Meet the Team

Truly a dream, with a combined 25 years of experience in CPG finance.

  • Mike has over 17 years of experience working in the financial services and CPG industry as both a founder and finance leader. He started his career at Ernst & Young in Minneapolis, but had a always had an entrepreneurial drive. His first entrepreneurial venture, Philia, was founded in 2012 and acquired by Land O'Lakes in 2017. As a fractional CFO he has helped multiple CPG sales agencies through acquisitions and provided financial leadership to venture backed companies in both internal operations and external fundraising capacity. When he's not working in the CPG space you will find him traveling with friends and family, on the golf course, biking the greenway trails in Minneapolis, or writing music in his home studio.

  • Paulina brings 8 years of rich experience partnering with CPG brands to provide accounting and financial operations leadership. She started her career underwriting PE backed Tech and Life Sciences companies until she decided to make a change and pursue her true passion, accounting. For the past several years, Paulina has excelled in the Controller role, supporting clients through automation of internal systems, establishing sound accounting policies and procedures, and enabling dynamic reporting; she enjoys a good spreadsheet! In her spare time, you can find Paulina at Target or outside with her dogs, listening to live music, or playing golf.