The Curao Compass™

Ivelisse Arroyo
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The Curao Compass™ — Where Strategy Meets Operational Truth in less than 10 minutes. Most leaders think their GTM strategy fails because of marketing. It doesn’t. It fails because the business beneath it is misaligned. Hosted by Ivelisse Arroyo, Fractional CMO and founder of Curao Marketing & Business Consulting, The Curao Compass™ podcast helps executives, founders, and high-growth leaders uncover the structural, operational, and financial blind spots that silently derail their growth. Each episode breaks down how to engineer clarity across marketing, operations, revenue, and leadership.

Episodes

  1. Why Your Financial Reports Keep Lying to You

    6D AGO

    Why Your Financial Reports Keep Lying to You

    In this episode of The Curao Compass™, GTM advisor Ivelisse Arroyo breaks down one of the biggest misconceptions in business: believing your financial advisor can fix what’s actually a go-to-market problem. Through a practical (and hypothetical) company example, Ivelisse walks listeners through the five points of The Curao Compass™ — North (Structure), East (GTM), West (Operations), South (Finance), and Center (Customer and Marketing) — showing how each direction connects to sustainable, aligned growth.If your revenue reports and your reality don’t match, this episode will show you where to look first — and how to lead with clarity, not certainty. Key Takeaways:-Financial data shows what happened; GTM reveals why.-Most financial shortfalls stem from misalignment, not mismanagement.-Stop trimming — start tracing.-Structure, not spending, determines sustainable growth.-Balance your business, not just your budget. 🎧 Listen now to learn why clarity — not certainty — is your real competitive advantage. Subscribe to my Substack. Get exclusive access to The Curao Compass Reflections. For paid subscribers only: https://substack.com/@ivelissearroyo For advisory services write to: thecuraocompass@gmail.com

    8 min
  2. Why Your Marketing Stack Is Working Against You

    OCT 31

    Why Your Marketing Stack Is Working Against You

    Summary In this 10-minute episode, Ivelisse Arroyo discusses the evolving landscape of go-to-market strategies, emphasizing the importance of integrating marketing with operations, finance, and data systems. She highlights that successful strategies in 2025 will rely on optimizing existing Marketing Technology and business operations systems rather than merely adding more tools, particularly in the context of AI and automation. Looking to transform your Go-To-Market strategy? Comment on this episode to book a discovery call.

    10 min
  3. Revenue Doesn't Lie

    OCT 23

    Revenue Doesn't Lie

    In this episode of The Curao Compass™, GTM advisor Ivelisse Arroyo reveals why revenue is the ultimate truth test of leadership. Learn how to connect your marketing, operations, and finance metrics so your business stops performing and starts growing. 🎧 Listen in under 10 minutes. Find clarity. Lead with direction.🧭 Download The Curao Compass™ Preview Edition (Free until October 31st, 2025)💼 Book a Mentorship Session

    9 min
  4. Why Strategy Dies Inside Great Companies

    OCT 17

    Why Strategy Dies Inside Great Companies

    In this episode of The Curao Compass™, we explore Operations, the West point of the framework, where clarity either circulates or collapses.Your systems don’t lie. They quietly reveal what your leadership truly values. You’ll discover how to: Identify the repeatable friction that signals misalignment. Rebuild trust through a single source of truth. Automate the obvious, so human focus returns to judgment, not drudgery. When your systems run clean, your team breathes easier. When your data tells one story, your strategy finally moves. Your systems know the truth; the question is, do you? Download the Curao Compass™ Preview Edition Book a Mentorship Diagnostic

    6 min
  5. What If Your Team Isn’t Misaligned — But Your Structure Is?

    OCT 9

    What If Your Team Isn’t Misaligned — But Your Structure Is?

    In this episode, Ivelisse Arroyo, creator of The Curao Compass™, explains why successful Go-To-Market (GTM) execution starts at the top of the Compass: your business structure. You’ll learn how hidden organizational gaps, unclear accountability, and weak internal processes quietly sabotage your business growth, and how to realign them using a diagnostic approach that turns chaos into clarity. Download The Curao Compass™ Free Preview Edition. Explore 1:1 or team mentorship sessions #TheCuraoCompass #GTMStrategy #gotomarket #BusinessStructure #LeadershipClarity #MarketingOperations #RevenueOperations #BusinessAlignment #operationalefficiency #ExecutiveLeadership #CuraoMarketing #IvelisseArroyo #businessgrowth #businessoperations #TeamAlignment #fractionalcmo #businessmentor #businessmentorship #businesscoach #businesscoaching

    5 min
  6. Your GTM Isn’t Broken — But Something Else Is.

    OCT 9

    Your GTM Isn’t Broken — But Something Else Is.

    In this first episode of The Curao Compass™, Ivelisse Arroyo, reveals why most GTM strategies fail from the inside out. You’ll learn how structural gaps, operational silos, and unclear financial alignment can quietly sabotage your business grwoth, and how to diagnose those issues using The Curao Compass™, a framework built to realign business systems and restore growth clarity. #TheCuraoCompass #GTMStrategy #BusinessMisalignment #ExecutiveMentorship #BusinessGrowth #BusinessSystems #LeadershipClarity

    5 min
  • 6 Episodes

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The Curao Compass™ — Where Strategy Meets Operational Truth in less than 10 minutes. Most leaders think their GTM strategy fails because of marketing. It doesn’t. It fails because the business beneath it is misaligned. Hosted by Ivelisse Arroyo, Fractional CMO and founder of Curao Marketing & Business Consulting, The Curao Compass™ podcast helps executives, founders, and high-growth leaders uncover the structural, operational, and financial blind spots that silently derail their growth. Each episode breaks down how to engineer clarity across marketing, operations, revenue, and leadership.

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  • Creator
    Ivelisse Arroyo
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ivelisse Arroyo
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    The Curao Compass™