{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"From Burnt Out To Bought Out","title":"Episode 18 - Stop Hiring a Coach. Hire a CFO.","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/12264637\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2001,"description":"You're about to spend $200,000 on equipment because your gut says yes.\nYour proudest service line runs at 11% margin while the ignored one runs at 38%.\nThe ceiling isn't in your head. It's in your books and that's the empty CFO seat.\nIn Episode 18 of From Burnout to Bought Out, Jon and Ryan break down why coaching fixes the founder but doesn't fix the finances. See why a coach works on your mindset, a bookkeeper records the past, a controller makes the numbers reliable, and a CFO helps you decide what comes next. You'll learn how a 13-week cash flow, margin by service line, scenario modeling, and capital allocation replace blurry numbers and gut decisions with context and clarity.\nIf you're making $50,000 or $150,000 decisions by gut, checking your bank balance instead of a 13-week forecast, or asking your bookkeeper to steer strategy this one's for you.\n👉 **Get more free strategies to build a profitable, scalable business:** https://wearesynergysolutions.com/blog/\n🔔 **Subscribe** so you don't miss the next episode — new episodes weekly.\n**⏱ Chapters**\n00:00 Mindset Stops, Math Starts\n02:35 Five Stages of Owner Growth\n03:35 The $6M Coaching Ceiling\n07:00 Four Seats, Four Different Jobs\n09:40 Why Only CFOs Look Forward\n12:20 What a CFO Does Tuesday\n18:15 The Fastest Marketing Fix\n20:45 Fractional Versus Full-Time CFO\n28:45 What Changed in 18 Months\n31:25 Five Questions for This Week\n**🔗 Connect with us**\nSynergy Solutions: https://wearesynergysolutions.com/\nConnect with Jon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dyerjon/\nConnect with Ryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgarghan-07946a24/\n#SmallBusiness #BusinessGrowth #BusinessBurnout","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zSf_YiMHZSvwQK2RXiuAiqP_5AGDMnXbX8sXOIH-_Qg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yYjU4/NDk1NzYwNDdmYWVm/NjZlOGYyYmU4ZmNm/ZDA0My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}