Jim Winett

About Jim Winett

You\'re really a Pragmatic Leader\"- recent description that pretty well sums it up.Some recent examples- Acting part-time Director of Finance for new blockchain/coin venture - Assisted in industry roll-up over 15 years from $0 to over $2.0 Billion in annual revenues- Increased valuation of client over 18 months from $4MM to $24MM for company sale- Acting part-time CFO for technology company focussing on cybersecurity vertical - Involved in approximately $2 Billion in equity and debt transactions, including friends & family rounds, angel rounds, private equity and bank debt transactions- Founded or participated in start-up of over a dozen businesses Over thirty years of hands-on management and consulting experience in health and wellness, consumer products, wholesale and retail distribution, entertainment, real estate, manufacturing, troubled-youth services, business services, direct marketing and many other industries. My particular strengths lie in business growth, strategic planning, executive, coaching, business development, new product development, finance, and operational & financial restructuring.I have provided advisory services to companies of all sizes, from Fortune 50 companies to mom-and-pop operations, with extensive international experience, including in France, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa and many Asian markets. I am a CPA (inactive), and obtained my MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.Specialties: Strategic Planning, Business Development, Operational Restructuring, Leadership Development, Finance

Experience

1. Co-founder and CFO

   Early X Foundation

   Jan 2012 — Present · Santa Monica, US

   The Early X Foundation, a California non-profit, is helping governmental research institutions, non-profit hospitals, universities and other organizations identify under-utilized patented and pre-patented IP, uncover new uses for these technologies, and assist in licensing, starting up new businesses, and otherwise commercializing the IP in new ways.Early X also provides training and consulting in the areas of Innovation and Creative Problem Solving for non-profits and corporations.

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  BS, Accounting

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  MBA, Strategy, Finance, Strategic Planning

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Financial Analysis
• Internal Controls
• Venture Capital
• Leadership
• Financial Reporting
• Management Consulting
• Strategic Partnerships
• Planning
• Management
• Team Building
• Retail
• Corporate Development
• Analytics
• Consumer Products
• Business Strategy
• Acquisition Integration
• Program Management
• Strategy
• New Business Development
• Valuation
• Restructuring
• Private Equity
• Marketing
• Process Improvement
• Business Process Improvement
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Strategic Planning
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Financial Management
• Budgeting
• Mergers
• Start-Ups
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Negotiation