Struggling Business? Here's What a Seasoned CEO With 30+ Years Experience Would Do

A new episode of Business Unbound is out now! 🔥 ...one that is relevant for this community This time, I’m joined by ^redacted‌, founder of the investment and holding company Verdian Insights and a seasoned CEO and investor who has spent three decades in business and seen it all. James has led full financial and strategic turnarounds at companies like IES and others by simplifying organizations, restoring cash discipline, and building platforms through acquisitions. I know James through his work at Verdian Insights, where they are acquiring companies in the Governance, Risk, and Compliance space. James previously acquired the majority stake in Financial Crime Academy (a company I previously built), alongside other notable companies such as Compliance Week, the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI), and Education Workers Group, so I’ve had a front-row seat to how he thinks about ownership and long-term value creation. In our conversation, we talk about what James actually does when he steps into a business, how he diagnoses the situation, what gets worked on first, and how he balances urgent turnaround moves with building something that compounds over a decade, not just one fund cycle. We also dig into his four‑pillar framework of strategy, operations, allocation, and governance. If you’re running a business under pressure, thinking about buying one as your next chapter, or simply want to think more like an owner than an operator, this one is for you. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞: 🟪 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: https://lnkd.in/eF3B6-FV 🟩 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://lnkd.in/eVi2Gy5z 🟥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: https://lnkd.in/eBG5fTWX 🎙️𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬: https://lnkd.in/gRbJdPJH