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Step One
The mirror moment
Ask yourself three questions. Is there a better way to make profit? Can I improve my quality of life? Do I know my numbers as well as I should? Answer honestly and you already know the next step.
For Privately Held Businesses$1M to $100M
Jay Aldebert
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How do I know if I'm ready to scale?
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Your business is growing… Are you getting richer?
“Nobody controls the financial integrity of their company in a proactive way. Anywhere in America, no matter what trade or what industry.”
Nearly 90,000 privately held businesses diagnosed. More than $2 billion in profit leaks found.
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- Nearly 90,000Businesses diagnosed
- 11Business Biomarkers
I find your leaks. We design your profit.
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What's happening in your business?
Choose what feels off. Start with an answer.
Sales are growing, but cash is tight.
A profitable month does not explain where your cash went. Start with the gap between earning money and having it available.
Why is my cash tight when I'm profitable?I don't know whether my prices are right.
Winning the work is not the same as pricing it correctly. Start with what your prices must cover, not what the competitor charges.
How do I know if my prices are right?I'm working harder without taking more home.
Your paycheck should not be whatever is left over. Start by separating what you earn for doing the job from what you earn for owning the business.
What should I pay myself as the owner?I'm considering hiring or expanding.
A busy schedule is not enough to justify another fixed cost. Start with whether the business can support the next hire.
When should I hire my next employee?How do I know if I'm ready to scale?
A starting point, not a diagnosis.
Jay Aldebert
Chief Growth Officer, International Services Inc.
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Every engagement is confidential. That is why you will not find client names or logos here. What you will find is the method.
Twenty-six years. The rooms that shaped how I read a P&L.
Statesmen. Publishers. Elite performers. Business operators. Each one changed how I read a small business.
On-Camera Interview
Marcus Lemonis
Host of The Profit on CNBC. Chairman of Beyond Inc. Marcus put the same thesis I run every day on national television.
Statesman
Henry Kissinger
Secretary of State. Nobel Peace laureate. Kissinger thought in twenty-year arcs while the room thought in headlines.
42nd President
Bill Clinton
Chicago, 2001. The tax code, trade posture, and credit environment American businesses run inside today were largely written under his signature.
Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton
United States Senator. Secretary of State. Twice a candidate for the presidency. The kind of room you leave thinking differently about how power moves.
Forbes Media
Steve Forbes
Editor-in-chief of Forbes. Chairman of Forbes Media. Two-time presidential candidate. When Forbes talks about money, the room listens.
Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Civil rights leader. Founder of Rainbow PUSH and the Wall Street Project. Nobody pushed harder on capital access for minority-owned businesses.
Three-Time Super Bowl MVP
Patrick Mahomes
Three Super Bowl rings. Owns pieces of the Royals, Sporting KC, Alpine F1, KC Current, Whataburger, and 1Password. He picks cash-flowing businesses the way he picks receivers open on the boundary.
MLB · NFL · Heisman
Bo Jackson
The only athlete to make all-star teams in two major American sports. Now runs Bo Jackson Enterprises and serves as advisory director at Burr Ridge Bank & Trust.
Author · Framework Publisher
Jordan Peterson
Author of 12 Rules for Life, over ten million copies sold. Founder of Peterson Academy. Turned a psychology professorship into one of the most consequential publishing businesses of the decade.
26 Years
Diagnosing Owner-Operated Businesses
54,000+
Hours In the Room With Owners
Nearly 90,000
Business Diagnostics
$2 Billion+
Profit Leaks Found
11
Business Biomarkers Discovered
“Growth without design is not a strategy.”
Jay Aldebert
26 Years in the Room
About Jay Aldebert
Over 26 years, Jay has found more than $2 billion in profit leaks for owner-operated businesses. Not from a classroom. From nearly 90,000 diagnostics across construction, the trades, manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and services. Businesses profitable on paper and bleeding cash in reality.
He created Return to Owner, the Business Biomarker Index, and The Aldebert Financial Ecosystem. It is the methodology behind the diagnostic team he built at International Services Inc., and behind $2 billion of profit impact.
Today he is Chief Growth Officer of International Services Inc., hosts The Chief of Growth Show, and authored The Seven Lies That Are Destroying Your Business. His next book, Return to Owner, is forthcoming. Father of three. Lives in Kildeer, Illinois.
