Investor-Ready Financial Leadership for Women Building What’s Next

I help female founders transform unclear financials into investor-ready strategy and forecasting so they can confidently raise capital and scale their next stage of growth.

Get clarity on your financial strategy, forecasting, and capital raise preparation.

As your fractional CFO, I provide more than financial reporting and forecasts. I serve as a strategic thought partner, helping you understand the financial implications of key decisions, prepare for investment opportunities, navigate growth challenges, and build the financial foundation needed to achieve your long-term vision. My role is to bring clarity to complexity, confidence to decision-making, and a forward-looking financial strategy that supports sustainable growth.

01 Building Credible Financial Story for Investors

Many founders have financial statements, bookkeeping, and perhaps even a forecast—but they don't have a cohesive financial narrative that explains how the business creates value, scales, and generates returns.

02 Growing Financial Infrastructure to Meet the Needs of your Business

Many founder-led companies reach a point where spreadsheets, intuition, and reactive decision-making stop working

03 Providing CFO-Level Guidance that Scales with your Business

A lot of businesses in the $5M–$50M range have outgrown bookkeeping and controller-level support and need strategic finance help, but aren't large enough to justify a full-time CFO.

Tell me if any of these situations are familiar to you....

  1. Investors are asking for forecasts, cash runway visibility, and growth scenarios you know you should have—but don't have yet.

  1. You're making financial decisions based on what has worked in the past, but you wish you fully understood your financial position so you can lead the business with confidence.

  1. The business is growing, but somehow cash is always tight.  Some days it’s hard to think through the next cash cycle, much less plan for long-term growth.

Your Strategic Finance Partner for What Comes Next

“If you want to go fast, go alone.  If you want to go far, go together.”  - African proverb

As a seasoned finance leader, I help female founders bridge the gap between where their business is today and where they want it to go. Through strategic forecasting, capital planning, and CFO-level guidance, I provide the financial leadership needed to prepare for investment, navigate growth, and build a company that is ready for what comes next.

I partner with female founders to prepare their finance function for the capital raise process.

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Modeling

Helping leaders paint a picture of the future with financial planning to back it up.

Operational Clarity

Evaluating true business drivers and developing actionable reporting.

Capital Transaction Preparation

Preparing financial presentations and coaching leaders to present financial information with clarity and confidence.

Testimonials

Vikki is a highly intelligent and hard-working woman. She is an expert in finance, is extremely detail-oriented, communicates well and works well with others.

….her counsel and work product were critical to the success of [our organization]. Her financial intelligence, work ethic and attitude are all at the highest levels.

She is a natural communicator and easy to talk to and that made it comfortable for me to share ideas and information with her.

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