Phillip Ray Email & Phone Number

I have spent the past 10 years building and operating businesses in Virginia. My experience as a founder and operator gives me a unique understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing business leaders, especially entrepreneurs. As a founder, I worked with my team to develop management and manufacturing procedures that standardized and streamlined our processes. We built a consistent feedback channel that allowed us to remain nimble and make meaningful improvements based on objective and subjective data. I believe collaborative leadership creates a strong, dynamic, and inclusive team and generates the best outcomes for everyone. As CFO I focused on making effective financial decisions requiring a combination of accurate data and careful consideration of the impacts on employees and the P&L.Entrepreneurship is a challenging and rewarding career path. The responsibilities of being an employer should not be taken lightly. Your employees are your business and should be treated as your most important stakeholders. Honest, direct two-way communication will keep your team engaged and build the trust that will make you all successful.