Jonathon Blair

Free to Grow CFO

www.freetogrowcfo.com

Increase Profit and Cash Flow As You Scale. 

Outsourced CFO and Bookkeeping services for profit-focused DTC brands. 

Scaling a DTC brand is stressful. 

With messy books and no CFO on your team you run the risk of…

-Hiring too quickly 
-Buying too much inventory
-Scaling ad spend unprofitably
-Running out of cash

And that leads to stressful, sleepless nights. We don’t want that for you.

Free to Grow CFO has given dozens of DTC brands a plan for scaling alongside
healthy profit and cash flow. Our plan will work for you too


Fast, Insightful Reporting.  Proactive Strategic Advice.  From DTC Finance Experts.

-M&A
-Debt & Equity Funding
-Accurate Financials by the 15th
-Planning, Forecasting, Budgeting
-Financial Dashboards and KPI Tracking


All delivered through our proven, ready-to-implement “Free to Grow CFO Process”.

Founder | Fractional CFO

Luminous

Strategic Advisor

StoreHero

SureStop

SURESTOP (A Mark Cuban Company) is a patented brake technology which solves the problem of incorrect braking on bicycles and revolutionizes the experience of stopping on a bike. On a traditional bike, if a rider brakes too hard, or grabs the wrong brake lever at the wrong time, the front wheel can stop too soon, causing the bike to flip over. Not with SURESTOP. In addition to the safety advantage, SURESTOP also makes the experience of braking simple, requiring only one brake lever to control both brakes.

Learn more at:
www.surestop.bike

COO & CFO

Guardian Bikes

Guardian Bikes (A Mark Cuban Company) is a digitally native vertical brand focused on creating the world's safest kid's bikes, featuring our patented and award winning SureStop brake technology.

In addition to innovating the bicycle itself, Guardian has created the first truly seamless online bike buying experience. Our first of its kind online 3D sizing software (RideSizer), along with our 99% assembly and packaging methods, allow customers to receive the perfect sized bike to their door that's ready to ride in less than 10 minutes. www.guardianbikes.com

SureStop/Guardian Bike Company

SURESTOP (A Mark Cuban Company) is a patented brake technology which solves the problem of incorrect braking on bicycles and revolutionizes the experience of stopping on a bike. On a traditional bike, if a rider brakes too hard, or grabs the wrong brake lever at the wrong time, the front wheel can stop too soon, causing the bike to flip over. Not with SURESTOP. In addition to the safety advantage, SURESTOP also makes the experience of braking simple, requiring only one brake lever to control both brakes.

Learn more at:
www.surestop.bike

Guardian Bikes is a digitally native vertical brand focused on creating the world's safest kid's bikes, featuring our patented and award winning SureStop brake technology.

In addition to innovating the bicycle itself, Guardian has created the first truly seamless online bike buying experience. Our first of its kind online 3D sizing software (RideSizer), along with our 99% assembly and packaging methods, allow customers to receive the perfect sized bike to their door that's ready to ride in less than 10 minutes. www.guardianbikes.com

A Mark Cuban Company

Controller & Operations Director

RSS Manufacturing

Controller

Civil Solutions Incorporated

RSS Manufacturing/Phylrich

Accounting Manager

The Joseph Company International

DTC Brand Fractional CFO | Follower of Jesus | Husband | Father of 3 | Fractional CFO | Leadership, Strategy & Productivity Nerd

Formerly a founding team member, CFO, and COO for Guardian Bikes:
       -Shark Tank/Mark Cuban Company
       -High-growth DTC brand
       -Led business growth from $0 to 8-figure revenue in 4 years.  
       -Raised 8-figures in debt and equity capital 

Over a decade of experience working as a Controller, CFO, or COO at fast-growing companies with:
              -$5MM to $50MM in annual revenue
              -50% to 200% annual revenue growth

Founded Free to Grow CFO to:
       -Package hands-on experience leading growing brands
       -Help DTC brand founders increase profit and cash flow as they scale.

www.freetogrowcfo.com

www.freetogrowcfo.com

Fractional CFOs for High Growth Direct-to-Consumer Brands

Outsourced, part-time CFO services for high growth D2C brands, designed to help you scale your business with confidence.

You don't have to suffer through another sleepless night worrying about making difficult business decisions alone.  Hire a Free to Grow CFO and get the financial insights you need to make fast, effective business decisions with confidence.

Get access to the CFO you need to scale your business without the full-time salary:
-Strategic Planning
-Forecasting & Projections
-Cash Strategy & Fundraising
-Financial Statement Analysis

Jon Blair

Wingman Kitchens Houston

In this role I manage kitchen clients, sell the space, and maintain customer relations.

CEO (Chief Eating Officer)

Wingman Kitchens

As an owner and head of operations I head up recruitment of kitchen users, innovating the space in order to help tenants, and taking care of the financials to ensure profitability.

Taster's Table Club

Taster's Table Club provides Austin diners with the opportunity to enhance their first time dining experience at the hottest restaurants through a “tasting menu” offered to the club at a deep discount off of normal menu prices.

Co Founder

Jaime's Spanish Village

Assist with making high level decisions on how to keep the company growing.

Advisor

In charge of getting salsa & queso into new stores.  I am also charged with making sure that we were maximizing profits and producing the product in the most efficient way.

Product Manager

Austin Food & Wine Alliance

Special Proiects Responsibilities

o Tracking notes and creating the monthly board minutes.

o Assist in creating an organizational system for the storage unit and helping maintain inventory'​

o Research fundraising opportunities and/or potential sponsors'​

o Research opportunities to expand the grant program'

o Manage day-to-day event communication 

Event Coordination Responsibilities

o Update event calendars with current event information

o Assist Executive Director and committees on execution of events

o Meet with Event committee to discuss event plan and executive of duties and tasks

o Research event solutions, venues and other event needs for logistics

o Research and observe culinary trends to bring fresh ideas to the Board and Committee Chairs

Event Specialist

Trucklandia

-E-mailing, calling, visiting prospects & clients
-Site visits to various clients/prospects
-Payment processing of vendors, sponsors, customers
-Event assistance coordination

Associate Truckmeister

Favor Delivery

-Manage day-to-day operations, scheduling, and disputes of over 60 employees.

-Respond to customer support e-mails.

-Recruit and train runner runners on best practices and customer service. 

-Monitor runner performance and ensure Favors are completed efficiently.

-Build runner community through events and our social networks. 

-Provide meaningful feedback in the development of future processes and policies. 

-Work with engineering team to improve existing recruitment and management tools.

Operations Manager

Austin Restaurant Week

At Austin Restaurant Week I went from Intern to Event Coordinator.  As Event Coordinator I made sure all of my fellow employees were hitting deadlines, contacting the correct people, and helping them with any overflow work.  I was also in charge of assigning work to our 4 interns and making sure we were utilizing their skills, as well as giving them an experience that they could take away valuable skills for their future.  The last of my duties was to sell Austin Restaurant Week to local restaurants and make sure the experience went smoothly for all the participants.

Event Coordinator

Wingman Drivers

This was a school business idea project I did for a class that won 3rd place in the St. Edward's Business Plan Competition.

Founder

Cadence Sports Inc

Over the summer I helped plan a 24 hour mountain bike race, timed and set up different races.  Currently I work part time timing various races with Cadence.

Intern

When you think of me three words should come do your head: "loyalty," "leader," and "determination."  

Specialties: Event planning, recruiting, operations, and creating a relaxed, but effective work environment

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