HOW IT WORKS
The Aldebert Financial Ecosystem, End to End
Four stages, one continuous diagnostic. Each stage feeds the next. You do not repeat data entry. You do not wait for a monthly close. The system reads your business the way a cardiologist reads a heart.
01
The Diagnostic
Return to Owner
Reads eleven proprietary Business Biomarkers on your business, continuously. Not once a year. Not once a quarter. Constant. Think blood panel and MRI, running while the patient is still alive.
02
The Profit Ladder
Layer Cake
Five layers, top to bottom. Minimum Mandatory Profit at the top. Then Fixed Cost Capacity. Then Required Gross Margin dollars. Then Intended Gross Margin percent. Breakeven Sales Volume at the bottom. This is the math that turns a profit floor into a revenue target.
03
The Composite Score
Business Biomarker Index
The eleven biomarkers roll into one composite score. Every dimension carries meaning, cause, action, and pushback. Jay's diagnostic team hands you a diagnosis. Not a spreadsheet.
04
The Delivery
The Aldebert Verdict
A fifteen-page written verdict. Not a dashboard. Not a slide deck. A written diagnosis, in the same order every time, with the next move spelled out.
The Aldebert Financial Ecosystem does one thing. It measures where you are right now based on every decision you have made, and tells you exactly what the next move is: today, tomorrow, and next week.
The Methodology
The Aldebert
Every report your accountant hands you is a lagging indicator. It tells you what already happened. The Aldebert Financial Ecosystem tells you what to do next. Not generically. Specifically. In what order. And how fast.
01
Return to Owner
The MRI and CAT ScanThe diagnostic the whole ecosystem runs on. Return to Owner is the MRI and CAT scan on your business. It reads across 11 proprietary Business Biomarkers, calibrated against nearly 90,000 prior diagnostics, and produces the one number every owner must know.
Input · 11 Biomarkers
How RTO works →
Cash. Debt service. Margin. Working capital. Owner draw. Five more. The eleven signals a real diagnostic reads before it declares anything.
02
Layer Cake
The VerdictThe verdict, and the visual output of RTO. Layer Cake is fed by the 11 Biomarkers, starts with Minimum Mandatory Profit at the top, and cascades down to the Breakeven Sales the business must produce.
Top Layer · MMP
Debt Service. Working Capital. Retirement Funding. Owner's Compensation. Exit Strategy. The five mandatory claims on profit funded before profit is optional.
03
Business Biomarker Index
The Health ScoreThe health score of the business. Once the Layer Cake resolves to Breakeven Sales, BBI scores whether the business can hit it, reads like a vital sign, and isolates the constraint point holding it back.
Output · The Constraint
How BBI scores →
The one biomarker holding the business back. Named, not implied. The score every owner leaves with, and the one number the diagnostic team turns into a plan.
RTO reads the business like an MRI. Layer Cake delivers the verdict. BBI scores the health and isolates the constraint. What to fix. In what order. How fast.
Your First Move
Run the diagnostic on your business.
Jay's diagnostic team comes to your location for two days on site. You get the written Verdict. No retainer required.
What Happens When You Start a Diagnostic
Four steps. On-site. No proposal deck. No discovery call theater.
II
Step Two
Reach out
Click For Owners Only. Tell us where the business stands today and what feels off. We reply within one business day to scope the diagnostic.
III
Step Three
A team member on-site
A member of Jay's diagnostic team comes to your location for a two-day analysis across operations, sales and marketing, finance, and measurement and management tools. We look at every play you're calling and how it's working out on the field.
IV
Step Four
You get the Verdict
A 15-page written diagnostic delivered afterward. Yours. What you do with it is your decision. No retainer required.
The diagnostic runs whether you hire the team for the fix or not. Some owners walk away with the Verdict and solve it themselves. Some ask us to stay.
For Owners Only
In the Press
Featured Media
TV, press, and podcast appearances.
Television
LIVENOW FROM FOX · NOVEMBER 9, 2026
Trump says FBI is investigating Nvidia’s Jensen Huang
“The business of the business.” Jay on revenue that export rules and Congress can block, and why the cash flow picture depends on profit, not just revenue dollars.
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LIVENOW FROM FOX · NOVEMBER 7, 2026
Cybertruck Ends Production. Attention Is Not a Purchase.
“Does the product grab your attention, and do you actually open your wallet?” Jay on two million reservations, roughly 70,000 deliveries, and the capital a kept robotaxi fleet will tie up before 2030.
