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Latest episodeNo. 2211 Sept 2026

Your Best Year Was a Trap

Record revenue went on the holiday-party banner. Six months later, two top employees were gone, margins were down, and the line of credit was maxed.

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A CFO who plans exits and a marketer who has run his own businesses, talking every week about the figures nobody frames.

Ryan McGarghan is a former accountant turned fractional CFO and certified exit planner. Jon Dyer is a marketer who has run his own businesses and now sits in the CMO seat. Neither of them thinks revenue is the point.

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6 episodes · in orderYou are wondering whether to sellStart with what a buyer sees, not with valuation. The sequence ends where most owners think it begins.5 episodes · in orderThe business cannot run without youOwner dependence, measured rather than felt, and the handover that takes eighteen months.14 episodes · in orderRevenue is up and it feels worseMargin, working capital and the hires that quietly bought you nothing.