Professional, capable and insightful are words that clients and colleagues use to describe Jane. Her 25+ years of experience includes 14 years as CEO and founder of her own consulting firm. As a consultant and entrepreneur, Jane not only developed expertise in finance and technology, but also excelled in business development, marketing, business process improvement, client retention and staff development. As a business partner with her clients, Jane reviews and understands the mission, strategy and goals of the organization before providing services. A partial list of her industry experience includes:
Jane joined General Electric immediately upon graduation from Bentley College in 1982 and completed their Financial Management Program two years later. After obtaining her CMA (Certified Management Accountant) designation, Jane decided to enter public accounting to gain broad exposure to the myriad of business models.
After spending 4 years at a large regional firm, Jane left public accounting to start her own practice for small and mid-market companies that specialized in financial and technology consulting. Jane successfully grew the firm for the next 14 years serving more than 300 clients in a multitude of industries across New England.
In 2004, Jane negotiated the sale of her firm to the largest regional CPA firm in Boston and led the integration effort while retaining 100% of her clients and key staff in the process. For the next three years, Jane led the business development and consulting teams in numerous operational and go-to-market initiatives and was very successful in growing revenue and nurturing key relationships with clients and strategic vendors including Microsoft.
As a member of Vistage (formerly known as TEC) and the New England business community, Jane has established relationships with other high quality service providers including: attorneys, bankers, human capital consultants, technology partners, marketing and public relations firms. Jane's experience enables her to take a holistic approach to her clients' businesses and her relationships allow her to connect her clients with additional experts if needed.