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NEWSNATION · NOVEMBER 1, 2026
Two Scoreboards: Wall Street and Main Street
“Choppy, but it’s not a crisis.” Jay on why the election’s real hit is the 10-year Treasury and the next loan.
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NEWS10 ABC · OCTOBER 30, 2026
Candy Costs More. Families Are Putting It on Credit.
Jay told NEWS10 more families are using credit cards for holiday purchases, while diesel, cacao and aluminum tariffs push candy prices up.
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SCHWAB NETWORK · OCTOBER 29, 2026
A $17 Billion Deal. About $1.72 Billion a Year in Debt Payments.
Jay on whether DoorDash’s Instacart deal is worth the debt, and who pays if the savings fall short.
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KENS 5 · OCTOBER 28, 2026
Shrinkflation Hits the Halloween Candy Aisle
“Has now shrunk down to about 35 ounces.” Jay on the package that got smaller and the three costs behind the price: cocoa, aluminum tariffs and diesel.
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LIVENOW FROM FOX · OCTOBER 27, 2026
Anthropic Files to Go Public. The Commitments Still Have to Be Paid.
A record IPO raises cash. It does not erase the contracts already signed. Jay reads the filing like an owner.
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FOX NEWS DIGITAL · OCTOBER 12-13, 2026
Celebrity Reach. Small-Business Consequences.
Two excerpts from one interview, plus an additional Fox News article. Original sources, clearly attributed.
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FOX 32 CHICAGO · OCTOBER 20, 2026
KFC Switched Sodas. Should It Change the Menu?
KFC traded Pepsi for Coke. Jay says the real change customers want is on the menu, not in the cup.
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FOX 32 CHICAGO · OCTOBER 14, 2026
Can One Viral Review Ruin a Small Business?
The Kelly Clarkson and Art of Play dispute, and why owners should embrace the spotlight instead of defending against it.
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FOX 32 CHICAGO · OCTOBER 12, 2026
Tariffs, Manufacturing and Profit Margins
Both sides of the tariff: price competitiveness and input-cost pressure. Watch the combined 11-minute Chicago Live interview.
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OAN · October 7, 2026
AI Fraud and Small Business Safeguards
Verify financial requests. Train your people. Build the system before adding AI.
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FOX 32 CHICAGO · OCTOBER 6, 2026
The End of the Penny: A Profit-Margin Issue
What small cash-rounding decisions can mean for margins, customers and the register.
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FOX 32 Chicago · Good Day Chicago
Why Are Franchise Restaurants Closing?
Franchise risk, thin margins, and financial warning signs. September 25, 2026.
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WTTW · Chicago Tonight
New Bill in Congress Proposes a 32-Hour Workweek. Could It Work?
10-minute panel debate with host Brandis Friedman. September 23, 2026.
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Fox 32 Chicago · The Loop
Tariff Fight With Canada Will Have Major Local Impacts
Extended 7-minute Loop interview. August 25, 2026.
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Fox 32 Chicago · News at 5PM
New Tariffs In Effect: What Illinois Small Business Owners Are Seeing Three Days In
With Lauren Scafidi. August 24, 2026.
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LiveNOW from FOX
US-Canada Tariffs: Three Fronts Hitting Small Business At Once
With Carel Lajara. August 23, 2026.
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Fox 32 Chicago · News at 5PM
President Trump Delays Canadian Tariffs: What It Means for Small Business
With Lauren Scafidi. August 19, 2026.
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Schwab Network · Market On Close
Will Retail Earnings Confirm Consumer Resilience?
With Sam Vadas and Marley Kayden. August 17, 2026.
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Fox 32 Chicago
Cyclospora Outbreak: What Illinois Restaurants Should Do Right Now
With Lauren Scafidi. August 4, 2026.
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OAN · One America News
Cyclospora Outbreaks and their Effect on Small Business
Live segment. July 21, 2026.
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LiveNOW from FOX
Jay Aldebert on the Taco Bell Cyclospora Outbreak
Cost per plate, supplier transparency, and what it means for small restaurants. July 2026.
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Fox 32 Chicago
NATO Summit's Impact on Small Business
Chicago Live segment. July 9, 2026.
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Good Day Alabama · WBRC Fox 6
AI in the Workplace
Premiered July 4, 2026.
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Fox 5 DC
How Small Businesses Can Weather the Slow Summer Season
June 12, 2026.
