Lashyn B.
MBA | Profit Improvement | Finance & Business Performance
I've helped owner-led businesses move from losses to 30-35% net margins and grow revenue by up to 80% - using the resources they already had. If sales are coming in but you're still wondering where the money is going, why cash is tight, or what you should actually scale - that's the problem I fix. Drop me an invite or a message and I'll take a look at your P&L, sales or inventory numbers and send you 2-3 things I'd investigate first within 48 hours - honest observations, no pitch, completely free. A little more about me: I help owner-led businesses grow more profitably. Not just report the numbers - actually use them to change how the business operates. A few examples: • $100K → $388K in monthly revenue -using the same factory and existing resources. We identified which products were easier and more profitable to make, shifted the focus, and reduced waste and rework. The business went on to sustain around a 35% net profit margin. • $26.7K → $196.1K in net profit for a U.S. multi-location retailer. When we started, the business was either losing money or operating at only 2-7% net profit margins, with too much cash tied up in inventory. We changed purchasing and product decisions, improved pricing, and rebuilt store accountability - including turning HR from a hiring function into a coaching partner for store leads. Today, the business consistently runs at around a 30% net profit margin and has delivered 12 profitable months in a row. • Helped an early-stage, loss-making business grow to $200K/month in sales. We built the numbers behind the business - what to buy, how much to order, what to always keep in stock, where to put cash, and which products to focus on. I don't start by asking you to spend more, hire more people or add more capacity. I first look at how much more your business can generate from the resources it already has. I work across profitability, cash flow, pricing, product mix, inventory and operations - not to produce another report, but to answer questions like: What should we scale? What should we stop doing? Where are we losing margin? Why is revenue growing but cash is tight? Which products, locations or customers are actually profitable? The spreadsheet isn't the deliverable. The better business decision is. Send me a message with what's happening in your business, and I'll tell you the first 2-3 areas I'd investigate. 🔧EXPERTISE: Profit Improvement | Profitability Analysis | Cash Flow | Pricing | Inventory & Purchasing | Product Mix | Financial Planning | Budgeting & Forecasting | P&L Analysis | Business Performance | Operational Improvement | Management Reporting
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $1.9k
Billed in all: $4,144$4.1k
$630 in the last 6 months
Across 4 contracts
Across 11 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Dotted: longer than usual between two readings. Hatched: over two weeks without one.
Skill rankings: Top 19% in Business Plan
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