STRATEGIC ADVISER
Growth Changes Everything.
As businesses grow...
The founder becomes the bottleneck.
Financial decisions become more complex.
Teams become harder to manage.
Cash flow becomes more important.
Systems begin to break.
Growth requires a different way of leading.
That's where I help.
Founder Dependency
Operations
Growth Strategy
Financial Clarity
Leadership
Decision Making
Helping Businesses Scale
Financial Foundation
Accounting
Financial Reporting
Cash Flow
Tax Strategy
Operational Excellence
Processes
Systems
Performance
Capacity
Founder Scalability
Leadership
Delegation
Decision Making
Accountability
Strategic Growth
Expansion
Business Models
Priorities
Long-Term Growth
I Don't Just Teach Scaling.
I Study It. I Build It. I Help Others Do It.
Research
Practice
Advisory
Entrepreneurship Professor
Georgia State University
DBA Research
Founder Decision-Making
Scalability Research
Founder
Business Owner
Operator
Investor
Building Companies
Growth Strategy
Financial Advisory
Founder Coaching
Operational Systems
Business Transformation
Research informs my practice.
Practice strengthens my advisory.
Advisory shapes my research.
Building Businesses
While Helping Others Build Theirs
I believe the best advisors should also be practitioners. Alongside my advisory work, I'm actively building and scaling businesses across multiple industries.
Porche & Lott Accounting
Accounting, Tax & Growth Advisory helping founder-led businesses build stronger financial foundations.
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Comfort CLE
Restaurant operations and workforce development focused on building scalable food service businesses.
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We Are Edupreneurs
A community helping educators transition into entrepreneurship and build sustainable businesses.
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Plainly
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Helping founders focus on what matters most.
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MY PHILOSOPHY
Most businesses don't suffer from a lack of information.
They suffer from a lack of clarity.
My work is helping founders identify what matters most, make better decisions, and build businesses that can grow beyond them.
Identify
Interpret
Scale
Featured Insights
Why Growing Businesses Stop Growing
The Hidden Cost of Founder Dependency
Financial Reports Don't Create Growth
Speaking
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Teaching
Entrepreneurship Professor
Georgia State University
Research
DBA
Researching Founder Scalability