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Why Gut Feelings Are Not Financial Visibility in Business

December 17, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Gut feelings can’t replace financial visibility. Learn why real-time data and clear reporting drive smarter business decisions. Learn more now: https://obsidianthorne.com/workshop
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Everyone Sells: How to Build a Company Where Every Team Member Drives Revenue

December 16, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Every role sells for the company. Operations sells with quality. Accounting sells with accuracy. The field sells with every handshake and job finished strong. Sales is a standard. Every interaction
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How To Stop Hiring The Wrong People

December 16, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
It’s not more hours you need. It’s structure. If you feel pressure every week, you are running the company alone. That stops when your systems start. Learn more
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Not Out of Bandwidth, You’re Out of Priorities: How Founders Waste Time Fixing What They Could Prevent

December 16, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
You’re not out of bandwidth. You’re out of priorities. If you have time to fix the same problems every week, you have time to build the system that stops them. Message me if you’re ready to
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Empty the Cup: How Founders Block Growth by Holding Onto Old Habits

December 15, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
You can’t fill a cup that’s already full. If you keep filtering decisions through the same habits and assumptions, you’ll keep getting the same results. Real growth starts when you empty the
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Podcast: The Apple Effect: Turning Hard Lessons into Scalable Systems | Apple Levy

December 15, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
A field-tested framework for leaders who want better margins, cleaner operations, and a stronger culture. This episode explores how to turn hard-earned business experience into a clear, scalable
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Every project is its own business.

December 11, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Every project is its own business. Its own revenue. Its own risk. If you’re not tracking profit per job, you’re guessing per job. The fastest way to protect your margin is to treat every project
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How to Spot a Business Dry Spell Before It Hits

December 10, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
You can see the dry spell coming, if you’re paying attention. Two months out from finishing a project and no new jobs in play? That’s not momentum. That’s a cliff. It takes 60–120 days to
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If Your Weekly Meetings Don’t Start With Numbers and End With Accountability

December 09, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
If your weekly meetings don’t start with the numbers and end with accountability, they’re a waste of time. Meetings are where profit is protected and ownership gets set. Run them with purpose or
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If Your Pipeline Feels Slow, It’s Not the Market. It’s Your Channels

December 09, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
If your pipeline feels slow, it’s not the market, it’s your channels. Every project you don’t source today becomes a dry spell tomorrow. The companies scaling fastest are the ones stacking job
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