Business Strategy and Finance
Welcome to the Business Strategy and Finance Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, CFO, and content creator Steve Coughran. In each episode, you'll discover strategies for attracting more customers, boosting profitability, and increasing your company's value, all drawn from Steve’s extensive experience in turning around and growing companies from millions to billions in revenue. By blending strategic principles with essential financial fundamentals, Steve provides actionable insights to help you optimize and maximize the value of your business.
Episodes
101 episodes
100: When It Comes to Strategy, Make Sure You Have These 5 Things
Is your business set up for success in 2025, or will you look back wishing you'd done things differently?Steve Coughran breaks down the five essential components every company must have in place—from a clear strategy to financial forecas...
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Episode 100
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9:34
99: How Do You Know If Your Strategy Is Working?
Most businesses focus on growth, culture, and innovation—but what if you're missing the one thing that truly keeps a company alive?In this episode, Steve reveals the brutal truth about why so many businesses fail, the hidden trap leaders...
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Episode 99
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9:11
98: What Is ROIC and Its Impact on Your Strategy?
Are you building a business that truly creates value, or just chasing growth?In this episode, Steve breaks down the powerful connection between strategy and finance—and why Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is the key to long-term succes...
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Episode 98
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16:33
97: How AI Will Impact Your Strategy and Competitive Advantage
AI is reshaping the business landscape—are you ready for it?In this episode of Business Strategy, discover how AI is equalizing competition, creating distractions, and accelerating the pace of business. Steve reveals the hidden...
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Episode 97
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9:03
96: Why Your Business Isn’t as Profitable as It Could Be
Struggling to turn your hard work into real profits? You’re not alone—but you don’t have to settle for less.In this episode, Steve uncovers the five key areas that could be holding your business back from reaching its full profit potent...
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Episode 96
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19:21
95: Winning with Strategy - The Surprising Power of the 'F Word'
Why do smart, capable leaders struggle to execute strategy?It all comes down to focus. In this episode, learn how to overcome distractions, tackle your biggest strategic problem, and drive real results. Discover the proven system Steve ...
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Episode 95
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13:42
94: Ready to Revisit Your Strategy? Start Here.
Are you ready to make 2025 the year your business truly thrives?In this episode, Steve uncovers the game-changing strategy to escape the cycle of frustration and unlock your company's full potential. Discover why most businesses stay st...
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Episode 94
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8:49
93: How Setting KPIs Can Make a Difference in Your Company
Are your KPIs driving real results—or just taking up space?In this episode of Business Strategy, discover how to set the right KPIs that align with your strategy, unlock value, and keep your team focused on what truly matters. Learn the...
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Episode 93
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12:05
92: Strategy Explained Simply
Is your business strategy holding you back?In this episode, Steve explains the key to crafting a winning strategy: identifying and solving your organization’s #1 constraint. Learn why less can mean more, how to focus on high-impact acti...
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Episode 92
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7:38
91: 5 Financial Metrics You Should Know in Your Business
Are you running your business blind?In this episode, Steve Coughran, founder of Coltivar, reveals the five critical metrics you need to know to stop guessing and start growing. Learn how to optimize margins, improve cash flow, and make ...
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Episode 91
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11:54
90: How to Unlock Value and Boost Cash Flow
What is value, really?Most business leaders can’t define it, yet it holds the key to transforming financial and operational performance. Join Steve , founder of Coltivar, as he unpacks the elusive "value formula," revealing how business...
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Episode 90
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89: Better Financial Results Start With This
Want to boost profits and accountability across your organization? In this episode of Business Strategy, Steve shares proven methods from decades of turning around million and billion-dollar companies.Discover two powerful appro...
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Episode 89
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7:53
88: Listen to This Before You Set Another Business Goal
Is your business stuck chasing goals that don’t move the needle?In this episode of Business Strategy, Steve shares his proven five-step framework to set goals that solve your biggest challenges and drive real results. Learn how...
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Episode 88
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15:58
87: The Key to Revolutionizing Products, Sales, and Operations
Are you leaving massive growth on the table? Discover the untold strategies behind building billion-dollar companies and turning failing businesses into unstoppable forces.In this episode, Steve reveals how to pinpoint your ideal custom...
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Episode 87
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14:30
86: How Strategy Really Works
What’s holding your business back from its full potential?In this episode, Steve shares the proven frameworks and strategies that have helped companies overcome their biggest challenges and unlock immense value. Learn how to identify ke...
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Episode 86
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12:23
85: 3 Must-Know Fundamentals for Smarter Business Strategies
What’s the secret to crafting a strategy that drives real results?In this episode, Steve reveals the three essentials for business success: aligning strategy with finance, solving your company’s biggest constraint, and staying laser-foc...
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Episode 85
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11:52
84: If Your Strategy Isn’t Working, Check These Things First
In this episode, we dive into the hidden dangers of business growth and why not every path leads to success. Steve breaks down the core elements of strategy vs. planning and shares insights from his experience generating over a billion dollars ...
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Episode 84
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12:49
83: I've Spent 15 Years Studying Strategy. Here's What I've Learned
In this episode, Steve Coughran reveals six key lessons learned from over 15 years of helping companies grow and thrive. Discover how to simplify your strategy, avoid common traps, and focus on execution using Steve's IAR framework (Initiatives...
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Episode 83
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12:58
82: The 4 Ways Initiatives Help You to Crush Your Strategy
In this podcast, Steve Coughran emphasizes the importance of effectively executing a business strategy by following his proven IAR framework, which stands for Initiatives, Actions, and Results. Steve shares how, after designing a comprehensive ...
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Episode 82
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13:10
81: The One Truth I'll Never Stop Trying to Share
Many business owners overlook the importance of knowing their numbers, which can be a game-changer for profitability and growth. In this episode, Steve Coughran dives into key financial metrics, including gross profit margin, customer acquisiti...
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Episode 81
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15:56
80: Straight Up Advice for Those Making Strategic Decisions
Many business owners struggle to grow because they overlook the one key constraint that holds them back. In this episode, Steve Coughran shares a proven framework he’s used to turn around and grow multi-million and billion-dollar companies. Dis...
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Episode 80
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10:58
79: Mastering Strategy and Finance to Drive Value
Many entrepreneurs leave money on the table by overlooking a key flaw in their strategy and mindset. Steve Coughran shares the lessons he's learned from turning around and growing multi-million and billion-dollar companies. Discover how refinin...
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Episode 79
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10:40
78: 6 Key Financial Concepts You Should Know
Mastering key financial concepts is essential for driving business success. In this episode, Steve Coughran cuts through the complexity and explains the six critical concepts you need to know for maximizing free cash flow and firm value. From N...
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Episode 78
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11:51
77: This is Why CPAs Can Hurt Your Financial Performance
CPAs play a vital role in business, but sometimes their focus on compliance and transactional details can hurt your financial performance. In this episode, Steve discusses how CPAs can miss the bigger picture, focusing too much on accounting ru...
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Episode 77
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16:16
76: This is Why You're Stuck and Your Strategy is Broken
Focus is the key to unlocking business success. In this podcast, Steve shares how identifying and solving constraints in your business can lead to massive growth. He breaks down his proven framework for crafting strategies that drive value by f...
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Episode 76
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