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You Can’t Be A Rainmaker Without Finance Skills
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Hosted by Gene Valdez · business · EN-US
CEO to Rainmaker: Monthly small business educational show featuring the subject of finance & loans. Content designed to elevate a small business CEO's financial executive skills. "A rainmaker is an exceptionally talented CEO who can "make it rain" i.e. bring in customer money, on a consistent basis.
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Signup to Generate a PitchCEO to Rainmaker: Monthly small business educational show featuring the subject of finance & loans. Content designed to elevate a small business CEO's financial executive skills. "A rainmaker is an exceptionally talented CEO who can "make it rain" i.e. bring in customer money, on a consistent basis.
CEO To Rainmaker is hosted by Gene Valdez.
Recent episodes include "You Can’t Be A Rainmaker Without Finance Skills" (28 January 2026, 26 minutes), ""The Christmas Business Check List -7 Simple Steps to Obtain Expansion Loans" (29 December 2025, 32 minutes), and "Santa Claus is Jolly and A Businessman Too!" (12 December 2025, 21 minutes).
CEO To Rainmaker publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 29 minutes.
Booking probability for CEO To Rainmaker is 16%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. CEO To Rainmaker requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. CEO To Rainmaker's contact route on record: public web form.
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Gene Valdez hosts CEO To Rainmaker, a business podcast.
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