About

Strategic Financial Partnership for Mission-Driven Growth

Mission-driven organizations face a unique challenge.

Their purpose is clear.
Their ambition is real.
But as they grow, the financial consequences of each decision become heavier.

Hiring the wrong leader can cost six figures.
Expanding too quickly can strain cash flow.
A well-intentioned investment can quietly introduce financial fragility.

At these moments, founders don’t just need accounting.

They need financial foresight.

That’s where I come in.

My Work Today

I partner with mission-driven founders and CEOs who are entering pivotal stages of growth.

Organizations that have built something meaningful — often between $1M and $25M in revenue — and are now facing consequential decisions about hiring, expansion, or capital allocation.

My role is to bring financial clarity and disciplined modeling into those decisions before commitments are made.

Together we build the financial structure that allows mission and margin to strengthen each other rather than compete.

This work isn’t about producing more reports.

It’s about helping leaders see clearly:

What their growth path truly requires
Where financial pressure may be building
Which decisions strengthen the organization — and which introduce hidden risk

Leadership Experience

Over a 35+ year career, I’ve worked inside organizations navigating growth, complexity, and mission at scale.

My leadership roles have included:

Chief Financial Officer at Ben & Jerry’s
Senior leadership roles at Seventh Generation
Founder and CEO of Working Fields, a social enterprise staffing company

Across these roles I’ve seen the same pattern repeatedly:

Growth often moves faster than financial structure.

When that happens, even strong organizations begin to feel strain beneath the surface.

But when financial foresight is built into leadership decisions, growth becomes far more durable.

Lessons From Building a Mission-Driven Company

One experience in particular shaped the work I do today.

Earlier in my career, I founded and led Working Fields, a staffing company designed to create employment opportunities for people in early recovery.

We operated for nearly a decade and created meaningful impact along the way.

Running that company taught me something that many mission-driven founders eventually discover:

Belief in the mission is powerful — but it does not replace financial discipline.

As founder and CEO, I was also responsible for the financial leadership of the organization. That dual role created a tension that many founders experience.

The CEO in me believed deeply in the mission and wanted to keep pushing forward.

The CFO in me understood the financial constraints.

Those lessons shaped how I work with founders today.

Mission deserves passion — but it also deserves the financial clarity that allows it to endure.

How I Work

My role is not bookkeeping and not traditional fractional CFO work.

I serve as a Strategic Financial Partner during pivotal moments of growth.

That work often includes:

Scenario modeling before major decisions
Forward financial forecasting
Cash flow durability analysis
Capital allocation discipline
Financial clarity for leadership teams and boards

The goal is simple:

Growth that strengthens the organization rather than quietly destabilizing it.

Grounded in Integrity

My leadership approach is shaped not only by professional experience, but by personal growth and accountability.

Life has taught me the value of resilience, humility, and disciplined stewardship.

Those values guide the way I work with clients today — with steadiness, honesty, and a deep respect for the responsibility leaders carry when others depend on the organizations they build.

Let’s Talk

If your organization is growing and facing consequential decisions, a strategic financial partner can help ensure those decisions strengthen your mission rather than strain it.

I’d be glad to talk.

Mickey Wiles
Founder & Principal