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LevelUp PodcastAuthor: Nick Araco
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Where Agile Finance Meets Real-World Execution With Justin Norton
Wednesday, 11 February, 2026
Justin Norton, CPA, MAcc, is the Chief Financial Officer at Brekhus Tile & Stone, a Denver-based commercial and residential construction company specializing in high-quality tile and stone installations. Under his financial leadership, the company has strengthened operational discipline and driven meaningful process improvement. He is known for transforming complex accounting environments into scalable, efficient systems that support execution and growth. Justin brings a rare combination of deep technical expertise and hands-on operational experience, honed in construction and other project-based businesses. In this episode… Change is accelerating rapidly, but most finance teams were designed for a slower, more predictable world. When volatility is the norm and expectations keep rising, what actually allows a finance organization to stay agile without breaking under pressure? For Justin Norton, the key lies in finance stepping out of its silo and into the real work of the business. Drawing from his experience as a hands-on finance operator, he explains that resilience comes from clean data, strong judgment, and deep trust with operations, not from building more reports. When finance becomes the connective tissue across teams, it stops reacting to change and starts shaping smarter decisions before problems escalate. In this episode of the Level Up, Nick Araco is joined by Justin Norton, Chief Financial Officer at Brekhus Tile & Stone, to discuss building agile and resilient finance teams in a rapidly changing world. They explore why finance must act as the tip of the spear across the organization, how judgment and prioritization matter more than dashboards, and what it takes to turn messy data into actionable insight.
