Understanding Your Numbers with Sarah Delevan
The Food Means Business Podcast
The Food Means Business Podcast
Understanding Your Numbers with Sarah Delevan
Nov 02, 2022 Episode 9
Djenaba Johnson-Jones

Sarah Delevan is the host of The Good Food CFO Podcast and the founder of Sarah Delevan Consulting, a Financial Consulting Firm helping mission-driven food business owners achieve financial sustainability and profitability without compromising their values. Sarah's background in Operations Management and Finance, and her experience as a Good Food Business Owner and Specialty Buyer inform her unique and proven approach to aiding business owners to understand their numbers and create a clear path to profitability.

During this episode of The Food Means Business Podcast, we discuss:⁠

  • Sarah’s childhood dreams of becoming a business woman, her love of numbers, and career in data analysis
  • How a visit to a dermatologist inspired her to volunteer at farmers markets  which eventually led to starting her first business, The Produce Project
  • How she helps good food business owners to understand their numbers and create a profitable businesses
  • The shame that some business owners feel about making money 
  • How to assess your financial situation and slowly but steadily make the changes required to hit your goals 

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