Richard Rysak In 60 Seconds...
A seasoned executive with decades of business experience in various industries. An entrepreneurial CFO who loves innovation and leading-edge thinking. Has launched, scaled, operated and sold businesses. Offers a strategic big-picture mindset beyond financial statements with a pragmatic hands-on approach to deliver results in settings ranging from SME’s to large public companies. A life-long “urbanista” who sails, skis, bicycles and works out in the gym or pool.
Specialist Skills
Strategic Thinker
Quick articulation of the end-result achieved via practical tasks and milestones
Raising Funds
Compelling business plans and financial forecasts capturing risks and rewards for investors/lenders
Executive Coaching
To guide entrepreneurs to achieve their vision based on own entrepreneurial experience
Business Planning
Multi-year strategic plans course-corrected via annual business plans, board-level summaries & KPI’s
Exit Planning
To achieve maximum exit value for shareholder(s)
Track Record Highlights
- Provided leadership in finance, information technology, human resources and operations while facilitating transitions in business and funding models.
- Co-founded a professional services business which scaled from “nothing” to 35 staff and 7-digit revenues - eventually sold to a national consolidator.
- Designed, launched, scaled and operated a “mission critical” SaaS-like software & data processing service which became a niche market leader – exited after 8 years of operations.
- Leveraged IT to eliminate inefficiencies, generate management insights and better-informed and timely decision making.
- Part of multi-disciplinary teams which raised capital ranging from $1M to $900M.
Sector Experience
- Technology: Media & Telecoms
- Engineering
- Healthcare
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Property: Real Estate
- Not-for-Profit
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