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?” […]
Cash Flow Isn’t Profit—And That Confusion Is Costing You
It’s easy to assume that if there’s money in the bank, the business must be doing fine. But here’s the problem: cash flow and profit aren’t the same thing. And treating them like they are? That’s where a lot of smart businesses get tripped up. We’ve worked with firms that were “profitable” on paper but […]
Profit Before Growth: Why Scaling Too Soon Can Kill Your Margins
Growth is exciting—new clients, more headcount, bigger projections. But here’s the thing: if profit isn’t dialed in before you scale, growth can quietly become a liability. We’ve seen it happen across industries—law firms expanding practice areas without adjusting fee structures, healthcare groups opening new locations before understanding cost per provider, construction firms taking on bigger […]
The Numbers Every Nonprofit Should Always Pay Attention To with Brooke Lively
Financial management might not be the most glamorous part of running a nonprofit, but it is absolutely essential. In this episode of the Nonprofit MBA Podcast, our founder Brooke Lively joins host Stephen Halasnik to dive deep into the financial truths every nonprofit leader needs to hear. Listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4hewjsPIiSLmAh9r5aciTf?si=0b14e84dca4f41f0 As a CFO, speaker, […]
The Evolution of the CFO: Strategic Priorities for 2025 and How to Stay Ahead
The role of the CFO is changing—and fast. What used to be a back-office financial function is now a critical driver of strategy, innovation, and growth. CFOs in 2025 are expected to do more than produce accurate financials. They’re expected to provide forward-looking insight, manage cross-functional performance, and guide the business through uncertainty with precision. […]
Accountability Isn’t a Buzzword: How Financial Reviews Drive Real Results
“Accountability” gets thrown around a lot in business conversations—but at Cathcap, we believe it only matters if it’s backed by action. In our experience, the most successful companies don’t just track financial performance—they use it to drive behavior, shape decisions, and create results. That’s why we’ve built our CFO model around a disciplined review structure: […]
The Keeper of the Keys: Why Every Business Needs a Fractional CFO by By Pam Meissner, COO and CFO
At the beginning of this year, my life changed forever. My husband passed away unexpectedly, leaving me to confront the unimaginable. As the one who had always been the “keeper of all things” in our household—managing finances, organizing our autistic son’s care, and planning for the future—I thought I had it all under control. But […]
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