The Coherent Business Podcast
The Coherent Business Podcast is for leaders, thinkers, and builders who believe business can be more than just efficient—it can be whole, human, and meaningful. Hosted by Aram DiGennaro, each episode invites reflective practitioners into open-ended conversations at the intersection of virtue and utility, structure and soul, theory and practice. Together, we wrestle with the fragmented conceptualizations of modern enterprise and explore how to design organizations that are not only effective, but coherent—places where purpose, people, and performance align. If you're searching for post-reductionist answers to real-world business problems, you're in the right place.
The Coherent Business Podcast
Aram DiGennaro: How to Increase EBITDA in 2026
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In this episode, Aram DiGennaro, fractional CFO and strategic advisor, explains how to systematically increase your EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) using the same framework he applies with companies every day.
Instead of vague advice like “sell more” or “cut costs,” you’ll learn how to:
- Identify whether your real problem is sales, margin, or expenses
- Find the single financial bottleneck holding your company back
- Use simple numbers to tell the truth about your business
- Measure performance at the right level of granularity
- Turn financial data into clear action
- Mobilize your team around what actually moves profit
Aram walks through a CFO-grade framework for turning your P&L into a strategic weapon, not just a report you ignore.
Resources:
Protentional
https://protentional.com/
Aram's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aram-digennaro/
Topics in this episode:
- EBITDA explained in plain English
- Sales vs. Margin vs. Expense problems
- Professional CFO-level financial diagnostics
- Bottlenecks and value chains
Mini summary:
Aram DiGennaro explains how to increase EBITDA by identifying whether your real problem is sales, margins, or expenses, then measuring the single bottleneck holding your company back. You’ll learn how to turn your financials into a practical operating system that guides weekly decisions, aligns your team, and steadily raises profitability — without burning out or guessing.