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Meet Your Partners

David Bednowitz 

  • Highly experienced executive with demonstrated ability to lead diverse teams in fast-paced environments.
  • Strong financial and operating qualifications with a track record of more than 30 years of hands-on experience.
  • Solid proficiency in operations management, financial process/reporting, strategic planning, business unit development, and investor communications.
  • Proven ability to successfully analyze an organization's critical business requirements and identify deficiencies and potential opportunities.
  • Achievement of cost-effective solutions for enhanced competitiveness, increased revenues, and improved customer service offerings.
  • Senior Executive in charge of Operations, Finance and Human Resources for $20M growth oriented company.  
  • Senior Executive in charge of reporting company operations and results to Board of Directors.
  • Senior Executive in charge of due diligence in capital raises and potential sale/merger(s)
  • Co-Lead on negotiations on sale of company which ultimately resulted in 20X EBITDA return.
  • Lead Executive on integration of company with successor owner. 
  • Negotiated and secured $5M non-guaranteed bank loan and an additional $1M working capital line. 
  • Led due diligence on actual and potential merger acquisitions. 
  • Successfully integrated financially and operationally over 10 acquisitions. 
  • Developed bonus and employee incentive programs as company experienced significant growth .
  • Senior Executive in charge of major contract negotiations.
  • Senior Executive in charge of employee culture and reducing employee turnover. Turnover rate reduced from over 200% to less than 40%.

 

Rachel Barnett 

  • Experienced Industry Controller with over 10 years managing accounting departments
  • Proficiency in Management Reporting
  • Managed Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Payroll Departments
  • Managed State and Local non-income tax and fees process
  • Managed both State and Independent Audit processes
  • Assisted with Due Diligence both from a buyer and seller perspective
  • Managed office operations including relocations, employee culture and record retention
  • Recording Secretary for Board of Directors
  • Prepared Board of Directors meeting presentations
  • Successfully integrated financial operations of mid-size and large acquisitions
  • Managed monthly and annual budget forecast
  • Proficiency in budget to actual analytics