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Is AI Actually Making Your Agency More Profitable?

October 8, 2026 · 38 min

Is AI actually making your agency more profitable, or is it simply adding more tools, processes and experimentation? In this episode of The Fractional CFO Show, Adam Cooper is joined by Emily Hatton, Founder of AI in Agencies, to explore…
What Nobody Tells You About Selling Your Business

September 17, 2026 · 40 min

In this episode of The Fractional CFO Show, Adam Cooper is joined by Dan Maudhub, founder of branding agency Be Wonderful, now an investor, advisor and Non-Executive Director. Dan built and grew Be Wonderful before taking the business…
What 150+ Fractional Executives Taught Me About Winning Clients

September 3, 2026 · 41 min

How do you build a successful Fractional CFO business when being a great CFO is only half the challenge? In this episode of The Fractional CFO Show, Adam Cooper is joined by Stewart Mathieson, Founder of FractionalClients.com, whose team…
The Rising Cost of Growth

August 13, 2026 · 35 min

Customer acquisition is getting harder. E-commerce growth has slowed, consumer confidence remains under pressure and businesses are having to work much harder to justify where every pound of marketing budget goes. So what does profitable…
How Rise at Seven Increased Agency Utilisation from 50% to 80%

July 30, 2026 · 36 min

What separates highly profitable agencies from those that constantly feel stretched? For many agency founders, the answer isn't simply winning more clients or asking people to work harder. It's building better operational systems…

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Funding Impact - Leading a Charity in a Competitive World

July 16, 2026 · 31 min

Can a charity teach business leaders about financial management? Most people assume charities and commercial businesses operate in completely different worlds. In reality, the financial challenges are remarkably similar. Whether you're…
Growing an Agency Without Following the Rules

July 2, 2026 · 34 min

What does it really take to build a successful business without external investment? Many founders are told that the route to growth is to raise funding, specialise in a niche, standardise everything and scale as quickly as possible. But…
What Good Financial Leadership Looks Like in Practice

June 17, 2026 · 38 min

What does good financial leadership actually look like inside a growing business? Many founders reach a point where bookkeeping is under control, management accounts are being produced, and year-end compliance is taken care of, yet they…
Building Without Funding: Control, Trade-offs, and Discipline

June 4, 2026 · 29 min

Building Without Funding: Control, Trade-offs, and Capital Discipline What if the best source of funding for your business isn't an investor? What if it's your customers? In this episode of The Fractional CFO Show, Adam Cooper sits down…
Why Forecasting Revenue Is So Hard

May 14, 2026 · 33 min

Why is revenue forecasting so difficult in agencies and project-based businesses? In this episode of The Fractional CFO Show, Adam Cooper speaks with Julia Longo, Group Finance Director at SAENTYS, about the operational and financial…
Stop Buying Traffic, Start Buying Revenue

April 8, 2026 · 30 min

In this episode of The Fractional CFO Show, Adam Cooper is joined by Callum Lockwood (Re:signal) to explore how SEO and marketing decisions translate into real commercial outcomes. Too many businesses still measure success through traffic…
From Founder to Exit. What Really Changes After Selling an Agency

March 18, 2026 · 39 min

In this episode of The Fractional CFO Show, Adam Cooper is joined by Elliott King, agency founder, digital marketing expert, and Managing Partner at FINN Partners, to explore the real journey from startup to exit. Elliott shares honest…

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About the show

Every small business owner needs financial advice to help scale and grow. Each week successful Operators join fractional CFO Adam Cooper, to share their experiences, tips and tricks to help improve your business cash flows, profits and help reach your financial goals. If you are an entrepreneur looking to take control of your business finances, this is the podcast for you.