Bill McDermott

Call Me When… Business owners have a big vision for their company & want to move forward, but don’t know how. I help identify hurdles getting in the way & create a path to profitability they never thought possible.

Every business owner wants the business of their dreams with lots of cash flow and profitability. And with the Baby Boomers reaching retirement age, many are wanting to monetize that business in retirement to have financial freedom. However, business owners often don’t know what they should paying attention to in order to make that happen. They’re…

Every business owner wants to have the business of their dreams with lots of cash flow and profitability. However, not every business owner knows what levers to pull in their business to make that happen. Many will say, “I’m not good at managing finances” or “I might fail at managing the finances of my business, so I’m…

Every business owner has a big dream for their business and wants to make it happen. The problem is, many business owners may not understand what levers to pull in their business to improve overall profitability. As a business owner or CEO, there are hundreds of decisions (big and small) to be made every day and…

Have you ever stopped and examined your mindset as a business owner and leader? Your mindset impacts all aspects of your company—how you view situations and people and how you approach challenges and opportunities. It is much more nuanced than simply having a positive or negative mindset. Check out these two business owners with dramatically…

On this inspiring episode of ProfitSense with Bill McDermott, Miles Young of On Time Supplies shared his story of being compelled to create a solution to the problems he saw in the office supply space and the rewards that come from taking a risk. Bronson Lavender, Senior Vice President with Pinnacle Bank, talked about his passion and…

Worry about cash flow is one of the top issues that keeps business owners up at night. Cash flow is like oxygen to a business and without it, the business won’t survive. Several years back, I had a client ask me, “If I’ve made $500,000 in profit, why isn’t it in the bank account?” A very good…

Discussing themes like a growth mindset, listening, quality, and urgency, these three ProfitSense guests highlighted key pieces of their firm’s success in conversations with host Bill McDermott. Amber Lawson, Principal at Aspire Construction & Design, shared her passion for providing one-stop services for her commercial real estate clients. Ken Madren, CEO of PermaTherm, shared his company’s focus…

As a business owner, we sometimes don’t know what we should be paying attention to in our financials. It becomes even more frustrating when our accounting is not tracked properly and we’re not sure whether the decisions we’re making are helping or hurting. One of the biggest weaknesses in a growing business is accounting. Accounting is…

On this episode of ProfitSense, host Bill McDermott was joined by Troy Cobb with Cinch I.T., who discussed the decision to purchase a franchise vs. start his own business, cybersecurity issues he sees currently, and more. Mark Ligler, Owner and Vice President of Factory Automation Systems, also joined the show. Mark’s business has weathered many seasons in…

When you start imagining what your business could become, you dream up a wildly successful business with lots of cash flow and profitability, right? Nobody’s business fails in their wildest dreams. The problem is that most business owners don’t follow a unified strategy to reach these business goals. Left to our own devices, we generate more ideas than…