Testimonials

  • Scott Forester, fractional CFO, of ThinkForward CFO Madison, Wisconsin smiling outside

“We were fortunate to have had Scott serve as our interim CFO for 5 months. He was instrumental in implementing a technology solution allowing us to better track our debt portfolio. Scott worked closely with our lenders, insurance brokers and tax advisors providing information they required. We found Scott to be extremely responsive and willing to help out in any way he could. Scott was a pleasure to work with and we are grateful he was able to join Urban Land Interests and see us through our staffing transition.”

“Scott’s wealth of knowledge enables entrepreneurs and startups to leapfrog the financial learning curve at a fraction of the cost. A small investment in Think Forward CFO pays huge dividends — he meets you where you’re at, helps to build a strong, sustainable foundation and relieves pressure (both strategic & administrative) so you can focus your efforts on the most imperative business objectives. Scott’s affable personality, wise counsel, flexibility and responsiveness makes him the perfect team fit for Blue Lake.”

“Scott is what a fractional CFO should be: 80% of the value of a full time CFO at a small fraction of the cost. He really fit our need to get good ideas and best practices in place on our schedule. He’s wise, patient, experienced, connected and a pleasure to work with. I wish we would have found him sooner. Highly recommended.”

“Scott is one of the most talented and hard working people I’ve ever had the privilege to know. He has a massive amount of experience in huge corporations, working through mergers and acquisitions and all the things a high-profile CFO does—yet he’s open, approachable and shockingly selfless. For a mid-size company like Punchkick, that translates into an experienced and efficient head of finances who is also a wonderful cultural fit. Scott brings the best of both worlds to his work and he’s an absolute joy to work with. He gives back to the community and loves nothing more than helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses. There are too many milestones for me to share, but some of them generated value for the business beyond what I thought was possible. Scott is a one in-a-million CFO, confidant, and friend.”

“Scott possesses many skills, and when we needed it most, Scott was instrumental in bringing discipline to our Finance department. He proved to be excellent in identifying opportunities to improve our cash flow, helped execute a plan to better manage our Accounts Payables, and accelerated our payments from our customers reducing our outstanding Accounts Receivables. In addition to managing all aspects of the Finance Department, he also took on additional responsibilities, managing our outsourced HR team, our contracted IT department, as well as playing an instrumental role in negotiating several long-term contracts. Scott is diligent in the way he approaches his work, and his meticulousness brings a needed discipline for any growing company. As a former consultant who has worked with several entrepreneurial start-ups as well as middle-market companies, I can assure you that Scott is a great addition to management teams looking to bring additional professionalism.”
Woman working with outsourced CFO Scott Forester for Quickbooks help

“When I hired Scott, Tiger had only $2 M in revenues and about 20 employees.  As Tiger grew to over $350 M in revenue and hundreds of employees with offices around the world, Scott grew too, taking on greater responsibilities and helping me with our many challenges and opportunities. He oversaw finance and accounting as well as HR, IT and many operational functions. Ultimately Scott helped me with our sale to Hasbro and the transition that followed. Through our 15 years together I always could depend on Scott to get the job done.  His integrity was something that very important in his role.  He was always able to adapt and adjust to new challenges.”

“It was a pleasure having Scott as Premium Surge Promotions CFO.  Scott served us well in his role overseeing Finance, Accounting and Treasury as well as the HR function.  Scott worked closely with our bankers, CPA’s, lawyers and insurance brokers. Scott’s skills go way beyond those areas. He was a strategic business partner with me – we had daily discussions of our opportunities and challenges.  Scott is a person of integrity and ethics and I enjoyed working with him.”

“Scott Forester is a top-notch CFO and business partner. Scott was able to step in and help us grow our company at a critical stage of our business. He always knew the right questions to ask and supported our team members with grace, speed, and professionalism.”

“I always felt we were very fortunate to have Scott as a CFO of Tiger. He’s smart, hard working, ethical, trustworthy and has a great sense of humor. He’s the total package.”

“Scott is fantastically talented and implements processes and strategies for financial success for the organizations he supports. He is down to earth, focused, efficient, patient and professional. Relationships and client satisfaction are clearly priorities for Scott. I recommend his services without hesitation.”

“I had the opportunity to work with Scott when I was the  COO of Appetizers And, Inc.,a privately held mid-market company.  Scott joined as CFO with the task of cleaning up and turning around a struggling finance department.  He was able to quickly  assess and translate business conditions and recommend solutions to the C-suite, production floor and sales and marketing teams.  He was equally adept at managing our lending, audit, legal and other key partners in our business.  Scott is a smart, dedicated, and capable leader who also brings great people skills and a strong sense of positivity to even the toughest situations.  While it has been many years since we worked together, Scott remains a friend and valued colleague.”

“I would enthusiastically recommend Scott Forester as a CFO for any small business.  Scott helped my business develop a succession plan in a context that required excellent listening skills, dependability, integrity, and confidentiality.  I trusted Scott to the extent that I asked him to serve on a special governing board to help my wife sell the business in the event that I predeceased her.  Scott also served as an advisor when I decided to sell my business to a private equity group. Scott has good people skills and I have seen him build constructive relationships with an amazing range of personality types.”

“Scott came to us with an abundance of experience including international and merge /aq talent. Scott was proficient in all of the financial and accounting areas, which was to be expected. What wasn’t expected was what a tremendous asset he became to the company in operations as well as human capital decisions. Scott improved the company meaningfully in a 360 degree manner.

Scott has a deep and wide skill set with an ever present positive attitude and disposition. A true financial talent to work with as well as a true pleasure to spend time with day to day.”

“Scott has been an amazing partner in getting things done. He is very well versed in corporate finance that is relevant to startups and always available to provide support even at a moment’s notice. Scott is also well networked within the growth ecosystem and has found us other amazing partners.”

“I worked with Scott at multiple employers where he managed – among other responsibilities – the employee Benefit Plans and the Risk Management functions – On the benefits side- I thought he did a great job measuring the impact his decisions had on employees with the need of the corporation to manage costs. On the Risk Management side he makes it his business to really understand the risks that could imperil his company – and then addresses ways to manage that risk through contractual methods, loss prevention, claim management and finally insurance. In addition I am familiar with Scott’s significant volunteer leadership he has provided to Camp Ramah in Wisconsin (a Jewish overnight summer camp). Scott has provided his professional skills to improve the camp and provide camping for as many jewish youth from the Midwest as possible.

“Scott served as VP Finance for Camp Ramah In Wisconsin and the Ramah Day Camp during my nine years as president of the two organizations. Scott helped bring professionalism and best business practices to our camps’ finance function. He helped create an active and engaged Finance Committee and was president of the Ramah Endowment Corporation. Although this was a volunteer position, Scott worked tirelessly and did whatever it took to help with our many challenges and opportunities. Scott was a trusted business advisor to our Executive Board, executive director and me.  In addition, Scott also chaired a special committee that oversaw the planning and construction of a multi-million dollar site redevelopment project that included many new camp buildings and other resources.”