Cultivating Business Growth

By Willow Virtual CFO

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How can I increase the value of my business? How can I increase profitability in my business? Is it possible to balance owning a successful business with living the lifestyle I desire? Welcome to the Cultivating Business Growth Podcast, where we answer all of those questions and MUCH MORE! We host weekly discussions designed to help you grow your business AND create the lifestyle you desire. Elevate your business with proven strategies from CPAs and business advisors. We discuss real-world challenges solved with actionable steps that get you real results both in business and building the life you deserve.

Episode Date
#185: How to Reduce Overwhelm in Your Business (And Protect Your Profitability)
May 04, 2026
#184: Med Spa Management Strategies for Sustainable Growth
Apr 20, 2026
#183: Improving Profitability: How to Improve Profit Margins without Working More
Apr 06, 2026
#182: Financial Planning for Business Owners: Why a Holistic Financial Plan Matters
Mar 23, 2026
#181: How to Fire a Client: The Math and Mess Behind Client Profitability
Mar 09, 2026
#180: Building a Business Development Plan That Actually Works (and How to Build a Referral Network)
Feb 23, 2026
179 - Should You Add a Location The Expansion Scorecard
Feb 09, 2026
#178: Data Protection for Small Business During Growth
Jan 26, 2026
#177: Construction Job Costing That Protects Your Margins (Best Practices for Contractors)
Jan 12, 2026
#176: Managing HR Risk & Compliance with Andrea Herran of Focus HR
Dec 01, 2025
#175: One Big Beautiful Bill Tax Changes 2025
Nov 17, 2025
#174: How Technology Audits Transform Business Efficiency with Brian Zielinski of ShapeConnect
Nov 03, 2025
#173: What is the Difference Between an S Corp and C Corp?
Oct 20, 2025
#172: How to Build High-Performing Teams that Drive Growth with Lindy Hoyt
Oct 06, 2025
#171: 4 Modern Strategies to Increase Profitability in 2025
Sep 22, 2025
#170: How Business Systems and Processes Drive Real Growth with Holly Jean Jackson
Sep 08, 2025
#169: How to Do a Business Health Check
Aug 25, 2025
#168: Growth Strategies for Small Law Firms to Reach Retirement Goals with Darren Wurz
Aug 11, 2025
#167: The Evolution & Future of Willow Virtual CFO
Jun 30, 2025
#166: Negotiating with Confidence: Insurance Strategies for Profitable Dental Practices
Jun 16, 2025
#165: What to Do When Your Business Hits a Financial Plateau
Jun 02, 2025
#164: The $1.1 Million Wake-Up Call: Financial Systems Every Dentist Needs
May 19, 2025
#163: Building a Business Budget that Actually Works
May 05, 2025
#163: Building a Business Budget that Actually Works
May 05, 2025
#162: How to Grow a Dental Practice Through Community, Leadership, and Support with Dr. Grace Yum of Mommy Dentists in Business
Apr 21, 2025
#161: Cash Flow Projections Made Simple
Apr 07, 2025
#160: Why Construction Businesses Need Industry-Specific Accounting Software with John Meibers of Deltek
Mar 24, 2025
#159: What is Cash Flow Management and Why is it Important?
