If you’re leading finance in a hospitality business in 2026, you already know that the role doesn’t look the same as it did five years ago. The owners’ meeting seeks a forward-looking understanding, not a systematic retrospective. The lender wants the deal to be clarified on Friday. The operations director wants to know if the … Read more
Cathy Lanier works as the chief security officer (CSO) of the National Football League (NFL). As the league’s CSO, he oversees all operations and functions of the NFL’s Security Department—overseeing the league’s office interactions with all 32 clubs and working with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of NFL facilities, … Read more
Catch the Full Episode Episode overview In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, host John Jantsch sits down with serial entrepreneur Brian Will to reveal the real reasons so many businesses fail and why it has little to do with product, market, or funding. Using his experience building 10 companies worth over half … Read more
Do you want to keep your financial records accurate and organized? Your accountant or finance team can help with that. But if you’re in a management position for a small, medium-sized, or growing company, it’s important to understand how your financial recordkeeping and reporting works. Your general journal and general ledger are key players in … Read more
Starting a business in Australia is exciting, but how do you get your first customers? This is the assignment that keeps many founders up at night. You have a great product or service, but getting it in front of the right people is like climbing a mountain. The good news is that thousands of Australian … Read more
Catch the Full Episode: Episode overview In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, host John Jantsch sits down with coach and author Aiko Bethea to explore the deeper reasons why teams struggle with communication, trust, and accountability. Drawing from his book Standardized, Aligned, ResponsiveAiko presents a powerful self-leadership framework that goes beyond high-level … Read more
If you’re running a business, tracking your finances can be a breeze. There are many concepts and practices to wrap your head around and stay on top. Some of these may seem very similar but may, in fact, have very different meanings and implications. Accrued expenses and accounts payable are examples of two financial terms … Read more
You may already be doing more work between deadlines than ever before. The risk is that it remains invisible, so it never goes into your payments. With Income Tax MTD, many practices will need to review records regularly, identify problems early, and handle corrections throughout the year, not just at submission time. If you’re still … Read more
You don’t price the wrong clients. But you may be pricing the wrong thing. MTD of Income Tax did not add four submissions. Change that you are responsible for. In rooms full of refugees and accountants, anxiety isn’t software. It’s a conversation. “How do I charge for this without losing customers?” Here’s what we’ll cover: … Read more
Catch the Full Episode: Episode overview In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, John Jantsch sits down with entrepreneur, author, and business coach Kevin St.Clergy to reveal the concept of “blind blame”—a hidden pattern that causes leaders to miss problems and stunt growth. Kevin shares a powerful personal story that led to the … Read more