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Selected appearances on other shows. Watch on the host's YouTube channel or listen on your preferred podcast platform.
Money Buys Happiness
After Analyzing 86,000 Businesses, He Exposes Why Most Companies Fail
On the operator pattern behind nearly 90,000 diagnostics, the two cancers that kill privately held businesses, and what accountants are not telling their clients.
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We Live to Build · Sean Weisbrot
Ep 315: 86,000+ Businesses Later, He Found 11 Biomarkers for This
On patterns across nearly 90,000 businesses and the 11 biomarkers behind them.
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Sharkpreneur · Kevin Harrington & Seth Greene
Ep 1281: Why Profit Isn't What You Think It Is
On the show with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene.
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The Business Game
Level Seven: I've Seen 86,000+ Businesses, Here's Why Yours Isn't Making Money
A conversation on the mechanics of profit.
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The Real Chad Peterson Show
Why 97% of Business Owners Are Failing
The truth behind the failure rate.
Watch or Listen →As Featured In
Newsweek
These Places Already Tried a 32-Hour Workweek. Here's What Happened.
Jay quoted in Newsweek on why the four-day week works for some businesses and moves the cost somewhere else for others.
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South China Morning Post · November 12, 2026
Nvidia’s Hunt for Jensen Huang’s Successor: Insiders, Rivals and a Trump Pick
“Qualified does not mean available or interested.” The South China Morning Post picks up Jay’s Newsweek interview.
Read the pickup →Invezz via TradingView · November 12, 2026
Nvidia After Jensen Huang: A Stronger Leadership Team, Not Another Founder Figure
Invezz, writing in Spanish, reports Jay’s Newsweek view on spreading responsibility across the leadership team.
Read the pickup →Newsweek · November 10, 2026
Who Could Replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO? Nobody
“Key-person risk is the most common weakness I see in a $4 million business. Nvidia just showed it at $4 trillion.”
Read the article →CBS News MoneyWatch · November 10, 2026
Nvidia’s Trillion-Dollar Dilemma: Can It Afford to Lose CEO Jensen Huang?
“How he handled it based on their code of conduct is where you’re going to see continued issues.” Jay Aldebert on governance at the top of Nvidia.
Read Jay’s quote →Yahoo Finance · November 10, 2026
Nvidia’s Trillion-Dollar Bind: Can It Afford to Lose Jensen Huang?
The CBS News MoneyWatch article with Jay’s quote, republished by Yahoo Finance.
Read the syndicated article →Crain's Chicago Business · November 6, 2026
CVS breakup bows to pressure from pharmacy groups and states, including Illinois
“Revenue growth isn’t God.” Jay Aldebert on the CVS Health breakup and why each business unit should prove it is profitable standing on its own.
Read the piece →Moneywise · October 30, 2026
Obama Mocked Cheesecake Factory, Trump Defended It
“Publicity makes people curious. It doesn’t fix a profit and loss issue.” Jay Aldebert on traffic, thin margins and what investors are paying for.
Read the piece →TheStreet · October 30, 2026
DoorDash’s $17 Billion Instacart Deal Raises New Warning for Shoppers
“When you take a major competitor out of the market, there’s less pressure to keep prices down.” Jay Aldebert on fees and grocery prices after the deal closes.
Read the piece →Newsweek · October 29, 2026
Mamdani Warns DoorDash-Instacart Deal Could Raise Prices
“Let’s not confuse corporate cost savings with consumer savings.” Jay Aldebert on what the DoorDash-Instacart deal could mean for fees and prices.
Read the piece →Inc. · October 28, 2026
The Law Firm That Handled the Lehman Brothers and Enron Bankruptcies Will Wind Down
“When about 30 partners walk out in a year, their clients and their revenue walk out with them. But the firm’s obligations don’t.”
Read the piece →Merkur · Germany · October 27, 2026
Audi’s $4 Billion US Plant: Why Georgia Could Become an Expensive Trap
“Cheaper per hour is not the same as more profitable.” Jay Aldebert on skilled labor, tariffs and the cash gap for Audi’s suppliers. Quotes in German and English.
Read the piece →TheStreet · October 21, 2026
Walmart Launches New Membership Deal, Offers Nearly $100 in Savings
“Walmart isn’t selling a membership. It’s buying a habit.” Jay Aldebert on why one fee for groceries, gas and delivery changes where people shop.
