I have worked with Deborah Kranz for the last 20 years and admired her tremendous leadership, passion and work ethic as she built her last firm from the ground up. It is not often that you get to work for someone who truly cares about staff as if they were family like Deborah does. Deborah’s belief and encouragement builds up your confidence and empowers you to take on new challenges to advance your career that you may not think you are ready for. She is a thoughtful leader and a great role model. I encourage anyone looking for career growth to reach out to Deborah as a mentor to help guide your career path. You will not regret it!
I worked for Shauna Barker as Controller at Elements Lab when she was the CFO. Shauna displays some of the highest qualities a CFO should have. Her combination of technical skills and business acumen helped guide and shape my career and led me to follow her to the last consulting firm we were both at. I am happy to recommend Shauna and her team to any finance person seeking someone to help shape their career and provide mentorship. She provides unsurpassed leadership for both her staff and her clients.
I have worked for Laina Payne in two separate companies, a high-growth startup as well as a consulting firm. I truly valued Laina’s training, mentoring, encouragement and friendship. Through her mentorship, I've been able to progress in my career from an accountant to a controller. Not only would I encourage accounting staff who want to further their career to work for her at Launch Finance, but I completely trust her capabilities and would not hesitate to hire her and her team to help me in my new role as Controller.
It is my pleasure to provide this testimonial for Deborah at her new firm, Launch Finance. It is rare when you work for a manager who truly cares about your career as much as she does. Deborah is an inspiring CEO and leader who empowered and helped me to feel confident and successful in my Practice Leader role. She genuinely cares about every person in her organization and goes out of her way to connect with people, bring out their talents and guide them along the career journey. Even after she left Kranz & Associates to build her new consulting firm, she stayed in touch and continued supporting me. I am grateful that I had a chance to work for Deborah and I am confident that her leadership and personal mentorship will help you shape and advance your career.
Shauna recruited me to Ernst & Young, then to an IPO, then she pulled me from PMC-Sierra to be her Controller at a smaller private company … anyone you'll follow 3 times has got to be a great to work with! She's been a mentor to me in every position, always generous to share interesting projects and experiences to help my career growth along with hers. Shauna is a natural leader, easily able to find the win-win in difficult situations, and always keeping her eye on the big picture for both her team and the company. Her honesty and integrity, combined with her friendly and funny personality, have helped her rise to top as a key contributor on every team she's a part of. If you have opportunity to have Shauna on your team, say yes!
I worked previously for Deborah at her prior firm and saw the relationships she had with Venture Capitalists who recommended her and her ability to bring in many great startups. I was also very familiar with Laina and Shauna and knew of the many clients they brought in as well. I was excited to join these three inspiring women leaders in their new firm, Launch Finance and be part of a growing organization with high quality clients that they are noted for. Any job change I made, I had to be certain would challenge me and advance my career. As a smaller organization focused on building a cohesive team and advancing careers, I can honestly say that I am learning new things every day. I would encourage anyone thinking about joining Launch Finance, to join them today!
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