Insights for CEOs who want profitable growth

Practical frameworks and straight talk from Bill Canady — built for leaders who are done with complexity and ready to execute.

Insights for CEOs who want profitable growth

Practical frameworks and straight talk from Bill Canady — built for leaders who are done with complexity and ready to execute.

The Three Numbers I Ask Every CEO to Know Cold

I’ve asked thousands of CEOs the same three questions. Maybe one in ten can answer all three without checking a report. Those are the companies that win. Number 1: Gross..

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Why Your Strategic Plan Isn't Working

Every middle market CEO I meet has a strategic plan. Most of them aren’t working. The plans aren’t the problem. The execution is. The plan is the easy part Any..

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The Profit Leak Hiding in Your P&L

Most middle market companies are leaving 20-40% of their profit on the table. Not theory. Measured. Every turnaround I’ve led started with the same 30-minute exercise that found it. The..

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Why Your Company Can't Grow Past You

Every middle market company I’ve worked with hits the same wall. Somewhere between $15M and $50M in revenue, growth stalls. The CEO works harder. Nothing changes. What’s actually happening You’ve..

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How to Know If You Need a Strategy Coach (And Not Just Another Consultant)

Middle market CEOs call me looking for a consultant. Most of them don’t need one. They need a coach. The difference A consultant writes the plan. A coach makes sure..

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Last week’s Supreme Court ruling on tariffs triggered what I would call controlled chaos in boardrooms across the country. I’ve been on multiple board calls this week — some scheduled,..

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I was recently featured in the Leadership Development Podcast, where we discussed the principles that have shaped my leadership over the past three decades. In this feature, I shared how..

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How the 80/20 Principle Transforms Leadership and Growth For more than three decades, I have had the privilege of leading companies through nearly every business condition imaginable, from boom years..

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From Panic to Profit: What I Shared on the Business Leader Podcast In my recent feature on the Business Leader Podcast with Josh Dore, we explored one of my favorite..

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Recently, I sat down with Alex Rawlings on The Private Equity Podcast by Raw Selection to discuss the practical, no-nonsense systems I use to get results. We talked about how..

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