Grounds for Growth: Coffee with the C-Suite
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Grounds for Growth
Real Laughs. Real Lessons. For Founders Who Want to Scale Without the Stress.
Hosted by Caitlin Ferguson (Founder of COOPilots.io & Experienced COO) and Rob Ripp (Founder of Fintelligent, Author of Finance for Founders, & Experienced CFO), Grounds for Growth is the candid coffee chat every founder wishes they had.
Between them, Rob and Caitlin bring 40+ years of experience, 200+ founders served, and $200M+ in exits supported. Each episode blends stories from the trenches with actionable frameworks that founders can use right away.
Topics range from:
☕ AI & automation (and what actually moves the P&L)
☕ Profitability & pricing (no more scaling revenue while staying broke)
☕ Building the right team at the right stage
☕ Preparing your company for exit — even if you’re not selling yet
☕ The founder bottleneck (and how to get out of your own way)
It’s equal parts wisdom and laughter: you’ll hear war stories of financial disasters, messy ops, surprising wins — and walk away with tools to avoid the mistakes most founders make.
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