Our Team’s Got Your Back!

Since 2014, Profit First Professionals has been helping accounting, bookkeeping, and business coaching firms escape the compliance trap and eradicate entrepreneurial poverty for themselves and their clients.

How?

Think of Profit First as the “Rosetta Stone” that gives business owners and their financial services providers a common language. As a Profit First Professional, learning how to use this translation tool to deliver cash management services is a given.

But fractional CFO services go beyond cash management. Our Profit First Professionals coaches (we call them Guides) have an unparalleled understanding of and extensive training in using the Profit First methodology to go beyond cash management. Working with us, you will position yourself as a fractional CFO who speaks the same language as your customers without forcing them to adopt new lingo.

Come meet the Profit First Professionals who will guide (see what we did there?) you on the path to providing understandable and actionable fCFO services your clients will actually use.

Angie
AngieBurns
Guide
Angie Burns joined the Profit First Professionals Homebase team as a Guide in October 2018; however, she has been a member of Profit First Professionals since June 2017. Angie came to Profit First Professionals with 10 years of banking experience and 6 years of Controller experience for a multi-location medical practice. Angie lives in Michigan with her husband, Chris, and their dog, Max.
Businesses at different levels have different challenges, and I’ve worked in companies ranging from small “Mom and Pop” shops (working for my parents) to large corporations, including helping my husband build and grow an IT company from the ground up. I’ve seen and been a part of a lot of groups and organizations, and I pull from that experience to help you, no matter what level your company is at. I love training, teaching, and sharing my experience to help you and the other members I guide grow and prosper in your businesses!

I’ve Got Your Back!

Billie AnneGrigg
Guide
Billie Anne Grigg joined Profit First Professionals as a member in September of 2015. She was one of the first Profit First Professionals to join the Mastery program, and she leveraged her membership to grow her bookkeeping business to more than triple the size she ever thought possible. Billie Anne became a Profit First Guide in August, 2017. Billie Anne lives in Oklahoma with her husband, Mike, their three children, and way too many dogs, cats, and guinea pigs to name.
I believe incorporating Profit First consulting into your firm is the number one way to move your business from compliance-based services to the high-level advisory services all business owners need…whether they realize it or not. I love sharing my experience doing just that with you and our other members so you can experience phenomenal success building a business that is more than a job you own.

I’ve Got Your Back!

Erin
ErinMoger
Guide
Erin Moger has been a Profit First Professionals Guide since 2015, shortly after Profit First Professionals launched in Mike Michalowicz’s basement. Erin grew up as a child of an entrepreneur and has experienced entrepreneurship in a different light because of it. She earned her degree in accounting because she saw this field as the way to help small business owners succeed. Erin lives in New Jersey with her husband, Patrick, their two children, and a number of frogs and lizards.
My experience as a Guide has sharpened my understanding of the nuances each business experiences as they implement Profit First and as they grow a Profit First consultancy. This goes so far beyond understanding accounting as I learned it in school. I provide you and the other members I guide with accountability and encouragement in each phase of membership – from Profit First implementation onward. Helping you succeed is my mission!

I’ve Got Your Back!

Liz Szporn
LizSzporn
Guide
Liz Szporn became a Profit First Professionals Homebase Guide in December of 2019. Liz is an accomplished executive and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience and a proven track record of financial success and strong leadership skills. She co-founded Leaderally, a professional development organization dedicated to educators, where she produces content and curriculum for online and in-person workshops. Liz lives in New Jersey with her husband, Noah, their three children, and their dogs, Bruce and Banks.
I have a passion for education and leadership development, and I love achieving large goals. I use these passions to help support you and our other members by creating effective processes, developing your teams, and creating delivery systems for your Profit First consultancy. I also have extensive experience with social media content, marketing, strategy, and curriculum development, and I’m happy to help in these areas, too!

I’ve Got Your Back!

Rachel Werner
RachelWerner
Guide
Rachel Werner joined the Profit First Professionals Homebase team as a Guide in February, 2024. She comes from the world of personal finance and has been a Ramsey Preferred Coach since 2017. Rachel is also a former elementary teacher. Rachel lives in Wisconsin with her husband, John, their two daughters, and their dog, Maci.
Coming from a teaching background, I’ve always had a passion for helping others learn and grow, especially when it comes to managing finances. It can all feel complicated, but it doesn’t have to be! Finances touch everything we do, and getting it right opens so many doors. I am here to help you build a solid foundation in managing your cash, navigating the path to profitability, and unlocking new opportunities for your business. I am here to help you every step of the way!

I’ve Got Your Back!

Ron
RonSaharyan
Co-founder
Ron Saharyan is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Profit First Professionals. Ron has over 20 years of experience in managing organizational growth and built multiple companies in the staffing industry prior to launching Profit First Professionals. Ron lives in New Jersey with his wife, Mary, and their daughter.
I believe you should have a business that supports you…not the other way around. Everything I do helps you and our other members achieve this. Whether we only meet on one of the Bridging the Milestones calls or if I have to reach out to nudge you out of your comfort zone, I’m committed to your success as a Profit First Professional and as a business owner.

I’ve Got Your Back!

MikeM
MikeMichalowicz
Co-founder
Mike Michalowicz is the Co-Founder of Profit First Professionals and the author of Profit First. By his 35th birthday, Mike had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confident that he had the formula to success, he became an angel investor…and proceeded to lose his entire fortune. Then he started all over again, driven to find better ways to grow healthy, strong companies. Mike lives in New Jersey with his wife, Krista. They have three adult children who visit regularly.
I devised the Profit First strategy to ensure that any company that uses the system experiences profitability from their very next deposit forward. As the “mouthpiece” for Profit First Professionals, I am committed to spreading the Profit First message to business owners around the world…business owners who want to work with YOU and our other members.

I’ve Got Your Back!