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John Mackey

Founder & CEO of The Mackey Group, advising fire protection & life safety contractors and PE-backed platforms on M&A, growth, and exit readiness.

Sep 30, 2026

8:08
worry.
8:10
So, at the end of the day, yes, there is a need for ERP and financial reporting.
8:16
I think the challenge is how do you find a very practical solution that you can manage? Most of these contractors in our space don't have full-blown CPAs on staff.
8:28
They may not even have an accountant in-house.
8:30
So how do you keep the financial reporting simple and practical? And I don't think we've found a silver bullet.
8:36
There is really no package out there that meets the need for the business.
8:41
One of the other things I released this summer was a tech stack guide.

14 MINS LATER

22:49
Yeah.

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