Blake Pyle
Blake Pyle is a trusted and highly accomplished Senior Financial and Operational Executive with successful experience working in public and privately-held companies including multi-unit, multi-location operations in the payment services, merchant acquiring, direct selling, direct marketing, restaurant, manufacturing and distribution industries. He has worked with multiple private investor groups from the due diligence stage to ongoing investor relations. Blake also co-founded and served as CFO of 5 affiliated payment services companies over a span of 8 years.
As CFO of multiple high growth small and mid-size companies including startups, Blake has been a strategic financial and operational partner establishing vision and plans and developing business models for organic growth with a focus on creating enterprise value. Blake has implemented financial reporting systems and infrastructure, developed realistic growth plans, established key performance indicators, measured accountability, built strategic partnerships and vendor relationships, and managed all aspects of Finance and Human Resources Administration.
Blake has extensive experience in senior financial capacities with 3 companies ranging from $250 to $500 million in annual revenue providing financial reporting, financial planning & analysis, budgeting, forecasting and key performance indicator reporting as well as mergers and acquisitions due diligence.
Throughout his career Blake has proven he can quickly identify and understand situations unique to a company, provide sound modeling and forecasts that lay out a roadmap for management to understand the economic drivers and results of specific strategic initiatives. He has managed through high growth periods, developed infrastructure and prepared for future growth. He has also successfully transitioned through business downturns and consolidations.
Blake received his Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, where he played baseball and was co-Captain.
