Built to Grow: Financial leadership for agribusiness owners who want to cultivate growth.

Built to Grow is a podcast for agribusiness owners who want to grow valuable enterprises. Hosted by Mason Brady, a 15-year agribusiness supply chain and finance leader, the show focuses on real-world financial leadership for farming, food, and ag-based businesses. We talk about cash flow management, financing, profitability improvement, growth strategy, risk management, and the decisions that matter most as agribusinesses scale.

Built to Grow: Financial leadership for agribusiness owners who want to cultivate growth. is a education podcast hosted by Mason Brady, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Mason Brady hosts Built to Grow: Financial leadership for agribusiness owners who want to cultivate growth., a education show with 12 episodes published.

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  Episode #11

  How to Use AI in Your AG Business Without the Legal Risk

  Jul 9, 202639 minS1

  Your team is already using AI, but do you actually know if your business is protected? In this episode, Mason Brady sits down with Skyler Y. Stuckey — practicing attorney and Chief Innovation Officer at Gray Reed, to break down what food and ag businesses need to know before going all-in on AI. From enterprise account basics to data retention, model training, and the human side of adoption, Skyler brings the legal perspective most ag operators are missing. Topics we cover: (0:00) – Meet Skyler Stuckey (7:54) – AI is change management (9:39) – The human side of adoption (15:35) – AI governance basics (16:05) – Enterprise vs. personal accounts (21:29) – Does redaction protect you? (26:45) – Will AI replace ag jobs? (31:42) – Every margin point matters (34:34) – Building AI fluency company-wide Links & Resources 🌐 Gray Reed: https://www.grayreed.com/ 🌐 Brady CFO | Fractional CFO Services for Agribusiness: https://bradycfo.com/agriculture/ 🤝 Connect with Skyler Y. Stuckey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skylerystuckey/ 🎤️ Connect with Mason Brady: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masonbrady/ Built to Grow is the podcast for agribusiness owners who want to grow valuable enterprises. Every episode brings you real financial leadership and business strategy built specifically for farming, food, and ag-based businesses. Follow, rate, review, and share. Questions or topic ideas? Reach out at marketing@bradycfo.com

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  AI for Agribusiness: Where to Start, What to Automate, and How to Protect Your Data

  Jun 11, 202640 min

  What's really standing between your ag operation and AI that actually works at scale? In this episode, Mason Brady sits down with Ryan Seifert, CEO of Teric Technology, to break down how food and ag businesses can actually deploy AI at an enterprise level, not just for a single employee writing emails, but for real, high-ROI workflow automation across the company. They dig into where AI works best, where it falls short, what it takes to set up a proper data architecture, and how to make sure your proprietary data stays protected. Links & Resources 🌐 Teric Technology: https://terictechnology.com/ 🌐 Brady CFO: https://bradycfo.com/ 🤝 Connect with Ryan Seifert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryangregoryseifert/ 🎤️ Connect with Mason Brady: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masonbrady/ Built to Grow is the podcast for agribusiness owners who want to grow valuable enterprises. Every episode brings you real financial leadership and business strategy built specifically for farming, food, and ag-based businesses. Follow, rate, review, and share. Questions or topic ideas? Reach out at marketing@bradycfo.com

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  Controller vs. CFO: What Does Your Ag Business Actually Need?

  May 28, 202623 minS0

  <p>Does your ag business actually need a CFO — or is a great controller the smarter move right now?</p><p>In this solo episode, Mason Brady breaks down one of the most common questions he gets from growing ag operations: what’s the real difference between a controller and a CFO, and how do you know which one your business actually needs? </p><p>Mason walks through the distinct roles, what great looks like in each seat, and the revenue and complexity thresholds that should guide your decision — including when fractional makes more sense than full-time.</p><p><br></p><p>T...

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  Episode #8

  How to Identify, Buy, and Turn Around a Distressed Ag Business

  May 14, 202658 minS1

  <p>Is the ag business you’re looking at truly distressed — or is there something valuable buried underneath the balance sheet?</p><p>In this episode, Mason Brady and returning guest Landon Friend dig into the growing wave of distressed ag businesses what’s causing them, how to spot one worth buying, and what a real turnaround looks like from day one through the first year. They cover the buy-vs-build decision, what to look for in a distressed asset, a 30/60/90-day playbook for operators, and why transparent communication with stakeholders is the move most owners get wrong.</p><p>Links & Resour...

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  Episode #7

  Sales Tax Compliance for Agribusiness: How to Avoid a Costly Audit

  Apr 30, 202629 minS1

  <p>Is your agribusiness selling into multiple states without knowing the tax obligations that come with it?</p><p>Most agribusiness owners don’t think about state and local tax until they’re in an audit. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Built to Grow, Mason sits down with Robin Klinghagen, CPA and Managing Director at Andersen with over 25 years of SALT (State and Local Tax) experience, to break down what every ag owner needs to know about sales tax compliance, exemption certificates, and the Wayfair decision before it becomes a costly problem.</p><p><br></p><p>To...

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