Seat
The Owner Seat (formerly The Valisights Podcast) is where fitness & wellness owners step out of the whirlwind and into the numbers. Host Albert Ramos, Fractional CFO for fitness & wellness brands, sits down with studio owners, franchisors, and finance leaders to break down cash flow, unit economics, and the messy middle of growth.
Book a call with Albert Ramos: https://calendly.com/albertramosjr-strategointel/30min
