FOUNDATION
  • Accounting Systems
  • Cash Flow Processes
  • Advisor Coordination
HEALTH
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Production & Operations
  • Banking & Capital
GROWTH
  • Strategic Financial Planning
  • Risk Assessments
  • Revenue
  • Operating Rhythm
VALUE
  • Succession or Exit Planning
  • Readiness & Attractiveness
  • Price/Multiple

Scott Glaser

Scott Glaser


CFO

Columbus Metro
About

Scott is a seasoned senior executive with background across retail and consumer products as well as non-profit and higher education. With a strong focus on strategy and operational excellence, Scott's functional experience includes finance & accounting, real estate, digital/e-commerce, supply chain, procurement, marketing/consumer credit, and IT.

Get to know Scott’s other interests

Other Interests

  • What is your favorite way to spend time? I love to play golf, cycle, hike and read in my free time as well as travel with my wife, Kristy.
  • What did you want to be when you grew up? TGrowing up I wanted to be a meteorologist, and while that wasn't the path I chose, I remain a "closet storm chaser."
  • What was your favorite vacation? Favorite vacations include trips to Scotland, France, and the Mediterranean. But more than anything, I cherish annual lake trips with extended family to Crystal Lake in Northern Michigan.

Before FocusCFO

Scott has a length retail career spanning LBrands, Charming Shoppes, and Ascena Retail and was the long-time CFO of women's apparel retailers Lane Bryant & Csatherines until 2020. Most recently, Scott has consulted with a variety of retailers as well as P/E firms and start ups focused on the retail industry.

What attracted you to FocusCFO?

In my consulting, I've really enjoyed working with smaller, mostly private companies. They have an entrepreneurial energy and agility that I've missed, and my larger-company experience can be of real value in helping these businesses scale and grow.

At FocusCFO, we help you direct your financial strategy and achieve your goals, giving you the freedom to change your life.

FocusCFO provides expert to help entrepreneurs like you overcome these obstacles and achieve sustainable, transferable business value.

Our fractional CFOs provide the expertise of a full-time CFO at a fraction of the cost, with the flexibility to scale your support as needed. You will gain a clear understanding of your financial performance, streamline your operations, and develop a strategic roadmap for success.
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Part of Your Team

Our experienced CFOs become an embedded part of your leadership team, providing strategic financial guidance to drive growth and profitability
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C-Level Experience

Benefit from the insights of seasoned financial executives who have decades of experience working in industry, not just for it, as financial executives and entrepreneurs.
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Team Approach

Leverage the collective wisdom of our collaborative team of CFOs - decades of expertise and best practices derived from a culture of collaboration and teamwork.

THE VALUE PYRAMID PROCESS

Guiding entrepreneurs on the climb to building sustainable, transferable business value

Our fractional CFOs provide the expertise of a full-time CFO at a fraction of the cost, with the flexibility to scale your support as needed. You will gain a clear understanding of your financial performance, streamline your operations, and develop a strategic roadmap for success.

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Risk
Revenue
Operating Rhythm
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Budgeting & Forecasting
Production & Operations
Banking & Capital
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Foundation

Accounting Systems
Cash Flow Forecasting
Policies & Processes
Advisor Coordination
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