Bill Dillmeier

Beyond The Numbers

Business EN ↓ 5 episodes

Beyond the Numbers is a finance and leadership show for founders, operators, and CFOs who need decision clarity, not just reports. Each episode goes past dashboards to explore how finance connects to sales, product, capital allocation, and strategy. The conversations focus on turning data into conviction, separating signal from noise, and using technology and AI to support better judgment. Built for leaders navigating growth, planning, and boardroom decisions, the show helps teams move from reactive management to confident, forward-looking execution.

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Bill Dillmeier

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Anticipate Before You React: Smarter Growth in the AI Age 23.12.2025 40:10

The companies that outperform in the next cycle will be the ones that see inflection points before everyone else. Not by guessing. By anticipating. On this episode of Beyond the Numbers, I’m joined by Daniel Burrus, one of the most respected futurists in business and a leading voice on how technology shapes growth, disruption, and competitive advantage. Daniel has advised the Department of Defense...

Operating Through Change: Finance, Focus, and the Pace of Growth 23.12.2025 45:28

Scaling a company never happens in a straight line. Growth brings pressure, on systems, cash flow, and decision-making, and the real challenge is keeping control while everything moves faster around you. On the next episode of Beyond the Numbers, I’ll be joined by Armine Alajian, an experienced operator and CPA who has helped startups across Los Angeles and New York build financial visibility and...

Three-Time Founder on How Operational Clarity Drives Success 23.12.2025 54:41

Early success is rarely the problem. Sustaining it is. On this episode of Beyond the Numbers, I’m joined by Joseph Scaretta, Founder and CEO of MasonMade Ventures, a serial entrepreneur with two private equity exits and a track record of building high-performing teams in the facilities and retail industries. We’re talking about what really happens behind the scenes when a company scales, transitio...

The AI Advantage: Inside the New Era of E-Commerce Growth 23.12.2025 44:03

AI is reshaping how people buy, how brands connect, and how teams make decisions. The change is accelerating, and the companies learning fastest are already pulling ahead. On the next episode of Beyond the Numbers, I’ll be talking with Ibby Syed, Founder of Cotera, the platform powering customer insights for brands like Bilt, OpenSea, and Coterie. Before launching Cotera, Ibby built Peloton’s glob...

Beyond the numbers: Cash, Cadence, and Control 23.12.2025 1:04:44

Most startup founders can recite their metrics. Far fewer know how to use financial data to scale a company sustainably. Growth breaks down when strategy outpaces execution, when financial models drift from reality, and when founders and finance leaders stop operating from the same playbook. In this episode, I sit down with Chris Sherrick , Founder of Exogy and host of The Warm-Blooded Founders Sh...