Jack Parsons Email & Phone Number

Dunwoody, Ga

My current focus is helping companies solve issues through introductions to appropriate experts. To that end, I typically partner under referral fee agreements with Professional Services Firms having a wide variety of experts. My preference is to continue on with the companies I advise in a Corporate or Advisory Board position helping to lead them through their various stages of growth. I’m somewhat industry agnostic but am drawn to companies I believe are making a positive impact on people’s lives, which tends to lead me to entities in, or touching on, health-related fields.I’m also helping companies that are looking to a liquidity event to find the appropriate buyer by partnering with Focus Acquisition Partners, a buy-side M&A advisor and private equity sponsor.From November 2017 through April 2019, I was exclusively focused on serving as an Independent Solutions Advisor providing Business Development and Brand-building services to Warren Averett, a Regional CPA/Advisory Firm.Over the years, I've taken on a variety of roles focused on building businesses and driving revenues, some of a full-time nature, some more project-oriented, including:ProPlay Golf Performance Systems, Austin, TX -- served as President/CEO and increased revenues from a standstill to a $500K run rate as of June 2010.Engajer, Menlo Park, Ca -- part time consulting engagement as Business Development Exec and Advisory Board Member with this SAAS company Johleen Health and Financial Wellness, Redwood Shores, CA -- Business Development roles with entities focused on improving an individual's health and financial wellness;GolfTime, Redwood Shores, CA -- Pursued opportunities to build innovative and fun golf driving ranges in the SF Bay Area.LECG -- Managing Director, San Francisco Bay AreaPractice was focused on various forensic accounting projects.Caturano & Co -- Managing Director, Boston, MAThree-month consulting project to develop a dedicated Transactions Practice Group

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Member of the Transaction Advisory Services Group leading Buy-side and Sell-side financial due diligence projects for Private Equity Groups and Corporate acquirers/sellers; pursue and close new business opportunities with existing and new clients; develop staff and recruit and hire new team members.

Menlo Park, Ca

Personal investment fund Pursued opportunities to buy and run existing business; ultimately decided to build a financial consulting practice within a larger enterprise, which led to the position with FTI Consulting.

Richmond, Ca

Responsible for overall financial strategy, controllership operations, corporate planning and forecasting, tax, treasury operations, external reporting, investor relations, real estate, risk management, and development and testing of system of internal controls, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.As a new management team, we returned company to profitability in Q3 2002 despite declining revenues; the Company had reported operating losses for every quarter during 2000 and 2001, including Q4 2001 when the Company lost almost $7 million (before amortization, restructuring and impairment charges); and we reduced quarterly operating costs by approximately $7 million from Q4 2001 to Q3 2003.

Austin, Tx

Responsible for overall financial strategy, operations, sales and marketing, and administration for this venture-backed start-up where we provided targeted marketing between advertising partners and the members of the numerous in-venue loyalty programs we initiated and operated for professional and collegiate sports teams. From end of 1999 to end of 2000, we grew membership from less than 200,000 to almost 1 million and increased number of teams under contract from less than 20 to over 100; increased annual revenues from less than $500,000 to almost $2 million; Established corporate reputation for providing quality, responsive service; and developed aggressive growth plans to offer similar products to online customers.

Woodside, Ca

Invested in public company equities managing my own portfolio of securities. This was an ideal time to be in the market as everyone did well -- I was able to increase our invested assets by 5X during this period. Turned the portfolio over to a professional money manager at the end of 1999 when we moved to Austin, TX and I took the position with AIM.

San Francisco, Ca

Responsibilities: finance and accounting, outsourced product manufacturing, information systems, legal, and investor relations.During my tenure there, we resolved a number of key accounting and reporting matters with the external auditors; enhanced overall Company focus on financial controls and business process matters; supplied executive team with real-time financial data from which to make key business decisions; and significantly enhanced quality of Audit Committee meetings.

Fremont, Ca

Responsibilities: finance and accounting, in-house product manufacturing, information systems, legal, and investor relations/corporate communications. Key member of the merger negotiation team, which resulted in the successful sale of the Company.

San Jose, Ca

• Business Advisory Services- Engagement partner providing audit and business advisory services to a number of Silicon Valley technology companies, including The Learning Company; Consulted with key company executives on a wide variety of financial reporting matters, business combination transactions, human resource matters, and operational issues; Led clients through a number of initial public offerings, providing insights into SEC staff positions on accounting and financial reporting matters and strategies for responding to SEC staff financial comments. • International SEC Consulting Practice - During 1990-1994, served dual role as local office engagement partner and International SEC Consulting Partner; In 1994, selected to become the only full-time member of the International SEC Consulting Practice resident in a local practice office. Responsibilities included: (1) advising non-US clients and partners of international C&L offices, principally in Mexico and the Pacific Rim, on SEC registration and reporting responsibilities for initial US public offerings; (2) serving as liaison partner between C&L local office, C&L National Office and the Company's attorneys and investment bankers; and (3) identifying and developing new business opportunities.

Washington, Dc

Fellowship role included: (1) consultation on technical matters arising from registrant filings, (2) participation in SEC oversight of Financial Accounting Standards Board, Auditing Standards Board, various AICPA committees, and Emerging Issues Task Force, (3) drafting Staff Accounting Bulletins and accounting-related rule changes and (4) providing public accounting perspective to SEC staff deliberations. Specialized in matters relevant to technology companies, such as stock compensation, revenue recognition and business combinations.

Boston, Ma; San Diego, Ca; San Jose, Ca

Provided accounting, auditing and financial services to clients of varying size in diversified industries, with particular emphasis on public clients; In December 1986, nominated by San Jose office managing partner (who later became Chairman of the Firm) to become Firm's candidate for the SEC Fellowship program.

Bs, Economics

Mba, Accounting

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