Venture Capital & Private Equity - Palo Alto, California, United States
CEO / COO / CFO / Turnaround / Growth Executive / Strategic Program Leader. Strong second to CEOs
CEO / COO / CFO / Turnaround / Growth Executive / Strategic Program Leader. Strong second to CEOs
Driving Scalability and EBITDA Improvement Through Fact Based Leadership, Process and AccountabilityTransformation \ turnaround executive and advisor specialized in building teams, measurement systems and driving results at both growth and distressed companies. As a hands-on C-level interim executive, I help organizations improve their ability to identify and realize opportunities for improving the efficiency, effectiveness and profitability of their organization. Establishing priorities, clarifying accountabilities and executing against the goal is the name of the game.Experience working side-by-side with executive boards, management teams and the players in the field (across Sales, Operations and Finance) to improve communication and identify and realize improvement. Notable experience helping companies scale operations and finance "without adding two FTEs for every $1M in revenue."Specialties: - Interim CEO/CRO/COO and Finance / Operations Leadership.- Strategic and Tactical Advice on Scaling the Organization to Maximize Growth, incl. Shared Services- Turnaround / Distressed Company Leadership and 100 Day Plan Execution- "Clarity of Focus" through Performance Measurement / Management / Communication- Establishing Accountability thru a "Management Cadence" and "Bottoms Up" Budgeting- Questioning, then Redesigning Core Mid Market Upward Reporting, notably Sales Pipeline, Inventory and Manufacturing Variances- "Getting the Right People on the Bus"- Offsite Team Conference Structuring and Workshop Facilitation- "Post Mortems" on Challenging Processes and SituationsExecutive advisory and team leadership to companies undertaking Finance and Operational Transformation efforts, including financial close cycle time reduction.