Redi Lappin is the Founder & CEO of Vokal, a growth agency purpose-built to maximize value for mid-market and private-equity brands. Reid is also joined by Hery Byrne, CFO of Vokal.

 

On this episode, Seth, Reid, and Henry discuss:

• Founding Vokal and evolving the CFO role
• Achieving organizational alignment
• Organic & inorganic growth
• Approaches to acquisition

 

Links:

Vokal

Reid Lappin on LinkedIn

Henry Byrne on LinkedIn

Seth Deutsch on LinkedIn

 

Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:04:35) - Reid on Founding Vokal

(00:09:50) - Henry’s journey to becoming CFO of Vocal

(00:14:08) - Evolving the CFO role

(00:19:14) - Achieving alignment at every level of an organization

(00:21:55) - Structuring a stock-equity program

(00:29:39) - The impact of Reid’s father

(00:42:03) - Tapping into mid-market PE

(00:47:43) - Performative contracts

(00:50:01) - Organic and inorganic growth

(00:54:07) - Key industry trends

(00:58:31) - Acquisition approaches

(01:02:11) - Advice for founders scaling their businesses

 

This Podcast is brought to you by CSuite Financial Partners.