
Ryan Page: How a Financial Operating System Replaces Gut Decisions with Real Agency Profitability
From The Business Owner's Journey by Nick Berry
April 21, 2026 · 29 min · Season 3 · Episode 78
About this episode
Ryan Page discusses the Backpocket Operating System and its impact on agency financial management.
Full Episode Page: Ryan Page: How a Financial Operating System Replaces Gut Decisions with Real Agency Profitability Ryan Page is a CPA and founder of Backpocket CPA. Host Nick Berry and Ryan Page dig into the Backpocket Operating System, a practical financial operating system for agency financial management. They cover fractional CFO for agencies vs. agency bookkeeping, a 90-day cash flow forecast, and why gross margin for agencies beats vanity metrics. How unit economics drive accountabilit...
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Host: Nick Berry
Guest: Ryan Page
Topics covered
- financial operating system
- agency financial management
- fractional CFO
- cash flow forecast
- gross margin
- unit economics
Keywords
- financial operating system
- agency bookkeeping
- cash flow forecast
- gross margin
- unit economics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Backpocket CPA
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