A candid interview series · Hosted by Cruz Gamboa
THE BLIND
SPOT
The scaling conversations nobody else is having with 7 & 8-figure founders.
What it is
A candid 30–45 minute conversation about the blind spot you didn’t see coming as you scaled, and what it taught you.
Your host
Cruz Gamboa
Cruz works with high-growth entrepreneurs to scale with financial clarity, building operating systems that grow profit, manage cash, and create lasting wealth.
About the show
Most entrepreneurs believe growth and scaling are the same thing. They’re not. Growth increases revenue. Scaling builds leverage, repeatable systems, expanding margins, and cash flow that compounds as the company grows.
The Blind Spot is a candid interview series where 7 & 8-figure founders reveal the moment they discovered their most costly blind spot and what they did to fix it. The unfiltered story behind the wins.
What we explore
Scale Trap
the Real Metric
Operating Gaps
Spots & Mindset
Vanity Revenue
“Revenue is vanity. The real metric is the value, wealth, and impact you create.”— Cruz Gamboa, Ascend Growth Ventures & ScalingCFO.io
Who this is for
- 7 & 8-figure founders who have scaled
- Operators growing revenue while margins shrink
- Leaders who rebuilt under financial pressure
- Founders moving from growth-mode to scale
What to expect as a guest
- A relaxed 30–45 minute recorded conversation
- A pre-interview brief sent well in advance
- Your story told your way, no misquotes
- Amplification to our founder & CFO network
- The full episode is yours to use on any platform
How it works
Apply
Answer a few short questions about you, your company, and the story you could tell.
Connection call
A short call with Cruz to explore your story and decide together if the interview is a fit.
Record
If it’s a fit, we’ll send you a private link to schedule the recording.
Join a conversation that matters
Apply to Be a Guest
Applying tells us you’re interested. It doesn’t guarantee an interview. Next comes a short connection call with Cruz.
Privacy Policy
Effective date: [EFFECTIVE DATE]
1. Who we are
This Privacy Policy explains how Zonda Strategic Consulting LLC ("we," "us," "our") collects, uses and protects personal information. It applies to our websites, forms, emails, calls, programs and podcast, including cruzgamboa.com, ascendgrowthventures.com, scalingcfo.io, alwaysbesellable.com and podcast.cruzgamboa.com. We operate under the names Cruz Gamboa, Ascend Growth Ventures, ScalingCFO and The Blind Spot.
Zonda Strategic Consulting LLC is organized in Massachusetts. Mailing address: 460 Franklin St, Framingham, MA 01702.
2. What we collect
Information you give us
- Contact details: name, email, phone number, company, role, website and LinkedIn profile.
- Business details you share, such as approximate company revenue and the challenges or goals you describe.
- Podcast guest applications: your story idea, why it would help other founders, how you heard about the show and who introduced you.
- Scheduling details when you book a call or recording.
- Payment details when you buy a program. Payments run through third-party processors: Stripe and QuickBooks Payments. We do not store full card numbers.
- Anything you send us by email, chat or feedback.
Other information you choose to share. Our sites, tools and programs change over time. We may also collect other information you give us through quizzes, assessments, surveys, downloads, webinars, event registrations, client portals, checkouts or other features. We use it only for the purposes in section 3 and share it only as described in section 4.
Information collected automatically
- Device and usage data such as browser type, pages visited and referring site.
- Cookies and similar tools used by our website and form platforms. We use Google Analytics and the Meta (Facebook) Pixel to understand site traffic and to measure and show ads. You can block or delete cookies in your browser and adjust ad settings in your Google and Meta accounts.
Calls and recordings
- Calls may be recorded or transcribed for notes and quality. We tell you before a call is recorded. We use Zoom, Google Meet and Riverside.
- Podcast interviews are recorded to produce and publish the episode. A separate guest release covers how an episode is used.
3. How we use it
- To respond to you and deliver the programs and services you ask for.
- To review podcast applications, schedule calls and recordings, and send related reminders.
- To produce, publish and promote podcast episodes you agreed to appear in.
- To send marketing emails when you opt in or where the law allows. Every marketing email has an unsubscribe link.
- To improve our websites, content and services.
- To keep records, prevent fraud and meet legal obligations.
Podcast applicants: applying or booking a call does not add you to our marketing emails. You only receive them if you check the opt-in box.
Text messages: if you give us your mobile number and agree to receive texts, we may send appointment reminders, service updates and, if you opt in, marketing messages. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out or HELP for help. Agreeing to texts is not a condition of any purchase. We do not sell or share your mobile number or text opt-in consent with third parties or affiliates for their marketing purposes.
4. Who we share it with
We do not sell your personal information.
We share it only with service providers that help us run the business, under their own privacy and security terms. They include, for example:
- CRM, forms, email and scheduling: GoHighLevel (white-labeled as CRM Done Better)
- Business email and documents: Google Workspace
- Video calls and podcast recording: Zoom, Google Meet and Riverside
- Payments: Stripe and QuickBooks Payments
- Analytics and advertising: Google Analytics and Meta (Facebook)
- Text messaging: sent through GoHighLevel and its carrier partners
We may add or change service providers as our business grows. Any provider we use receives only the information it needs to do its job.
We may also share information if the law requires it, to protect our rights, or as part of a merger or sale of the business.
5. How long we keep it
We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes above or as the law requires. As a general guide: podcast applications not selected, and inquiries that do not become clients, are kept for up to 2 years. Client and payment records are kept for up to 7 years for tax and accounting purposes. Published episodes stay online unless the guest release says otherwise. After you unsubscribe, we keep only your email address so we don't message you again.
