Behind the Numbers

Behind the Numbers

By Behind The Numbers With Dave Bookbinder

It's an axiom in business that "you can't manage what you can't measure." Business performance, business valuation - it's all managed by the numbers. While Dave has spent a great deal of time 'inside' the numbers, he has learned that the real stories and lessons-learned occur 'behind the numbers.' Join business valuation expert and best-selling author, Dave Bookbinder and his guests as they go Behind The Numbers to understand what matters most in business.

03/24/26

How Performance-Based Pay Can Transform Productivity and Workplace Culture - Michael Fortinberry

Can performance-based pay outperform the traditional hourly wage model? And what does that mean for productivity, culture, and ultimately, business value? On this episode of Behind The Numbers With Dave Bookbinder, Michael Fortenberry, co-founder of Read more

03/17/26

How Leadership Principles Help Startup Founders Build Successful Companies - Angelo Valletta

Leadership and innovation are closely tied - especially when building companies that create jobs, scale new ideas, and strengthen local economies. In this episode of Behind The Numbers With Dave Bookbinder, Dave speaks with Angelo Valletta, PresidentRead more

03/03/26

Leadership as the Missing Link in Long-Term Value Creation - Kris Kluver

In this episode of Behind The Numbers With Dave Bookbinder, Dave is joined by advisor and author Kris Kluver for a conversation on why leadership - not structures, not strategies, not spreadsheets - is the real driver of long-term value creation and Read more

02/24/26

What’s Really Holding Your Business Back? Breaking Leadership “Boxes” - Betsy Pepine

On this episode of Behind The Numbers With Dave Bookbinder, Dave speaks with entrepreneur and author Betsy Pepine about her book Breaking Boxes: Dismantling the Metaphorical Boxes That Bind Us — and what those “boxes” really mean for business owners.Read more

02/17/26

Can a Mission-Driven Brand Survive Beyond Its Founder? Leadership, Risk, and Enterprise Value - Bob Bush, CEO of Mutombo Coffee

How do you build a mission-driven brand that survives beyond a single personality - and still create real enterprise value? On this episode of Behind The Numbers With Dave Bookbinder, I speak with Bob Bush, founder and CEO of Mutombo Coffee, about buRead more

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