"Cash strapped" might be the most heard phrase in the cannabis industry right now.So… where’s the cash? Without disciplined forecasting and visibility into true costs, growth is meaningless. Most companies aren’t failing from bad ideas — they’re failing in execution. That’s where cash leaks into missed forecasts, bloated inventory, and lost opportunity. Cash flow isn’t a quarterly metric — it has to be a daily focus. The ones with visibility are growing profitably and setting themselves up to survive now and thrive later. This week we sit down with Tyler Nielsen to discuss: • Closing the Execution Gap and unlocking hidden cash• How to identify leaks and improve visibility across the business• Connecting the front of the house to the back for real-time decision making Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Vast Insights Partners 01:23 Tyler's Journey into the Cannabis Industry 02:39 Defining Growth vs. Profitability 05:14 Executive Alignment and Operational Execution 07:10 Integration Process for Cannabis Businesses 09:23 Granularity of Data and Internal Audits 12:19 Coaching vs. Hands-On Execution 15:27 Building Trust and Transparency 18:43 Common Inventory Challenges in Cannabis 21:03 Proactive Inventory Management Strategies 29:08 Navigating KPIs in a Complex Supply Chain 32:40 The Importance of Integrated Business Planning 34:25 Cash Flow: The Lifeblood of Business 37:28 Visibility Tools: Bridging the Execution Gap 40:25 Understanding the Value of Engagement 43:14 Coaching and Leadership in Operational Change 47:28 Identifying Common Operational Issues 50:33 Tailoring Solutions for Smaller Organizations Guest Links https://www.linkedin.com/company/vast-insight-partners/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylernielsen/ https://www.vastinsightpartners.com/ Our Links Our Links Bryan Fields on Twitter Kellan Finney on Twitter The Dime on Twitter At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry. 8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain The Dime is a top 5% most shared global podcast The Dime is a top 10 Cannabis Podcast The Dime has a New Website. Shhhh its not finished. Sign up for our playbook here: 🎥 YouTube: The Dime 📸 Instagram: The Dime
"Cash strapped" might be the most heard phrase in the cannabis industry right now.
So… where’s the cash?
Without disciplined forecasting and visibility into true costs, growth is meaningless. Most companies aren’t failing from bad ideas — they’re failing in execution. That’s where cash leaks into missed forecasts, bloated inventory, and lost opportunity.
Cash flow isn’t a quarterly metric — it has to be a daily focus.
The ones with visibility are growing profitably and setting themselves up to survive now and thrive later.
This week we sit down with Tyler Nielsen to discuss:
• Closing the Execution Gap and unlocking hidden cash
• How to identify leaks and improve visibility across the business
• Connecting the front of the house to the back for real-time decision making
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Vast Insights Partners
01:23 Tyler's Journey into the Cannabis Industry
02:39 Defining Growth vs. Profitability
05:14 Executive Alignment and Operational Execution
07:10 Integration Process for Cannabis Businesses
09:23 Granularity of Data and Internal Audits
12:19 Coaching vs. Hands-On Execution
15:27 Building Trust and Transparency
18:43 Common Inventory Challenges in Cannabis
21:03 Proactive Inventory Management Strategies
29:08 Navigating KPIs in a Complex Supply Chain
32:40 The Importance of Integrated Business Planning
34:25 Cash Flow: The Lifeblood of Business
37:28 Visibility Tools: Bridging the Execution Gap
40:25 Understanding the Value of Engagement
43:14 Coaching and Leadership in Operational Change
47:28 Identifying Common Operational Issues
50:33 Tailoring Solutions for Smaller Organizations
Guest Links
Our Links
Our Links
At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry.
8th Revolution Cannabinoid Playbook is an Industry-leading report covering the entire cannabis supply chain
The Dime is a top 5% most shared global podcast
The Dime is a top 10 Cannabis Podcast
The Dime has a New Website. Shhhh its not finished.
Sign up for our playbook here:
🎥 YouTube: The Dime
📸 Instagram: The Dime