{"id":48,"date":"2020-02-22T18:52:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T18:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/ryan-weirich\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2021-09-14T22:40:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T22:40:42","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/ryan-weirich\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n\t\t \n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Ryan is a strategic, roll up your sleeves CFO with 20+ years of experience helping founders, private organizations, and private equity-backed businesses build scalable finance departments, strengthen cash flow, and accelerate value creation. He partners closely with owners and leadership teams to clarify goals, implement the right systems and KPIs, and translate financial insight into profitable action\u2014with a focus on reliable cash flow, clarity, and long term enterprise value. 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