Upside/Downside - poor profits and cash flow got you down?

Upside/Downside is a podcast about value creation and the strategies finance and business leaders can use to grow profits and cash flow.  I'm your host, Matt Cooley. 

In this episode, information security executive David de Martin joins me to analyze the many threats businesses face, and how adaptive tools like Calamu can neutralize those threats while growing your profits and cash flow through competitive advantage.

From threat Prevention to Detection to Response, what should value-focused companies be thinking about and how are security solutions responding in the era of AI?  

Take a seat at your security console and dial up your value creation skills on this episode of Upside/Downside!

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If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.

Welcome!  Upside/Downside is a podcast about value creation, and how finance business partners, managers and business owners like you can grow your profits and cash flow.  I'm your host, Matt Cooley. 

In this episode, Tommy Huynh returns and we share our predictions how AI will impact businesses and people in 2024.  Referencing new stats and reports from respected third parties, we make our cases and challenge each other's assumptions.

What minimum skills will be required?  Will investment levels continue unabated?  Who's most at risk of losing their job?  Does anyone really know what they're talking about?   And what do we do if all hell breaks loose?

Let's plow through the details together on this episode of Upside/Downside.

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If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.

Upside/Downside is a podcast about value creation, and how the actions we take affect profits and cash flow.  I'm your host, Matt Cooley. 

In this episode, Tommy Huynh joins me to explore the democratization of AI and how SMBs in particular can increasingly take advantage.

From sales battlecard creation to low code/no code customer service chatbots, use cases abound if you know the problems you want to solve. 

Get ready to accelerate your value creation curve on this episode of Upside/Downside!

Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.

If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.

Upside/Downside is a podcast about value creation, and how the actions we take affect profits and cash flow.  I'm your host, Matt Cooley. 

Executive recruiter, coach, and company founder Samuel Dergel returns for a super informative update on the market for CFOs.

Why is the opportunity pipeline about to increase?   What functional skills are most important?  Are you ready for that Saturday call from the Board?

We cover a lot of ground, plus a corny joke.  Time to make the uncomfortable comfortable with this episode of Upside/Downside!

Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.

If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.

Upside/Downside is a podcast for finance and business geeks about the hard work of value creation with a dose of humor thrown in for good measure.  I'm your host, Matt Cooley. 

Panelists Dana Price and Sami Akbay join me to discuss the cultivated meat and meat substitute industries.  Sustainability, ethics and taste are all on the value creation menu.   Ready for dinner?

Then we move on to consumer prices in the US vs Europe.    From mobile plans to pharmaceuticals to live concerts, it can seem like we're getting the short end of the stick here in the states.   But are markets more rational than you think?

Get down to the meat of value creation with us on this episode of Upside/Downside!

Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.

If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.

Upside/Downside is a podcast for finance and business geeks about the hard work of value creation with a dose of humor thrown in for good measure.  I'm your host, Matt Cooley. 

Panelists Dana Price and Sami Akbay join me to discuss the recent banking debacle at Silicon Valley Bank and how value creation goes hand in hand with avoiding value destruction.   Do you know where your money is tonight?

Then it's about tipping practices gone mad.   Technology, fear of embarrassment and oh yeah, a pandemic have piled on to the confusion for consumers about how much extra to leave on the tab.  Where do the percentages go from here?

Share this 23 minutes with us and stretch your value creation skills!

Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.

If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.

Upside/Downside is a podcast for finance and business geeks about the hard work of value creation with a dose of humor thrown in for good measure.  I'm your host, Matt Cooley. 

Panelists Dana Price and Sami Akbay join me to discuss variable pricing models, and why we should expect wider adoption going forward.  Is P x Q just a distant dream?

Then we turn our attention to conversational artificial intelligence.  As the technology moves into a generative phase, will there be anything left for humans to do at the office?

Wonky, funny, thought-provoking discussion waiting for you on this episode of Upside/Downside.

Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.

If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.

Upside/Downside is a podcast for finance and business geeks about the hard work of value creation with a dose of humor thrown in for good measure.  I'm your host, Matt Cooley. 

In this episode, panelists Dana Price and Sami Akbay join me to explore the coming roboticization of the restaurant industry.  Quick-serve formats in particular (or should it be Quick-bytes?) are poised for a productivity boost.  But who might get left behind and how important is the human element to the everyday consumer?

We then delve into the world of Buy-Now-Pay-Later.  Facing likely regulation and a growing but not surprising default rate, this payment method is seeing substantial uptake by consumers and merchants for its simplicity.  Is it just another way for lenders to make a buck, or is this an emerging disruptor to the credit card industry?

Robots, food, credit, humor and anxiety all on today's Upside/Downside menu.  Pull up to the first window and join us!

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If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.

Upside/Downside is a podcast for finance and business geeks about the hard work of value creation with a dose of humor thrown in. 

In this episode, panelists Dana Price and Sami Akbay join me to nosh over Amazon Fresh and its impact on profits and cash flows.  Do we really have to bag our own groceries?

Then we dig into recent challenges faced by streaming companies and discuss whether a return to bunny ears and tin foil is inevitable.

Join us for an informative and entertaining 19 minutes!

Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.

If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.

Upside/Downside is a podcast about the hard work of value creation with a dose of humor thrown in.  Panelists Dana Price and Sami Akbay join me to discuss two recent news stories:  health insurers must now report publicly what they pay for every item and procedure, and venture capital firms pull back as the longest bull market ever becomes a distant memory.  What does all this mean for companies, investors and regular everyday people?   We also take a question from an entrepreneur considering a start-up in the home caregiver industry.  Join us!

Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.

If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.