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Running a construction business shouldn’t mean working nonstop, chasing cash, or carrying it all on your shoulders. Building Margin is for owners who are ready to think bigger and start making smarter moves with their numbers, strategy, and team. Hosted by Steve Coughran of Coltivar, this show delivers straight talk on the stuff that actually drives margin: pricing right, controlling costs, forecasting with confidence, and building a business that doesn’t depend on you for everything. No fluff. No filler. Just real strategies to help you earn more and lead better. Building Margin: ...

Are you running a business that looks profitable on paper—but still struggling to keep cash in the bank? You’re not alone. Most business owners believe that more revenue, more customers, or lower costs are the key to success. However, the real secret to long-term growth and resilience lies in mastering cash flow. In Cash Flow: How to Build a Great Company That Endures in Tough Economies and Thrives in Booming Ones, financial strategist and entrepreneur Steve Coughran lays out a clear, actionable system that focuses on the seven levers of cash flow.

Welcome to Finance With Kids, a podcast that teaches kids all about money. In this show, Steve Coughran and his daughter Ava will help kids understand the fundamentals of financial fitness, including topics such as: planning, earning, spending, borrowing, investing, and giving. We collect questions from kids around the world and provide answers to help boost their financial IQ and to become financially successful on their own. Kids-ask your parents to help you record your question using a smart phone voice recording app and send them to hello@financewithkids.com so you can be featured on the ...

The Boosting Your Financial IQ podcast simplifies financial and accounting concepts to help you understand how money works and how to create more value.Hosted by Steve Coughran, founder of Coltivar and an expert in finance, strategy, and operations, this podcast provides real-world examples, stories, and tips to enhance your financial literacy. Whether you’re new to finance or an experienced business owner, Steve’s insights will help you identify value drivers and improve financial performance. With years of experience helping businesses from $3M to $100M+ grow smarter and leaner, Steve is...

The ReEnergize podcast dissects market trends and focuses on crafting timely strategies to maximize financial performance and organizational health. The host, Steve Coughran, brings his wealth of experience working as a business owner, management consultant, and CFO to tell relevant stories about disruption and transformation. ReEnergize blends a variety of topics and valuable tips to empower business leaders to help break through organizational and mental barriers to elevate performance. This fresh podcast brings you real, authentic conversations on the things that matter most in strategy ...

Transforming Construction is a weekly podcast that discusses cutting-edge strategies, innovations, and trends that will shape the future of construction and its surrounding industries - engineering, infrastructure, renewable energy, and real estate. Steve Coughran, Founder of Coltivar and prior CFO of a large construction and renewable energy EPC, is your guide through the narratives of top industry leaders, exploring the bold moves and tradeoffs they make to power meaningful progress.The construction industry is one of the biggest and most impactful in the world. However, confronted with ...

In the increasingly competitive business ecosystem, adopting a narrow strategy will render a business obsolete. As external pressures increase, it is vital to build intrinsic value to strengthen a company from its core. Steve Coughran employs over a decade of business research and international business expertise to provide listeners with a comprehensive framework that demonstrates the six authentic drivers of firm value.

Do you want to grow your business? Have you struggled to realize the desired outcomes of your strategy? Do you feel that you’re making all the right business moves but are still coming up short? In Outsizing, author Steve Coughran assembles decades of research, hundreds of interviews, and multi-industry consulting experience to identify the strategic factors that dictate the difference between exorbitant success and bankruptcy. This helpful guidebook walks you through crafting and implementing proven strategies to outgrow your limitations to achieve extraordinary results.

Investing in Stocks is the ultimate resource for those seeking to build wealth through value-based investing strategies, regardless of their starting point or financial knowledge. This podcast combines fundamental finance principles with proven Wall Street-like investment tactics, providing a fast-track to a better financial life, without any get-rich-quick schemes.

Reframing Rich is a compelling and insightful book that will empower you to change the way you think about money, yourself, and others so you can reach your full potential. With a refreshingly positive and compassionate tone, Reframing Rich will enable you to discover more fulfilling mindsets when it comes to wealth and success that align with your personal goals and relationships.