Mar 10, 2025
#158: Leveraging Personal Financial Management to Enhance Business Success
Feb 24, 2025
#157: How to Prepare Your Business for a Stress-Free Tax Season
Feb 10, 2025
#156: Leveraging Social Media for Business Growth
Jan 27, 2025
#155: A Guide to CFO Outsourcing Services
Jan 13, 2025
#154: The Importance of Customer Experience in Business Growth
Dec 02, 2024
#153: Lean Marketing Strategies with Sarah Noel Block
Nov 19, 2024
#152: Budgeting for Business Growth - How to Plan and Execute
Nov 04, 2024
#151: How Organizations Can Thrive & Foster Innovation with Tara May
Oct 21, 2024
#150: Smart Growth Goals & Foundation
Oct 07, 2024
#150: Smart Growth Goals & Foundation
Oct 07, 2024
#149: Strategies for Effective Communication With Your Bookkeeper Tax Preparer with Nancy McClelland
Sep 23, 2024
#148: The Role of a CFO in Business Growth
Sep 09, 2024
#147: Helping Business Owners Be Financially Fearless with Dr. Barb Provost and Maggie Nielsen
Aug 26, 2024
#146: Signs It's Time to Hire an Operations Manager
Aug 12, 2024
#145: The Benefits of Hiring an Operations Manager
Jul 29, 2024
144: Managing Personal Finances Part II
Jun 17, 2024
#143: Personal Finance Part I
Jun 03, 2024
#142: Unlocking Growth - The Importance of Industry Benchmarks
May 20, 2024
#141: Accounting Month-End Close Checklist Best Practices
May 06, 2024
#140: Building Trust & Trust Compression with Rick Watson
Apr 22, 2024
#139: 10 More Strategic Questions for Your CFO - Part II
Apr 08, 2024
#138: 10 More Strategic Questions for Your CFO - Part I
Mar 25, 2024
#137: Leadership Finding a Mentor in the Dental Industry with Dr. ArNelle Wright
Mar 12, 2024
#136: Navigating Payroll Transitions with Your CPA
Feb 26, 2024
#135: Construction Business Growth with Ruth King
Feb 12, 2024
#134: How to Find Your Niche in Business
Jan 30, 2024
#133: The Newest Requirement for Business Owners
Jan 15, 2024
#132: What You Should Know About Cryptocurrency
Dec 04, 2023
#131: Culture, Productivity & Profitability
Nov 20, 2023
#130: Next Level Performance with Brandon Pipkin
Nov 06, 2023
#129: Revenue Forecasting Part II
Oct 23, 2023
#128 : Revenue Forecasting Part I
Oct 09, 2023
#127: Finding Fulfillment & Happiness as a Business Owner with Dr. Tracy Brower
Sep 25, 2023
#126: Psychology of Tenacity as a Business Owner
Sep 11, 2023
#125: Leadership & Professional Development with Don Schmincke
Aug 28, 2023
#124: Giving & Receiving Feedback to Take Your Leadership to the Next Level
Aug 14, 2023
#123: How Mindfulness is Sabotaging Your Success with Daniel Mangena
Jul 03, 2023
#122: How to Use the SWOT Analysis
Jun 19, 2023
#121: Scaling Your Business with the Right Leverage featuring Dana Malstaff
Jun 05, 2023
#120 - Is Multitasking Killing Your Productivity?
May 22, 2023
#119: Practicing Resilience as a Business Owner
May 08, 2023
#118: Work Life Balance vs. Work Life Integration with Amy Vetter
Apr 24, 2023
#117: Safeguarding Your Financial Mindset as a Business Owner
Apr 10, 2023
#116: 8 Tools to Help You Organize Your Personal Life for Busy Professionals
Mar 27, 2023
#115: Positioning for Deliberate Business Growth with Tim Williams
Mar 13, 2023
#114: 10 Best Questions to Ask Your CFO
Feb 27, 2023
#113: Sense-Making and Tackling Complexity in Business with Dave Snowden
Feb 13, 2023
#112: 4 Expert Tips for Team Retention
Jan 30, 2023
#111: Setting Intentions to Achieve Business Goals
Jan 16, 2023
#110: Overcoming the Fear of Marketing Yourself
Dec 05, 2022
#109: Why Business Owners Ignore Formal Plans
Nov 21, 2022
#108: Developing a Culture That Nurtures Accountability
Nov 07, 2022
#107: Building Your Business Without Sacrificing Family
Oct 24, 2022
#106: The 4 Ds That Could Destroy Your Business
Oct 10, 2022
#105: Marketing Tools to Maximize Your Time
Sep 26, 2022
#104: 3 Ways a Virtual CFO Can Help You Tackle Overwhelm
Sep 12, 2022
#103: Finding Balance In Business
Aug 29, 2022
#102: Playing the Long Game
Aug 15, 2022
#101: Investment Trends, Inflation, & Mistakes to Avoid with Darren Wurz
Aug 01, 2022
#100: Challenges in Working from Home
Jul 18, 2022
#99: Freedom as a Business Owner
Jul 04, 2022
#98: Best Books for Business and Personal Growth
Jun 20, 2022
#97: LLC vs. S Corp
Jun 06, 2022
#96: Macro & Micro Cash Flow Analysis
May 23, 2022
#95: Don't Lose Out to Fraud
May 09, 2022
#94: Top 10 Criminal IRS Cases
Apr 25, 2022
#93: Where is All of Your Money Going? Dental Practice Cash Flow Projections
Apr 11, 2022
#92: What is the Purpose of a Dental Operating System?
