Michael Laborde
CFO at 8020 Consulting Focused on Building Smarter, Faster, More Scalable Companies | Financial Strategy, Operations & Growth Leadership
- Role
- Chief Financial Officer at 8020 Consulting
- Location
- Los Angeles County, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Laborde
Solutions-focused Finance and Operations Executive with extensive experience in enterprises ranging from 2 million to 2 billion. Possesses comprehensive business acumen in both B2B and B2C markets, including technology (SaaS), business services, advertising, and e-commerce. Demonstrated track record of developing sophisticated financial reports, implementing financial controls, managing budgeting processes, and executing strategic plans. Adept at identifying business opportunities and risks. Holds a CPA and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management with concentrations in Marketing, Management and Strategy, and Management and Organization. Experienced in angel, subsidiary, and VC investor reporting structures.Accomplishments include-Established robust financial reporting systems to provide accurate and timely financial information, while also ensuring compliance with all relevant financial regulations and lenders-Spearheaded several ERP implementations of both NetSuite and Oracle Fusion-Successfully secured funding through loans and investors, to support business growth-Developed and managed the annual budgeting process, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and accountability-Managed acquisition and consolidation projects-Maintained transparent and effective communication with stakeholders, including investors, board members, and senior management-While VP of Operations, Improved customer satisfaction by 47 points on the Net Promoter Score scale-Reduced the average contract to live data lead time by 49%, increasing annual revenue. Specialties: Financial controls, ERP implementations, budgeting, contract negotiations, process improvements, financial analysis, strategic planning, SaaS development and revenue recognition, audit and banking relations.
Experience
Chief Financial Officer
Jun 2022 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Education
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
MBA, Marketing, Mgmt and Organizations, Mgmt and Strategy
2005 — 2008
Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) - Unext executive training
Management, Customer Service
2003 — 2004
Indiana University Northwest
BS, Accounting
1987 — 1992
Skills
- Project Management
- Financial Reporting
- Accounting
- Crm
- Manufacturing
- Competitive Analysis
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Human Resources
- Social Media
- Sales
- Budgets
- Finance
- Account Management
- Outsourcing
- Product Marketing
- Process Improvement
- Business Planning
- Operations Management
- Recruiting
- Team Management
- Management
- Saas
- Leadership
- Business Development
- Business Analysis
- Business Process Improvement
- Contract Management
- Strategy
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Investor Relations
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Strategy
- Strategic Planning
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