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Struggling Business? Here's What a Seasoned CEO With 30+ Years Experience Would Do - James Lindstrom

When your business is bleeding cash and trust is eroding, what does a CEO with three decades of experience actually do? In this conversation, James Lindstrom, former CEO of Integrated Electrical Services and Providence Service Corporation and now founder of Verdian Insights, opens his real playbook for rescuing distressed companies and building durable compounding machines. From simplifying overgrown organizations and restoring cash discipline to mastering capital allocation and buying overlooked assets in governance, risk and compliance, James explains exactly how he thinks as both operator and investor. If you are running a struggling business, considering acquisitions as your next chapter, or want to think like a true owner, this episode shows you how to turn it around with clarity, focus, and patience. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 ◼️ How James diagnoses a struggling business, what he cuts first, and where he insists on reinvesting for the long term ◼️ The four-pillar framework of strategy, operations, capital allocation, and governance that underpins every successful company he has led ◼️ How to balance urgent turnaround moves with building a business that compounds value over a decade, not just one fund cycle ◼️ What makes a company worth buying, from high-quality recurring revenue to messy but fixable platforms that others avoid ◼️ Practical advice for executives who want to leave corporate roles and become true owners and business builders 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 ◼️ Early lessons from reading annual reports as a teenager, investment banking at First Boston, and becoming a bank CFO at twenty-eight ◼️ Why culture beats spreadsheets, and how plant safety boards reveal more about customer quality than any model ◼️ Inside the IES and Providence turnarounds, from over-acquisition and excess debt to simplification, focus, and cash generation ◼️ Applying the Lindy principle to business, and why patience and holding great companies for a decade can create two hundred times the outcomes ◼️ Building Verdian Insights and an ecosystem in governance, risk and compliance across training, media, events, and membership ◼️ How James underwrites acquisitions, segments deals into different return buckets, and thinks about risk, price, and effort ◼️ Operational improvement playbooks, from harmonizing tech stacks to freeing frontline experts to focus on their craft 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 00:00 Opening 00:44 Introduction 02:54 Introduction: Business Unbound is brand new, and why your engagement matters 04:19 James Lindstrom’s Background 10:29 The four-pillar framework for what makes businesses successful 19:34 Taking over struggling Integrated Electrical Services and what James found 22:58 Simplifying, focusing, and restoring cash generation at IES 28:12 The hardest tensions in leading a turnaround as CEO 33:29 Using the Lindy principle to prioritize, focus, and build confidence 40:37 Why James left public company CEO roles to found Verdian Insights 43:24 Governance, risk, and compliance trends and where Verdian is betting 46:01 Acquisition strategy, deal buckets, and return expectations 58:41 Operational improvement playbooks and standardizing tools across companies 1:01:29 Advice for executives becoming owners and defining their unique edge 1:04:10 How James keeps learning, plus favorite books and podcasts 1:07:33 Personal reflections on mistakes, patience, listening, and long-term perspective 1:10:42 Capital allocation as the most underestimated leadership skill 1:15:30 The one mindset shift James wants every listener to adopt 1:21:00 Outro 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 James Lindstrom is a seasoned CEO and investor with over thirty years of experience transforming complex businesses and building platforms through strategic acquisitions. He served as chairman, president, and CEO of Integrated Electrical Services, where he led a full financial and strategic turnaround, and later as president and CEO of Providence Service Corporation, a global services holding company with close to two billion dollars in revenue. Today, James is the founder of Verdian Insights, a company focused on acquiring and growing impactful governance, risk, and compliance businesses across training, media, events, and membership. More about James: https://businessunbound.co/guest/jame... Follow James Lindstrom on LinkedIn:   / james-l-5a20a168   𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 Subscribe to the channel for more inspiring conversations. Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/businessunbound 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 Verdian Insights https://verdianinsights.com/ The Outsiders by Will Thorndike 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 Every week, your host, Florian Haufe, dives deep into conversations with visionary global leaders to bring you insights, inspiration, and the real stories behind success. #BusinessUnbound #leadership #turnaround #GRC #businessstrategy #entrepreneurship #MergersAndAcquisitions #CEOinsights