In this episode of Season 2 of The Owner Seat – formerly The Valisights Podcast – Fractional CFO Albert Ramos sits down with Alan “The Train” Thompson, Founder & CEO of Groe Solutions, to unpack what happens when you combine Marine Corps discipline, data science, and human performance.

Groe Solutions is a fast-rising B2B SaaS company working at the intersection of gyms, the military, and health systems – using AI, behavioral science, and community design to drive real-world performance outcomes, not just more dashboards.

Alan is a Marine Corps veteran turned data scientist who went from preparing to open his own gym to building infrastructure for the next decade of human performance – across defense, VA, and commercial fitness.

In this episode, we cover:

How the Marine Corps shaped Alan’s approach to leadership, pressure, and execution

What it’s really like to raise capital as a veteran founder in the early stages

How Groe Solutions is building the data + AI backbone for the “new war on fat”

The reality of pitching investors when you’re the underdog – and what actually gets their attention

How Groe connects DoD, VA, and commercial wellness into one performance ecosystem

Why Alan believes wearables are overhyped – and how Groe focuses on behavior change and community instead

The leadership lessons from leading Marines and leading engineers, and how trust gets built in both worlds

If you care about the future of performance – from soldiers to athletes to everyday members – and how AI can enable it without losing the human element, this episode is for you.

🔗 Work with Albert / Get the Playbook

Want to be on the show or explore working with Albert Ramos?

→ Book a CFO Strategy Call

https://calendly.com/albertramosjr-strategointel/youtube-podcast

→ Apply to be a guest on The Owner Seat

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📘 Get the Stratego CFO Playbook

→ Download the free Stratego CFO Playbook for Fitness & Wellness Brands and see how Albert builds 13-week cash flow, unit economics, and AI-powered finance systems: https://forms.gle/EEhiyiw1K4EkvDQc9

🌐 Connect with Albert

→ Connect on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertramosjr/

→ Learn more about Fractional CFO services for fitness, wellness, HALO, and multi-location brands:

https://www.strategointel.com/

If you’re a $1M–$30M fitness, wellness, HALO, or multi-location operator and you’re serious about fixing cash flow, cleaning up QuickBooks, and getting real finance strategy (not just bookkeeping), this is where you plug in.

👤 About the Host – Albert Ramos

Albert Ramos is the Founder of Stratego Intel Consulting, a Fractional CFO firm built for fitness, wellness, HALO, and multi-location brands. He helps owners and finance leaders:

Fix cash flow leaks with 13-week cash forecasts

Clean up and rebuild their QuickBooks + finance stack

Use AI to automate reporting and forecasting

Build investor-ready financials for growth, M&A, and roll-ups

Albert has led $200M+ P&Ls, overseen 200+ locations, and managed 3,000+ employees across the fitness and wellness ecosystem — blending financial precision with AI so owners can scale without losing control of their numbers.

In this episode of Season 2 of The Owner Seat – formerly The Valisights Podcast – Fractional CFO Albert Ramos sits down with Benji Donhardt, Co-Founder & CEO of SupaFitGrow, to talk about what happens when you combine M&A, AI, and an operator’s mindset to rewrite the rules for fitness growth.

SupaFitGrow is building one of the most aggressive roll-up platforms in the fitness and marketing ecosystem – consolidating agencies that sit behind some of the strongest brands in the fitness, wellness, and HALO economy.

What started as frustration with a noisy, fragmented support landscape for gym owners has turned into a blueprint for giving “small” operators big-league leverage: shared services, AI infrastructure, and real economies of scale.

Benji’s path runs from military and Special Forces work in Australia, to owning multiple gyms, to acquiring and integrating agencies that drive acquisition and retention for studios and franchises around the world. His obsession is simple: make sure owners don’t get wiped out just because they were too slow to embrace systems and AI.

In this episode, we unpack:

• Why the fitness support ecosystem is broken – and how SupaFitGrow is stitching it together
• How M&A and roll-ups can turn boutique agencies into a scalable, efficient portfolio
• The way AI avatars and automation are changing content, lead gen, and pipeline velocity
• What it really means to “productize” a creative or marketing service
• The leadership operating system behind a fast-moving, acquisition-heavy team
• The owner playbook for going from “stuck and scared to scale” to executing on the next level

If you’re a fitness, wellness, or HALO operator wondering how to scale without losing your soul (or your cash flow), this one is for you.

