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Growth Under Pressure
Growth Under Pressure pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to scale fast. Hosted by Eric Josovitz, Founder of AdaptCFO, each episode features leaders of high-growth companies sharing their toughest financial and operational challenges—from cash flow crunches to major fundraising milestones—and the strategies that got them through. Whether you're navigating rapid growth or gearing up for it, you'll get real-world stories and actionable CFO insights you can put to work in your own…
Episodes
- Growth Under Pressure
Why a Pro Motocross Racer Walked Away From His Dream | EP 37
What happens when you spend 23 years chasing a dream, finally become a professional motocross racer, and realize it's time to walk away? On this episode of…
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Why America's Healthcare System Rewards the Wrong Things | Ep 36
What happens when a system rewards the wrong things? In this episode of Growth Under Pressure, Eric Josovitz sits down with Rob Andrews, former U.S…
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The Hidden Fees Costing Your Business Thousands | EP 35
How much is your business really paying in payment processing fees? In this episode of Growth Under Pressure, Eric Josovitz sits down with Allan Copelman…
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The Hidden Economics of Buying a Business | Ep 34
Buying a business can look very different on paper than it does once you're the one responsible for making it work. In this episode of Growth Under Pressure…
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How to Build a Market That Doesn't Exist Yet | EP 33
What does it take to build a business around a market that barely exists? Tim Kelly, founder and CEO of BitOoda, started with the idea that compute could be…
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The Giving Edge: The Mindset That Builds Stronger Teams | EP 32
What separates leaders who create lasting impact from those who simply manage a business? For Dan Albaum, it comes down to a giving mindset. In this episode of…
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Title: 7 Days of Cash Changes How You Run a Business | Ep 31
What does running a business with only 7 days of cash teach you? For Robert Checchia, CFO of Benzinga, it taught him how to separate what's urgent from what…
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How CEOs Lead When Their Company Outgrows Them | Ep 30
What happens when the company you built becomes more complex than the way you know how to lead it? For founders and CEOs, growth can create a new challenge…
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How Helping Startups Secure $500M Taught Me to Thrive Under Pressure | Ep 29
What if the biggest source of pressure isn't your business? What if it's the way you respond to it? After helping innovative startups secure more than $500…
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The CFO's Secret to Scaling Startups Before They're Ready | Ep 28
What does it really take to scale a company before the market is ready? In this episode of Growth Under Pressure, Eric Josovitz sits down with Bill Johnson…
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How an AI Founder Built a 150-Person Company (Before ChatGPT) | EP 27
What does it take to build an AI company before AI became mainstream? In this episode of Growth Under Pressure, Eric Josovitz sits down with Aleksandr…
Growth Under PressureFrom Day Trader to Cybersecurity Founder: Building a Startup That Customers Trust | EP 26
What does it take to go from day trading during the dot-com boom to building an AI-powered cybersecurity company? In this episode of Growth Under Pressure…
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How AI Is Reshaping Marketing, Leadership, and Growth | Ep 25
Can AI replace marketers, leaders, and creative thinkers? Or will the companies that combine AI with human insight have the biggest advantage? In this episode…
Growth Under PressureHow a No-Excuses Mindset Builds Great Leaders | EP 24
"When the pressure hits, most people freeze, run, or panic. Great leaders stay calm, assess the situation, and lead." In this episode of Growth Under Pressure…
Growth Under PressureHow Faith Helped Me Survive 9/11, Cancer, and Near Bankruptcy | Ep 23
What do you do when everything seems to be falling apart? In this episode of Growth Under Pressure, Eric Josowitz sits down with Vince Bianco, growth-focused…
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How an Emmy-Winning Founder Survived Startup Hell | Ep 22
What do you do when your startup is days away from running out of cash? In this episode of Growth Under Pressure, Eric Josovitz sits down with Brad Thomas…
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Inside the Mind of the Marketer Behind Alex Hormozi & Simon Squibb | Ep 21
In this episode of Growth Under Pressure, Eric Josovitz, CEO of AdaptCFO sits down with Tobias Allen — the marketer behind campaigns for Acquisition.com, Alex…
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From $400K Debt to 7 Companies | Air Force Veteran Turned CEO| Ep 20
What does it take to scale a business with the same discipline learned in the military? In Episode 20 of Growth Under Pressure, Eric Josovitz sits down with…
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A Strategic Shift from Tech to Real Estate| Ep.19
Want to learn how to raise capital, build powerful relationships, and succeed in real estate investing? In this episode of the Growth Under Pressure podcast…
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How a CFO Became a Space Startup CEO | Ep. 18
