Founded Greenseid Consulting Group to offer a range of services related to sound financial and organizational management. Provided services to clients in a range of areas, from financial modeling for acquisitions to part-time, temporary CFO work. Consulting positions include:

Provide financial oversight to a family owned and operated lighting showroom located in the Twin Cities. Conduct data analytics and lead teams to streamline processes for more efficient operation. Oversee budgeting, financial reporting, and compensation planning for the entire company. Manage team of five, including the Director of Sales, Marketing Manager, Finance Manager, and Manager of Operations.Achievements:• Increased sales by 125% and profitability by more than one third.• Secured $850K in loans to provide working capital to support business expansion.• Implemented Insightly CRM system to provide project tracking across the organization leading to better communication and customer service.• Developed Qlikview business analytics tool and wrote SQL queries allowing for deep understanding of business operations and profitability.• Designed compensation plans to align salesperson incentives with management.• Implemented EOS (Traction) to transform a mom and pop operation into a small business and provide greater accountability across the organization.• Negotiated agreements with vendors to maximize benefits to the company.

Provided financial oversight to a privately held e-commerce business that sells lighting, furniture and home furnishings. Worked with the board of directors to review financials and recommendations for executive compensation. Managed the finance team and provided strategic financial support to the CEO and leadership team.Achievements:• Negotiated lease and build-out agreement and led the office move from an outdated office park to custom built space in Minneapolis’s North Loop neighborhood, providing a more attractive work environment for Bellacor’s team and a better draw for new employees.• Managed communications, dividend distribution, capitalization table, and all facets of shareholder relations.• Handled all legal aspects of the organization including contract negotiation, sale of patent, and issues around copyright.• Worked with independent evaluation team to create 409a valuation and set annual share price for privately held company.

Provided oversight of all areas of a non-academic nature including finance, administration, facilities, maintenance, and security.Achievements:• Built balanced annual budget for all programs given declining enrollment, increased need for financial aid and demographic shift.• Led process overhaul of financial aid system providing assistance to all families in need.• Streamlined administration, reorganizing the entire school’s systems to better keep track of student records, invoices, and accounts receivable.• Negotiated sublet of school space that provided funds critical to continue operations.

Supported the CFO and provided analytical and financial modeling support across the organization.Achievements:• Built financial model for acquisition of medical device repair business, incorporating synergy and growth assumptions and financing and earnout costs.• Developed sales reporting tool to automate the reporting of sales against budget for multiple sales initiatives to send to sales reps, regional business directors and senior management, saving hundreds of hours and providing timely data to the field.

Provide financial support to IS controller’s group including month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow analysis and special projects.

Developed and maintained financial models to support new store site selection using both Economic Value Added (EVA) and discounted cash flow analysis.