Sonny Grappone didn’t follow a straight path to success. Raised by a single mother from Guyana and a hardworking Italian-American stepfather, Sonny grew up in Queens, New York, sharing a bed with his mom and sister. That early scarcity drove his work ethic—bagging groceries at 12, building computers in high school, and running an auto detailing business in college.

At 25, he pivoted. He went back to school, discovered a knack for accounting, and never looked back. After years in the corporate grind, Sonny bet on himself and launched Precision Accounting & Consulting. His leadership mindset is clear: invest in yourself, know your value, and make bold decisions—even when they seem risky.

He now advises law firms, construction companies, and business owners on how to treat accounting as an investment, not an expense. Sonny doesn’t just run numbers—he helps clients fund growth, make strategic hires, and unlock hidden savings with federal tax programs.

His leadership mantra? “Scared money doesn’t make money.”

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Justin Jasniewski, CEO of Serve You Rx, breaks down one of healthcare’s murkiest corners—pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In this episode, he exposes how PBMs sit at the crossroads of drug manufacturers, employers, and pharmacies—often inflating costs instead of controlling them. With plain talk and sharp insights, Justin walks through how the system evolved from a simple IT add-on to a high-stakes financial engine that can either serve or exploit employers.

He highlights the fiduciary responsibilities employers often overlook and the lawsuits now surfacing when health plan mismanagement drains employee benefits. Justin stresses the importance of understanding what your PBM is really doing with your money and lays out how transparency and better contracts can unlock serious cost savings—sometimes enough to fund new hires or expansion without touching top-line revenue.

This episode is a wake-up call for business leaders: your PBM could be silently bleeding your budget. The good news? You can fix it—and Justin shows you how.

Want to learn more about Justin Jasniewski's work? Check out their website at https://ServeYouRx.com.

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Eli Portnoy, CEO and co-founder of BackEngine, joins Craig Andrews to expose the flaws in traditional customer feedback systems—and why leadership demands better data. A seasoned entrepreneur and Harvard Business School Executive Fellow, Eli dives into how B2B companies often make strategic decisions using flawed insights from biased surveys.

Eli unpacks how leadership in the AI era means throwing out broken instruments like opinion surveys and adopting tools that capture real, unfiltered customer conversations. He explains how BackEngine uses large language models to surface actionable feedback from client interactions—email threads, Zoom calls, and more—giving leaders a fuller, more accurate picture.

His leadership philosophy? You can’t solve the right problems if you’re asking the wrong questions. Eli makes a compelling case for empowering decision-makers with authentic customer sentiment—without the distortion of surveys or false memories.

Want to learn more about Eli Portnoy's work? Check out their website at https://backengine.ai.

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