🔗 Work with Albert / Get the Playbook

Want to be on the show or explore working with Albert Ramos?

→ Book a CFO Strategy Call

https://calendly.com/albertramosjr-strategointel/youtube-podcast

→ Apply to be a guest on The Owner Seat

https://calendly.com/albertramosjr-strategointel/youtube-podcast

📘 Get the Stratego CFO Playbook

→ Download the free Stratego CFO Playbook for Fitness & Wellness Brands and see how Albert builds 13-week cash flow, unit economics, and AI-powered finance systems:

https://forms.gle/MigGLzuCaDkrApBa7

🌐 Connect with Albert

→ Connect on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertramosjr/

→ Learn more about Fractional CFO services for fitness, wellness, HALO, and multi-location brands:

https://www.strategointel.com/

If you’re a $1M–$30M fitness, wellness, HALO, or multi-location operator and you’re serious about fixing cash flow, cleaning up QuickBooks, and getting real finance strategy (not just bookkeeping), this is where you plug in.

👤 About the Host – Albert Ramos

Albert Ramos is the Founder of Stratego Intel Consulting, a Fractional CFO firm built for fitness, wellness, HALO, and multi-location brands. He helps owners and finance leaders:

• Fix cash flow leaks with 13-week cash forecasts
• Clean up and rebuild their QuickBooks + finance stack
• Use AI to automate reporting and forecasting
• Build investor-ready financials for growth, M&A, and roll-ups

Albert has led $200M+ P&Ls, overseen 200+ locations, and managed 3,000+ employees across the fitness and wellness ecosystem — blending financial precision with AI so owners can scale without losing control of their numbers.

In this episode of The Valisights Podcast, host Albert Ramos sits down with Ryan Seifert, Founder & CEO of Teric Technology, to unpack how mid-market companies can turn fragmented systems and spreadsheet chaos into a scalable, AI-ready operating model.

Ryan’s background spans two decades across enterprise architecture, M&A integrations, and IT strategy (including Chief Technical Architect roles) — delivering $2–$50M profit impact by rebuilding tech stacks around clear logic, governance, and measurable ROI.

In this episode, they cover:

• Why mid-sized companies get strangled by their own systems (and how to fix them)
• A diagnostic playbook for tech debt: map data, simplify flows, measure ROI fast
• AI agents as “teammates,” not toys — and where they drive value first
• Governance, lineage, and validation so AI doesn’t amplify bad decisions
• How to modernize stacks without burning the business down (or the budget)

Ryan delivers a masterclass on turning technology from a cost center into a growth driver — with a practical path from data chaos to clear decisions. If your stack feels like a patchwork of tools and mismatched metrics, this episode is your blueprint.

🔗 Work with Albert / Get the Playbook

Want to be on the show or explore working with Albert Ramos?

→ Book a CFO Strategy Call:

👉 https://calendly.com/albertramosjr-strategointel/youtube-podcast

→ Apply to be a guest on The Owner Seat:

👉 https://calendly.com/albertramosjr-strategointel/youtube-podcast

Get the Stratego CFO Playbook

→ Download the free Stratego CFO Playbook for Fitness & Wellness Brands and see how I build 13-week cash flow, unit economics, and AI-powered finance systems:

👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdl6ug9e-vkox9S0qIRVevtuSmX7e_6kplkhm_GgBNpqz6K0w/viewform?usp=header

🌐 Connect with Albert

→ Connect on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertramosjr/

→ Learn more about Fractional CFO services for fitness, wellness, HALO, and multi-location brands:

https://www.strategointel.com/

If you’re a $1M–$30M fitness, wellness, HALO, or multi-location brand and you’re serious about fixing cash flow, cleaning up QuickBooks, and getting real finance strategy (not just bookkeeping), this is where we work together.

🤖 Valisights – AI for CFOs & FP&A

For finance teams who want AI to do the heavy lifting:

→ Book a Valisights demo:

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See how tools like CashIQ™ (AI-powered 13-week cash forecasting) and TrendSights™ help CFOs and FP&A leaders turn data chaos into clear, actionable strategy.

👤 About the Host — Albert Ramos

Albert Ramos is a Fractional CFO for $1M–$30M fitness, wellness, HALO, and multi-location brands and the Founder of Stratego Intel Consulting.

He helps owners and finance leaders:

Fix cash flow leaks with 13-week cash forecasts

Clean up and rebuild their QuickBooks + finance stack

Use AI to automate reporting and forecasting

Build investor-ready...