I’m currently through week one of the F45 Challenge! What is the F45 Challenge?
Funny you ask!
F45 is a global fitness training brand best known for its high-intensity, functional group workouts. The name F45 stands for Functional 45—meaning each class is designed around functional movements (the kinds of motions you use in real life) and lasts 45 minutes (sometimes
How does storytelling build authority – and where’s the line between authenticity and vulnerability?
On this episode of Behind The Numbers With Dave Bookbinder, Dave Bookbinder is joined by Autumn Karen – filmmaker, journalist, ghostwriter, educator, and author of The Surrogate Author – for a deep dive into the power of narrative and the responsibility that comes with it.
Autumn
Most challenger CPG and consumer appliance brands growth stalls because they keep operating like insurgents long after the insurgency phase has paid off.
Moving from niche to category leader requires a deliberate shift in behavior, not just more SKUs or sales channels.
Here are the actions that matter most.
1. Stop optimizing for love. Start optimizing for scale.
Early-stage brands
I've talked about this before but in today's very challenging commercial lending market I thought it bears repeating:
The Five Cs of Credit: What Really Drives Loan Decisions
Whether you’re seeking capital or advising clients, most commercial lending decisions come down to five fundamentals:
The Five Cs of Credit 👇
1️⃣ Character
Your track record matters. Lenders evaluate transparency, integrity,
Referrals are often talked about as a “nice to have.” In this episode of Behind The Numbers With Dave Bookbinder, they’re treated for what they really are – a measurable, scalable driver of profitable growth.
Dave Bookbinder speaks with Brandon Barnum, widely known as the “King of Referrals,” about how referral-driven businesses outperform those that rely on traditional selling. Brandon
Are you unknowingly teaching your ideal clients to become your competitors? If you’ve written (or are planning to write) a book to grow your practice, this distinction could be costing you hundreds of thousands (or more) in lost revenue. Most trusted advisors get this wrong—and wonder why their book isn’t generating the clients they expected.
#TrustedAdvisors #BusinessDevelopment #ProfessionalServices #ThoughtLeadership #BookMarketing
Two Trusted Advisors with identical credentials walk into a prospect meeting. One has a book. One doesn’t. Guess who walks out with the premium engagement? Here’s the math behind the credibility multiplier.
After years of developing and launching innovations across diverse industries and working with countless innovation leaders, I’ve distilled the patterns that leaders repeat which inevitably lead to innovation failure.
The working title: “How Leaders Fuck Up Innovation: An Innovation Book That is Not About Innovation”
Some findings that genuinely surprised me while writing:
• Innovation doesn’t need innovation (seriously)
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Small business owners didn’t start their companies to become financial experts (unless that’s the service you provide). However, understanding your numbers is essential if you want to grow with confidence. Accounting for small businesses isn’t just about keeping the books clean. It’s about building clarity into your operations, making smarter decisions, and creating systems that support sustainable growth. In this
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
― C.S. Lewis
We all have the power to influence our future. We can’t rewrite history, but we can be intentional about what comes next. The question isn’t how to be better in the year ahead, but how to be meaningfully