Name: Carol Coughlin
Title/Position: Founder/CEO
Company: BottomLine Growth Strategies, Inc.
Business Description:
Chapter: Baltimore
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Website: http://www.bottomline-growth.com
Bio:
Carol L. Coughlin, CPA, MBA, CEPA, lives for the type of challenges that require determination, strategic brain power and the courage to sit in the hot seat, as well as venture into new opportunities. It is her passion for tough problems and growing companies that led Carol to leave her work as a CFO with large corporations and form Bottom Line Growth Strategies, Inc., an executive financial advisory company serving smaller organizations and entrepreneurs.
As a CFO advisor, Carol helps growing companies improve profits, overcome obstacles and prepare for profitable mergers and acquisitions. Her innovative spirit has lead her to develop break-through processes that dramatically increase profitability.
Carols expertise working with companies from start ups to $900M corporations, along with her experience across a wide range of industries and her commitment to maximizing her clients personal wealth, has earned her a reputation as the go-to advisor when its time for meaningful action, increased financial stability and real change.
Previously, Carol served as CFO at four of the most prestigious companies in the nation. During her tenure she has:
With this kind of large-scale success as her foundation, Carol brings to her small company and entrepreneurial clients hands-on experience in the trenches and a proven track record of realizing untapped potential. Most importantly, she brings the big-picture perspective and big-player mindset that smaller companies need to grow beyond expectations.
Carol is active in civic and community organizations and sits on a number of advisory boards in Education, Biotech and Economic Development. She is a magna cum laude graduate from Loyola College in Baltimore with a Masters in Business Administration, and also holds a BS in Business/Accounting from Towson University, is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Exit Planning Advisor. In her spare time, Carol enjoys taking a break from the financial world by spending time with her family and experiencing the natural world via skis or a bicycle. She is a fan of world music and finds further inspiration reading about fast-growing and innovative companies.