Concept to Cash with Tom Finn and Jim Downes

Get into a positive cash flow position as fast as you can. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Jim Downes, CEO of Blueprint CFO, dives into the world of accounting and makes sure we remember to pay attention to the numbers to be more successful. This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/ Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation 📌TALKING POINTS (1:10) Where do companies go astray when they're thinking about financials? (3:43) Why focus on labor productivity (7:58) Accounting vs. finance vs. taxes vs. bookkeeping (12:16) When should CEOs look at the numbers? (28:55) Making accounting relevant 🌟ABOUT JIM DOWNES Jim Downes is the Founder of Blueprint CFO, a future-focused accounting & CFO services firm based in Southern California. Jim has served business owners and management teams for over twenty years as a veteran outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and financial advisor. A forward-looking strategist, Jim’s unremitting passion for working with business owners led him to open Blueprint CFO in 2019. At Blueprint CFO, Jim and his team leverage data to look to the future and help clients achieve their profitability goals. Jim was a nominee for the 2022 Orange County Business Journal CFO of the Year Awards. 🔗CONNECT WITH JIM Website: www.blueprintcfo.com/  LinkedIn (Blueprint CFO): www.linkedin.com/company/blueprintcfo/   LinkedIn (Jim Downes): www.linkedin.com/in/6criticalfunctions/   Instagram: www.instagram.com/blueprintcfo/  Facebook: www.facebook.com/blueprintcfo/  🔗CONNECT WITH ME Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/  X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation  Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation 🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.