Rick Faint

About Rick Faint

Rick is a Partner at LedgerMark, LLC, a company that provides fractional back-office services to small, growing companies. Rick brings his deep experience with numerous companies in diverse industries to provide leadership, advice and coaching to LedgerMark companies. Rick is a reformed lawyer who has been a serial entrepreneur for 39 years. His primary goal throughout his career has been to deliver above average growth by developing high performing teams that create competitive advantages in their market. During his career as both a CFO and CEO of public and private companies, Rick has extensive experience in entrepreneurial corporate finance, financial management, marketing, sales and operations. His experience spans a number of industries, including biotech, software, health care, manufacturing, real estate and e-commerce. Included in his entrepreneurial finance experience are two IPO’s, two MBO\'s, and numerous acquisitions and private equity transactions. Rick began his professional career at Baltimore law firm, Gebhardt & Smith where he eventually became a partner and practiced commercial banking law with specialties in real estate and telecommunications. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Towson University, and both an MBA and JD from University of Baltimore.Specialties: Executive Leadership, Team Building, Entrepreneurial Corporate Finance, Acquisitions, Strategy & Planning, Business Development

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   Cadalys, Inc

   Mar 2019 — Present · Baltimore, MD, US

   Rick is the CFO of Cadalys, Inc, a SalesForce App company that enables its customers to achieve more, faster and better than otherwise possible.Rick is a reformed lawyer who has been a serial entrepreneur for 33 years. His primary goal throughout his career has been to deliver above-average growth by developing high performing teams that create competitive advantages in their market. During his career as both a CFO and CEO of public and private companies, Rick has extensive experience in entrepreneurial corporate finance, financial management, marketing, sales and operations. His experience spans a number of industries, including software, health care, manufacturing, real estate and e-commerce. Included in his entrepreneurial finance experience are two IPO’s, two MBO\'s, numerous acquisitions and private equity transactions. Rick began his professional career at Baltimore law firm, Gebhardt & Smith where he eventually became a partner and practiced commercial banking law with specialties in real estate and telecommunications. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Towson University, and both an MBA and JD from University of Baltimore.Specialties: Executive Leadership, Team Building, Entrepreneurial Corporate Finance, Acquisitions, Strategy & Planning, Business Development

Education

• Towson University

  B.S., Accounting / Finance

  1973 — 1975

• University of Baltimore

  M.B.A., Finance

  1983 — 1987

• University of Baltimore School of Law

  J.D.

  1975 — 1978

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Valuation
• Managerial Finance
• Financial Analysis
• Business Strategy
• Program Management
• Saas
• Investments
• Management Consulting
• Financial Modeling
• Mergers
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Sales
• Risk Management
• Corporate Finance
• Integration
• Private Equity
• Marketing
• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Cloud Computing
• Accounting
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Strategic Partnerships
• Finance
• Venture Capital
• Real Estate
• Restructuring
• Leadership
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Telecommunications
• Change Management
• Enterprise Architecture
• Sales Management
• Acquisition Integration
• Process Improvement
• Marketing Strategy