About Jay

Good business makes great lives possible.

Jay Dotson is cofounder of Prosper CFO, an Inc. 5000 company that has helped more than 100 businesses build the financial leadership they were missing.

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Inc. 5000Prosper CFO, co-founded by Jay

100+businesses helped build financial leadership

98%of attendees recommend the workshop

ConveneSpeaker Bureau member

What owners learn from Jay

When a company is financially healthy, its owner can lead with confidence, its team can grow, and the families behind it have room to flourish.

Owners who hear Jay leave able to:

1Name the one person accountable for their company’s financial health
2Set a financially explicit goal and work it back to this quarter
3Spot the warning signs that their numbers can’t be trusted
4Find cash already in the business, using seven levers that need no loan
5Run a monthly finance meeting that produces decisions, and a calendar that keeps finance proactive

The story so far

How the mission took shape.

“Let’s see what you’ve got.”

At 24, two months into his first job as an analyst, Jay found himself the only finance person left after the CFO and staff accountant both moved on.

The owner looked at him and said, “Let’s see what you’ve got.” Six fractional CFOs and four accounting systems later, he was that company’s finance leader.

Order out of chaos

Jay and Cameron cofounded Prosper CFO to fill the seat those owners were missing. When someone does this work well:

Owners know the difference between profit and cash.
Pricing and hiring decisions rest on real numbers.
Waste gets caught early, before it grows.
Good businesses keep growing, and so do the jobs and families that depend on them.

That’s why Prosper exists: so businesses can create abundance and people can flourish. The Inc. 5000 company has helped more than 100 businesses build the financial leadership they were missing.

Building Prosper CFO, and where it is todayJay and Cameron

Taking it to the stage

Today Jay runs the workshop and keynote for CEO peer groups and conferences, from C12 and Vistage rooms to the Convene main stage.

Taking it to the stageJay

What Jay teaches

“One driver, accountable to financial health, with clear direction toward a quantified future, backed by useful data and the discipline to hold the business accountable.”

DriverOne person accountable for financial health.

DirectionA financially explicit goal, and a path to get there.

DataAccurate. Timely. Simple. Predictive.

DisciplineA meeting that produces decisions.

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Rooms Jay has led

C12 · Vistage · Convene · The CFO Accelerator