“Your Numbers Are Lying To You.” The Financial Blind Spot Stalling Growth
A Podcast hosted by Marc Stoiber & Lorraine McGregor with Jeffrey Kishner, CFO Epoch Insights
ABOUT THE PODCAST
Why do capable companies stall exactly when they should be accelerating?
Where Growth Stalls explores the hidden friction inside growing organizations: Operational drag, leadership misalignment, narrative decay, founder psychology, scaling complexity and the invisible dynamics that slow momentum.
Hosts Marc Stoiber and Lorraine McGregor are business growth consultants. They speak with founders, operators, investors and advisors who’ve live through the messy middle of growth, have seen the not-obvious causes of stall-out, and learned how to regain momentum.
Key Takeaways
It’s Not About Accounting
Growth outpaces informal management. As companies grow, the systems and conversations that once worked begin to break down. Strategic finance helps leaders reconnect strategy, budgets and execution before misalignment becomes costly.
Reports Drive Questions
Data only creates value when it becomes insight. Financial reports should do more than explain what happened. They should help leadership teams understand why it happened, what it means, and what decisions need to be made next.
Share Why
Finance is a strategic partner, not just a scorekeeper. High-performing CFOs help leadership teams make better decisions by translating data into a shared understanding of priorities, risks and opportunities. Interpreting financial results starts the conversation.
Watch What You Are Watching
Misalignment often starts long before it appears in the numbers. Whether the customer is external or internal, missing signals and poor communication create disconnects that eventually show up in performance, profitability and growth.
It’s the Framework Not the Goal
Better forecasting creates better conversations. Effective budgeting and forecasting aren’t about predicting the future perfectly. They create a framework that helps leaders make informed decisions, adapt quickly and stay aligned as conditions change.
Marc Stoiber
I’m a brand and growth architect who’s helped the world’s toughest-to-sell products skyrocket – across three continents, in wildly diverse cultures.
Lorraine McGregor
I’m a business growth & value strategist who’s helped more than 300 companies in most industries increase profitability and double enterprise value, in wildly diverse cultures.
