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14 leaders weigh in on client impact
“You could just tell — it wasn't just two people, it was the team in general.”
“They felt constantly behind, and their client was not happy with them.”
“I had a recent client — a manufacturer, now second-generation owned — that had never had anyone in an IT leadership role before and wasn't sure where they wanted to go with it.”
“We grew 54% in 4 years. We doubled the size of our company. We were looking to grow and looking to expand, and it was only because of the tools that EOS provides.”
“I have been around entrepreneurs and small business owners my entire life, and I believe they are culture shifters.”
“That's success to me — when you can inject some balance into an owner's life.”
“I've been hugged by a client who was able to make payroll for the first time in a month. They were losing sleep because they did not have the cash in the bank.”
“She was leading a business, was new in the role, and the results weren't where she wanted them to be.”
“I will never forget her almost breaking down in tears saying, 'I didn't know how well I was doing.' A year later she won an award from the company for her performance.”
“Once we got their cash flow set properly and started paying attention, we realized they were actually doing well.”
“The possibility of helping other business owners realize that this opportunity exists — that's what makes me do what I do.”
“I grew up in a family where money was tight. That gave me this deep respect for every dollar a business spends. I treat their money like it's my own.”
“Over time we built the plan, got things up and running, and they graduated.”
“Winning early, winning often -- it's often a process question.”
“Most companies don't have a sales problem. They have a clarity problem. They can't articulate why someone should buy from them versus anyone else.”
“That was the most productive meeting, and it came through trust, through referral, through my ability to develop a relationship with this organization.”
“It's a different mentality, but it pays off in the short term and the long term.”
“These are the products you need to lead with, and then you can pull in the novelty items to support the core.”
“I know general HR, but I've got employment specialists who are really good — their personalities are great, they're not just the hire-and-fire people.”
“The reason anyone hires any fractional is the service that they provide. Taking the time to be in service to the organization and actually be helpful — that's really the value we bring.”
“For me, it's about guiding clients to an understanding, not telling them.”
“My goal is to go in, help them grow, help them be profitable, optimize the business so they need a full-time CFO. It's about putting yourself out of a job.”
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Adam Reynolds
Founder & CEO, Thrive CFO

Amy Connor
Founder/CEO, CMO-OnLoan

Amy Sheehy
Founder, Seed Consulting Services

Brennan Sweeney
Founder, Sweeney Consulting | Now Senior Manager, Huron

Carter Varn
Fractional CIO, Advanced Caliber

Christine Bell
Fractional EOS Integrator

Dan Keck
Area President, FocusCFO

Emily Siegel
Fractional Chief of Design & Strategy

Kevin Lawson
Fractional VP of Sales, Lighthouse Sales Advisors

Mary Kay Laird
Business Development Director, Supporting Strategies

Meredith Arlinghaus
Founder & CEO, EmpowerAP

Tim Waymire
Chief Development Officer, Tetelestai Capital

Tobias Brauer
Founder, SolvStat | Now VP Creative, Ansera

Todd Wilkowski
Fractional General Counsel, FBT Gibbons