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MarketWatch · October 20, 2026
Walmart Takes Aim at Amazon and Costco with New Membership Program - But Is It a Good Deal?
Jay Aldebert on how Walmart's $120 membership bundle pressures Costco and Amazon, and what it takes for a household to earn the fee back.
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Yahoo Entertainment · October 12, 2026
Kelly Clarkson’s Viral Store Feud Sparks Warning Over Celebrity ‘Power Imbalance’
Jay Aldebert on celebrity reach and small-business reputation, quoted in The Blast and syndicated by Yahoo Entertainment.
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The Blast · October 12, 2026
Kelly Clarkson’s Viral Store Feud Sparks Warning Over Celebrity ‘Power Imbalance’
Jay Aldebert discusses celebrity reach, proportionality and the consequences of public complaints for small businesses.
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Inc. · October 12, 2026
Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Pretty Woman’ Complaint Put a Small Business on Blast. Then the Story Changed
Jay Aldebert on the responsibility that comes with a bigger microphone and the imbalance of power between a celebrity and a small business.
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Entrepreneur
More Revenue Won't Fix Your Company. 88,000 Businesses Prove It.
Jay's most-read business op-ed. The counter to every scale-bro on the internet.
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Yahoo Finance
Profit by Design: A Diagnostic-First Approach to Small Business
Yahoo Finance covers Jay's doctrine and the 26-year track record behind it.
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Psychology Today
The Science of Buying: What Actually Makes People Say Yes
Behavioral science lens on why owners refuse to see their numbers.
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The Independent
Taylor Farms Cyclospora Outbreak: How Restaurants Should Respond
Jay quoted on operator response to the multi-state food safety event.
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The Washington Times
Employment Outlook: Labor Experts on the Recovery
Jay's read on the labor market and what it means for SMB payroll planning.
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American Business Magazine
Contributing Author: The Aldebert Column
Ongoing column on operator diagnostics for American Business Magazine.
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The Ritz Herald
A Floppy Disk and a Borrowed Car: The Story Behind Return to Owner
The origin story of the diagnostic that measures Profit by Design.
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Yahoo Lifestyle
How to Maximize Summer Downtime for Business Growth
Jay's playbook for what operators should actually do with slow-season hours.
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The Media Property
The Chief of Growth Show
Conversations with operators, founders, and executives shaping the next wave of business growth.
New episodes drop Thursdays.
Full EpisodeLatest · 1:11:20
Too Small to Hire, Too Busy to Grow? Breaking Through the Solopreneur Bottleneck
In this episode of The Chief of Growth Show with Jay Aldebert, we sit down with the founder of Packaging Upgraded to discuss his journey from working in the packaging industry to building his own solopreneur business in late 2019.
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Full Episode1:01:37
How She Built Her Career in Public Relations
From Political Campaigns to Building Her Own PR Firm: The Journey of Mary Elizabeth Elkordy
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Full Episode0:47:34
It's Not Gen Z's Work Ethic. It's a Leadership Problem | Ryan Vet | The Chief of Growth
Are younger generations really less willing to work, or are leaders failing to adapt to a changing workforce?
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EP 211:34:34
Your Business Is Losing Time and Money. Can AI Really Fix It? | Thomas Camarda
Jay Aldebert and Thomas Camarda discuss military leadership, time as a business asset, operational control and why AI cannot replace understanding your business.
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EP 201:14:11
The Accountant Who Bought the Company: Her Journey From CPA to Owner
Melissa Dotson on personal change, her CPA career and the move from accountant to business owner.
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EP 190:40:28
Is Your Business Worth More Than You Think? How to Maximize Its Value Before Selling
What buyers pay for, why owner dependency costs you, and how to build value before selling.
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EP 181:05:20
Slow Down to Speed Up: Finding Flow, Clarity, and Success with Carolyn Litton
Carolyn Litton on finding clarity, avoiding burnout, and making room for personal growth.
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EP 171:16:36
Why Would a Businessman Run for President? The Story Behind Jason Palmer's Journey
Jason Palmer on business turnarounds, education, leadership, and his run for president.
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Minisode0:14:27
The Rise of Humanoid Robots: How Close Are We to Robots in Our Homes?
A minisode on humanoid robots, AI, and how close robotics is to everyday life.
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EP 161:22:23
Will Robots Take Your Job? The Future of AI, Robotics and Work
A conversation on AI, robotics, and what the future of work means for business owners.