Mar 28, 2022
#91: Analyzing Business Data and Managing By Percentages
Mar 14, 2022
#90: What is a Rock? The Importance of Goals for Your Leadership Team
Feb 28, 2022
#89: Marketing & Sales Processes for Business Growth
Feb 14, 2022
#88: Why Should I Establish Operational Procedures in My Business?
Jan 31, 2022
#87: Business Processes, Documentation, & Their Role in Growth
Jan 17, 2022
#86: Get Better Clients. Increase Revenue.
Dec 06, 2021
#85: What is Financial Modeling?
Nov 22, 2021
#84: Budgeting - Putting Your Business Plan into Figures
Nov 08, 2021
#83: The Construction Series: Industry Metrics
Oct 25, 2021
#82: The Construction Series: Technology for Growth with YARDZ
Oct 11, 2021
#81: The Construction Series: Intro & Basics of Construction Accounting
Sep 27, 2021
#80: What is the ERC and Do I Qualify?
Sep 13, 2021
#79: Navigating Legislation (Section 139, PTE & Child Tax Credit)
Aug 30, 2021
#78: Are You Referring to Me?
Aug 16, 2021
#77: The Power of Extraordinary Customer Service
Aug 02, 2021
#76: Tapping into Testimonials
Jul 19, 2021
#75: The Selling Your Business Series: Avoiding Common Pitfalls
Jul 05, 2021
#74: The Selling Your Business Series: What Is My Business Worth? feat. Zach Sharkey
Jun 21, 2021
#73: The Selling Your Business Series: Business Valuations, Structures & Taxes, Oh My
Jun 07, 2021
#72: How to Hire a CFO
May 24, 2021
#71: What is a Virtual CFO?
May 10, 2021
#70: Optimizing Revenue in Your Law Firm with Lexicon
Apr 26, 2021
#69: What is a Level 10 Meeting™ & How Can It Help Your Leadership Team?
Apr 12, 2021
#68: Gaining Clarity in Your Business with Traction® & EOS®, featuring CJ DuBe'
Mar 29, 2021
#67: Quarterly Business Checkup with a Virtual CFO
Mar 15, 2021
#66: How to Avoid the Pain of Tax Time
Mar 01, 2021
#65: Bouncing Back - Navigating Business Mistakes After They Happen
Feb 15, 2021
#64: Decision-Making in Business
Feb 01, 2021
#63: Inaction - What Is It Costing You?
Jan 18, 2021
#62: Avoiding Common Mistakes in Business
Jan 04, 2021
#61: Managing Work-Life Balance
Dec 21, 2020
#60: Year-End Planning and Strategy with a Virtual CFO
Dec 08, 2020
#59: What You Wish You Knew About Payroll featuring Heather Sperduto of ADP
Nov 23, 2020
#58: The Power of Numbers - Profitability Ratios
Nov 09, 2020
#57: The Power of Numbers - Liquidity Ratios
Oct 26, 2020
#56: Save Time & Reach Goals with Effective Reporting
Oct 12, 2020
#55: Core Values That Mean Something
Sep 28, 2020
#54: The Dental Series - Selling Your Dental Practice with George Bozonelos
Sep 21, 2020
#53: The Dental Series - Purchasing a Dental Practice
Sep 14, 2020
#52: The Dental Series - Accounting for Your Dental Practice
Sep 07, 2020
#51: The Dental Series - What Dental School Didn't Teach You
Sep 01, 2020
#50: Celebrating 50 Episodes!
