For 31 years, I had steady employment, having only been out of work twice and only for a total of about 8 months.\u00a0\u00a0Then came the end of a 24 year run with one company.\u00a0\u00a0This was a family business, in its second generation that was not going make it to the third.\u00a0\u00a0We were in the commercial real estate business and in 2006 we were at the top of the current valuation cycle, so we sold off assets and I began the process of looking for a new position.<\/p>\n
I was fortunate to have been offered outplacement, which taught me to network and gave me a support system, very much like FENG offers its members.\u00a0\u00a0I tried to move out of real estate but with 24 years experience and over the age of 50 I knew this would be a tough challenge.\u00a0\u00a0After eight months of searching I found a position as CFO with a real estate development company.\u00a0\u00a0This was October 2008. The job lasted exactly one year.\u00a0\u00a0I had just spent eight months finding a job that lasted twelve.\u00a0\u00a0Something needed to change.<\/p>\n
I had always wanted my own business but being in accounting and finance I was not sure what this would look like.\u00a0\u00a0In 1991 I had read an article in CFO Magazine which spoke about being a part time CFO and building a client base.\u00a0\u00a0This appealed to me and led me on a search as to how to make this happened.\u00a0\u00a0I knew that I could go off on my own and hang out a shingle but what support would I have or more importantly, would I need?\u00a0\u00a0I looked at some regional players, which to me were marginally better.\u00a0\u00a0Finally I landed on the largest firm in the nation supplying senior financial leadership to private companies,\u00a0B2B CFO\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n I joined\u00a0B2B CFO\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><\/b>\u00a0in October 2008 and have never looked back.\u00a0\u00a0The firm, of which I am a partner, allows me to go anywhere in the country and perform the work I love to do without any of the politics of joining a company as the CFO.\u00a0\u00a0B2B CFO\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><\/b>\u00a0has taught me how to sell and has supplied me with the tools I need to plan out an assignment.\u00a0\u00a0My 171 partners provide technical support that allows me to work in many different industries.\u00a0\u00a0I can get an answer to any question within 24 to 48 hours. Since joining the firm I have had 15 different clients of which 6 are currently active with an additional 9 firms in various stages of discussion as to the services I can provide.\u00a0\u00a0My first client is still a client where I provide ongoing CFO level services to him, helping him grow his business in a cost effective way.\u00a0\u00a0For me, the goal of helping business owners be successful with their business and with their goals is very rewarding.<\/p>\n Besides providing support, training and mentoring,\u00a0B2B CFO\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><\/b>\u00a0provides a strong national brand.\u00a0\u00a0This past month we were named to the prestigious Inc Magazine list of the 5000 fastest growing companies in the country coming in 84th<\/sup>\u00a0in our category and 1,560th<\/sup>\u00a0overall.\u00a0\u00a0Our firm has been written up in the Wall Street Journal as well as numerous local and regional publications.\u00a0\u00a0Our founding partner is a regular on Fox Business News.\u00a0\u00a0All this provides enormous validation to our firm and the work we do.<\/p>\n If you are looking to take control of your own future and never again to be subjected to an outright job search the concept of providing senior financial leadership to organizations on an as needed basis could be right for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For 31 years, I had steady employment, having only been out of work twice and only for a total of about 8 months.\u00a0\u00a0Then came the end of a 24 year run with one company.\u00a0\u00a0This was a family business, in its second generation that was not going make it to the third.\u00a0\u00a0We were in the commercial…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n