Seattle, Washington
$5,000 – $10,000
Thai
Rod Bristol is a Certified Franchise Executive and a Director with Profit Soup, a contemporary financial training company. He specializes in teaching franchise executives, franchisees, consultants, and emerging entrepreneurs how to master the numbers side of a business and make better financial decisions.
Rod’s unique approach focuses on the business owner, not on academic accounting concepts. His audience learns to make smart decisions that maximize profits and cash flow and help new franchisees hit the ground running so they win the race to profit before their cash runs out.
Rod began his career as an investment banker doing mergers and acquisitions in Seattle and then purchased Sudden Printing in 1984. Rod grew the company to $5 million in revenue with 19 branches and had the good fortune to sell his company in 2007
He is a sought-after convention speaker and a master financial trainer who has presented programs to business owners throughout the US and Canada, Puerto Rico, India, the Philippines, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. Rod has a well-earned reputation for making complex financial topics clear and fun to learn.
Rod Bristol is a Certified Franchise Executive and a Director with Profit Soup, a contemporary financial training company in Seattle, Washington. He specializes in teaching franchise executives, franchisees, consultants, and emerging entrepreneurs how to master the numbers side of a business and make better financial decisions.
Rod began his career as an investment banker doing mergers and acquisitions in Seattle and then purchased Sudden Printing in 1984. Rod grew the company to $5 million in revenue, 19 branches, and had the good fortune to sell his company in 2007.
Rod was a Washington State Delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business, Governor appointee and Chair of the Washington State Economic Development Finance Authority, Chair of the Washington State Small Business Improvement Council, and has served on the Board of Directors of numerous nonprofit organizations.
He is a master financial trainer and has presented programs to business owners throughout the US and Canada, Puerto Rico, India, the Philippines, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. Rod has a well-earned reputation for making complex financial topics clear and fun to learn.
He and his wife Debbie celebrated their 50th anniversary last year.
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Know your number. Build the plan. Deliver the profit.
Most business owners don’t have a profit problem—they have a planning problem. In this session, you will define exactly how much profit your business must generate—and what it will take to get there. Using the Breakeven PLUS framework, you’ll translate that target into specific sales, pricing, and cost decisions that drive results. You will leave knowing your number—and the actions required to hit it.
Turn today’s performance into tomorrow’s wealth.
At some point, your business becomes more than income—it becomes your largest asset. This session focuses on what drives business value, how buyers think, and how your financial performance impacts long-term wealth.
Identify—and eliminate—the decisions that silently destroy profit.
You will uncover the most common financial missteps—from small habits to major decisions—that erode profit and limit growth. Walk away knowing exactly what’s costing you money and how to fix it.
Turn growth opportunities into profitable decisions.
Evaluate growth opportunities through a financial lens and determine whether expansion will truly create profit—or just create more complexity.
AI is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful business tools of our time. In this engaging program, Rod Bristol, CFE shows franchisees and business owners how to use AI to improve profitability, save time, make better decisions, and create a stronger competitive edge.
Attendees will leave with practical ways to apply AI immediately in marketing, operations, customer service, and financial management.
AI won’t replace business owners. But business owners who use AI may replace those who don’t.
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