Integrity at Nimbl Means One Thing to Dave Olsen: Be Your Word
Dave Olsen, co-founder of Nimbl Staffing, shares how two shrinking CFO roles led to a 100-person outsourced accounting company, and how he grew it without sacrificing family or health.
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His Father's Death Without Coverage Set Charles Jorge on a Career-Long Mission in Life Insurance
Charles Jorge, founder of Iron Gate Consulting Group, shares how his father's death without life insurance shaped a three-decade career and led him to build his own advisory firm.
Shina Culberson Says 80% of a Company's Financial Value Resides in What Never Shows Up on a Balance Sheet
Shina Culberson, president of Quist Valuation, shares how she built a proprietary scoring system to help business owners understand and grow the intangible drivers of their company's value.
The Business Owner's Trap Andrew Acer Sees Time and Time Again
Andrew Acer of Cogent Analytics shares how ranch discipline, family businesses, a burnout at 33, and a deliberate reset shaped his philosophy of stewardship-based leadership.
The Bronze Star Veteran Who Now Helps Companies Stop Being Afraid of AI with Jon Hilton
Jon Hilton of LBMC shares how West Point grit, ExxonMobil scale, and a Berkeley data science degree converged into an AI practice helping middle market companies move past enthusiasm into results.
Good Apple's Brie Bolopue and Rochelle Lierz on Why Small Business Deserves Better
Brie Bolopue and Rochelle Lierz of Good Apple share how they built a fractional leadership firm for small business, why exit planning starts years early, and what the silver tsunami means for business owners today.
Meir Spiegel Built His Own Systems From Scratch. Now He Does It for Everyone.
Meir Spiegel of B2B CFO shares how he built financial systems from scratch at VIP Wireless and now helps privately held businesses see what their numbers can't tell them.
How Nathan Anderson Built Nimbl Tech Inside Someone Else's Company
Nathan Anderson built NimbleTech inside Nimble after a master's rejection redirected him. Now protecting remote accounting firms with fractional IT, compliance, and cybersecurity.
Ramona Cedeno Built a Firm by Sending One Email to Her Contact List
Ramona Cedeno, founder of FiBrick, shares how she built a fractional CFO firm from one email, why capital readiness is a lifestyle, and what financials reveal about fundability.
The Networking Accountant: How Brandon Thornton Built Thornton Tax on Relationships Over Transactions
Brandon Thornton of Thornton Tax shares how a kinesiology grad inherited a 70-year family tax firm, built a strategic tax practice, and is now targeting 25 acquisitions in five years — without losing what made each firm worth building.
Megan Roberts on What Happens When You Stop Being Yourself at Work and What It Takes to Come Back
Megan Roberts of HD Growth Partners shares how a playwriting degree, a factory floor, and a military cohort shaped the systems thinking that scaled a firm from $6M to $15M in three years.
From Big Corporate to Back of House: Amy Spandau’s Case for Building Small Businesses Right
Amy Spandau of Ablaze Financial shares how 25 years of startup CFO experience — and losing everything on a ranch deal — led her to build back-of-house infrastructure for founders at the one-to-five million mark.