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09/04/2026

Every interruption carries a reset cost.

It can take about 23 minutes to fully refocus after a single interruption. When those switches continue throughout the day, they can reduce productivity by as much as 40%.

For leaders, the cost can show up in unfinished priorities, reactive decisions, and less time to think strategically.

Explore what context switching may be costing you and how focus blocks, batching, time audits, and delegation can help you reclaim your attention: https://blog.belaysolutions.com/the-hidden-cost-of-leadership-context-switching

09/02/2026

Your biggest margin problem may be hiding in an expense you already see.

Freight costs rise when inventory must be ordered quickly. Promotions move products but reduce what the business keeps. Fulfillment labor may appear under payroll without being connected to the true cost of each product.

When these expenses aren’t tracked correctly, founders can’t see what it really costs to make and sell what they offer.

See what Rachel Phillips recommends reviewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNBGPvGxj6A

The financial fluency every CPG founder needs to scale.You're mov...

08/31/2026

If every decision and detail has to pass through you, your business can only move as quickly as you do.

BELAY CEO Tricia Sciortino and Brad Johnson recently discussed how the right assistant does more than take tasks off your list. They protect your calendar, strengthen the client experience, keep work moving, and create more room for you to lead.

Learn how hiring a qualified assistant can help you reclaim your time while building a business that can grow beyond your personal capacity.

https://blog.belaysolutions.com/how-to-hire-an-assistant-who-buys-your-time-back

Learn why hiring a qualified assistant is the highest-ROI decision advisors can make to scale their firms and reclaim their time.

08/27/2026

Small financial leaks don’t stay small as the business grows.

DTC, Amazon, wholesale, and retail all have different fees, labor requirements, fulfillment costs, and pricing structures. When those results are combined into one average, a profitable channel can conceal losses somewhere else.

Rachel Phillips explains why understanding margin by channel is essential for building sustainable growth.

Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNBGPvGxj6A

The financial fluency every CPG founder needs to scale.You're mov...

08/25/2026

Your business can be profitable on paper and still feel cash poor.

For CPG and inventory-based brands, the timing rarely lines up neatly. You may pay for inventory, freight, warehousing, and fulfillment long before the revenue reaches your bank account.

BELAY’s Rachel Phillips explains why founders need to understand both the P&L and cash flow to see what the business can truly support.

Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNBGPvGxj6A

The financial fluency every CPG founder needs to scale.You're mov...

08/20/2026

“It really has been a force multiplier for my assistant and for our assistants.”

That’s how BELAY CEO Tricia Sciortino describes the impact of AI on Executive Assistant support.

On Beyond 7 Figures, Tricia shares real examples of how her own assistant uses AI for work ranging from sales analysis to planning goals for new hires.

Hear how AI is changing what an Executive Assistant can take on, and what that can mean for your own return on time.

🎧https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-founder-bottleneck-how-to-reclaim-your-time-and/id1476094077?i=1000775322346

08/18/2026

“If you don’t have an assistant, you are the assistant.”

BELAY CEO Tricia Sciortino puts the value of your time into perspective on Beyond 7 Figures. If you’re spending hours each day buried in administrative work, what is that really costing you?

Want to know what your time is really worth? Hear Tricia and Predictable Profits CEO Charles Gaudet break down return on time, delegation, and the founder bottleneck in the full episode.

🎧https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-founder-bottleneck-how-to-reclaim-your-time-and/id1476094077?i=1000775322346

08/13/2026

Partnership is the way forward and we can’t be more excited for the year ahead of us. Thank you to the team at cin7online for all the hard work and opportunities you gave us at this event.

08/13/2026

Cheers to an amazing after party closing out the Cin7 Summit 🙌

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08/12/2026

Implementing an inventory management system like cin7online is just the beginning for founders seeking to scale and be profitable. It takes a team like BELAY | Virtual Staffing Solutions to apply the vast knowledge at a CFO level to interpret the numbers and understand how to best apply the knowledge for the goal of the founder.

Beyond creating efficiencies, it means applying the proper accounting methods to show investors where the business sits and where it is going.

Matt Lynn, Inventory Accounting Manager shared this insight on how accounting and inventory management become a true growth engine when applied properly alongside our partners A2X and NetDeposited