The Key to Growth Is Focused Investing

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i spent eight weeks intensively looking at it, but i think we knew what we were seeing. We generated ten million of cash that first nine months. That's how much we shrunk the balance sheet with focus. And a, we went cash flow, and that was shrinking the mix. An asix started to not deliver, and we ran,. man, we air freighted one collar 18 month cycles, save the company. But we had to doa we had to finish that shoe and n o one to deliver on o two. So you nail it with the adrenal, and for you're starting, you're profitable now. Ah, the business is looking better. You get the

For the final act of the Arena Show, we’re joined by Brooks CEO Jim Weber to tell the amazing story of how he transformed the company from a 3rd tier, deeply cashflow negative “also-ran” into one of the world’s premiere fitness brands and a crown jewel of the Berkshire Hathaway empire — with compounding revenue and cashflow growth that rivals even the legendary Mrs. See’s Candies!

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