What does it look like when the CFO of a company is just as invested in its people and mission as he is in its balance sheet? In this episode, hosts Roy Richardson and Sean Murphy sit down with Sean Cuda — CFO and board member of Regal Marine Industries, known worldwide as Regal Boats — for a conversation about stewardship, legacy, faith-driven leadership, and what it really means to be a trusted guardian of something that belongs to multiple generations.

Regal Boats is not a typical company. Founded in 1969 by Paul and Carol Kuck in Orlando, Florida, it is now in its third generation of family ownership, employs nearly 800 team members, distributes through a global dealer network spanning more than 40 countries, and has earned 46-plus marine industry customer satisfaction awards. Its stated purpose — to honor God and enrich lives — is not a marketing slogan. It is the lens through which every financial and operational decision is made.

Sean Cuda joined Regal in 2016, bringing a University of Florida accounting degree, five professional certifications, and a career shaped by his own entrepreneurial chapter running CUDA Capital. In March 2026 he was appointed to the board of directors of Grace Medical Home, a Central Florida nonprofit serving uninsured adults — a reflection of the same values he brings to work every day.

In this conversation, Sean opens up about:

• Launching CUDA Capital — what running his own firm taught him about entrepreneurship that no corporate role could, and why it made him a better CFO
• Walking the production floor on day one at Regal — why a finance leader going out to the boats being built earned more trust than any spreadsheet ever could
• Closing the books in three days instead of several months — what low-hanging fruit looks like in a long-standing family business and how to implement change without breaking culture
• Stewardship vs. ownership — the philosophy that drives every financial decision at Regal, and why short-term profit thinking and multi-generational legacy cannot coexist
• "Honor God and enrich lives" — how a company purpose statement becomes a real filter for hiring, capital allocation, community involvement, and everything in between
• Nathaniel's Hope and the Kuck's family's community footprint — how faith-based giving is woven into the company's identity across generations
• Navigating the marine industry's cycles — supply chain disruptions, post-COVID demand surges, and the discipline required to manage through both extremes
• AI in a manufacturing environment — why Regal is taking a deliberate, education-first approach rather than chasing every new tool
• Training for the Marine Corps Marathon with his daughter — a Naval Academy midshipman — and why that commitment says everything about how he leads
• Worry less, trust more — the lesson he would give his younger self, told through the lens of a Florida Gators national championship comeback

Whether you are a finance leader, a family business operator, or someone navigating the tension between performance and purpose, this episode is a masterclass in what it looks like to lead with both conviction and humility.

Learn more about Sean Cuda:

• LinkedIn: Sean Cuda
• Website: Regal Boats
• Email: scuda@regalboats.com

Connect with the Dynamic Business Leaders Podcast Hosts:

• LinkedIn: Roy Richardson
• LinkedIn: Sean Murphy

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What does it look like to bet everything on an idea that doesn't have a name yet? In this episode, hosts Roy Richardson and Sean Murphy sit down with Dick Larsen — founder of Nature's Table, one of the longest-running healthy fast-casual restaurant brands in the United States — for a conversation that spans Vietnam, a mall in Florida, four decades of franchising, and a private equity acquisition that closed in January 2025.

Dick's story begins long before the first smoothie was sold. He was a US Army Special Forces soldier who turned down orders to Germany to serve on an A-team in Vietnam in 1968 — one of only five surviving members of his 250-person class. He came home, went to Central Michigan University, and in 1977 opened a health food concept called Vine and Harvest at the Altamonte Mall in Florida. At a time when healthy food in a mall was not a trend but a gamble, Dick bet on it anyway. By 1983 he had rebranded it as Nature's Table. By 1986 he was franchising. At its peak, the brand operated more than 40 locations across malls, airports, office parks, hospital campuses, college campuses, and gyms — pioneering what the industry now calls the non-traditional venue model.

In this conversation, Dick opens up about:

Turning down orders to Germany to go to Vietnam — and what service, sacrifice, and surviving against the odds taught him about resilience before he ever ran a business
Opening Vine and Harvest in 1977 when "health food" wasn't a category anyone was chasing, and the defining moment that sparked the concept
How a single Orlando Sentinel article opened the door to Disney — and how Disney led to MGM, and MGM led to airports
Building a franchise system from scratch — the hard lessons of early mall leases, occupancy costs, and deals he wishes he had negotiated differently
The non-traditional venue strategy — why airports, hospital campuses, office parks, and college gyms were not a fallback but a vision years ahead of the industry
Stepping away in 2017 after 40 years — when he stopped loving the business and why he knew it was time
The 2025 acquisition by Fast Fresh Brands — how the brand he built for decades found its next chapter through private equity
Why he still believes people will always matter more than technology — and what four decades in food service taught him about leadership, trust, and relationships
Faith, family, and 55 years of marriage — the personal foundation that outlasted every business cycle

Whether you are a franchise founder, a food service entrepreneur, or someone building something that the market hasn't fully caught up to yet, this episode is a masterclass in conviction, patience, and the power of showing up year after year.

Learn more about Dick Larsen:

• LinkedIn
• Website: Natures Table
• Email: itsdicklarsen@gmail.com

Connect with the Dynamic Business Leaders Podcast Hosts:

• LinkedIn: Roy Richardson
• LinkedIn: Sean Murphy

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What does it take to emigrate to a new country as a teenager, start with a mop and a tight budget, and build a company that remodels over 100,000 hotel rooms at Walt Disney World? In this episode, hosts Roy Richardson and Sean Murphy sit down with Juan Quiroga — founder, president, and CEO of JCQ Services — for a conversation about grit, culture, legacy, and what it really means to build something that lasts.

Juan arrived in the US from Peru with no network, no degree, and no roadmap. At 18, he started a small cleaning business alongside his mother. By 2000, he formally launched JCQ Services. Twenty-five years later, it is one of the most recognized Hispanic-owned construction, warehousing, and logistics companies in the Southeast — delivering integrated services to the biggest names in hospitality and theme park development.

In this conversation, Juan opens up about:

• Starting with nothing — what those first years in America actually looked like, and the mindset that carried him through
• Building JCQ from a cleaning contract to a general contracting powerhouse — and what most people miss about the early grind
• 365 prefabricated cabins in 365 days at Fort Wilderness — delivering Disney's biggest modular project through not one but two hurricanes, working in knee-deep water
• The Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative — what being selected by Stanford gave him that 25 years on the job site could not
• Scaling to 100+ employees and 200+ subcontractors — the systems, culture, and leadership shifts that had to happen
• Building proprietary AI-embedded software — why JCQ chose to build its own platform rather than buy off the shelf, and how it is reshaping how they predict risk before problems happen
• COVID and the NBA bubble — how he navigated the shutdown without laying off a single employee
• Working in the business vs. on the business — the mentorship lesson that changed everything
• Sustainable growth over fast growth — why reputation is the most valuable asset JCQ has ever built, and the one word he uses to guard it
• Faith, family, and six kids — how he keeps perspective and what the next chapter looks like for JCQ

Whether you are a first-generation entrepreneur, a construction professional, or a business leader figuring out how to scale without losing what got you there, this episode delivers hard-won wisdom wrapped in one of the most genuine stories you will hear this year.

Learn more about Juan Quiroga:

• LinkedIn
• Website: JCQ Services
• Phone: (407) 889-4944
• Email: juan@jcqservices.com

Connect with the Dynamic Business Leaders Podcast Hosts:

• LinkedIn: Roy Richardson
• LinkedIn: Sean Murphy

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