Insight in Indian Country Podcast
Trusted Expertise to Serve Tribal Nations
What steps can you take to improve cash flow management at your organization? Maximizing financial potential can feel overwhelming once you dive into the ins and outs of all your transactions. Where do you start? And what should your end-goal be?
In this episode, Wes Benally and Chris Henderson are following up to our previous episode on working capital with a discussion on practical strategies for managing cash flow in today’s challenging business landscape. From optimizing collections to prioritizing payments effectively, forecasting cash flow to controlling expenses— financial decision-makers for Tribal-run businesses won’t want to miss this episode. Tune in!
Read Chris’s article on working capital and cash flow, Deep Dive: Effectively Managing Working Capital & Cash Flow
REDW Advisors & CPAs is proud to bring you the Insight in Indian Country Podcast, covering important advisory, accounting, and finance topics that impact Tribal Nations and business affairs. Thanks for listening!
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Meet Your Hosts
Wesley Ryan Benally, CPA
REDW Principal and National Tribal Practice Leader
As the leader of REDW’s National Tribal Practice, Wes is committed to improving financial literacy throughout Indian Country and hosts the Insight in Indian Country Podcast. He oversees audits of a wide range for Native American communities, state and local government agencies, and non-profits, nationwide, is a member of the Arizona State Board of Accountancy’s Peer Review Oversight Advisory Committee and serves as an instructor with Arizona State University’s American Indian Policy Institute. In addition, as a Board member for a tribal gaming entity that operates in two states, Wes keeps up with regulatory issues important to tribal gaming operations. Wes is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.
Christopher A. Henderson, CPA, CITP
REDW Principal, Client Accounting & Advisory Services (CAAS)
Chris is one of the leaders of REDW’s Client Advisory & Accounting Services (CAAS) practice, backed by more than a decade of finance and accounting experience serving commercial clients, primarily in the construction industry.
With a talent for technology, Chris has focused his career on turning his clients´ accounting resources into a competitive advantage, driving profitability through improved data accuracy and availability. He also has extensive experience implementing accounting software systems and integrating third-party applications to greatly improve data accuracy and operational efficiency.
Compensation Studies—Your Key to Hiring & Retaining Top Talent.
It’s important to attract—and retain—the best employees to ensure the long-term success and sustainability of your tribal organization. And given an exceptionally competitive labor market and the usual budget constraints, this means basing your employee compensation and benefits programs on relevant and reliable data.
Learn more about REDW’s 2023 Tribal Compensation Survey Reports for both Government and Gaming, coming October 1!
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- Building the NAFOA Orange Book with Corrine WilsonThis episode, host Wes Benally talks with Corrine Wilson, CPA, former REDW Principal and National Tribal Practice Leader, about how the Orange Book actually got its start.
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- REDW Hosts the 2026 Tribal Leadership & Management (TL&M) ConferenceREDW is proud to host the 2026 TL&M Conference, October 14–15 at South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas — bringing together Tribal Elected Officials, Administrators, Enterprise Management, and Indian Country leaders for two days of connection and insight. Register early and save with code REDWPOD26.
