{"podcast":{"title":"Let's Talk Business","slug":"let-s-talk-business-1176654","podcast_index_feed_id":1176654,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/397022/rss%20","website_url":"https://www.ptexgroup.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/e/c/b/7ecb70f0427ea232e5bbc093207a2619/LTBCoverArt.jpg","author":"Meny Hoffman","episode_count":248,"summary":"Today, there are more opportunities than ever to create a business and succeed. But with all of those opportunities also come challenges, questions, and confusion. “How do I rise above the competition? How do I manage my growth? How do I attract and retain top talent? How do I drive my business forward?” Meny Hoffman, CEO of Ptex Group and founder of the Let’s Talk Business Platform, will interview some of the world’s most successful business leaders about their no-nonsense advice to help you learn, grow, and lead. Offering fresh insights for turning ambition into action, blunders into breakthroughs, and passion into profits, these leaders will open up about the challenges they’ve had to overcome, how they’ve reached success—and their candid advice for how you can do the same.Meny lives by one simple belief – that every person should be given the opportunity to succeed in life. This burning belief inside of him from the age of fourteen has allowed him to collaborate with growing businesses and leaders all over the world to help them realize their potential. Now, as the CEO of Ptex Group, an award-winning marketing agency headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, his work centers on creating…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-business-1176654"},"episode":{"title":"NEVER RUN OUT OF CASH | Episode 2 with Meny Hoffman & Simeon Friedman","slug":"never-run-out-of-cash-episode-2-with-meny-hoffman-simeon-friedman","published_at":"2026-05-11T12:13:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-business-1176654/never-run-out-of-cash-episode-2-with-meny-hoffman-simeon-friedman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-business-1176654","url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/397022/never-run-out-of-cash-episode-2-with-meny-hoffman-simeon-friedman","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/letstalkbusinesspod/ep_2.m4a?dest-id=3264716","summary":"What happens when your business looks profitable… but you still feel broke? In Episode 2 of the finance series, Meny Hoffman sits down again with Simeon Friedman of Saul N. Friedman & Co. to talk about one of the biggest reasons businesses struggle: cash flow. You can have strong revenue, good margins, and still constantly feel pressure around payroll, vendors, and bills. Why? Because profit and cash are not the same thing. They break down how cash actually moves through a business, why slow receivables quietly destroy healthy companies, and how many business owners accidentally create their own cash flow problems without realizing it. This episode is about building financial breathing room before things become stressful. You’ll learn: 👉 The difference between profit and actual cash flow 👉 Why profitable businesses still go out of business 👉 How slow receivables destroy healthy companies 👉 Why inventory and large purchases create pressure 👉 How to use cash flow projections properly 👉 The smart way to take money out of your business 👉 When a line of credit helps and when it becomes dangerous If you constantly feel like money comes in and disappears just as fast, this episode will help you finally understand why. This is episode two of the finance series. – 🎥 Watch & Connect 📲 More episodes: https://ptexgroup.com/podcast-main/ 🎯 Book a Clarity Session: https://calendly.com/ptex/strategy-meeting 📲 Follow @ltbhub on Instagram and LinkedIn – 🔗 Episode Links 👤 Learn more about Saul N. Friedman & Co. https://snfco.com 📩 For Promotions & Inquiries (LTB Podcast): https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=13474518368&text=Hi -- 💡 Meny’s Practical Pointers Cash flow is oxygen. A profitable business can still suffocate without cash. Slow paying customers are not just annoying. They…","meta_description":"What happens when your business looks profitable… but you still feel broke? In Episode 2 of the finance series, Meny Hoffman sits down again with Simeon F…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2400,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/let-s-talk-business-1176654/episodes/never-run-out-of-cash-episode-2-with-meny-hoffman-simeon-friedman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-business-1176654/never-run-out-of-cash-episode-2-with-meny-hoffman-simeon-friedman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}