Beyond the Busy Season: Turning Last Year’s Lessons into Next Year’s Edge
The end of the busy season tricks a lot of owners. When the last job is done and the phones finally slow down, the instinct is to breathe and wrap up the year. But if your goal is more profit, smoother workflows, and healthier cash flow next year, this moment is not a wrap up […]
Purpose, Profit & Performance with Pam Meisner
Pam Meissner, CFO/COO at CathCap, joined co-hosts David Meltzer and Rhett Power on episode #797 of Soul of Business Office Hours to explore the keys to business success, leadership, and human performance. Also featured on the episode was Mark Harris, CEO & Co-founder of HeroWear, who shared how innovative exosuit technology can reduce back strain, […]
Lessons from the Ledger: What Your Financials Say About Your Firm’s Future
Law firms don’t fail because of one bad month. They drift into trouble slowly—quarter by quarter, case by case—while the financials quietly try to warn you. The challenge? Most attorneys read their P&L like a compliance document, not like the strategic instrument it actually is. And that’s a missed opportunity, because a well-read P&L tells […]
The Power of the Pause: How Owners Who Step Back Move Forward Faster
When Matt launched his landscaping company, his biggest fear was slowing down. He prided himself on being “always on”—first truck out, last one back, answering texts at midnight. Each busy season, he added more clients, more crews, more chaos. And for a while, it worked. Until it didn’t. By the end of one especially brutal […]
The Case for Reflection: Why Law Firm Growth Stalls After Success
The Plateau Problem: When Momentum Masks Stagnation Every successful law firm reaches a moment where the graph flattens. Revenue steadies between $5M and $10M, partners are busier than ever, and on paper, everything looks great. Yet underneath the surface, something shifts. Growth slows. Margins tighten. The firm is running harder—but not necessarily running better. We […]
Right People, Right Seats: The Hidden Profit Killer in Your Business with Pam Meissner
When profit starts to slip, most business owners look to cut costs or push sales harder. But what if the biggest drain on your bottom line isn’t in your P&L, it’s in your people? Our own Pam Meissner, COO and CFO here at CathCap, joined host Rocky Lalvani on the Profit Answer Man Podcast to […]
What Progress Really Looks Like (and Why It’s Not Always Profit)
We’ve seen it more times than we can count: A leadership team finishes a brutal quarter, opens up the numbers, and… there’s no major profit bump. They sigh. They frown. They wonder if all the hard work meant anything at all. But here’s the thing we’ve learned after working with dozens of companies in all […]
The Emotional ROI of Financial Leadership
Every business has numbers. But the strongest ones? They have leadership behind the numbers. We don’t talk about it enough, but financial leadership does more than keep the books clean or the board happy. It creates emotional stability in times of strategic pressure. Think about it: How often are your biggest decisions driven not just […]
The Resilience Scorecard: How to Measure Business Continuity Readiness
You can’t build resilience during a crisis. That part has to come before. And yet, most leadership teams don’t know how resilient they actually are—until something breaks. A vendor goes dark. Cash runs dry. A key decision-maker goes offline. Suddenly, it’s fire drill mode. And you’re left asking, “How did we not see this coming?” […]
Three Scenario Planning Templates Every CEO Needs
If your financial plan only works in one set of conditions, you don’t have a plan—you have a hope. The CEOs we work with aren’t just asking, “How do we grow?” They’re asking, “What happens if the next quarter doesn’t go to plan?” Or “What if it goes better than expected—are we ready for that?” […]
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