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EP 151:13:10
Why Are Dentists Going Bankrupt? The Business Side of Dentistry
The business side of dentistry, from running a practice to leading hundreds of locations.
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EP 141:17:39
From Cell Phone Stores to Real Estate and AI: Justin Sloan's Entrepreneurial Journey
Justin Sloan on systems, duplication, and calculated risk across cell phones, real estate, and AI.
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EP 131:19:00
Turning Complexity Into Clarity: What Separates Elite Business Operators
A conversation on what separates elite business operators from everyone else.
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EP 121:36:46
Moving Small Businesses Forward Is the Only Mission
On the mission behind the diagnostic work.
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EP 110:34:00
How Tariffs Impact Small Businesses, Prices, and Profit
On tariffs, pricing, and the real math for small business owners.
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EP 101:14:26
There's No Such Thing as Work-Life Balance with Barbara of Thesis Painting
Barbara of Thesis Painting on building an $8M family business.
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EP 91:01:32
Networking That Actually Works | Chief of Growth Podcast EP 9
Andrea Biwer, Schaumburg Business Association.
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Special0:35:51
The Truth Every Entrepreneur Needs to Hear | Jay Aldebert
Jay Aldebert on the seven lies quietly holding operators back.
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EP 70:45:57
HE SWIMS WITH SHARKS!!!! The Chief of Growth with Jay Aldebert | MEAT Dave Alwan
Dave Alwan on going from milk crates to Mark Cuban.
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EP 61:11:34
Pete Hassen of NILENT | NIL Education, Athlete Growth, and Student-Athlete Success
Pete Hassen, former Chicago Blackhawks executive.
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Special1:11:58
Honoring Legacy: Building a Hall-of-Fame Growth Culture w/ David Hlatky of H&H Service Company, Inc.
David Hlatky of H&H Service Company.
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EP 50:57:32
Revenue Is a Lie: What High-Growth Companies Actually Get Right | EP 5
A crossover with The Business Game Podcast.
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EP 41:28:08
From Abandonment to Analyzing 2,000 Businesses: Terry Mitchell's Unfiltered Truth
Terry Mitchell's unfiltered truth.
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EP 30:33:35
Kiss or Kill: CPA vs Tax Strategist: Why Most Small Business Owners Get This Wrong | TCOG
Why most small business owners get this wrong.
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EP 21:08:56
From 8-Year-Old Hustler to #1 Business Broker in the USA | The Chad Peterson Interview
Chad Peterson on building a brokerage empire.
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EP 11:18:19
Soul + Strategy: Jay's 88K SMBs Analysis Wisdom Fuels An Epic Rise & Thousands Of Lives Improved
The premiere. How thousands of analyses became a framework.
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Written · Answers · Comparisons · AI Playbook
The questions owners actually ask.
Three libraries. Straight answers, built on the same math as the diagnostic. Read what you need first, or skip straight to a private briefing.
Top Questions From SMB Owners
Cash Flow
Why Is My Cash Tight When I'm Profitable?
The gap between profit on paper and cash in the bank. Where it hides. How to find it.
Read the answer →
Profitability
Am I Actually Profitable?
Five stages, from crisis to options. The test that tells you where you really stand.
Read the answer →
Working Capital
What Is the Working Capital Gap?
The cash you need to fund the space between committing money and collecting it. Named. Measured. Fixable.
Read the answer →
Compare Against What You Have Now
vs Your CPA
Aldebert Diagnostic vs Your CPA
What each one is actually for. Why you need both, but not for what you think.
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vs Fractional CFO
Aldebert Diagnostic vs Your Fractional CFO
Advisor time versus a diagnostic system. Where one ends and the other begins.
See the comparison →
vs Profit First
Aldebert Diagnostic vs Profit First
Envelope method versus a live diagnostic. Where each one holds and where each one breaks.
See the comparison →
The AI Playbook for Small Business Owners
AI vs Your Team
AI vs Your Bookkeeper
AI processes at speed. Your bookkeeper handles the judgment work AI cannot. Both matter. Different jobs.
Read the answer →
AI Limits
What Are AI Hallucinations, and Why Should I Care?
AI makes up plausible-sounding things with total confidence. What owners should check before they trust the output.
Read the answer →
Deployment
How Do I Actually Roll AI Out To My Team?
Small pilots. Named owners. Written examples. Feedback loop. The playbook that avoids the shelf-ware trap.
Read the answer →
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