Business Advisory Archives - Fahrenheit Advisors

David Duke

Managing Director
With experience spanning numerous industries, David brings a wealth of knowledge to both large and small businesses. His twenty years of expertise, ranging from multi-billion-dollar organizations to startups, delivers a dynamic skillset to help organizations of all sizes reach their growth potential. David’s background spans various sectors from technology to hospitality, allowing him to collaborate with clients across multiple industries while working for large corporations and founding nine small businesses,…
Kyle Cubin

Senior Director
With a wide-ranging background including public accounting, controllership, operational finance leadership, and private equity and VC transactions, Kyle brings a unique and valuable perspective to his clients. He creates long-term value through his holistic view of the finance function within the business and his expertise in financial modelling, complex analysis, systems implementations, process developments, as well as technical accounting and financial reporting. Kyle began his career as an auditor with…
Kris Cravey

President
Kris is the President of Fahrenheit Advisors, where he oversees the firm's strategy, growth, and delivery of client services. With extensive experience in executive leadership roles, Kris has a proven track record of success in scaling and operating startups, middle-market, and large enterprises. Before joining Fahrenheit Advisors, Kris served as the Chief People Officer at a groundbreaking last-mile delivery and drone technology startup partnered with Walmart. Kris helped scale the…
Susan Lewis

Managing Director
Susan has developed a wide range of skills in finance, strategy, strategic communications, and investor relations based on her experience as a finance professional and hedge fund portfolio manager. She focuses on analyzing key metrics and the financial performance of a business to identify opportunities, both strategic and operational, to improve overall performance. Additionally, she is experienced communicating business strategy and initiatives internally and externally to engage key stakeholders like…
Chris Thurston

Managing Director
Chris brings over 25 years of experience as a brand, marketing, and business strategist for national and international consumer and business-to-business companies. Chris currently serves clients as a fractional CMO, a brand and marketing strategist, and as a project lead on marketing initiatives. He focuses on uncovering the best and most appropriate marketing strategies to drive sales, marketing effectiveness, and ROI while optimizing resources, technologies, and teams to drive client…
William Hall

Managing Director
Will is a results-driven executive with 20+ years of progressive leadership experience in Business Development, Sales/Marketing, and Consulting. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on growth initiatives followed by tactical execution in early to mid-stage manufacturing companies. Will’s background includes managing categories with Big Box retailers, building international markets, launching new products and new brands as well as building sales processes and commercial teams. As a Managing Director at Fahrenheit, Will…
Peter Grimm

Managing Director, Growth and Strategy
Peter leverages his background in national security and experience as a strategy consultant and PE-backed CEO to help clients navigate rapidly changing environments. He is skilled in corporate strategy, market analysis, competitive intelligence, disruption planning, disruption preparedness, and organizational leadership. Following service in the US Navy and as a counterterrorism analyst at a US government agency, Peter spent 8 years in the Strategy Practice of Deloitte Consulting. Peter then served…
Doug Moore

Managing Director
Doug has more than 20+ years of C Level retail and eCommerce experience with extensive experience delivering integrated strategies for operations, eCommerce, merchandising, organizational structure, acquisitions, raising capital and driving profits in the public and private sectors. He is a hands-on, high-energy executive that can drive change and results on an interim or permanent basis. His experience as a CEO in a PE or public company makes him highly flexible…
CJ Spady

Managing Director
As a managing director, CJ provides her clients with business advisory and CFO expertise. CJ is recognized as an advocate for business in Hampton Roads. She chairs the Association for Corporate Growth's "757" Network leading the regional chapter's efforts to drive middle-market growth through networking and programming. CJ is also an active mentor with the 757 Start Up Studios and 757 Accelerator where she enjoys sharing her entrepreneurial exposures from…
Brad Harger

Director
Brad brings over 15 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, financial sponsors, and investment banking with a focus on helping clients achieve their strategic goals. He began his career as a sell-side equity research associate specializing in the retail, restaurant, grocery, and food service industries before transitioning to investment banking with a Fortune 500 firm. There Brad collaborated with private equity firms and strategic buyers on financial due…
Donna Labrador

Senior Director
As an innovative accounting and finance professional, Donna leverages over 20 years of experience across various companies and industries with diverse ownership structures. Her expertise in accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, and process improvement enables her to swiftly identify areas needing enhancement and implement effective solutions, particularly in accounting system implementations. Through her succinct aptitude for assuming responsibility and understanding business processes, she instills trust and confidence in the business owners…
Dale Lachniet

Managing Director
Dale Lachniet is a seasoned Financial and Operations Executive with over 35 years of experience. He has significant Operations and Finance experience which gives him the ability to ensure that all aspects of an operation are considered in significant decisions impacting the enterprise. He spent the first 11 years of his career working in Public Accounting with Price Waterhouse and Ernst and Young serving a variety of clients from public…