Clients say...
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Denise Ashcraft,
Co-Founder, Excellence Shock Wave Therapy
“We were looking for a mentor with an entrepreneurial attitude towards growth and business health, profitability and development. John Lafferty took to our business very quickly and gave us an excellent snapshot and explanation of our current financial state. His process educated me so I better understand what I should be watching as we grow. John's explanations of our operating ratios gave me a good understanding of how we are trending forward. The discussions I had with him were very productive and I know we will involve John again when we are facing new opportunities.”
Nancy Sharp,
CEO, Food For Thought Enterprises
"I chose John Lafferty because of his extensive knowledge of small and mid-sized businesses, his innate knowledge of how the mind of a business owner thinks, and his ability to teach the subject of finance to a non-finance person. John gave me confidence in my ability to understand the financial aspects of our business. I was then able to align my senior level staff's compensation to the deliverables I wanted to reach in our business based on financial targets. "
Paul D. Benevich,
Managing Director, MBA Plans, Inc.
"Your financial projections models are fantastic. They are so intuitive from a user viewpoint, and have greatly aided my capability to deliver the total Business Plan package to my clients."
Bill Fisher,
Chairman, Board Advisory Corporation
A veteran of over 140 Boards of Directors, Bill talks about John's ability to explain situations concisely and coherently in a way that compels people to take action.
William A. Lederer,
Chairman and CEO, Minotaur Partners
"You have a very good reputation for supplementing a management team with timely and high quality accounting and financial support expertise. You were certainly very effective in working with Art.com's management team during the high stress period of our start-up. I believe you would be equally effective in emerging growth companies and in older owner-operated companies."
Joe McCaul,
President, Joseph Associates International
Joe talks about John's ability to maximize profitability and to identify revenue drivers.
Cathy Fitzhenry,
President, CSF Marketing Services, Inc.
"Too often skilled financial experts get too caught up in analyzing and computing numbers and they fail to see the full strategic picture. That's one way CFO-Pro gains the competitive advantage. I hope you realize that you differentiate yourself from other CFO's because you take into consideration the corporate culture, marketing initiatives, emotional intelligence, strategic direction and then you couple that with excellent listening skills.
The outcome is you help my clients break down complex financial matters using common sense, strategic thinking and financial principles. Not to mention that you are a pro at removing the fear factor syndrome from their corporate environments. It's been a pleasure!"
Dawn Gay,
President, Accelerated Resources
A specialist in the healthcare arena, Dawn talks about John's ability to communicate and build financial models that clients can work with and not just read.
Melissa Giovagnoli,
Founder, Networlding
"Every business owner should use John's service. It makes all the difference in pricing of products - in other words, actually getting what you need to get to make a profit."
Greg Wittstock,
President, Aquascape Designs, Inc.
"John, I am glad we found you when we did. Your projections, optimism and thoroughness have helped Aquascapes and me greatly. Thanks for everything."
Troy Burnett,
Broker/Owner, Elitere, LLC
"The handle you helped us put on our company finances I believe will be invaluable."
Keene Addington,
CEO, Flat Top Grill Restaurants
Keene talks about how he needed a handle on cost trends, a strategy to address the facts, and cash flow planning as he grew his restaurant chain.
Tom Morton,
C.P.A.
Tom discusses John's ability to teach people in positions of responsibility to see ways to fix problems rather than just fixing the problem himself, to evaluate a business and how to tweak it for better results, and to help an owner understand if his thinking is moving the business in the right direction.
Douglas Kahn,
Kahn Financial Group
"You have done a great many financial models for our investment banking services company. You are very knowledgeable and your work is outstanding!"