Most founders focus on scaling companies. Gary Calnan is building an entire economy in space. In this episode, Gary shares his journey from finance and…
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From WeWork Leader to AI Law Firm CEO Ep #17
In this episode of Growth Under Pressure, host Eric Josivits engages in a compelling conversation with Jen Berrent, founder and CEO of Covenant, an AI-native…
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The CFO's Guide to LONG-TERM Success (It's Not Just Cash) Ep #16
Nino Maisuradze joins Eric Josovitz to share how growing up during a civil war shaped her resilience, curiosity, and leadership style. From finance leadership…
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From investment banking burnout to scaling a mission-driven app — with Alex Johnston (EP 015) | Growth Under Pressure
Episode Description Alex Johnston joins Eric Josovitz to unpack his journey from investment banking in Madrid to leading operations and finance at Glorify, a…
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Turning early business failure into a community-first franchise model — with Ken Wimberly (EP 014) | Growth Under Pressure
Episode Description Ken Wimberly joins Eric Josovitz to share how his path from Navy service to real estate and entrepreneurship ultimately led to building…
Growth Under PressureWhen "pay less tax" becomes the wrong goal — and why lifestyle beats write-offs — with Brandon Verner (EP 013) | Growth Under Pressure
Episode Description A long-time CPA partner Brandon Verner joins Eric Josovitz to unpack what real tax strategy looks like for high earners and business…
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When going public before a recession tested cash discipline and leadership resilience — with Eileen Tobias (EP 012) | Growth Under Pressure
Show Notes Eileen Tobias is a CFO and finance leader who helped take NetSuite public in 2007 and Dropbox public in 2018, and later served as CFO at Komodo…
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When a $12M pipeline evaporated and forced a shift to recurring revenue — with Annie Eaton (EP 011) | Growth Under Pressure
Annie Eaton is the CEO of Futurus, an extended reality (XR/VR) company that started from an Atlanta meetup in 2014 and grew into enterprise training work with…
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How a top-performing IPO unraveled under scrutiny (and reshaped my leadership) — with Darryl Baker (EP 010) | Growth Under Pressure
Fractional CFO Darryl Baker shares how taking Insys Therapeutics public in 2013 and scaling its fentanyl sublingual spray product (Subsys) into over $300M in…
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How Joe Testouri Rebuilt After a £53K Scam and Built an AI Consultancy — with Joe Testouri (EP 009) | Growth Under Pressure
Joe Testouri is an entrepreneur, strategist, and host of the Grappling With Growth podcast who built an AI-focused agency and education business after early…
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600 Fortune 500 clients to $25M raised: How Music Dealers' exit launched a retail media empire – with Eric Sheinkop (EP 008) | Growth Under Pressure
Eric Sheinkop built Music Dealers into the world's largest commercial music provider serving Disney, McDonald's, and Coca-Cola before successfully exiting. He…
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From infantry veteran to Dragons' Den to exit: A founder's unconventional journey, with Jon Caldwell (EP 007) | Growth Under Pressure
Jon Caldwell built a brand from zero to a profitable exit after serving in the infantry in Afghanistan. When a 4-month Dragons Den delay created a working…
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The $500M founder's hard lesson: build your finance system before it breaks, with John Olsen (EP 006) | Growth Under Pressure
John Olsen built and sold multiple healthcare ventures, including EncompassRx, a specialty pharmacy that reached over $500 million in annual revenue and exited…
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From Rio's favelas to world-class BJJ mentor: resilience, faith, and leadership — with Roan "Jucão" Carneiro (EP 005) | Growth Under Pressure
Eric sits down with his Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach, Roan, a former UFC fighter turned head instructor, to talk about grit that's forged on the mats and carried…
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From NFL linebacker to leadership coach: why natural leaders don't exist — with Rennie Curran (EP 004) | Growth Under Pressure
Rennie Curran transformed from NFL linebacker to leadership coach, teaching executives that natural leadership is a myth. He reveals how serving others…
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From executive assistant to multimillion-dollar CEO in 18 months — with Brett Gelfand, Founder of CannaBIZ Collects (EP 003) | Growth Under Pressure
Brett Gelfand built a multimillion-dollar cannabis packaging empire by 25, then nearly lost it all when an entire shipment of containers arrived soaking wet…
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How I scaled from $0 to $500M in 6 years (and almost lost everything) — with Maney Mazloom, Co-Founder of EncompassRX (EP 002) | Growth Under Pressure
Maney Mazloom built EncompassRx from zero to nearly $500 million in annual revenue in just six years. But explosive demand for a new hepatitis C drug nearly…
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Why rushing to market almost killed my 4th startup — with Tanner Haas, Founder of Freedom Chat (EP 001) | Growth Under Pressure
A product rushed to market. A hack that compromised 30,000 users. And a founder forced to hit pause before it was too late. In our debut episode, four-time…