Greg Crabtree - How To Escape The Business Black Hole of Growth

Aug 17, 2022

01:07:58

Season 2, Episode 9 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Greg Crabtree. In this episode we discuss:

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:35) - Greg’s career and Background

(08:40) - What do you think it is about the Simple Numbers approach that has resonated so much with people in Property Management?

(11:43) - What are some common mistakes you see small business owners making that can be easily fixed?

(16:27) - Why are you a proponent of not playing games to save money on taxes?

(21:16) - Second Nature Ad Read

(23:10) - The importance of having an emergency fund

(25:24) - How does ROIC work in practice? (Return on Invested Capital)

(33:52) - The ‘Black Hole’ between $1mm-$5mm in revenue

(42:16) - Appfolio Ad Read

(43:44) - The Labor Efficiency Ratio

(51:17) - Thoughts on the current labor shortage, inflation, the population crisis, & raising prices

(01:02:46) - When does it make sense to bring your finance function in-house?

(01:06:35) - Where’s the best place for people to learn more about you?

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