How to get More Profit with Less Stress From your Business and turn it into a Valuable Asset !
Actionable insights on how to leave the 80% of businesses that go bankrupt or close down and become one of the 4.5% that sell for a massive profit!
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Top Episodes
Here are a few of our top episodes.
If you're a male business owner who feels pressured to "tough it out" while your mental health takes a beating, you're not alone - and you're probably making it worse by staying silent. Dennis Taekema and Greg Forzani bring together Joe Forzani, David Hisel and Richard Klassen to share the real stressors they've faced as business owners and the practical strategies that saved their sanity (and their businesses).
Marketing doesn’t have to feel like a gamble. In this episode, we explore how data-backed strategies can make your marketing efforts more predictable and more profitable. We unpack common myths around marketing spend, dive into the importance of knowing your customer acquisition cost (CAC), and explain how to measure what’s actually working. You’ll also hear practical insights on seasonal marketing tactics and how to make smarter, more strategic decisions that drive real growth. Whether you're a founder or a marketing manager, this episode will shift the way you think about your marketing ROI.
Profit isn’t just about making sales, it’s about making smart decisions. In this episode, we dive into the strategies behind transforming an underperforming pet store into a profitable business that sold successfully. From mastering gross margins to educating your team on financial fundamentals, this conversation unpacks the real levers that drive profitability. You’ll learn how to avoid margin-killing mistakes, build financial reserves, and choose products that truly move the needle. Plus, we break down why vendor oversight matters, how to blend margins across product categories, and what it takes to position your business for a strong sale. Whether you run a retail shop or a service-based business, these insights will help you rethink how to manage money, margins, and long-term growth.
Our Speakers
- Unapologetically passionate about impacting the current 80% failure rate of businesses!
- Unafraid to challenge the status quo of the way it's always been done!
Greg Forzani
Dennis Taekema
About the Show
What if everything you believed about building a valuable business was wrong?
After 15+ years helping business owners maximize their company valuations, we've discovered a shocking truth: Most million-dollar revenue businesses are worth less than a luxury pickup truck when it comes time to sell.
We've watched business owners break down in tears when they learn their life's work—built through decades of 60-hour weeks and missed family dinners—has a goodwill value that would devastate you (in a bad way).
But here's what makes this podcast different: We don't just expose the problem. We show you exactly how to fix it.
On the More Profit Less Stress Podcast, you'll discover:
• The brutal math behind business valuations that most owners never see coming.
• Why your hardest work might actually be destroying your business value.
• The hidden formula that reveals your company's true worth (hint: revenue means nothing).
• How to build systems that create 4-5x multipliers while reclaiming your freedom.
• Real case studies of businesses that transformed from $0 to Millions in goodwill value.
Whether you're planning to sell someday or just want to know what you're actually building, this podcast could be the wake-up call that saves you years of wasted effort.
We're Dennis Taekema and Greg Forzani, co-founders of the More Profit Less Stress program, and we're done watching hardworking business owners get blindsided by low valuations.
It's time to build a business that works without you—and sells for what it's actually worth.
New episodes every week.
Subscribe now and stop building a job disguised as a business.
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Recent Playlist
Below are the most recent full episodes. See the podcast links at the top of the page for a few of our top episodes.
Profit isn’t just about making sales, it’s about making smart decisions. In this episode, we dive into the strategies behind transforming an underperforming pet store into a profitable business that sold successfully. From mastering gross margins to educating your team on financial fundamentals, this conversation unpacks the real levers that drive profitability. You’ll learn how to avoid margin-killing mistakes, build financial reserves, and choose products that truly move the needle. Plus, we break down why vendor oversight matters, how to blend margins across product categories, and what it takes to position your business for a strong sale. Whether you run a retail shop or a service-based business, these insights will help you rethink how to manage money, margins, and long-term growth.
Marketing doesn’t have to feel like a gamble. In this episode, we explore how data-backed strategies can make your marketing efforts more predictable and more profitable. We unpack common myths around marketing spend, dive into the importance of knowing your customer acquisition cost (CAC), and explain how to measure what’s actually working. You’ll also hear practical insights on seasonal marketing tactics and how to make smarter, more strategic decisions that drive real growth. Whether you're a founder or a marketing manager, this episode will shift the way you think about your marketing ROI.
Most new entrepreneurs jump into business ownership completely blind to the financial realities - and that's exactly why they fail within the first few years. This episode breaks down what it actually takes to start or buy a business successfully, from understanding profit margins that matter to avoiding the deadly trap of high-interest lending that kills dreams faster than anything else.
If you're a male business owner who feels pressured to "tough it out" while your mental health takes a beating, you're not alone - and you're probably making it worse by staying silent. Dennis Taekema and Greg Forzani bring together Joe Forzani, Chad Hewlett and Adam Jones to share the real stressors they've faced as business owners and the practical strategies that saved their sanity (and their businesses).
If you're a male business owner who feels pressured to "tough it out" while your mental health takes a beating, you're not alone - and you're probably making it worse by staying silent. Dennis Taekema and Greg Forzani bring together Joe Forzani, David Hisel and Richard Klassen to share the real stressors they've faced as business owners and the practical strategies that saved their sanity (and their businesses).
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