In this high-impact episode of M&A Profits: LessonsFrom the Trenches, Craig Keenan sits down with our founder, a Fortune 500-trained CEO, 9+ figure executive, and creator of Management OS for an unfiltered masterclass on scaling smart and exiting strong.

Davide shares the real-world playbook he’s used to build,lead, and systemize 6 to 9+ figure businesses, including how to prepare for financial turbulence, unlock hidden profits, and multiply business valuation, without sacrificing your team or your sanity.

💥 Whether you're looking to grow or exit, this episode is pure gold.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

🔹 The Real Reason Businesses Fail
It’s not what you think. We explain why cash is the only reason companies go under and how to avoid it with strategic risk management and proactive capital planning.

🔹 How to Secure Funding, Before You Need It!
Banks lend to strength, not desperation. Davide explains how to prep your balance sheet and expand your operating line 12–24 months in advance.

🔹 Systems = Value
Learn how to turn your business into an exitable asset by systemizing your operations and reducing dependence on any one person. This can increase your exit multiple by 2X–4.5X.

🔹 AI as Your $10K Consultant-in-Your-Pocket
Davide reveals how he utilizes ChatGPT and other tools to synthesize financials, conduct team assessments, and pinpoint inefficiencies in minutes, rather than months.

🔹 The 2-Hour Business Audit
Pressed for time? Davide walks you through the lean, rapid diagnostic he uses to assess any business’s profitability, team performance, and systemic risks in just two hours.

🔹 The Human Factor
Forget hustle culture. Discover why empowering your team, aligning their strengths, and eliminating draining tasks leads to higher profits, and healthier organizations.

🔹 The AI-Enhanced Management OS
Get a glimpse into how Davide’s proprietary Management OS combines AI, strategic clarity, and people-first practices to create scalable, sellable, and sustainable businesses.

🔹 Exiting Like a Pro
Davide breaks down why private equity buyers pay premiums for businesses with documented, predictable, and process-driven systems and how you can positionyourself for the same.

This episode is a must-listen for high-level founders,buyers, and operators who want to scale without burnout, prepare for exit, and build something truly valuable.

🔗 Listen now and share with your leadership team.

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In this powerful episode of The Management OS Podcast, we dive into the unsexy but utterly essential world of process management and standard operating procedures (SOPs) and show you how they hold the key to unlocking sustainable business growth, operational freedom, and even a 3X increase in your company’s valuation.

Our guest is Jacqui Jones, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Way We Do, an SOP automation platform that’s revolutionizing how companies create scalable, sellable businesses.

With 11+ years building SOP solutions and being a finalist in the Australian Women in Tech Pitch Event, Jacqui is a global authority on turning chaos into clarity through systems.

This is not a dusty discussion on documentation—it’s a masterclass for entrepreneurs, operators, and executives who want to stop spinning plates and start scaling on purpose.

Get ready to rethink what systems mean for your business.

🔑 10 High-Impact Takeaways You’ll Learn:

1. Why 90% of businesses fail—and how systems can drop that risk to just 15%.
2. The 7-part Management System framework to create an autopilot-ready business.
3. Why tribal knowledge is your business’s biggest hidden risk.
4. How “the bus factor” could be silently killing your company’s resilience.
5. The secret to transforming SOPs from boring binders into growth accelerators.
6. How to apply CAPA (Corrective Action + Preventive Action) to level up operations.
7. The myth of "set-it-and-forget-it" systems—and what to do instead.
8. How to train high-performing intrapreneurs inside your org—not just employees.
9. Why every small business needs a "virtual advisory board" of outside experts.
10. How proper documentation can double or triple your exit valuation.

Whether you're building toward exit or freedom—or both—this episode will challenge your assumptions, upgrade your operational IQ, and inspire you to finally build a business that runs without you (and might just be worth millions more as a result).

💬 "You don’t rise to the level of your goals—you fall to the level of your systems." – James Clear

👉 Bonus: Learn how to bring SOPs to life with automation, AI assistance, and team-wide accountability through Jacqui’s platform Way We Do—a tool that aligns beautifully with the Management OS philosophy.

🔥 Want to take this further?

Visit CEOMasterMind.Ai to discover how the Management OS can help you systemize success, scale sustainably, and reclaim your time, health, and freedom.

In this power-packed episode of the CEO Mastermind Podcast, we dive deep with Troy Helming—serial entrepreneur, clean tech visionary, and 2x unicorn founder who's raised over $53 million and built seven companies (including two billion-dollar giants).

Troy doesn't just talk theory—he's lived the startup battlefield.

From eating ramen during the early days to revolutionizing clean energy infrastructure with EarthGrid, this is the behind-the-scenes masterclass every founder, executive, and high-level entrepreneur needs to hear.

🎯 Here’s what you’ll discover in this must-listen episode:

• Why 90% of founders fail—and how to be in the elite 10% who thrive

• The #1 non-negotiable trait of every successful leader (it's not what you think)

• How Troy pitched investors over 2,000 times—and raised $53M in the process

• How to bulletproof your cash flow and avoid early-stage starvation

• Why most entrepreneurs chase shiny objects (and how to avoid “opportunity creep”)

• The surprising secret to building high-performance teams that stay aligned

• What billion-dollar founders know about purpose-driven leadership and balance

• Why sleep, health, and family time aren’t luxuries—but business accelerants

• How EarthGrid is using plasma lightsaber tech (yes, really!) to tunnel the future of energy

• How to build, scale, and exit high-impact companies—without burning out

💡 Whether you're in the trenches of a startup or leading a fast-scaling enterprise, this conversation is a tactical, vulnerable, and inspiring playbook to elevate your mindset, leadership, and impact.

Troy’s story proves that building unicorns doesn’t have to come at the cost of your health, family, or purpose.

From the oil crisis of the '70s to AI-powered grid solutions in the 2020s, his journey is one of vision, resilience, and relentless belief in a better future.

🎧 Grab your notepad—this one’s filled with golden insights you won’t want to miss.

📈 Want to scale smarter, lead stronger, and build a life and business you don’t need a vacation from?

Visit CEOMasterMind.Ai to explore the proven Management OS framework—designed to help you eliminate chaos, optimize your team, and scale without burnout.