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Robert Schneider

CFO Consultant

Robert Schneider has extensive business experience, including as an entrepreneur, finance and operating executive, CPA and attorney. He has a successful track record starting-up, financing, growing, turning around and selling businesses. Rob’s experience spans several industries including Manufacturing; Distribution and Warehousing; Technology; Telecommunications; Software; and Professional Services. Rob has developed the skills to quickly identify and improve the key operating and financial indicators of a business, to increase productivity and profitability and maximize cash flow and value creation. Rob also has extensive M&A experience, with over 50 acquisitions completed including in many cases reorganizing investment funds and debt as part of the transaction.

Rob has had numerous successful CFO engagements, including as CFO of:

  • Craig Stein Beverage, Inc. d/b/a CSB, a beverage distribution company operating in four states, successfully expanding the company’s territory as well as expanding revenue from $50 million to $500 million, primarily through acquisition and supplier growth. Rob also managed construction of 2 new primary office/warehouse facilities.
  • Shilo Management Co., operator of hotel and restaurant properties. Rob was integral in the turnaround of this organization in the early 2000s.
  • Organization of Concerned Environmentalists and Naturalist, d/b/a OCEAN, a non-profit organization providing creative new learning resources to educators and the public.
  • First International Corporation, an import and marketing firm working primarily with Asian suppliers and clients to bring products to US consumers. Clients included Hisamitsu, maker of Salonpas.
  • RealShare, Inc., a pioneer in developing transaction processing systems software and hardware. Rob revamped the accounting systems, writing many of the accounting modules himself.

Earlier in his career Rob spent 10 years as a practicing CPA and Attorney serving varied clients with accounting and legal work, including assistance with start-up, acquisition and management across numerous sectors including multistate title insurers, tech developers and manufacturers.

Rob received his B.S. in Business Administration, majoring in Accounting and Finance, from the University of Miami and his J.D. Law Degree from University of Missouri (KC).