Mike Grabham's Linkedin Analytics

The Two Pillars of Business Success: CASH FLOW & COMMUNICATION As a business owner, you know that growth is essential—but sustainable, profitable growth requires more than vision. It demands a disciplined focus on two critical areas: managing cash flow and fostering clear communication. I specialize in helping business owners like you turn strategic goals into actionable plans by focusing on these key areas: Optimized Cash Flow: By analyzing and enhancing your cash flow, I help ensure your business remains financially strong and agile, giving you the confidence to invest in growth and navigate challenges effectively. Aligned Communication: Both internally and externally, effective communication is essential to align your team with your goals, foster collaboration, and deliver a unified message to customers and stakeholders. Real life results... I started working with a small service based business. They had few processes in place and almost no financial insights. Fast forward 2 years and they got an offer to sell. We decided to turn it down and fast foward another 2 years and they got an offer they had to take. The value when I started working with them was around $2.5M and they sold for almost 3X that number. The changes we made were about managing cash flow and making sure the business could operate without the owners doing ALL the work. By nature, I am a curious leader who has experienced success, failure, and everything in between. (6X founder). I have been lucky enough to sell a few of those and go through bankruptcy. (not fun!) At age 28, a partner and I bought a struggling magazine for the travel industry. Four years later, after growing revenues by 7X and introducing a disruptive product we sold the company to a larger industry leader. (Winner) I was also a partner in a services company that grew from $750k to $7M in just 3 years. We grew too fast and made some mistakes. Over the next 2 years, I managed to keep parts of it alive but by 2011 I had to close it down. I went through some very dark times with this venture and I learned a few things. (Cash Flow is King) My wife and I started a nonprofit, Survive the Streets, 24 years ago, to help people who live in shelters or who are almost living on the streets. This has been extremely rewarding and eye-opening. (Helping Others is good)