Strategic Leadership for Owner-Led Businesses
When your business hits a wall—whether financial, operational, or strategic—you don’t need another advisor. You need a leader who’s been in the trenches and knows how to unlock growth, restore confidence, and get results.
At Ironwood Strategic Partners, I work alongside business owners and investors to solve critical challenges and build lasting value. I bring a proven blend of financial leadership, operational turnaround expertise, and deal-savvy advisory—earned through years of hands-on work in turnarounds, growth-stage companies, and complex transactions. Whether you need clarity in your numbers, confidence in your strategy, or control over your outcomes, I step in when the stakes are high and deliver what matters most: results.
CFO & Strategic Financial Leadership
Clear financial insight, disciplined capital management, and leadership that aligns numbers with strategy. From working capital to growth initiatives, I help owners make confident decisions.
Turnaround & Operational Improvement
When performance lags or operations break down, I step in to stabilize, rebuild, and unlock value. I fix what's broken—and build what lasts.
Capital Structuring & Exit Preparation
Whether raising capital, restructuring debt, or preparing for a sale, I bring the experience to structure deals that protect owners and maximize outcomes.
If you want hands-on leadership that delivers—not just advice—I’m ready.
Deeply Indebted Turnaround
Stepped in as CEO of a business facing $65M in debt and negative EBITDA.
Rebuilt leadership focus, streamlined decision-making, and pivoted the model to high-margin offerings.
Scaled a new business line from $0 to $15M run rate in 6 months, returning the company to positive EBITDA in 4 months and enabling lenders to exit profitably.
Result: saved business, rejuvenated team, amazing platform
Specialty Financing Business Unit
Joined as GM of a floundering product line with no clear leadership and flat performance.
Conducted deep analysis, eliminated operational inefficiencies, and refocused the team on high-value customers.
Doubled revenue in 6 months, hit budget for the first time in 5 years, and restored team energy and customer confidence.
Helped to hire a leader to take over my duties and continue in excellence.
Result: new vertical within a great company, new profit and avenues for growth.
Multi-Location Retail Chain
Brought in after the business had been driven into the ground by a failed investor, with negative EBITDA and morale at rock bottom.
Installed clear KPIs, rebuilt financial discipline, and partnered with leadership to stabilize and refocus operations.
Transformed the company from a $400K loss to over $4M in EBITDA.
Led expansion into new locations and a successful tax and equity restructuring.
Guided the business to a sale that delivered a 10x equity return for investors.
Result: turned loss into profit, 10x equity increase and a much happier team; exited to strategic.
I’ve led, advised, or partnered with businesses across industries—helping owners and investors unlock value in critical moments.
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