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Kim Trathen shows you how increasing sales can deepen financial problems when poor financial visibility hides profit leaks and owners make growth decisions without reliable numbers.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn

  • Why revenue growth doesn’t always produce better cash flow or profitability.
  • How inaccurate bookkeeping can conceal expenses and undermine financial decisions.
  • How staffing, marketing spending, and owner dependency can affect financial health.

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If you’re making more sales but wondering where the money went, this conversation explores what owners need to understand before investing in another round of growth.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction: The Broke Millionaire

01:00 Profit on paper, no cash in the bank

03:00 The pressure of making payroll

08:00 Why bank balances don’t tell the whole story

10:00 Why accurate bookkeeping comes first

15:00 Finding profit leaks

17:00 Staffing and profitability

22:00 Recognizing the cash flow problem

24:00 Scaling problems instead of profits

27:00 The difficult decisions owners face

32:00 When the owner becomes the bottleneck

36:00 Moving from reaction to financial control

40:00 What owners wish they knew sooner

43:00 Getting started and Kim’s resources

Quotable

“that’s when you scale problems, not profits.”
~ Kim Trathen

Invitation From Guest

Cash Flow Clarity: 15-Minute Monthly Check-In

A resource from Zacharin Consulting designed to help business owners review key cash-flow information each month and better understand their financial position.

https://zacharinconsulting.com/resources

Business owners uncertain about their financial position can contact Kim for a conversation about practical next steps, whether or not Zacharin Consulting is the right fit.

Email: kim@zacharinconsulting.com

Connect With Our Guest

Website: https://zacharinconsulting.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimtrathen/