
Boosting Your Financial IQ
The Boosting Your Financial IQ Podcast helps business owners fix cash flow problems, grow profits, and build a business that lasts.
Hosted by Steve Coughran—finance expert, former CFO, and founder of Coltivar—this show is about solving the financial challenges that keep owners up at night: cash flow problems, disappearing margins, underpriced work, and growth that looks good on paper but drains the bank account.
Steve shares the same tools and strategies he’s used with $3M–$100M+ companies to protect cash, price with confidence, grow profits, and increase business value. You’ll hear real stories, practical strategies, and simple ways to get control of your numbers, protect profitability, and create lasting value. If you want a stronger business and a clearer path forward, this podcast is for you.
Episodes
How to Read an Income Statement for Business Owners | Ep 181

Financial and Economic News: August 21, 2025

What to Look For When Buying or Selling a Business | Ep 180

How Much Does a $5M Landscape Company Really Make? | Ep 179

Financial and Economic News: August 14, 2025

Too Old to Be an Entrepreneur? Think Again | Ep 178

Financial and Economic News: August 6, 2025

The Biggest Lie You Are Told About Building Wealth | Ep 177

Netflix vs. Spotify - Who's More Profitable? | Ep 176

How to Find a Good Mentor (Red Flags to Watch Out For) | Ep 175

Why Most Entrepreneurs Fail on Shark Tank... And In Real Life | Ep 174

Why I’d Never Want to Be a Partner at an Accounting Firm | Ep 173

The Truth About Buying Boring Businesses (What the Gurus Aren’t Telling You) | Ep 172

Starbucks is Quietly Winning — Here’s the $1B Lesson Hidden in Their Financials | Ep 171

Why 99% of People Stay Broke and How You Can Escape the Trap | Ep 170

How to Buy a Business Even if You’re Broke | Ep 169

4 Simple Profit Levers Every Business Owner Needs to Know (+ Free Calculator) | Ep 168

If I Had to Learn Finance All Over Again, Here’s What I’d Do | Ep 167

Why I’m Back—and What I Hope It Means for You | Ep 166

What Is a Good Profit Margin for a Small Business? | Ep 165

How to Increase Profit in a Business? | Ep 164

Why is My Business Not Making a Profit? | Ep 163

The CEO Mindset: How Leaders Think About Money and Wealth | Ep 162
