Wayne Scott Email & Phone Number

Are you looking for ways to remove barriers to your vision? As CEO, does your team create or take energy from your day? Are you ready to break out of yesterday and propel your life to your new future? At SPEROVA, we exist for one simple reason… YOU! Whether you’re a new or experienced CEO, we’ll help you bring clarity to your values and goals. We’ll help you create those necessary steps to find a new trajectory by overcoming life’s roadblocks that keeps you from reaching your full potential. We believe that our focusing on you and your goals and not that of our own will ultimately be a greater win for you and help propel you towards your objectives. We help our clients grow both personally and professionally with…✓ Business Growth✓ Life Transitioning✓ Career Development✓ Productivity/Work-Life Balance ✓ Strategic Leadership Planning & Execution✓ Team Building & Performance Improvement✓ Culture Development & Operating Transformation We all have ambitions we want to reach, roadblocks to overcome, and times we just feel stuck. Our goal is to create a thought-provoking dialogue that will help you in your journey of changing your life and setting you on a path to greater personal and professional fulfilment. To accomplish this, we partner with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Our coaching process will help you unlock previously untapped sources of imagination, productivity, and leadership. To learn more about what SPEROVA can do for you, I invite you to call us at 214.770.0777 or email us at wayne@sperova.net... We look forward to talking with you!

Dallas, Texas, Us

At New Life CFO, we bring order and stability to your financial infrastructure, harvesting cash from your balance sheet, steer your business operations, and stage your company for growth.

Seleccion is a locally owned used car dealer located in Dallas. We pride ourselves in providing a great customer experience. We maintain a good selection of vehicles, offer our own easy financing and deliver exceptional customer service.

Dallas, Tx, Us

• Number one Sales Team in units sold, Customer Service Index and Lease penetration• Lead Social Media team driving sales through Facebook and keyword search engine optimization.• Actively manage sales through CallSource, AutoAlert and Autoexchange customer retention systems.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Promoted to head the Cadillac Infiniti Pre-Owned organization selling 200 to 250 cars monthly, managing 50 team members in sales, service and finance. • Increased sales from 175 to 225 per month by managing inventory, buying, pricing and creating an environment focused on providing a high level customer service and experience.• #1 in USA Infiniti certified pre-owned sales, #1 in Customer Satisfaction.• Achieved 197% increase in profits by watching expenses and growing revenue base.• Managed multiple state inventory buying team for both Cadillac and Infiniti inventory. Built need-to-buy matrix integrating multiple management systems allowing proper stocking levels.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Promoted to Pre-Owned Sales Manager and managed sales teams, inventory and make-ready processes to improve sales and customer experience.• Managed integration of Infiniti Pre-Owned in to Cadillac Pre-Owned which increased our sales from 90 to 175 units per month.• Transitioned marketing efforts from newspaper advertising to on-line marketing, managed 3rd party internet vendors, and created processes to advertise Pre-Owned inventory on multiple websites.• Managed sales team to reach sales goals and improve customer experience of buying automobiles.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Sales Associate 2004• Achieved average 17 car sales per month (company average was 10 per month) and was named as a member of the prestigious “Team Twenty” reflecting the ability to sell 20 cars in a single month.• Consistently received a 4.0 customer service index (CSI) (highest rating allowed).

Dallas, Tx, Us

• Ranked in the top 10% of Service Advisors based on high average dollars per repair order and 3.93 CSI.

Early stage consulting and auditing practice serving a commercial and industrial clientele.

San Francisco, California, Us

Recruited to transform Van Kasper & Company investment banking firm to raise capital, coordinate the acquisition by First Security in 1999 and by Wells Fargo in 2001. Led 60 financial, regulatory and operations personnel in Utah and California.

With assets of about $19.4 billion, First Security was the second- largest bank holding company in the West after San Francisco's Wells Fargo & Company.Led the task force that created synergies across investment banking, branch retail brokerage, fixed income group and the insurance sales group in the wake of the sale of Van Kasper to First Security. • Directed the integration after the sale of Van Kasper to First Security Bank of Utah. Combined four divisions, three finance groups, three operating platforms (all with separate managers, different reporting styles and costly overlap of responsibilities) into a unified, cohesive team. Closed the San Francisco Accounting department and built a new combined, Utah-based finance group in place on day one after the merger. Devised new, consolidated financial reports for the CEO and Board of Directors. Reached compliance with bank and regulatory standards in 6 months.• Coordinate with each Division President the selection of systems and strategies to meet the needs of all divisions. Migrated to a more robust platform that made significant advances in meeting customer expectations while cutting the cost of support personnel by 40%.

San Francisco's second-largest independent investment bank and brokerage.• Orchestrated the sale of Van Kasper of San Francisco to First Security Bank of Salt Lake City for $100 million, 10x book value. Built pitch book that communicated historical results, discussed recent changes to cost and infrastructure. Created pro-forma financials necessary to attract potential capital partners. Overcame effects of declining financial markets and closed the transaction in less than 12 months after becoming CFO.• Played a lead role in establishing a solid presence in the Northwest for Van Kasper. Identified a Seattle firm that was strong in sales and research but needed other products to successfully sustain its growth. Led the financial and operational due diligence teams. Successfully closed the transaction, within six months, adding approximately $20 million in revenues and profit margin of 20%.• Attained clean Internal Audit after years of failing to pass Internal Audit's minimum standards of controls relating to customer assets. • Overcame limitations imposed by lack of capital, enabling Van Kasper to operate at full capacity. Coordinated with Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) to minimize any capital-related restrictions of activities. Developed relationship with national Association of Securities Dealers Regulation Division (NASD-R) to develop open communications as to the firm’s capital structure and its progress to increase capital. Raised sufficient private capital ($10 million) to satisfy the NASD-R requirements.• Increased profit margins 7% by cutting $3 million from Van Kasper’s annual cost of outsourced back office support systems.

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

$140M, 1,200 employee Dallas-based investment banking firm.• Executed a strategy to increase revenues ($75 million to $140 million) by acquiring a Chicago firm increasing the revenue base and geographical presence with little overlap to existing operations.• Conducted due diligence, closed the transaction and oversaw the successful integration of finance and operations.• Implemented a state-of-the-art, firm-wide accounting system that met the demands of the firm’s new size and transaction load. Completed the conversion 3 months ahead of target completion date.• Developed and implemented a deferred compensation plan to improve retention of the 1,200 broker sales force resulting in an estimated 47% annual decrease in voluntary turnover.• Initiated and chaired a fifteen-person Support Services Committee charged with addressing operational, accounting and facility needs which addressed complex, multilevel transitional issues with the Midwestern acquisition.

London, Gb

Joined the leading CPA firm (at that time) in the country. Responsible for auditing, managing staff and issuing opinions on financial statements for financial services industry firms.