The Team
The People Behind
the Partnership.
When we say we embed, we mean real people inside your business. Not outsourced analysts. Not a dashboard login. Here’s who shows up.
Investor-grade clarity. Operator-level execution. For owners building toward $1M to $50M in revenue. We embed inside your business, drive the value creation plan, and build the leadership team that runs it. Advisory if you want senior judgment on a monthly cadence. Embedded if you want both partners in the work.
Plenty of firms offer fractional CFO services. A few offer operating advisory. Almost none embed. No one else in Indiana pairs a CFO Partner and an Operating Partner inside the seat, driving the value creation plan together, on retainer for the work and equity for the outcome.
Three pillars, one plan. Operational execution from the Operating Partner. Financial discipline from the CFO Partner, where operational and financial data converge. AI and data systems through trusted partner firms. The Value Creation Plan connects all three.
We run LIMESTONE on the same operating cadence we install for you. AI under the hood lets two partners deliver judgment-grade attention to multiple businesses at once. That’s how we know the workflow holds before we recommend it for yours.
If you’re a business owner planning to scale, raise capital, or exit on a 2 to 7 year horizon, this is the model we built for you. Indiana first, then the Midwest.
Three seats inside your business. The Operating Partner is the quarterback, driving the value creation plan and the operating cadence. The CFO Partner is the seat where operational and financial data converge. AI and data systems are the third pillar, delivered through trusted partner firms. Acquisition Partner is project-based for buy-side work.
Many of our partnerships start with an acquisition. The Acquisition Partner is project-based: deal sourcing, in-house Quality of Earnings on sub-$2M EBITDA targets, financial modeling, lender package, and the Day 0 through Day 100 operating plan. Post-close, CFO Partner and Operating Partner activate as the recurring monthly engagement. One team from pre-LOI through long-term ownership.
Ryan has 100+ Quality of Earnings engagements behind him. We know what kills deals before they close and what creates value after.
We’ll come to you. Whether you’re running a manufacturing business in Jasper, a professional services firm in Carmel, or a growing business in Evansville, we embed where you are.
Our relationships span the entire state, from the northern border to the Ohio River. Indiana first. Selectively across the Midwest when the fit is right.
When we say we embed, we mean real people inside your business. Not outsourced analysts. Not a dashboard login. Here’s who shows up.
We don’t just send invoices. On Embedded engagements, our compensation is structured on the long arc: retainer for the work, equity for the outcome. No commissions. No success fees. No referral kickbacks. We win when the multiple compounds.
LIMESTONE Equity is the next chapter: a future investment arm taking operator-led positions in Indiana businesses. Control acquisitions and minority stakes, in current partner firms and others we haven’t yet worked with. Operator-first from Day 1. Today, our live buyer network connects operators to ETA, search funds, independent sponsors, family offices, and PE.
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