Russ Smethwick
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CFO
Cincinnati Metro Cincinnati Metro
About
Russ Smethwick is a finance and operations executive with more than 25 years of experience helping businesses strengthen performance, navigate change, and create long-term value. His experience spans public and private companies, where he has worked directly with entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, lenders, private equity investors, and boards.
Russ has successfully guided organizations through growth, acquisitions, business transformation, financing and liquidity management, ownership transitions, and exit transactions. He brings a hands-on, disciplined approach to helping business owners and leadership teams simplify complexity, improve decision-making, and execute with greater confidence.
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.
Part of Your Team
Our experienced CFOs become an embedded part of your leadership team, providing strategic financial guidance to drive growth and profitability
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.
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.
