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title: CXO Conversations Interview with Drew Lyon
description: Drew shares his passion for helping businesses understand their financials & how he founded Focused Energy outsourced financial services.
image: https://www.focusedenergy.work/hubfs/Profitability%20Engine%20Radio%20General_R9%20%281%29.png
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 4/2/22 8:40 AM

# CXO Conversations Interview with Drew Lyon

[ Focused Energy ](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/author/avarye)

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[Drew Lyon](https://www.focusedenergy.work/about/team/), the managing partner of Focused Energy, was interviewed on CXO Conversations about founding Focused Energy, his passions for helping businesses thrive, and why financial numbers never lie.

He also shares tips to overcome the self-doubt of being an entrepreneur or solopreneur and the value of having honest feedback.

## Related posts

[![](https://www.focusedenergy.work/hs-fs/hubfs/screen-shot-2014-01-22-at-5-18-24-pm.png?height=200&name=screen-shot-2014-01-22-at-5-18-24-pm.png) ](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/i-hired-a-fractional-cfo-and-it-was-a-total-waste-of-money)

[Guides for Founders](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/tag/guides-for-founders)

## ["I Hired a Fractional CFO and It Was a Total Waste of Money,"](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/i-hired-a-fractional-cfo-and-it-was-a-total-waste-of-money)

[Focused Energy](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/author/focused-energy) 

 7/19/24 4:33 PM

"I Hired a Part-Time CFO and It Was a Huge Waste of Money" Said just about every CEO we talk with...

[ Read more ](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/i-hired-a-fractional-cfo-and-it-was-a-total-waste-of-money)

[![](https://www.focusedenergy.work/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/photo-bookkeeper-making-calculations-costs-e1599746042257.jpg?height=200&name=photo-bookkeeper-making-calculations-costs-e1599746042257.jpg) ](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/taming-financial-data)

[Finance](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/tag/finance), [Accounting](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/tag/accounting)

## [Taming the Beast That is Financial Data](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/taming-financial-data)

[Andrew Lyon](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/author/drew-focusedenergygmail-com) 

 9/6/16 9:13 PM

The journey to understanding Getting a handle on the financial data that your business produces is...

[ Read more ](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/taming-financial-data)

[![](https://www.focusedenergy.work/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/jason-goodman-6awfTPLGaCE-unsplash-scaled-e1636642489875.jpg?height=200&name=jason-goodman-6awfTPLGaCE-unsplash-scaled-e1636642489875.jpg) ](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/questions-board-of-directors)

[Finance](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/tag/finance)

## [Be Prepared for these Finance Questions from your Board of Directors](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/questions-board-of-directors)

[Focused Energy](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/author/focused-energy) 

 3/6/23 10:40 AM

As a financial professional, it is crucial to be well-prepared to answer questions from your board...

[ Read more ](https://www.focusedenergy.work/blog/questions-board-of-directors)

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