Decision Support & Entrepreneurial Resilience with Jodi Hume

Behind The Numbers With Dave Bookbinder

Welcome to another episode of Behind the Numbers! In this episode, we're joined by Jodi Hume, a seasoned expert in "on-call decision support" — a unique service she developed from her extensive career and entrepreneurial upbringing.

Jodi shares her inspiring journey from marketing to becoming the COO of an architecture firm, where she sharpened the skills that now help entrepreneurs make pivotal decisions. She dives into the importance of having a trusted sounding board, especially during times of heightened uncertainty.

Key topics covered in this episode:

• Navigating Business Exits & Acquisitions: Jodi offers practical advice on managing the emotional and psychological complexities of due diligence and post-sale transitions.
• Personal and Business Alignment: Learn how to balance personal goals with critical business decisions.
• Energy, Hope & Adaptation: Gain wisdom from Jodi’s insights rooted in neuroscience and psychology to stay motivated and adaptable amid uncertainty.

Whether you're scaling a business, contemplating an exit, or simply seeking better decision-making strategies, Jodi's insights will empower you on your entrepreneurial journey.

Tune in to discover how embracing decision support can help you achieve a deeper, more fulfilling balance between business success and personal aspirations.

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About Our Guest:

After a 15-year career as COO of a growing architecture firm, Jodi Hume shifted gears and made a name for herself over the last decade providing on-call decision support and facilitated leadership conversations for startup founders and entrepreneurs throughout North America, Europe and Australia.

While Jodi works 1:1 with a small number of clients, she also convenes roundtable conversations for entrepreneurs & founders, and each week, she hosts an anonymous Q&A for entrepreneurs she is (half-jokingly) calling the “Business Confessional.” You can also find her at the mic as lead singer of her band, The Wafflers – and if you ask nicely, she might tell you about the time she won 1st place in a Truck Pull.

About the Host:

Dave Bookbinder is known as an expert in business valuation and he is the person that business owners and entrepreneurs reach out to when they need to know what their most important assets are worth. Known as a collaborative adviser, Dave has served thousands of client companies of all sizes and industries.

Dave is the author of two #1 best-selling books about the impact of human capital (PEOPLE!) on the valuation of a business enterprise called The NEW ROI: Return On Individuals & The NEW ROI: Going Behind The Numbers.

He’s on a mission to change the conversation about how the accounting world recognizes the value of people’s contributions to a business enterprise, and to quantify what every CEO on the planet claims: “Our people are this company’s most valuable asset.”

He’s also the host of the highly rated Behind The Numbers With Dave Bookbinder business podcast which is enjoyed in more than 100 countries.

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