Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England Gender Female
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Bethe Palmer is a Part-time CFO or Advisor for companies at the Seed/Angel to Series C round, having worked/working in this capacity for several companies, including: WooSports, PingUp, SharingCounts, Karmaloop, TrackSmith,The Echo Nest (acquired by Spotify), Myomo and Zipcar (IPO, acquired by Avis), along with StarStreet Sports, CoachUp,
Uptown Network, Hollywould (acquired by Kellwood), ArsDigita (acquired by Red Hat) and The Natural Dentist (acquired by Revive Products).
Senior level finance executive with over 25 years experience building and managing start-ups with over 15 years in the CFO role.
During these engagements I have:
Built financial models which supported angel and VC funding Built and maintained financial reports and KPI's for management and Boards Liaisoned with corporate council on Board governance issues Executed Due Diligence for funding, acquisitions&credit facilities Consulted on remuneration (stock, salary&bonus packages) Established and maintain Stock Option plans (ISO/NSO/Restricted Stock) Established and maintain relationships with banks and other lenders (LOC, L/C, Mezz Debt) Annual audits, including establishing CPA relationship and managing audit process
Overall responsibility for Accounting and Finance functions: Annual operating&capital budgets, monthly/quarterly/yearly results analysis, conserve and enhance cash.
along with performing the HR function:
Benefits package design, implementation and administration – including 401K’s, cafeteria plans, HR policies, Stock Option Plans maintenance and employee manual.
In my more distant past (1992-1999) I was a co-founder of CCTC, a mass customization innovator, which was sold to Levi Strauss, where I became a Director. I hold three patents relating to customized fit. CCTC received numerous awards and editorial mentions for our work in mass customized apparel, including a Smithsonian Computer Award.
CPA, MBA and BBA.
