Dana Calder is a strategic HR executive and Partner with more than eight years of experience helping founder-led and private equity-backed organizations build scalable people strategies. She specializes in partnering with SaaS, technology, fintech, and mission-driven companies to strengthen leadership teams, develop practical HR infrastructure, and guide organizations through growth and change. Dana is known for bringing clarity to complex people challenges by combining executive coaching, organizational strategy, and hands-on execution. She is committed to helping leaders make thoughtful decisions that create healthy, high-performing organizations where both people and businesses thrive.

Sloane (Amy) Schmidt
Sloane Schmidt is a CFO consultant at Amplēo who works with individuals at all levels of the organization and all forms of business. She has experience in the following industries: Healthcare, Winemaking, Retail, Saas, Apparel, Manufacturing, IT/Technology, Fabrication, and Various Services. She approaches work with curiosity and values collaboration with her clients and peers. Much of her experience has been interacting with clients who have no or minimal understanding of finance and teaching them how to control what they can in their areas of responsibility.
Before joining Amplēo in 2024, Sloane worked 20 years as an Accounting and Finance Professional supporting both small/medium-sized businesses as well as Fortune 500 companies in operations, strategic initiatives, change management, and FP&A modeling across the organization. She has assisted companies with many types of projects including (but not limited to) ERP transitions, capital budgeting/forecasting, and audit/tax prep. One of her strengths lies in efficiency evaluation and implementation. She’s a collaborative leader who understands the perspective from the 10,000-foot level but can also work with the details driving results.
Fun Facts/Hobbies
- Proud Rotarian, helping make her local and global community a better place since 2012
- Formula 1 fan, her first race attended was Monaco in 2016
- Proud “parent” of a 115-pound East German Working Line German Shepherd, Maximilian Wolfgang, and 2 Bangle Cats, Jack and Sophie
Education/Certificates
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Oregon State University, Minor in Economics
Meet the rest of the team
You've Got the Vision.
We've Got the Fractional
Team to Build It.
A fractional CFO who knows your numbers. A fractional CMO driving your pipeline. An HR leader building your people systems. Sales tax specialists keeping you compliant. Valuation experts ready when you need them. All embedded. All executing. All backed by Ampleo Intelligence, our AI platform.
You've Got the Vision.
We've Got the Fractional
Team to Build It.
A fractional CFO who knows your numbers. A fractional CMO driving your pipeline. An HR leader building your people systems. Sales tax specialists keeping you compliant. Valuation experts ready when you need them. All embedded. All executing. All backed by Ampleo Intelligence, our AI platform.
You've Got the Vision.
We've Got the Fractional
Team to Build It.
A fractional CFO who knows your numbers. A fractional CMO driving your pipeline. An HR leader building your people systems. Sales tax specialists keeping you compliant. Valuation experts ready when you need them. All embedded. All executing. All backed by Ampleo Intelligence, our AI platform.
You've Got the Vision.
We've Got the Fractional
Team to Build It.
A fractional CFO who knows your numbers. A fractional CMO driving your pipeline. An HR leader building your people systems. Sales tax specialists keeping you compliant. Valuation experts ready when you need them. All embedded. All executing. All backed by Ampleo Intelligence, our AI platform.








