War Stories From a Finance Leader: The Messy Side of Accounting in the Trades

Toolbox for the Trades

Dec 19 2023 • 39 mins

Jawad Olabi">Jawad Olabi was riding high in a lucrative corporate finance career. But after COVID forced devastating layoffs at his global firm, he started searching for new opportunities.

That’s when he found an underserved market that was ripe for much-needed accounting services — the trades.

Now a Managing Partner at ServicePro CFO"> ServicePro CFO, Jawad uses his expertise to help contractors get their books in order so they can negotiate their services from a healthy financial position. He stops by to share his thoughts on accounting, private equity, and economic trends heading into 2024 and beyond.

Join us as we discuss:


- [11:35] The good, the bad, and the ugly of private equity

- [22:06] Economic projections for the 2024 market

- [29:07] How contractors can get ahead of financial trends

- [36:00] If private equity will still be viable in the near future


Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:


- 3 Strategies to Unlock Success During Shoulder Months">3 Strategies to Unlock Success During Shoulder Months

- 50X">50X Podcast (TransDigm)

- ServiceTitan Masterminds">ServiceTitan Masterminds Facebook Group


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Know a business that could use a bit of muscle from ServiceTitan? Refer them here!">Refer them here!

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