6. Your choices and rights
- Unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time with the link in the email.
- Ask to see, correct or delete your personal information.
- Ask us to stop using your information for marketing.
Depending on where you live, you may have more rights under local law. Email [email protected] with any request. We may need to confirm your identity first.
7. Security
We use reasonable safeguards to protect your information. No system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Children
Our services are for adults 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18.
9. Other websites
Our sites may link to other websites and tools. Their own privacy policies apply, not this one.
10. Changes
We may update this policy. When we do, we will change the effective date above.
11. Contact
Zonda Strategic Consulting LLC
Email: [email protected]
Podcast questions: [email protected]
Mail: 460 Franklin St, Framingham, MA 01702
Terms of Service
Effective date: [EFFECTIVE DATE]
1. Agreement to these Terms
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the websites, forms, content, programs, events, calls and podcast (together, the "Services") offered by Zonda Strategic Consulting LLC, operating as Cruz Gamboa, Ascend Growth Ventures, ScalingCFO and The Blind Spot ("we," "us," "our"). Our sites include cruzgamboa.com, ascendgrowthventures.com, scalingcfo.io, alwaysbesellable.com and podcast.cruzgamboa.com.
By using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Services. If you use the Services for a company, you confirm you can accept these Terms for it.
2. Changes
We may update these Terms. When we do, we will change the effective date above. Continuing to use the Services after a change means you accept it.
3. Our Services
We provide fractional CFO and financial strategy services, coaching, training, workshops, group programs, digital content, a podcast, and related advisory and educational services. We may change, pause or end any part of the Services at any time.
4. No professional advice
Our content and Services are for education and information. We do not provide legal, tax, investment or accounting advice. Talk to qualified professionals before making decisions in those areas. Our insights support your decisions; they do not replace your judgment or licensed advice.
5. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 and able to enter a binding contract to use the Services.
6. Accounts
Some Services may need an account. Give accurate information, keep your login private, and tell us right away at [email protected] if someone uses your account without permission. You are responsible for activity on your account.
7. Payments, refunds and cancellations
- Prices, payment terms and schedules appear at checkout or in a separate agreement.
- Fees are due in the currency and on the schedule shown.
- Unless an offer or contract says otherwise, all sales are final and non-refundable.
- Any guarantee or refund policy applies only where it is written in that program's sales page or agreement.
8. The Blind Spot podcast
- Applying is not a booking. Submitting a guest application or booking a connection call does not guarantee an interview.
- Recording needs a guest release. We only record and publish an interview after the guest agrees to our separate guest release. That release, not these Terms, controls how the recording and the guest's name, voice and likeness are used.
- Guest views are their own. Guests share personal experiences and opinions. They are not our advice and do not guarantee any result for you.
- Private booking links. A recording link we send you is for your use only. Please don't share it.
8A. Text messages
If you agree to receive text messages from us, you may get appointment reminders, service updates and, if you opt in, marketing messages. Message frequency varies and message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to unsubscribe or HELP for help. Consent is not a condition of purchase. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. See our Privacy Policy for how we handle your number.
9. Intellectual property
Our websites, content, frameworks, tools, downloads, audio and video ("Content") belong to us or our licensors and are protected by copyright and other laws.
- You may view and download Content for your own personal or internal business use.
- You may not copy, sell, republish, modify or distribute Content for commercial use without our written permission.
To license Content, email [email protected].
10. Content you send us
If you send us testimonials, comments, feedback or case studies ("User Content"), you allow us to use, reproduce, display and share it in connection with our business, including marketing, in any media. You confirm you have the right to share it and that it breaks no laws or anyone's rights. Podcast interviews are covered by the guest release in section 8, not this section.
11. Acceptable use
Do not use the Services to break the law, infringe anyone's rights, send spam or malicious code, access systems or data without permission, or harass anyone. We may suspend or end your access if you do.
12. Testimonials and results
Testimonials and examples reflect specific people's experiences. They do not guarantee your results, which depend on your business, market, team, effort and other factors.
13. Third-party links and tools
Our Services may link to websites or tools we don't control. We are not responsible for them. You use them at your own risk.
14. Privacy
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information. It is part of these Terms.
15. Disclaimers
The Services are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent the law allows. This includes implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not promise the Services will be uninterrupted, error-free or free of harmful components.
16. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, we and our owners, employees, contractors and affiliates are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenue, data or opportunities, arising from your use of the Services.
Our total liability for any claim will not exceed what you paid us for the specific Service involved in the 12 months before the claim. Some places don't allow these limits, so they may not all apply to you.
17. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold us harmless from claims, losses and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that arise from your use of the Services, your breach of these Terms, or your violation of someone else's rights.
18. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. We will first try to resolve any dispute through good-faith discussion. If that fails, disputes will be handled only in the state or federal courts located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and you agree to their jurisdiction.
19. Termination
We may suspend or end your access if you break these Terms or harm us, our clients or other users. Sections that should logically continue after termination, such as ownership, disclaimers, indemnity and limits of liability, will continue.
20. International users
If you use the Services from outside the United States, you are responsible for following your local laws.
21. Entire agreement
These Terms, our Privacy Policy and any separate agreement you sign with us (including a guest release or service agreement) are the full agreement between you and us about the Services. If a separate signed agreement conflicts with these Terms, the signed agreement controls.
22. Contact
Zonda Strategic Consulting LLC
Email: [email protected]
Mail: 460 Franklin St, Framingham, MA 01702
The Blind Spot