Aug 24, 2020
#49: Being the Visionary with Jason Perez of yardz
Aug 17, 2020
#48: Navigating Your Passion Wisely
Aug 10, 2020
#47: A Vision Shouldn't Be A Mirage
Aug 03, 2020
#46: Delegate it! How Delegation Can Impact Your Growth and How To Do It
Jul 27, 2020
#45: Refining Your Team - How and When to Terminate
Jul 20, 2020
#44: PPP Updates - COVID Part IV
Jul 13, 2020
#43: Stay Innovative and Always Challenge Yourself
Jul 06, 2020
#42: Making Real Change in Your Business with an Advisor
Jun 29, 2020
#41: How Value Billing Can Help You Get Paid What You're Worth
Jun 22, 2020
#40: What Does a Business Advisor Do?
Jun 15, 2020
#39: The Legal Series - Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile for Firm Growth featuring Viveca Hess
Jun 08, 2020
#38: The Legal Series - Partner Compensation for Firm Growth
Jun 01, 2020
#37: The Legal Series - Leveraging Industry-Specific Software
May 25, 2020
#36: The Legal Series - Staff Productivity & Efficiency KPIs
May 18, 2020
#35: Generating Cash During Hard Times
May 11, 2020
#34: Maintaining Your Motivation Working From Home
May 04, 2020
#33: How to Stay Connected Working From Home
Apr 27, 2020
#32: Taking Action in Your Business During Difficult Times
Apr 20, 2020
#31: How the Stimulus Bill Affects You and Your Family
Apr 14, 2020
#30: Tips on Homeschooling While Running a Business
Apr 06, 2020
#29: What You Need to Know About the Stimulus Bill - Part II
Apr 03, 2020
#28: Keep Calm & Press On In Times of Uncertainty
Mar 30, 2020
#27: Legislation, Support & Assistance Programs for Your Business During Coronavirus Outbreak - Part I
Mar 20, 2020
#26: A Quick Start Guide to Running Your Business Remotely
Mar 18, 2020
#25: Laying the Foundation to Build a Team
Mar 16, 2020
#24: 7 Factors That Can Make Your Business More Bankable
Mar 09, 2020
#23: 5 Ways to Manage Cash Flow Issues
Mar 02, 2020
#22: How to Take Control of Your Current Cash Flow Situation
Feb 24, 2020
#21: Understand the Difference Between Cash Flow and Profit
Feb 17, 2020
#20: So You Want to Grow Your Business?
Feb 10, 2020
#19: Options for Investing and Taking Control of Your Financial Future
Feb 03, 2020
#18: The Four Factors You Need to Take Control of Profit
Jan 27, 2020
#17: Productivity and Efficiency and How it Relates to Growth and Profitability
Jan 20, 2020
#16: Running a Business Well is Different Than Being Exceptional at a Trade or Profession
Jan 13, 2020
#15: SWOT Analysis
Jan 06, 2020
#14: How Do You Know What You Don't Know? Get a Business Health Check!
Dec 30, 2019
#13: What's the One Thing We Wish More Business Owners Knew?
Dec 23, 2019
#12: What's Your Why?
Dec 16, 2019
#11: Who are the Women Behind PJS & Co. CPAs?
Dec 09, 2019
#10: Strategic Planning - Ongoing Monitoring & Motivation
Dec 02, 2019
#09: Strategic Planning - Tools Needed
Dec 02, 2019
#08: Strategic Planning - Digging Deeper - KPIs
Dec 02, 2019
#07: Strategic Planning - Digging Deeper - Other Infrastructure
Dec 02, 2019
#06: Strategic Planning - Digging Deeper - HR
Dec 02, 2019
#05: Strategic Planning - Digging Deeper - Sales & Marketing
Dec 02, 2019
#04: Strategic Planning - Digging Deeper - Budgeting
Dec 02, 2019
#03: Strategic Planning - Goals for the Next Quarter
Dec 02, 2019
#02: Strategic Planning - Goals for the Next 12 Months
Dec 02, 2019
#01: Strategic Planning - Vision & Long-Term Goals
Dec 02, 2019