Who We Are

Real CFOs and the Team Behind Them.

We bring strategy, systems, and execution that scale with your business. Our CFOs, controllers, and accountants work inside your team, your tools, and your close calendar, not outside of it. All backed by Ampleo Intelligence, our AI platform.

WHY WE'RE DIFFERENT

Embedded, Not Outsourced.

Right-Sized

A CFO, a controller, a full finance team, or a defined project. Exactly the finance function your stage needs, not more, not less.

On-Demand

Deployed in days, not months. No procurement cycles, no onboarding lag.

AI-Amplified

Ampleo Intelligence turns a monthly cash report into a live dashboard, and a two-week model into a same-day one.

Execution, Not Just Advice

Our CFOs don't hand off a deck and disappear. They do the actual work, until the books are clean and the plan is running.

Meet Our Leadership Team.

Lauren Farnsworth

Partner, Finance

Lauren Farnsworth is a CFO and transaction advisor whose expertise spans financial and strategic planning, cash management, forecasting and modeling, investor relations, and technical accounting. She spent five years in EY's financial services audit practice and three years as a Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting at American Express before becoming Corporate Controller and then CFO of Fieldstone Homes.

Kevin Hix

Partner, Finance

Kevin Hix brings 15+ years helping founder-led and PE-backed companies turn vision into value. As CFO of a multi-entity, PE-backed CPG company he raised over $10M, oversaw a $12M budget and a 60-person team, and scaled a consumer brand past $8M in annual revenue to a successful exit. He also co-founded a jerky brand that grew from farmers markets to 4,500 national doors.

Oliver Hansen

Partner, Finance

Oliver Hansen focuses on tightening the financial operations of growing companies across construction, energy, real estate, SaaS, and eCommerce. He brings over a decade in strategic finance, FP&A, treasury, and accounting, and builds the KPIs, operating plans, and capital management discipline that make complex financial pictures simple enough to act on.

Bethany Smith

Partner, Finance

Bethany Smith is a CFO with ten years in financial reporting and deep FP&A experience, including leading two major acquisitions from both sides of the table. She built the accounting team from the ground up at Jaybird, led its acquisition by Logitech, then served as Head of Finance supporting six business units, building three-year forecasts and quarterly strategic plans for executive leadership.

Ryan Purser

Partner, Finance

Ryan Purser has helped companies secure hundreds of millions in debt and equity financing, and specializes in forecasting, financial models, KPIs, and the system upgrades that make them all work. He spent nearly a decade in finance, operations, and eCommerce at Cricut, leading the finance team through a $280M IPO, and has optimized SaaS and hardware-enabled tech companies, run global operations and supply chain, and built BI teams from scratch.

Jeff Stephens

Partner, Finance

Jeff Stephens is a finance and operations executive with 15+ years driving growth and strategic transformation across startups and mid-sized enterprises. He has led or supported multiple M&A transactions exceeding nine figures on both buy and sell sides, worked extensively with PE and VC investors on diligence and integration, and has scaled businesses across North and South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and Asia-Pacific.

Where Our Experts Have Worked

From Startups to Public Companies, Our Team Has Already Solved the Problem You're Facing.

Our collective background spans every stage: startup to exit, PE/VC-backed, founder-led, and public, across manufacturing and distribution, CPG and eCommerce, SaaS and tech, construction, home services, healthcare and biotech, restaurants and food, logistics, energy, and professional services.

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Public & Enterprise

EY, American Express, Logitech, Cricut ($280M IPO).

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PE- and VC-Backed

Multi-entity CPG, SaaS, and consumer brands taken through raises and exits.

Small team working together around a table

Founder-Led & SMB

Jaybird, Fieldstone Homes, and consumer brands scaled from farmers markets to national retail.

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Transaction-Heavy

Nine-figure M&A on both buy and sell sides, plus diligence, integration, and capital allocation

What we BELIEVE

Values We Operate By

Always Amplify.

One team. One Ampleo.

Experience doesn't add up—it compounds. We share what we know, stay curious, and make each other better. Team is the multiplier.

Manage What Matters.

Focus is a choice.

We do what matters most—for our clients and our people. You can do anything. You can't do everything. Enjoy the ride.

Progress Over Perfection.

Done beats perfect.

We have a bias for action and we're willing to challenge how things have always been done. We learn as we go and keep moving. Momentum matters.

Live True.

Do good. Be good.

We show up authentically human and do what we say we're going to do—every time. Trust is our business.

Experts Without Egos.

We over me.

We bring real expertise but leave our egos at the door. We listen, challenge each other, and let the best idea win. Service before self.

Operate Like Owners.

Own the outcome.

We're entrepreneurs at heart. We take initiative, use resources wisely, and follow through. We're judged on results, not recommendations.

FAQs

Common Questions About Ampleo Finance

Everything you need to know about our finance division

Let's Build It

Ready for a Finance Team That Actually Moves Your Business Forward?

Let's Build It

Ready for a Finance Team That Actually Moves Your Business Forward?

Let's Build It

Ready for a Finance Team That Actually Moves Your Business Forward?

Let's Build It

Ready for a Finance Team That Actually Moves Your Business Forward?